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Continental WinterContact TS 860 S vs Goodyear Ultra Grip Winter — 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 1 + 0 road tests and 14 + 0 owner reviews. How we score

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Continental WinterContact TS 860 S
Tire AContinental

WinterContact TS 860 S

Winter

± 7Provisional

Tests 71 · 1 test Owners 78 · 14 reviews

Best test result: #2 of 11 in 2019 19 Inch Performance Winter Tyre Test (dry handling)

Category by category

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

  1. 74

    Dry

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    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 860 SUltra Grip Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests73–
    Reviews found online76–

    WinterContact TS 860 S: 60% × 73 + 40% × 76.4 = 74

  2. 74

    Wet

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    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 860 SUltra Grip Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests70–
    Reviews found online80–

    WinterContact TS 860 S: 60% × 69.9 + 40% × 80.1 = 74

  3. 73

    Snow

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    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 860 SUltra Grip Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests71–
    Reviews found online77–

    WinterContact TS 860 S: 60% × 70.6 + 40% × 76.9 = 73

  4. 76

    Comfort

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    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 860 SUltra Grip Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)–
    Reviews found online79–

    WinterContact TS 860 S: 40% × 70.9 (est.) + 60% × 78.6 = 76

    No road tests of comfort for WinterContact TS 860 S. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 71

    Noise

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    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 860 SUltra Grip Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests74–
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)–

    WinterContact TS 860 S: 60% × 73.5 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 71

    No owner ratings of noise for WinterContact TS 860 S. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  6. 74

    Treadwear

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    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 860 SUltra Grip Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)–
    Reviews found online79–

    WinterContact TS 860 S: 60% × 70.6 (est.) + 40% × 78.9 = 74

    No road tests of treadwear for WinterContact TS 860 S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  7. 81

    Handling (owners)

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    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 860 SUltra Grip Winter
    Reviews found online81–
  8. 77

    Efficiency

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    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 860 SUltra Grip Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests77–
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental WinterContact TS 860 SGoodyear Ultra Grip Winter
Relative Score 74 –
Dry 74 –
Wet 74 –
Snow 73 –
Comfort 76 –
Noise 71 –
Treadwear 74 –
Handling (owners) 81 –
Efficiency 77 –

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

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Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.

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Headline score
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WinterContact TS 860 S

Ultra Grip Winter

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 860 S

Pros

  • Exceptional handling and feedback on dry and wet roads in cold temperatures
  • Strong performance and confidence in snow and icy conditions
  • Stiffer sidewalls compared to predecessors, offering improved cornering stability

Cons

  • Long break-in period required before optimal grip is achieved
  • Potential for traction control interference on staggered RWD setups due to circumference variances
  • Limited lateral grip in wet conditions compared to some competitors
All owner themes in the WinterContact TS 860 S review

Tire B Ultra Grip Winter

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental WinterContact TS 860 S B · Goodyear Ultra Grip Winter
CategoryWinterWinter tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available92—
Rim diameters16″ – 23″—
Tread depth10 - 11/32″—
SidewallBlack Side Wall—
Max pressure50 - 51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental WinterContact TS 860 S

Goodyear Ultra Grip Winter

Only Continental WinterContact TS 860 S has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.

Tire A · Continental WinterContact TS 860 S
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Tire B · Goodyear Ultra Grip Winter
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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