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Continental TrueContact Tour vs Toyo Open Country WT — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 19 + 5 owner reviews. How we score

Too close to call: TrueContact Tour 76, Open Country WT 75.

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Category by category

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

  1. 76

    Dry

    TrueContact Tour +1
    75
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourOpen Country WT
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 73 (est.)≈ 72 (est.)
    Reviews found online8079

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 72.7 (est.) + 40% × 80 = 76

    Open Country WT: 60% × 72.3 (est.) + 40% × 79.1 = 75

    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 0.40).

    No road tests of dry for Open Country WT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 80

    Wet

    TrueContact Tour +1
    79
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourOpen Country WT
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 78 (est.)≈ 77 (est.)
    Reviews found online8483

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 77.8 (est.) + 40% × 84.1 = 80

    Open Country WT: 60% × 77.1 (est.) + 40% × 82.9 = 79

    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 0.56).

    No road tests of wet for Open Country WT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 70

    Snow

    Open Country WT +2
    72
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourOpen Country WT
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online7074

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 69.8 (est.) + 40% × 69.5 = 70

    Open Country WT: 60% × 71.1 (est.) + 40% × 73.6 = 72

    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 0.33).

    No road tests of snow for Open Country WT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 74

    Comfort

    TrueContact Tour +1
    73
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourOpen Country WT
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online7977

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 70.9 (est.) + 40% × 79.1 = 74

    Open Country WT: 60% × 70.4 (est.) + 40% × 76.6 = 73

    No road tests of comfort for TrueContact Tour or Open Country WT. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 72

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourOpen Country WT
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online78–

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 78.3 = 72

    No road tests of noise for TrueContact Tour. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 75

    Treadwear

    TrueContact Tour +4
    71
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourOpen Country WT
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online8175

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 70.4 (est.) + 40% × 81.1 = 75

    Open Country WT: 60% × 68.4 (est.) + 40% × 74.5 = 71

    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 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for Open Country WT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 78

    Handling (owners)

    Open Country WT +2
    80
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourOpen Country WT
    Reviews found online7880
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental TrueContact TourToyo Open Country WT
Relative Score 76 75
Dry 76 75
Wet 80 79
Snow 70 72
Comfort 74 73
Noise 72 –
Treadwear 75 71
Handling (owners) 78 80

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Headline score

TrueContact Tour

Open Country WT

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 Open Country WT

Pros

  • Exceptional performance and traction in snow, ice, slush, and wet weather
  • Surprising longevity and slow tread wear over high mileage (20,000 to 30,000 miles)
  • Good versatility and capability for light off-road use, unmade tracks, and muddy fields

Cons

  • Slightly increased road noise compared to standard road tires, though not overly intrusive
All owner themes in the Open Country WT review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental TrueContact Tour B · Toyo Open Country WT
CategoryAll Season Premium Touring tiresWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available18
Rim diameters16″16″ – 19″
Tread depth11/32″—
UTQG700 - 800 A A - B—
SidewallBlack Side Wall - White Wall—
Max pressure44 - 51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental TrueContact Tour

Toyo Open Country WT

Too close to call: Continental TrueContact Tour and Toyo Open Country WT are within 2 points overall. Continental TrueContact Tour is stronger on treadwear. Continental TrueContact Tour rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 19 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Toyo Open Country WT rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 5 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Continental TrueContact Tour scores 75 vs 71 on treadwear.

Tire A · Continental TrueContact Tour
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Tire B · Toyo Open Country WT
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TrueContact Tour or Open Country WT?

Which is better in the wet, TrueContact Tour or Open Country WT?

Neither, by our numbers: 80 vs 79 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, TrueContact Tour or Open Country WT?

Neither, by our numbers: 76 vs 75 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is better in snow, TrueContact Tour or Open Country WT?

Neither, by our numbers: 70 vs 72 on the snow score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, TrueContact Tour or Open Country WT?

Neither, by our numbers: 74 vs 73 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, TrueContact Tour or Open Country WT?

Continental TrueContact Tour, 75 vs 71 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