Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 3 + 5 road tests and 6,420 + 6 owner reviews. How we score
ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS leads, 78–76 Narrow edge
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Tests 76 · 3 tests Owners 81 · 6,420 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 9 in 2024 Tire Rack UHP All Season Tyre Test (ice braking)
“I ran the dws on my 700whp corvette ZR1 for 5 years . Never a problem and wear really good . I’ve tracked them in the qtr mile and roll racing . They hooked pretty good ls at the track . Had a 1.60 sixty foot on them”
Tests 75 · 5 tests Owners 79 · 6 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 16 in 2023 ADAC 16 Inch Tyre Test (ice braking)
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS | UltraGrip 9+ |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / 4 tests | 76 | 60 |
| Reviews found online | 88 | 79 |
ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS: 60% × 75.5 + 40% × 87.6 = 80
UltraGrip 9+: 60% × 59.8 + 40% × 78.8 = 67
| Source | ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS | UltraGrip 9+ |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / 5 tests | 75 | 86 |
| Reviews found online | 91 | 83 |
ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS: 60% × 74.8 + 40% × 91.4 = 81
UltraGrip 9+: 60% × 86.3 + 40% × 83.1 = 85
| Source | ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS | UltraGrip 9+ |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 5 tests | 80 | 85 |
| Reviews found online | 72 | 74 |
ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS: 60% × 80.3 + 40% × 71.6 = 77
UltraGrip 9+: 60% × 84.7 + 40% × 73.7 = 80
| Source | ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS | UltraGrip 9+ |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / 1 tests | 74 | 76 |
| Reviews found online | 83 | 74 |
ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS: 40% × 74.4 + 60% × 82.5 = 79
UltraGrip 9+: 40% × 75.7 + 60% × 74 = 75
| Source | ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS | UltraGrip 9+ |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / 3 tests | 71 | 71 |
| Reviews found online | 79 | ≈ 66 (est.) |
ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS: 60% × 71.3 + 40% × 79.1 = 74
UltraGrip 9+: 60% × 70.5 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 69
No owner ratings of noise for UltraGrip 9+. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
| Source | ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS | UltraGrip 9+ |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests | ≈ 68 (est.) | 72 |
| Reviews found online | 71 | 82 |
ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS: 60% × 68.1 (est.) + 40% × 70.9 = 69
UltraGrip 9+: 60% × 71.5 + 40% × 81.6 = 76
No road tests of treadwear for ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
| Source | ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS | UltraGrip 9+ |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 83 | 74 |
| Source | ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS | UltraGrip 9+ |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests | – | 78 |
| Category | Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS | Goodyear UltraGrip 9+ |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 78 | 76 |
| Dry | 80 | 67 |
| Wet | 81 | 85 |
| Snow | 77 | 80 |
| Comfort | 79 | 75 |
| Noise | 74 | 69 |
| Treadwear | 69 | 76 |
| Handling (owners) | 83 | 74 |
| Efficiency | – | 78 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS
UltraGrip 9+
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
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.
| Discipline | Category | ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS | UltraGrip 9+ | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | Dry | 99% #2/5 · 2025 AutoView Ultra High Performance All-Season Tyre Test | 92% #13/16 · 2023 ADAC 16 Inch Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Dry Handling | Dry | 100% #1/5 · 2025 AutoView Ultra High Performance All-Season Tyre Test | 98% #9/10 · 2021 AMS Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Dry Handling (tester's mark) | Dry | 88% #3/9 · 2024 Tire Rack UHP All Season Tyre Test | 80% #5/14 · 2020 Auto Zeitung Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 92% #3/5 · 2025 AutoView Ultra High Performance All-Season Tyre Test | 95% #4/16 · 2023 ADAC 16 Inch Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Handling | Wet | 99% #3/9 · 2024 Tire Rack UHP All Season Tyre Test | 99% #3/10 · 2021 AMS Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Handling (tester's mark) | Wet | 97% #2/9 · 2024 Tire Rack UHP All Season Tyre Test | 50% #7/14 · 2020 Auto Zeitung Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Ice Braking | Snow | 100% #1/9 · 2024 Tire Rack UHP All Season Tyre Test | 100% #1/16 · 2023 ADAC 16 Inch Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Snow Braking | Snow | 92% #3/9 · 2024 Tire Rack UHP All Season Tyre Test | 100% #2/16 · 2023 ADAC 16 Inch Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Snow Handling | Snow | 98% #2/9 · 2024 Tire Rack UHP All Season Tyre Test | 97% #4/10 · 2021 AMS Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Comfort (tester's mark) | Comfort | 99% #2/5 · 2025 AutoView Ultra High Performance All-Season Tyre Test | 100% #2/14 · 2020 Auto Zeitung Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Noise | Noise | 99% #4/5 · 2025 AutoView Ultra High Performance All-Season Tyre Test | 99% #5/16 · 2023 ADAC 16 Inch Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #3/5 2025 AutoView Ultra High Performance All-Season Tyre Test | #3/16 2023 ADAC 16 Inch Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
The community generally views the DWS 06 Plus as one of the best ultra-high-performance all-season tires. Owners praise its wet and dry grip, ride comfort, quietness, and light-snow manners, and many compare it favorably to the Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4, often at a lower price. Criticisms include inconsistent tread life (some report about 25k miles while others get 50k), balancing difficulty, soft sidewall or squirmy feel, noise as the tires age, and the fact that they are not a substitute for dedicated winter tires.
“I ran the dws on my 700whp corvette ZR1 for 5 years . Never a problem and wear really good . I’ve tracked them in the qtr mile and roll racing . They hooked pretty good ls at the track . Had a 1.60 sixty foot on them”
“I picked these up from tire rack Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 Plus Ultra High Performance All-Season Tires in 255/45ZR19 and these rims MSW Type 37T and the tpms. they were bal;anced and ready to install. I swapped out my stock 21" MYP tires. NYC/Catskills area. they are good in snowy conditions as long as it's not too high above the clearance, I've had to pop the side trim back on when fender hits small mounds of snow .”
“I have these same tires on my SL 550 and my wife's GLC 43 AMG. The tires are wearing great so far. Smooth ride on both vehicles. I have around 16,000 miles on the set on my SL 550 and around 18,000 miles on my wife's SUV. Plenty of tread life left on both sets. 19" wheels on the SL and 20" wheels on the GLC. Both sets are staggered, so no rotating of either set. Will definitely buy these again when needed.”
Based on 139 community posts
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| Attribute | A · Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS | B · Goodyear UltraGrip 9+ |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All Season | Winter |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 120 | 19 |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 22″ | 14″ – 16″ |
| Tread depth | 10/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 560 - 740 A - AA A | — |
| Treadwear warranty | 50,000 mi | — |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall | — |
| Max pressure | 50 - 51 psi | — |
| Sizes in common | 1 | 1 |
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS
Goodyear UltraGrip 9+
Narrow edge: Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS — better dry, handling and noise. Pick the Goodyear UltraGrip 9+ if treadwear, wet and snow matter most to you.
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS scores 80 vs 67 on dry.
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS scores 83 vs 74 on handling.
Goodyear UltraGrip 9+ scores 76 vs 69 on treadwear.
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS scores 74 vs 69 on noise.
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Goodyear UltraGrip 9+, 85 vs 81 on our wet score.
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS, 80 vs 67 on our dry score.
Goodyear UltraGrip 9+, 80 vs 77 on our snow score.
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS, 74 vs 69 on our noise score.
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS, 79 vs 75 on our comfort score.
Goodyear UltraGrip 9+, 76 vs 69 on our treadwear score.
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
