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BFGoodrich Winter Slalom looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

Continental IceContact 2 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

Head-to-head Updated

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom vs Continental IceContact 2 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 2 road tests and 3 + 2 owner reviews. How we score

Too close to call: Winter Slalom 70, IceContact 2 69.

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Continental IceContact 2
Tire BContinental

IceContact 2

Winter

Tests 73 · 2 tests Owners 69 · 2 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 10 in 2017 Autocenter Studded Winter Tyre Test (snow braking)

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 68

    Dry

    IceContact 2 +1
    69
    Why this score
    SourceWinter SlalomIceContact 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 68 (est.)71
    Reviews found online6867

    Winter Slalom: 60% × 68 (est.) + 40% × 68.3 = 68

    IceContact 2: 60% × 71.4 + 40% × 66.6 = 69

    No road tests of dry for Winter Slalom. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 74

    Wet

    Winter Slalom +3
    71
    Why this score
    SourceWinter SlalomIceContact 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 73 (est.)70
    Reviews found online7572

    Winter Slalom: 60% × 72.8 (est.) + 40% × 75.1 = 74

    IceContact 2: 60% × 70.4 + 40% × 72 = 71

    No road tests of wet for Winter Slalom. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    77
    Why this score
    SourceWinter SlalomIceContact 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–78
    Reviews found online–76

    IceContact 2: 60% × 77.6 + 40% × 75.6 = 77

  4. 70

    Comfort

    Winter Slalom +4
    66
    Why this score
    SourceWinter SlalomIceContact 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online7163

    Winter Slalom: 60% × 69.5 (est.) + 40% × 71.1 = 70

    IceContact 2: 60% × 68.1 (est.) + 40% × 62.9 = 66

    No road tests of comfort for Winter Slalom or IceContact 2. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 66

    Treadwear

    Winter Slalom +1
    65
    Why this score
    SourceWinter SlalomIceContact 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online6765

    Winter Slalom: 60% × 66 (est.) + 40% × 66.8 = 66

    IceContact 2: 60% × 65.3 (est.) + 40% × 64.5 = 65

    No road tests of treadwear for Winter Slalom. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for IceContact 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  6. 67

    Handling (owners)

    IceContact 2 +4
    71
    Why this score
    SourceWinter SlalomIceContact 2
    Reviews found online6771
Scores at a glance
CategoryBFGoodrich Winter SlalomContinental IceContact 2
Relative Score 70 69
Dry 68 69
Wet 74 71
Snow – 77
Comfort 70 66
Treadwear 66 65
Handling (owners) 67 71

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Headline score

Winter Slalom

IceContact 2

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Winter Slalom

Pros

  • Strong traction in snow and wet conditions
  • Aggressive tread profile
  • Low road noise

Cons

  • Significant loss of grip as the tire ages
  • Performance degradation on wet surfaces after several years of use
All owner themes in the Winter Slalom review

Tire B IceContact 2

Pros

  • Excellent traction on snow and ice-covered surfaces
  • Surprisingly comfortable and quiet ride for a studded tire
  • Reliable handling and stability in severe winter conditions

Cons

  • Increased road noise when driving on dry or clean pavement
  • Noticeable degradation in ice grip performance after two seasons of use
  • Requires precise tire pressure maintenance to ensure optimal wet-weather handling
All owner themes in the IceContact 2 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · BFGoodrich Winter Slalom B · Continental IceContact 2
CategoryWinter Touring tiresWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover

Which one should you actually buy?

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom

Continental IceContact 2

Too close to call: BFGoodrich Winter Slalom and Continental IceContact 2 are within 2 points overall. BFGoodrich Winter Slalom is stronger on comfort and wet. BFGoodrich Winter Slalom rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 3 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom scores 70 vs 66 on comfort.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom scores 74 vs 71 on wet.

Tire A · BFGoodrich Winter Slalom
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Winter Slalom or IceContact 2?

Which is better in the wet, Winter Slalom or IceContact 2?

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom, 74 vs 71 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Winter Slalom or IceContact 2?

Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 69 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, Winter Slalom or IceContact 2?

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom, 70 vs 66 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Winter Slalom or IceContact 2?

Neither, by our numbers: 66 vs 65 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.

How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.

Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology