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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 VikingContact 6 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 7 + 1 owner reviews. How we score

Winguard winSpike WH62 is ahead, 68–62

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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. 58

    Dry

    Winguard winSpike WH62 +12
    70
    Why this score
    SourceVikingContact 6Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 62 (est.)71
    Reviews found online5368

    VikingContact 6: 60% × 61.6 (est.) + 40% × 52.6 = 58

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

    No road tests of dry for VikingContact 6. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 65

    Wet

    Winguard winSpike WH62 +6
    71
    Why this score
    SourceVikingContact 6Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 67 (est.)69
    Reviews found online6375

    VikingContact 6: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 63.1 = 65

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

    No road tests of wet for VikingContact 6. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 63

    Snow

    VikingContact 6 +1
    62
    Why this score
    SourceVikingContact 6Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 66 (est.)59
    Reviews found online57≈ 67 (est.)

    VikingContact 6: 60% × 66.2 (est.) + 40% × 57 = 63

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

    No road tests of snow for VikingContact 6. 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. 60

    Comfort

    Winguard winSpike WH62 +6
    66
    Why this score
    SourceVikingContact 6Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online5664

    VikingContact 6: 40% × 66.1 (est.) + 60% × 55.5 = 60

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

    No road tests of comfort for VikingContact 6 or Winguard winSpike WH62. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 65

    Treadwear

    Winguard winSpike WH62 +4
    69
    Why this score
    SourceVikingContact 6Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6470

    VikingContact 6: 60% × 65.7 (est.) + 40% × 64.3 = 65

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

    No road tests of treadwear for VikingContact 6. 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).

  6. 56

    Handling (owners)

    Winguard winSpike WH62 +14
    70
    Why this score
    SourceVikingContact 6Winguard winSpike WH62
    Reviews found online5670
  7. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    70
    Why this score
    SourceVikingContact 6Winguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–70
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental VikingContact 6Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62
Relative Score 62 68
Dry 58 70
Wet 65 71
Snow 63 62
Comfort 60 66
Treadwear 65 69
Handling (owners) 56 70
Efficiency – 70

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

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VikingContact 6

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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 VikingContact 6

Pros

  • Exceptional grip and traction in deep snow and mountain conditions
  • Impressive durability and tread longevity, even when used out of season
  • Acceptable road noise levels

Cons

  • Significant loss of winter grip on snow and ice as the tread wears down
  • Squeaks on dry, warm tarmac when driven in warmer conditions
  • Lacks road feeling and sharp handling responsiveness
All owner themes in the VikingContact 6 review

Tire B Winguard winSpike WH62

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental VikingContact 6 B · Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62
CategoryWinterWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available10—
Rim diameters14″ – 21″—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental VikingContact 6

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62

Winner: Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 — better handling, dry and wet. Where the Continental VikingContact 6 is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Continental VikingContact 6 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 7 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 B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 scores 70 vs 56 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 scores 70 vs 58 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 scores 71 vs 65 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 scores 66 vs 60 on comfort.

Tire A · Continental VikingContact 6
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Tire B · Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62
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VikingContact 6 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Which is better in the wet, VikingContact 6 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62, 71 vs 65 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, VikingContact 6 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62, 70 vs 58 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, VikingContact 6 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Neither, by our numbers: 63 vs 62 on the snow score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, VikingContact 6 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62, 66 vs 60 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, VikingContact 6 or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62, 69 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