tirewheelguide
Head-to-head Updated

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P vs Laufenn I FIT — 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 27 + 1 road tests and 31 + 7 owner reviews. How we score

WinterContact TS 870 P is ahead, 82–52

Check price on Amazon · WinterContact TS 870 P or I FIT on Amazon
Add your size for an exact match
/R

Both Amazon links then search this exact size.

TireWheelGuide may earn a commission from purchases made through these links.

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
Tire AContinental

WinterContact TS 870 P

Winter

± 4

Tests 81 · 27 tests Owners 81 · 31 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 20 in 2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test (dry handling)

Laufenn I FIT
Tire BLaufenn

I FIT

Winter

± 8Provisional

Tests 49 · 1 test Owners 44 · 7 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 81

    Dry

    WinterContact TS 870 P +31
    50
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PI FIT
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 22 / – tests82≈ 57 (est.)
    Reviews found online7941

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 82.4 + 40% × 79 = 81

    I FIT: 60% × 56.5 (est.) + 40% × 40.6 = 50

    No road tests of dry for I FIT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 90

    Wet

    WinterContact TS 870 P +47
    43
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PI FIT
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 27 / 1 tests9349
    Reviews found online8634

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 92.8 + 40% × 86.2 = 90

    I FIT: 60% × 49 + 40% × 34.1 = 43

  3. 78

    Snow

    WinterContact TS 870 P +15
    63
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PI FIT
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 26 / – tests79≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online7658

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 78.7 + 40% × 76.2 = 78

    I FIT: 60% × 66 (est.) + 40% × 58 = 63

    No road tests of snow for I FIT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

  4. 82

    Comfort

    WinterContact TS 870 P +27
    55
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PI FIT
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests84≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online8149

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 40% × 83.9 + 60% × 81.1 = 82

    I FIT: 40% × 65.4 (est.) + 60% × 48.8 = 55

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

  5. 74

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PI FIT
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 19 / – tests78–
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)–

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 78.3 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 74

    No owner ratings of noise for WinterContact TS 870 P. 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

    WinterContact TS 870 P +20
    54
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PI FIT
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 7 / – tests71≈ 59 (est.)
    Reviews found online8046

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 70.6 + 40% × 79.9 = 74

    I FIT: 60% × 59 (est.) + 40% × 45.5 = 54

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

  7. 83

    Handling (owners)

    WinterContact TS 870 P +45
    38
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PI FIT
    Reviews found online8338
  8. 86

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PI FIT
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 21 / – tests86–
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental WinterContact TS 870 PLaufenn I FIT
Relative Score 82 52
Dry 81 50
Wet 90 43
Snow 78 63
Comfort 82 55
Noise 74 –
Treadwear 74 54
Handling (owners) 83 38
Efficiency 86 –

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

Weight the categories that matter to you

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.

Important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Less important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Less important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost

Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Neutral
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Less important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Not important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost

Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Recomputed
Headline score
± 4

WinterContact TS 870 P

± 8

I FIT

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

The professional test results behind the scores

Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.

DisciplineCategoryWinterContact TS 870 PI FITΔHead-to-head
Wet Braking Wet 100% #2/7 · 2025 Die Reifentester Winter Tyre Test 74% #44/44 · 2019 Winter Tyre Test Market Overview – Different tests
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #1/18 2026 Teknikens Värld Studded, Nordic and Central European Winter Tyre Test #47/45 2019 Winter Tyre Test Market Overview – Different tests

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 I FIT

Pros

  • Acceptable traction in snow and ice conditions
  • Comfortable and quiet ride quality when new
  • Affordable budget-oriented pricing as a Hankook sub-brand

Cons

  • Catastrophically poor grip and high risk of aquaplaning on wet and cold roads
  • Sudden loss of traction without warning, inspiring low confidence
  • Rapid performance degradation after the first or second season
All owner themes in the I FIT review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental WinterContact TS 870 P B · Laufenn I FIT
CategoryWinterWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available1214
Rim diameters16″ – 23″14″ – 18″
Sizes in common33

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Laufenn I FIT

Winner: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P — better wet, handling and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Laufenn I FIT rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 7 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P scores 90 vs 43 on wet.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P scores 83 vs 38 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P scores 81 vs 50 on dry.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P scores 82 vs 55 on comfort.

Tire A · Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
Check price on Amazon
Tire B · Laufenn I FIT
Check price on Amazon

TireWheelGuide may earn a commission from purchases made through these links.

WinterContact TS 870 P or I FIT?

Which is better in the wet, WinterContact TS 870 P or I FIT?

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P, 90 vs 43 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, WinterContact TS 870 P or I FIT?

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P, 81 vs 50 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, WinterContact TS 870 P or I FIT?

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P, 78 vs 63 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, WinterContact TS 870 P or I FIT?

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P, 82 vs 55 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, WinterContact TS 870 P or I FIT?

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P, 74 vs 54 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