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Continental WinterContact TS 870 P vs Pirelli Powergy 2 — 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 32 + 0 road tests and 33 + 102 owner reviews. How we score

WinterContact TS 870 P is ahead, 86–60

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Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
Tire AContinental

WinterContact TS 870 P

Winter

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Tests 83 · 32 tests Owners 81 · 33 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 20 in 2026 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

    WinterContact TS 870 P +21
    60
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PPowergy 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 25 / – tests83≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online7956

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

    Powergy 2: 60% × 63.2 (est.) + 40% × 56.3 = 60

    No road tests of dry for Powergy 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 91

    Wet

    WinterContact TS 870 P +29
    62
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PPowergy 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 32 / – tests95≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online8659

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 94.6 + 40% × 86.1 = 91

    Powergy 2: 60% × 64.5 (est.) + 40% × 59.3 = 62

    No road tests of wet for Powergy 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 79

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PPowergy 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 31 / – tests80–
    Reviews found online76–

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 80.2 + 40% × 76.4 = 79

  4. 88

    Comfort

    WinterContact TS 870 P +28
    60
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PPowergy 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 8 / – tests98≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online8156

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 40% × 98.1 + 60% × 80.7 = 88

    Powergy 2: 40% × 66.2 (est.) + 60% × 56.4 = 60

    No road tests of comfort for Powergy 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 73

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PPowergy 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 22 / – tests78–
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)–

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 78.1 + 40% × 66.4 (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

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PPowergy 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 8 / – tests70–
    Reviews found online80–

    WinterContact TS 870 P: 60% × 69.9 + 40% × 80.2 = 74

  7. 83

    Handling (owners)

    WinterContact TS 870 P +28
    55
    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PPowergy 2
    Reviews found online8355
  8. 86

    Efficiency

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceWinterContact TS 870 PPowergy 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 24 / – tests86–
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental WinterContact TS 870 PPirelli Powergy 2
Relative Score 86 60
Dry 81 60
Wet 91 62
Snow 79 –
Comfort 88 60
Noise 73 –
Treadwear 74 –
Handling (owners) 83 55
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

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Powergy 2

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 Powergy 2

Pros

  • Quiet operation and low road noise, mentioned in multiple reviews
  • Smooth ride and good comfort
  • Good grip, including in corners

Cons

  • Vague road feedback and limited driver confidence at the limit, so it is hard to judge how much grip is left
  • Grip described as unsatisfying by one reviewer, which conflicts with other reviews
  • Some vibration at sustained high speeds (140-180 km/h) in one review, with no alignment or balancing fault reported
All owner themes in the Powergy 2 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental WinterContact TS 870 P B · Pirelli Powergy 2
CategoryWinter—
Vehicle typePassenger Car / Crossover—
Sizes available12154
Rim diameters16″ – 23″16″ – 20″
Sizes in common4444

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Pirelli Powergy 2

Winner: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P — better wet, comfort and handling. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P scores 91 vs 62 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P scores 88 vs 60 on comfort.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P scores 83 vs 55 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P scores 81 vs 60 on dry.

Tire A · Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
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Tire B · Pirelli Powergy 2
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WinterContact TS 870 P or Powergy 2?

Which is better in the wet, WinterContact TS 870 P or Powergy 2?

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P, 91 vs 62 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, WinterContact TS 870 P or Powergy 2?

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P, 81 vs 60 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, WinterContact TS 870 P or Powergy 2?

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P, 88 vs 60 on our comfort 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