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 + 0 road tests and 6,420 + 215 owner reviews. How we score
ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS is ahead, 79–72
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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 – · none yet Owners 74 · 215 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS | Ventus S1 evo 3 ev |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests | 76 | ≈ 71 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 88 | 76 |
ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS: 60% × 75.5 + 40% × 87.6 = 80
Ventus S1 evo 3 ev: 60% × 71.1 (est.) + 40% × 75.5 = 73
No road tests of dry for Ventus S1 evo 3 ev. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
| Source | ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS | Ventus S1 evo 3 ev |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests | 75 | ≈ 73 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 92 | 74 |
ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS: 60% × 74.8 + 40% × 91.5 = 81
Ventus S1 evo 3 ev: 60% × 72.7 (est.) + 40% × 74.2 = 73
No road tests of wet for Ventus S1 evo 3 ev. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
| Source | ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS | Ventus S1 evo 3 ev |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 80 | – |
| Reviews found online | 72 | – |
ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS: 60% × 80.3 + 40% × 71.5 = 77
| Source | ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS | Ventus S1 evo 3 ev |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests | 74 | ≈ 69 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 83 | 69 |
ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS: 40% × 74.4 + 60% × 82.6 = 79
Ventus S1 evo 3 ev: 40% × 68.9 (est.) + 60% × 69.3 = 69
No road tests of comfort for Ventus S1 evo 3 ev. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).
| Source | ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS | Ventus S1 evo 3 ev |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests | 71 | – |
| Reviews found online | 79 | – |
ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS: 60% × 71.3 + 40% × 79.1 = 74
| Source | ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS | Ventus S1 evo 3 ev |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 68 (est.) | ≈ 69 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 71 | 75 |
ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS: 60% × 68.1 (est.) + 40% × 70.9 = 69
Ventus S1 evo 3 ev: 60% × 69.4 (est.) + 40% × 74.5 = 71
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).
No road tests of treadwear for Ventus S1 evo 3 ev. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
| Source | ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS | Ventus S1 evo 3 ev |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 83 | 75 |
| Category | Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS | Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 ev |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 79 | 72 |
| Dry | 80 | 73 |
| Wet | 81 | 73 |
| Snow | 77 | – |
| Comfort | 79 | 69 |
| Noise | 74 | – |
| Treadwear | 69 | 71 |
| Handling (owners) | 83 | 75 |
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.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS
Ventus S1 evo 3 ev
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
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 went with Superspeed RF05RR 19x9.5 ET33 5x114.3 CB73.1. I liked the RF05RR better than the RF06RR many others have gotten. For tires I got 275/45ZR-19 CONTINENTAL EXTREMECONTACT DWS 06 PLUS XL. Yes tire selection is limited, but these had good ratings and I am happy. My reason for going to the 19s was increased sidewall. The ride is so much smoother than the OEM 21s. Much quieter than OEM as well. No plans on track days or anything like that, just daily driving, so grip was not a concern. Yes, the clearance is tight, but they fit. Balance weights have to go on the inside, but not an issue. Have not regretted going to 19s.”
“Yep the set on mine are approaching 5 yrs/50K miles since being put on and tread depth is averaging 4/32". Will be replacing them in the next few months and no doubt will go back with the same exact thing. Definitely the best performing/most even wearing tire I've had on any vehicle for decades regardless of brand.”
“Continental Extreme Contact DWS 06 Plus on standard wheel Q4 Prestige Has anybody done something as dumb as I have here? Can you guys share which tires you guys have on your Q4’s? I’ve had the Bridestone Alenza EV tires since I got the car 10 months ago, and I hated the sidewall look, lackluster handling, and their terrible grip in the snow. So I decided to bite the bullet, and get the set of tires I’ve been dying to have on this car since day one. I gotta say, I got the ugliest wheels offered on the q4, but man do the extreme contacts make this car look just a bit more sporty, the tread is aggressive and I don’t hear any increase in tire noise in the cabin which is always fantastic. I drive this car pretty hard and the Bridestone Alenza’s couldn’t hold up to my driving habits. The only downside I’ve encountered was feeling a bit more resistance from the car while cruising since EV tires have low rolling resistance in mind, and I know I will get less range from the tires. But cmon it’s hard not to absolutely love these tires on such a boring looking mom car.”
Based on 139 community posts
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| Attribute | A · Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS | B · Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 ev |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All Season | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | — |
| Sizes available | 120 | 25 |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 22″ | 17″ – 22″ |
| Tread depth | 10/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 560 - 740 A - AA A | 240 - 380 A A |
| Treadwear warranty | 50,000 mi | — |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall | — |
| Max pressure | 50 - 51 psi | — |
| Sizes in common | 17 | 17 |
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 ev
Winner: Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS — better comfort, wet and handling. Where the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 ev is ahead, it is by less than 3 points.
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS scores 79 vs 69 on comfort.
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS scores 81 vs 73 on wet.
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS scores 83 vs 75 on handling.
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS scores 80 vs 73 on dry.
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Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS, 81 vs 73 on our wet score.
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS, 80 vs 73 on our dry score.
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS, 79 vs 69 on our comfort score.
Neither, by our numbers: 69 vs 71 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.
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
