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Dunlop Grandtrek Winter M3 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 870 P vs Dunlop Grandtrek Winter M3 — 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 31 + 0 road tests and 33 + 1 owner reviews. How we score

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Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
Tire AContinental

WinterContact TS 870 P

Winter

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Tests 83 · 31 tests Owners 81 · 33 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 20 in 2023 Auto Bild 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. 81

    Dry

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    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PGrandtrek Winter M3
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 25 / – tests83–
    Reviews found online79–

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 83.3 + 40% × 78.5 = 81

  2. 91

    Wet

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    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PGrandtrek Winter M3
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 31 / – tests95–
    Reviews found online86–

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 94.9 + 40% × 86.1 = 91

  3. 79

    Snow

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    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PGrandtrek Winter M3
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 30 / – tests80–
    Reviews found online77–

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 79.9 + 40% × 76.5 = 79

  4. 86

    Comfort

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    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PGrandtrek Winter M3
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 7 / – tests93–
    Reviews found online81–

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 40% × 93.4 + 60% × 81 = 86

  5. 73

    Noise

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    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PGrandtrek Winter M3
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 22 / – tests78–
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)–

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 77.7 + 40% × 66.5 (est.) = 73

    No owner ratings of noise for WinterContact TS 870 P. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): 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 870 PGrandtrek Winter M3
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 7 / – tests71–
    Reviews found online80–

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 70.7 + 40% × 80.2 = 74

  7. 83

    Handling (owners)

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    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PGrandtrek Winter M3
    Reviews found online83–
  8. 86

    Efficiency

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    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PGrandtrek Winter M3
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 24 / – tests86–
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental WinterContact TS 870 PDunlop Grandtrek Winter M3
Relative Score 82 –
Dry 81 –
Wet 91 –
Snow 79 –
Comfort 86 –
Noise 73 –
Treadwear 74 –
Handling (owners) 83 –
Efficiency 86 –

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

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WinterContact TS 870 P

Grandtrek Winter M3

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 870 P

Pros

  • Exceptionally low noise levels and high ride comfort
  • Outstanding wet weather and slush performance, cutting through heavy rain effortlessly
  • Balanced dry and cold-weather handling with impressive cornering stability

Cons

  • Higher price point compared to some competitors
  • Steering response and initial stiffness are slightly softer and less sporty than dedicated summer tires or some rivals
  • Snow and ice traction can feel less exceptional or borderline inadequate for a small subset of users
All owner themes in the WinterContact TS 870 P review

Tire B Grandtrek Winter M3

Pros

  • Excellent performance in slushy road conditions
  • Proven track record and longevity in the market
  • Available in specific sizes and homologations for premium vehicles

Cons

  • Outperformed by newer tire generations in pure snow conditions
  • Limited modern alternatives for specific high-load index requirements
All owner themes in the Grandtrek Winter M3 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental WinterContact TS 870 P B · Dunlop Grandtrek Winter M3
CategoryWinterWinter Premium Touring tires
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available121—
Rim diameters16″ – 23″—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Dunlop Grandtrek Winter M3

Only Continental WinterContact TS 870 P has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.

Tire A · Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
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Tire B · Dunlop Grandtrek Winter M3
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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