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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 WinterContact TS 810 S 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, 68–56

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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. 57

    Dry

    Winguard winSpike WH62 +13
    70
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SWinguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 61 (est.)71
    Reviews found online5268

    WinterContact TS 810 S: 60% × 61.2 (est.) + 40% × 51.5 = 57

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

    No road tests of dry for WinterContact TS 810 S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 62

    Wet

    Winguard winSpike WH62 +9
    71
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SWinguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 64 (est.)69
    Reviews found online5975

    WinterContact TS 810 S: 60% × 64.1 (est.) + 40% × 58.6 = 62

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

    No road tests of wet for WinterContact TS 810 S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 51

    Snow

    Winguard winSpike WH62 +11
    62
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SWinguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 60 (est.)59
    Reviews found online38≈ 67 (est.)

    WinterContact TS 810 S: 60% × 60.2 (est.) + 40% × 38.1 = 51

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

    No road tests of snow for WinterContact TS 810 S. 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. 58

    Comfort

    Winguard winSpike WH62 +8
    66
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SWinguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online5364

    WinterContact TS 810 S: 40% × 65.6 (est.) + 60% × 53.2 = 58

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

    No road tests of comfort for WinterContact TS 810 S or Winguard winSpike WH62. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 56

    Treadwear

    Winguard winSpike WH62 +13
    69
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SWinguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 61 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online5070

    WinterContact TS 810 S: 60% × 60.6 (est.) + 40% × 50 = 56

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

    No road tests of treadwear for WinterContact TS 810 S. 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. 52

    Handling (owners)

    Winguard winSpike WH62 +18
    70
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SWinguard winSpike WH62
    Reviews found online5270
  7. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    70
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SWinguard winSpike WH62
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–70
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental WinterContact TS 810 SNexen Winguard winSpike WH62
Relative Score 56 68
Dry 57 70
Wet 62 71
Snow 51 62
Comfort 58 66
Treadwear 56 69
Handling (owners) 52 70
Efficiency – 70

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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WinterContact TS 810 S

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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 WinterContact TS 810 S

Pros

  • Comfortable and smooth ride quality compared to summer tires
  • Quieter performance and lack of tramlining
  • Good durability and longevity over multiple winter seasons

Cons

  • Extremely poor traction and cornering grip in snow and ice conditions
  • Severe wet traction issues with wheel spin during cornering acceleration
  • Pronounced understeer in fast dry corners and wet conditions
All owner themes in the WinterContact TS 810 S review

Tire B Winguard winSpike WH62

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental WinterContact TS 810 S B · Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62
CategoryWinterWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available16—
Rim diameters15″ – 19″—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental WinterContact TS 810 S

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62

Winner: Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 — better handling, dry and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score. Continental WinterContact TS 810 S 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 52 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 scores 70 vs 57 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 scores 69 vs 56 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 scores 62 vs 51 on snow.

Tire A · Continental WinterContact TS 810 S
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Tire B · Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62
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WinterContact TS 810 S or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Which is better in the wet, WinterContact TS 810 S or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62, 71 vs 62 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, WinterContact TS 810 S or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62, 70 vs 57 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, WinterContact TS 810 S or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62, 62 vs 51 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, WinterContact TS 810 S or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62, 66 vs 58 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, WinterContact TS 810 S or Winguard winSpike WH62?

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62, 69 vs 56 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