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Continental TrueContact Tour vs Continental WinterContact TS 860 S — 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 + 1 road tests and 19 + 16 owner reviews. How we score

TrueContact Tour leads, 78–76 Narrow edge

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Continental WinterContact TS 860 S
Tire BContinental

WinterContact TS 860 S

Winter

± 7Provisional

Tests 71 · 1 test Owners 80 · 16 reviews

Best test result: #2 of 11 in 2019 19 Inch Performance Winter Tyre Test (dry handling)

Category by category

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

  1. 77

    Dry

    TrueContact Tour +1
    76
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourWinterContact TS 860 S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 74 (est.)73
    Reviews found online8280

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 73.8 (est.) + 40% × 82.2 = 77

    WinterContact TS 860 S: 60% × 73 + 40% × 79.5 = 76

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

  2. 83

    Wet

    TrueContact Tour +8
    75
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourWinterContact TS 860 S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 80 (est.)70
    Reviews found online8783

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 79.8 (est.) + 40% × 87.4 = 83

    WinterContact TS 860 S: 60% × 70 + 40% × 82.9 = 75

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

  3. 69

    Snow

    WinterContact TS 860 S +5
    74
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourWinterContact TS 860 S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 70 (est.)71
    Reviews found online6878

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 69.8 (est.) + 40% × 68.4 = 69

    WinterContact TS 860 S: 60% × 70.5 + 40% × 78.1 = 74

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

  4. 76

    Comfort

    WinterContact TS 860 S +1
    77
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourWinterContact TS 860 S
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online7981

    TrueContact Tour: 40% × 70.7 (est.) + 60% × 79.1 = 76

    WinterContact TS 860 S: 40% × 71.2 (est.) + 60% × 81.4 = 77

    No road tests of comfort for TrueContact Tour. 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 WinterContact TS 860 S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 73

    Noise

    TrueContact Tour +2
    71
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourWinterContact TS 860 S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 66 (est.)73
    Reviews found online83≈ 66 (est.)

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 82.5 = 73

    WinterContact TS 860 S: 60% × 73.3 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 71

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

    No owner ratings of noise for WinterContact TS 860 S. 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. 79

    Treadwear

    TrueContact Tour +4
    75
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourWinterContact TS 860 S
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 74 (est.)≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online8680

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 73.6 (est.) + 40% × 86.2 = 79

    WinterContact TS 860 S: 60% × 71.3 (est.) + 40% × 79.7 = 75

    No road tests of treadwear for TrueContact Tour. 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 WinterContact TS 860 S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 80

    Handling (owners)

    WinterContact TS 860 S +4
    84
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourWinterContact TS 860 S
    Reviews found online8084
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    Efficiency

    No comparison
    77
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourWinterContact TS 860 S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–77
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental TrueContact TourContinental WinterContact TS 860 S
Relative Score 78 76
Dry 77 76
Wet 83 75
Snow 69 74
Comfort 76 77
Noise 73 71
Treadwear 79 75
Handling (owners) 80 84
Efficiency – 77

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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TrueContact Tour

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WinterContact TS 860 S

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 TrueContact Tour

Pros

  • Extremely low road noise and a comfortable ride quality that absorbs bumps well
  • Impressive tread life and overall mileage durability
  • Reliable wet weather grip and cornering confidence

Cons

  • Some users reported a noticeable drop in fuel economy
  • Desire for improved water displacement grooves to better handle heavy rain
  • Limited performance in deep winter or heavy snow conditions
All owner themes in the TrueContact Tour review

Tire B WinterContact TS 860 S

Pros

  • Exceptional handling and grip in wet, dry, and snow conditions
  • Stiff sidewalls providing precise road feedback and cornering stability
  • Summer-tire-like driving dynamics and confidence at low temperatures

Cons

  • Long break-in (scrub-in) period required before optimal grip is reached
  • Lateral grip in wet conditions can occasionally feel lacking during sudden maneuvers
  • High price point
All owner themes in the WinterContact TS 860 S review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental TrueContact Tour B · Continental WinterContact TS 860 S
CategoryAll Season Premium Touring tiresWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available192
Rim diameters16″16″ – 23″
Tread depth11/32″10 - 11/32″
UTQG700 - 800 A A - B—
SidewallBlack Side Wall - White WallBlack Side Wall
Max pressure44 - 51 psi50 - 51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental TrueContact Tour

Continental WinterContact TS 860 S

Narrow edge: Continental TrueContact Tour — better wet and treadwear. Pick the Continental WinterContact TS 860 S if snow matters most to you. Continental TrueContact Tour rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 19 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Continental WinterContact TS 860 S rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 16 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental TrueContact Tour scores 83 vs 75 on wet.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Continental WinterContact TS 860 S scores 74 vs 69 on snow.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Continental TrueContact Tour scores 79 vs 75 on treadwear.

Tire A · Continental TrueContact Tour
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Tire B · Continental WinterContact TS 860 S
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TrueContact Tour or WinterContact TS 860 S?

Which is better in the wet, TrueContact Tour or WinterContact TS 860 S?

Continental TrueContact Tour, 83 vs 75 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, TrueContact Tour or WinterContact TS 860 S?

Neither, by our numbers: 77 vs 76 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is better in snow, TrueContact Tour or WinterContact TS 860 S?

Continental WinterContact TS 860 S, 74 vs 69 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, TrueContact Tour or WinterContact TS 860 S?

Neither, by our numbers: 73 vs 71 on the noise score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, TrueContact Tour or WinterContact TS 860 S?

Neither, by our numbers: 76 vs 77 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, TrueContact Tour or WinterContact TS 860 S?

Continental TrueContact Tour, 79 vs 75 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