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

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Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2 vs Continental WinterContact SI — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 35 + 6 owner reviews. How we score

Blizzak DM-V2 leads, 72–68 Narrow edge

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Category by category

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

  1. 68

    Dry

    Blizzak DM-V2 +3
    65
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak DM-V2WinterContact SI
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online6963

    Blizzak DM-V2: 60% × 68.3 (est.) + 40% × 68.5 = 68

    WinterContact SI: 60% × 65.8 (est.) + 40% × 62.7 = 65

    No road tests of dry for Blizzak DM-V2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

    No road tests of dry for WinterContact SI. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 76

    Wet

    Blizzak DM-V2 +5
    71
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak DM-V2WinterContact SI
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 75 (est.)≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online7872

    Blizzak DM-V2: 60% × 74.7 (est.) + 40% × 77.9 = 76

    WinterContact SI: 60% × 71.2 (est.) + 40% × 71.5 = 71

    No road tests of wet for Blizzak DM-V2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

    No road tests of wet for WinterContact SI. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 80

    Snow

    Blizzak DM-V2 +7
    73
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak DM-V2WinterContact SI
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 76 (est.)≈ 72 (est.)
    Reviews found online8674

    Blizzak DM-V2: 60% × 76.4 (est.) + 40% × 85.8 = 80

    WinterContact SI: 60% × 72 (est.) + 40% × 73.9 = 73

    No road tests of snow for Blizzak DM-V2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

    No road tests of snow for WinterContact SI. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

  4. 70

    Comfort

    Blizzak DM-V2 +4
    66
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak DM-V2WinterContact SI
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online7064

    Blizzak DM-V2: 40% × 69.3 (est.) + 60% × 70.1 = 70

    WinterContact SI: 40% × 68.2 (est.) + 60% × 64.2 = 66

    No road tests of comfort for Blizzak DM-V2 or WinterContact SI. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 68

    Noise

    Blizzak DM-V2 +7
    61
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak DM-V2WinterContact SI
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online7053

    Blizzak DM-V2: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 69.9 = 68

    WinterContact SI: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 53.4 = 61

    No road tests of noise for Blizzak DM-V2 or WinterContact SI. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 62

    Treadwear

    WinterContact SI +2
    64
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak DM-V2WinterContact SI
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online5962

    Blizzak DM-V2: 60% × 63.6 (est.) + 40% × 59 = 62

    WinterContact SI: 60% × 64.8 (est.) + 40% × 62.2 = 64

    No road tests of treadwear for Blizzak DM-V2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

    No road tests of treadwear for WinterContact SI. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  7. 76

    Handling (owners)

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    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak DM-V2WinterContact SI
    Reviews found online76–
Scores at a glance
CategoryBridgestone Blizzak DM-V2Continental WinterContact SI
Relative Score 72 68
Dry 68 65
Wet 76 71
Snow 80 73
Comfort 70 66
Noise 68 61
Treadwear 62 64
Handling (owners) 76 –

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

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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Recomputed
Headline score
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Blizzak DM-V2

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WinterContact SI

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

The professional test results behind the scores

Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.

DisciplineCategoryBlizzak DM-V2WinterContact SIΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #5/8 2022 Consumer Reports Winter/Snow Truck/SUV Tires #4/17 2020 Consumer Reports North America Winter Tyre Test – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A Blizzak DM-V2

Pros

  • Exceptional grip and braking performance on snow and ice
  • High level of driver confidence in severe winter weather
  • Surprisingly quiet and comfortable ride quality

Cons

  • Faster tread wear compared to all-season tires
  • Performance degrades if left on the vehicle during warmer spring/summer months
  • Potential for reduced wet-weather grip as the tire wears down
All owner themes in the Blizzak DM-V2 review

Tire B WinterContact SI

Pros

  • Exceptional traction and braking on snow and ice
  • Surprising quietness and low road noise compared to factory tires
  • Fabulous wet-weather handling and performance

Cons

  • Generates some noticeable highway road noise ("singing in the rain") under certain conditions
All owner themes in the WinterContact SI review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2 B · Continental WinterContact SI
CategoryWinterPremium Touring Winter tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available73—
Rim diameters15″ – 22″—
Tread depth13/32″10/32″
SidewallBlackwallBlackwall
Max pressure44 psi51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2

Continental WinterContact SI

Narrow edge: Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2 — better snow, noise and wet. Where the Continental WinterContact SI is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Continental WinterContact SI rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2 scores 80 vs 73 on snow.

Pick tire A You want a quieter cabin

Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2 scores 68 vs 61 on noise.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2 scores 76 vs 71 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2 scores 70 vs 66 on comfort.

Tire A · Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2
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Blizzak DM-V2 or WinterContact SI?

Which is better in the wet, Blizzak DM-V2 or WinterContact SI?

Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2, 76 vs 71 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Blizzak DM-V2 or WinterContact SI?

Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2, 68 vs 65 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Blizzak DM-V2 or WinterContact SI?

Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2, 80 vs 73 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, Blizzak DM-V2 or WinterContact SI?

Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2, 68 vs 61 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, Blizzak DM-V2 or WinterContact SI?

Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2, 70 vs 66 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Blizzak DM-V2 or WinterContact SI?

Neither, by our numbers: 62 vs 64 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