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Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Continental VancoWinter 2 vs Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 — 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 5 + 1 owner reviews. How we score

VancoWinter 2 is ahead, 74–68

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Continental VancoWinter 2
Tire AContinental

VancoWinter 2

Premium Touring Winter tire

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 77 · 5 reviews

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62
Tire BNexen

Winguard winSpike WH62

Winter

± 8Provisional

Tests 66 · 1 test Owners 70 · 1 review

Best test result: #3 of 8 in 2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test (dry braking)

Category by category

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

  1. 73

    Dry

    VancoWinter 2 +3
    70
    Why this score
    SourceVancoWinter 2Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 71 (est.)71
    Reviews found online7768

    VancoWinter 2: 60% × 71.5 (est.) + 40% × 76.5 = 73

    Winguard winSpike WH62: 60% × 71.3 + 40% × 68 = 70

    No road tests of dry for VancoWinter 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 76

    Wet

    VancoWinter 2 +5
    71
    Why this score
    SourceVancoWinter 2Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 75 (est.)69
    Reviews found online7975

    VancoWinter 2: 60% × 75 (est.) + 40% × 78.6 = 76

    Winguard winSpike WH62: 60% × 68.8 + 40% × 75.2 = 71

    No road tests of wet for VancoWinter 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 73

    Snow

    VancoWinter 2 +11
    62
    Why this score
    SourceVancoWinter 2Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 72 (est.)59
    Reviews found online75≈ 67 (est.)

    VancoWinter 2: 60% × 72 (est.) + 40% × 75.1 = 73

    Winguard winSpike WH62: 60% × 59.1 + 40% × 66.8 (est.) = 62

    No road tests of snow for VancoWinter 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

    No owner ratings of snow for Winguard winSpike WH62. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 73

    Comfort

    VancoWinter 2 +7
    66
    Why this score
    SourceVancoWinter 2Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online7564

    VancoWinter 2: 40% × 70 (est.) + 60% × 75.3 = 73

    Winguard winSpike WH62: 40% × 67.8 (est.) + 60% × 64.3 = 66

    No road tests of comfort for VancoWinter 2 or Winguard winSpike WH62. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 71

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceVancoWinter 2Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)–
    Reviews found online77–

    VancoWinter 2: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 77.1 = 71

    No road tests of noise for VancoWinter 2. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 76

    Treadwear

    VancoWinter 2 +7
    69
    Why this score
    SourceVancoWinter 2Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 72 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online8170

    VancoWinter 2: 60% × 71.9 (est.) + 40% × 81.4 = 76

    Winguard winSpike WH62: 60% × 67.8 (est.) + 40% × 70 = 69

    No road tests of treadwear for VancoWinter 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 Winguard winSpike WH62. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 72

    Handling (owners)

    VancoWinter 2 +2
    70
    Why this score
    SourceVancoWinter 2Winguard winSpike WH62
    Reviews found online7270
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    70
    Why this score
    SourceVancoWinter 2Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–70
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental VancoWinter 2Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62
Relative Score 74 68
Dry 73 70
Wet 76 71
Snow 73 62
Comfort 73 66
Noise 71 –
Treadwear 76 69
Handling (owners) 72 70
Efficiency – 70

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

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Recomputed
Headline score
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VancoWinter 2

± 8

Winguard winSpike WH62

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 VancoWinter 2

Pros

  • Exceptional grip and handling in deep snow and on icy roads
  • High load range and durability suited for commercial vans and small fleets
  • Impressive treadwear and longevity, even when used year-round

Cons

  • Slightly squishy or 'rolly-poly' handling feel during aggressive cornering in warmer weather
  • Wet braking could be improved
  • Not optimized for high-performance summer cornering
All owner themes in the VancoWinter 2 review

Tire B Winguard winSpike WH62

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental VancoWinter 2 B · Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62
CategoryPremium Touring Winter tireWinter
Vehicle typeVanPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available9—
Rim diameters15″ – 17″—
Tread depth11 - 14/32″—
SidewallBlack Side Wall—
Max pressure69 - 85 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental VancoWinter 2

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62

Winner: Continental VancoWinter 2 — better snow, comfort and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score. Continental VancoWinter 2 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 5 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 1 review), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Continental VancoWinter 2 scores 73 vs 62 on snow.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Continental VancoWinter 2 scores 73 vs 66 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Continental VancoWinter 2 scores 76 vs 69 on treadwear.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental VancoWinter 2 scores 76 vs 71 on wet.

Tire A · Continental VancoWinter 2
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Tire B · Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62
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VancoWinter 2 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Which is better in the wet, VancoWinter 2 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Continental VancoWinter 2, 76 vs 71 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, VancoWinter 2 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Continental VancoWinter 2, 73 vs 70 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, VancoWinter 2 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Continental VancoWinter 2, 73 vs 62 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, VancoWinter 2 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Continental VancoWinter 2, 73 vs 66 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, VancoWinter 2 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Continental VancoWinter 2, 76 vs 69 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