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Continental WinterContact TS 810 S vs Yokohama W.Drive — 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 + 16 owner reviews. How we score

W.Drive leads, 61–57 Narrow edge

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Yokohama W.Drive
Tire BYokohama

W.Drive

Winter

± 8Provisional

Tests 65 · 1 test Owners 58 · 16 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 9 in 2018 AZ SUV 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

    W.Drive +9
    66
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SW.Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 61 (est.)73
    Reviews found online5256

    WinterContact TS 810 S: 60% × 61.3 (est.) + 40% × 51.6 = 57

    W.Drive: 60% × 73.5 + 40% × 55.8 = 66

    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 0.42).

  2. 62

    Wet

    W.Drive +1
    63
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SW.Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 64 (est.)66
    Reviews found online5959

    WinterContact TS 810 S: 60% × 64.2 (est.) + 40% × 58.6 = 62

    W.Drive: 60% × 66.1 + 40% × 59.3 = 63

    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 0.54).

  3. 51

    Snow

    W.Drive +3
    54
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SW.Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 60 (est.)54
    Reviews found online3854

    WinterContact TS 810 S: 60% × 59.8 (est.) + 40% × 37.5 = 51

    W.Drive: 60% × 54.2 + 40% × 54.4 = 54

    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).

  4. 59

    Comfort

    W.Drive +4
    63
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SW.Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online5459

    WinterContact TS 810 S: 40% × 66.4 (est.) + 60% × 53.7 = 59

    W.Drive: 40% × 67.4 (est.) + 60% × 59.3 = 63

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

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    67
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SW.Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–71
    Reviews found online–60

    W.Drive: 60% × 71.2 + 40% × 60.2 = 67

  6. 57

    Treadwear

    W.Drive +6
    63
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SW.Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 61 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online5060

    WinterContact TS 810 S: 60% × 60.8 (est.) + 40% × 50.2 = 57

    W.Drive: 60% × 64.4 (est.) + 40% × 60.4 = 63

    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 0.35).

    No road tests of treadwear for W.Drive. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  7. 52

    Handling (owners)

    W.Drive +6
    58
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SW.Drive
    Reviews found online5258
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    63
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 810 SW.Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–63
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental WinterContact TS 810 SYokohama W.Drive
Relative Score 57 61
Dry 57 66
Wet 62 63
Snow 51 54
Comfort 59 63
Noise – 67
Treadwear 57 63
Handling (owners) 52 58
Efficiency – 63

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± 8

WinterContact TS 810 S

± 8

W.Drive

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 W.Drive

Pros

  • Excellent traction and handling in snow and ice
  • Good performance and stability on cold dry asphalt
  • Comfortable and quiet ride quality for a winter tire

Cons

  • Dangerous rear-end grip loss and fishtailing on certain vehicles
  • Poor performance on wet or greasy roads
  • Noticeable fuel-efficiency penalty for some users
All owner themes in the W.Drive review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental WinterContact TS 810 S B · Yokohama W.Drive
CategoryWinterWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available16—
Rim diameters15″ – 19″—
Tread depth—11/32″
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—50 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental WinterContact TS 810 S

Yokohama W.Drive

Narrow edge: Yokohama W.Drive — better dry, treadwear and handling. 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. Yokohama W.Drive rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 16 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Yokohama W.Drive scores 66 vs 57 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Yokohama W.Drive scores 63 vs 57 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Yokohama W.Drive scores 58 vs 52 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Yokohama W.Drive scores 63 vs 59 on comfort.

Tire A · Continental WinterContact TS 810 S
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Tire B · Yokohama W.Drive
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WinterContact TS 810 S or W.Drive?

Which is better in the wet, WinterContact TS 810 S or W.Drive?

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

Which grips better on dry roads, WinterContact TS 810 S or W.Drive?

Yokohama W.Drive, 66 vs 57 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, WinterContact TS 810 S or W.Drive?

Yokohama W.Drive, 54 vs 51 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, WinterContact TS 810 S or W.Drive?

Yokohama W.Drive, 63 vs 59 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, WinterContact TS 810 S or W.Drive?

Yokohama W.Drive, 63 vs 57 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