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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.

Pirelli Scorpion ICE plus SNOW looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

Head-to-head Updated

Continental IceContact 2 vs Pirelli Scorpion ICE plus SNOW — 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 + 14 owner reviews. How we score

Scorpion ICE plus SNOW leads, 73–70 Narrow edge

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Continental IceContact 2
Tire AContinental

IceContact 2

Winter

± 6

Tests 73 · 2 tests Owners 69 · 2 reviews

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

Category by category

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

  1. 69

    Dry

    Scorpion ICE plus SNOW +2
    71
    Why this score
    SourceIceContact 2Scorpion ICE plus SNOW
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests71≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online6672

    IceContact 2: 60% × 71.5 + 40% × 66.4 = 69

    Scorpion ICE plus SNOW: 60% × 69.8 (est.) + 40% × 72.1 = 71

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

  2. 71

    Wet

    Scorpion ICE plus SNOW +5
    76
    Why this score
    SourceIceContact 2Scorpion ICE plus SNOW
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests70≈ 75 (est.)
    Reviews found online7278

    IceContact 2: 60% × 70.4 + 40% × 71.9 = 71

    Scorpion ICE plus SNOW: 60% × 74.6 (est.) + 40% × 77.7 = 76

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

  3. 76

    Snow

    IceContact 2 +2
    74
    Why this score
    SourceIceContact 2Scorpion ICE plus SNOW
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests78≈ 73 (est.)
    Reviews found online7376

    IceContact 2: 60% × 78 + 40% × 73.1 = 76

    Scorpion ICE plus SNOW: 60% × 72.8 (est.) + 40% × 76.2 = 74

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

  4. 65

    Comfort

    Scorpion ICE plus SNOW +5
    70
    Why this score
    SourceIceContact 2Scorpion ICE plus SNOW
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online6371

    IceContact 2: 40% × 67.9 (est.) + 60% × 62.6 = 65

    Scorpion ICE plus SNOW: 40% × 69.5 (est.) + 60% × 71 = 70

    No road tests of comfort for IceContact 2 or Scorpion ICE plus SNOW. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 65

    Treadwear

    Scorpion ICE plus SNOW +7
    72
    Why this score
    SourceIceContact 2Scorpion ICE plus SNOW
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online6476

    IceContact 2: 60% × 65.5 (est.) + 40% × 64.4 = 65

    Scorpion ICE plus SNOW: 60% × 69.7 (est.) + 40% × 76.4 = 72

    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 0.35).

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

  6. 70

    Handling (owners)

    IceContact 2 +1
    69
    Why this score
    SourceIceContact 2Scorpion ICE plus SNOW
    Reviews found online7069
  7. 63

    Efficiency

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceIceContact 2Scorpion ICE plus SNOW
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests63–
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental IceContact 2Pirelli Scorpion ICE plus SNOW
Relative Score 70 73
Dry 69 71
Wet 71 76
Snow 76 74
Comfort 65 70
Treadwear 65 72
Handling (owners) 70 69
Efficiency 63 –

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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IceContact 2

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Scorpion ICE plus SNOW

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.

DisciplineCategoryIceContact 2Scorpion ICE plus SNOWΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #5/5 2021 Test World Winter Studded Tire Test R17 #4/8 2011 Auto Bild 4x4 Winter Tyre Test – Different tests

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 Scorpion ICE plus SNOW

Pros

  • Exceptional grip and confidence on severe ice and snow-covered roads
  • Outstanding longevity and high mileage capabilities over multiple winter seasons
  • Reliable performance for heavy vehicles and towing applications

Cons

  • Noticeable road noise on dry pavement
  • Rapid tread wear reported by some users under certain driving conditions
  • Subpar performance and grip in deep mud off-road
All owner themes in the Scorpion ICE plus SNOW review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental IceContact 2 B · Pirelli Scorpion ICE plus SNOW
CategoryWinterWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental IceContact 2

Pirelli Scorpion ICE plus SNOW

Narrow edge: Pirelli Scorpion ICE plus SNOW — better treadwear, wet and comfort. Where the Continental IceContact 2 is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Pirelli Scorpion ICE plus SNOW rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 14 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Pirelli Scorpion ICE plus SNOW scores 72 vs 65 on treadwear.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Pirelli Scorpion ICE plus SNOW scores 76 vs 71 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Pirelli Scorpion ICE plus SNOW scores 70 vs 65 on comfort.

Tire A · Continental IceContact 2
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Tire B · Pirelli Scorpion ICE plus SNOW
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IceContact 2 or Scorpion ICE plus SNOW?

Which is better in the wet, IceContact 2 or Scorpion ICE plus SNOW?

Pirelli Scorpion ICE plus SNOW, 76 vs 71 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, IceContact 2 or Scorpion ICE plus SNOW?

Neither, by our numbers: 69 vs 71 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is better in snow, IceContact 2 or Scorpion ICE plus SNOW?

Neither, by our numbers: 76 vs 74 on the snow score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, IceContact 2 or Scorpion ICE plus SNOW?

Pirelli Scorpion ICE plus SNOW, 70 vs 65 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, IceContact 2 or Scorpion ICE plus SNOW?

Pirelli Scorpion ICE plus SNOW, 72 vs 65 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