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

Head-to-head Updated

Continental ExtremeWinterContact vs Vredestein Wintrac Pro — 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 + 30 road tests and 8 + 31 owner reviews. How we score

Wintrac Pro is ahead, 77–69

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Vredestein Wintrac Pro
Tire BVredestein

Wintrac Pro

Winter

± 5

Tests 72 · 30 tests Owners 82 · 31 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 16 in 2024 ADAC 17 inch Winter Tyre Test (snow traction)

Category by category

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

  1. 67

    Dry

    Wintrac Pro +10
    77
    Why this score
    SourceExtremeWinterContactWintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 26 tests≈ 67 (est.)74
    Reviews found online6683

    ExtremeWinterContact: 60% × 67.2 (est.) + 40% × 66.2 = 67

    Wintrac Pro: 60% × 73.6 + 40% × 82.5 = 77

    No road tests of dry for ExtremeWinterContact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 73

    Wet

    Wintrac Pro +14
    87
    Why this score
    SourceExtremeWinterContactWintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 30 tests≈ 73 (est.)87
    Reviews found online7488

    ExtremeWinterContact: 60% × 72.6 (est.) + 40% × 74.1 = 73

    Wintrac Pro: 60% × 87.1 + 40% × 87.8 = 87

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

  3. 73

    Snow

    Wintrac Pro +6
    79
    Why this score
    SourceExtremeWinterContactWintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 30 tests≈ 72 (est.)78
    Reviews found online7579

    ExtremeWinterContact: 60% × 71.8 (est.) + 40% × 74.6 = 73

    Wintrac Pro: 60% × 78.3 + 40% × 79.1 = 79

    No road tests of snow for ExtremeWinterContact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 65

    Comfort

    Wintrac Pro +7
    72
    Why this score
    SourceExtremeWinterContactWintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 68 (est.)60
    Reviews found online6380

    ExtremeWinterContact: 40% × 67.6 (est.) + 60% × 63.3 = 65

    Wintrac Pro: 40% × 59.7 + 60% × 80.4 = 72

    No road tests of comfort for ExtremeWinterContact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 63

    Noise

    ExtremeWinterContact +4
    59
    Why this score
    SourceExtremeWinterContactWintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 25 tests≈ 66 (est.)55
    Reviews found online58≈ 66 (est.)

    ExtremeWinterContact: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 58.1 = 63

    Wintrac Pro: 60% × 54.8 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 59

    No road tests of noise for ExtremeWinterContact. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

    No owner ratings of noise for Wintrac Pro. 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.

  6. 64

    Treadwear

    Wintrac Pro +2
    66
    Why this score
    SourceExtremeWinterContactWintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 6 tests≈ 65 (est.)57
    Reviews found online6280

    ExtremeWinterContact: 60% × 65.1 (est.) + 40% × 62.4 = 64

    Wintrac Pro: 60% × 56.7 + 40% × 80.4 = 66

    No road tests of treadwear for ExtremeWinterContact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 68

    Handling (owners)

    Wintrac Pro +13
    81
    Why this score
    SourceExtremeWinterContactWintrac Pro
    Reviews found online6881
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    44
    Why this score
    SourceExtremeWinterContactWintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 25 tests–44
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ExtremeWinterContactVredestein Wintrac Pro
Relative Score 69 77
Dry 67 77
Wet 73 87
Snow 73 79
Comfort 65 72
Noise 63 59
Treadwear 64 66
Handling (owners) 68 81
Efficiency – 44

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.

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Headline score
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ExtremeWinterContact

± 5

Wintrac Pro

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 ExtremeWinterContact

Pros

  • Outstanding traction and grip in deep snow, ice, and wet conditions
  • Performs exceptionally well in extreme cold temperatures
  • Surprisingly good dry-pavement handling comparable to high-quality all-season tires

Cons

  • XL (extra load) variants may exhibit increased road noise
  • Slightly poorer cornering and braking performance noted on heavier load applications for XL versions
All owner themes in the ExtremeWinterContact review

Tire B Wintrac Pro

Pros

  • Exceptional wet-weather grip and aquaplaning resistance
  • High-speed stability and responsive steering feedback
  • Strong performance in cold, dry conditions

Cons

  • Noticeable increase in fuel consumption/rolling resistance
  • Potential for accelerated tread wear if used in warmer temperatures
  • Occasional reports of noise or 'squealing' during hard cornering in dry conditions
All owner themes in the Wintrac Pro review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ExtremeWinterContact B · Vredestein Wintrac Pro
CategoryWinter High Performance tiresWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—119
Rim diameters—17″ – 22″
Tread depth11/32″—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure44 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ExtremeWinterContact

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Winner: Vredestein Wintrac Pro — better wet, handling and dry. Pick the Continental ExtremeWinterContact if noise matters most to you. Continental ExtremeWinterContact rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 8 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Vredestein Wintrac Pro scores 87 vs 73 on wet.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Vredestein Wintrac Pro scores 81 vs 68 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Vredestein Wintrac Pro scores 77 vs 67 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Vredestein Wintrac Pro scores 72 vs 65 on comfort.

Tire A · Continental ExtremeWinterContact
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Tire B · Vredestein Wintrac Pro
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ExtremeWinterContact or Wintrac Pro?

Which is better in the wet, ExtremeWinterContact or Wintrac Pro?

Vredestein Wintrac Pro, 87 vs 73 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, ExtremeWinterContact or Wintrac Pro?

Vredestein Wintrac Pro, 77 vs 67 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, ExtremeWinterContact or Wintrac Pro?

Vredestein Wintrac Pro, 79 vs 73 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, ExtremeWinterContact or Wintrac Pro?

Continental ExtremeWinterContact, 63 vs 59 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, ExtremeWinterContact or Wintrac Pro?

Vredestein Wintrac Pro, 72 vs 65 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, ExtremeWinterContact or Wintrac Pro?

Neither, by our numbers: 64 vs 66 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