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

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Continental IceContact 2 vs Cooper Endeavor — 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 2 + 0 road tests and 2 + 135 owner reviews. How we score

IceContact 2 is ahead, 70–57

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Continental IceContact 2
Tire AContinental

IceContact 2

Winter

± 6

Tests 73 · 2 tests Owners 68 · 2 reviews

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

Cooper Endeavor
Tire BCooper

Endeavor

All-Season tire

± 8

Tests – · none yet Owners 51 · 135 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 69

    Dry

    IceContact 2 +15
    54
    Why this score
    SourceIceContact 2Endeavor
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests71≈ 59 (est.)
    Reviews found online6647

    IceContact 2: 60% × 71.5 + 40% × 65.8 = 69

    Endeavor: 60% × 59.1 (est.) + 40% × 46.5 = 54

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

  2. 71

    Wet

    IceContact 2 +10
    61
    Why this score
    SourceIceContact 2Endeavor
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests70≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online7258

    IceContact 2: 60% × 70.4 + 40% × 71.6 = 71

    Endeavor: 60% × 63.6 (est.) + 40% × 57.7 = 61

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

  3. 76

    Snow

    IceContact 2 +20
    56
    Why this score
    SourceIceContact 2Endeavor
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests78≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online7346

    IceContact 2: 60% × 77.9 + 40% × 72.5 = 76

    Endeavor: 60% × 62.7 (est.) + 40% × 45.8 = 56

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

  4. 64

    Comfort

    IceContact 2 +8
    56
    Why this score
    SourceIceContact 2Endeavor
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online6249

    IceContact 2: 40% × 67.4 (est.) + 60% × 62 = 64

    Endeavor: 40% × 64.8 (est.) + 60% × 49.4 = 56

    No road tests of comfort for IceContact 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

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

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    58
    Why this score
    SourceIceContact 2Endeavor
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online–46

    Endeavor: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 46.1 = 58

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

  6. 65

    Treadwear

    IceContact 2 +6
    59
    Why this score
    SourceIceContact 2Endeavor
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online6555

    IceContact 2: 60% × 65.8 (est.) + 40% × 64.5 = 65

    Endeavor: 60% × 62.3 (est.) + 40% × 54.7 = 59

    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 0.36).

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

  7. 69

    Handling (owners)

    IceContact 2 +22
    47
    Why this score
    SourceIceContact 2Endeavor
    Reviews found online6947
  8. 63

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceIceContact 2Endeavor
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests63–
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental IceContact 2Cooper Endeavor
Relative Score 70 57
Dry 69 54
Wet 71 61
Snow 76 56
Comfort 64 56
Noise – 58
Treadwear 65 59
Handling (owners) 69 47
Efficiency 63 –

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IceContact 2

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Endeavor

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 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

Tire B Endeavor

Pros

  • Impressive wet traction and resistance to hydroplaning
  • Competitive price point and overall value
  • Quiet and smooth ride quality on most road surfaces

Cons

  • Some users experienced unexpected or premature tread wear
  • Occasional reports of road noise, humming, or a harsher ride
  • Balancing issues resulting in vibrations or wobbles at highway speeds
All owner themes in the Endeavor review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental IceContact 2 B · Cooper Endeavor
CategoryWinterAll-Season tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—28
Rim diameters—15″ – 19″
Tread depth—10 - 11/32″
UTQG—680 A A
Treadwear warranty—65,000 mi
Sidewall—Black Side Wall - Serrated Black Lettering
Max pressure—44 - 51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental IceContact 2

Cooper Endeavor

Winner: Continental IceContact 2 — better handling, snow and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental IceContact 2 scores 69 vs 47 on handling.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Continental IceContact 2 scores 76 vs 56 on snow.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental IceContact 2 scores 69 vs 54 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental IceContact 2 scores 71 vs 61 on wet.

Tire A · Continental IceContact 2
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IceContact 2 or Endeavor?

Which is better in the wet, IceContact 2 or Endeavor?

Continental IceContact 2, 71 vs 61 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, IceContact 2 or Endeavor?

Continental IceContact 2, 69 vs 54 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, IceContact 2 or Endeavor?

Continental IceContact 2, 76 vs 56 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, IceContact 2 or Endeavor?

Continental IceContact 2, 64 vs 56 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, IceContact 2 or Endeavor?

Continental IceContact 2, 65 vs 59 on our treadwear score.

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