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2. General Altimax Winter Plus Lowcost
In this comparison, we are comparing a tyre from a manufacturer from Pakistan (General) against a tyre from a manufacturer from Germany (Continental). General is a brand that belongs to the Continental group. Generally, Continental winter tyres are slightly better rated (83%) than General (0%). But when it comes to comparing General Altimax Winter Plus and Continental WinterContact TS 860, the rating is the same - 0%. Important for this comparison is also the Autobild 2017 225/50 R17 test, where both the Altimax Winter Plus and the WinterContact TS 860 were tested. See more mutual tests below.
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2. General Altimax Winter Plus Lowcost
1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Very good
These tyres were tested together in 3 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

| Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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| Best values in test | 32,2 | 25,9 | |||||
| General Altimax Winter Plus | 36,7 | 28,8 | |||||
| Continental WinterContact TS 860 | 33,5 | 27,5 | |||||
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| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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| Best values in test | 1- | 2 | 2+ | 1 | |||
| General Altimax Winter Plus Rating: - | 3+ | 2- | 2+ | 2+ | |||
| Continental WinterContact TS 860 Rating: - | 1- | 2 | 2+ | 1 | |||
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| Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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| Best values in test | 34,2 | 25 | |||||
| General Altimax Winter Plus | 39,2 | 26,2 | |||||
| Continental WinterContact TS 860 | 34,2 | 25,6 | |||||
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