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Dunlop Winter Response 2 vs Continental WinterContact TS 870 P — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

WinterContact TS 870 P leads, 80–78 Narrow edge

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Tire ADunlop

Winter Response 2

Winter

Tests 82 · 1 test Owners 81 · 10 reviews

Best test result: #3 of 51 in 2025 Winter Tyre Braking Test - 52 Sets! (wet braking)

Tire BContinental

WinterContact TS 870 P

Winter

Tests 81 · 28 tests Owners 78 · 31 reviews

Best test result: #3 of 30 in 2022 Winter Tyre Market Overview (snow braking)

Category by category

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

  1. 75

    Dry

    WinterContact TS 870 P +5
    80
    Why this score
    SourceWinter Response 2WinterContact TS 870 P
    Professional tests (TWG score)–83
    Reviews found online7977
  2. 85

    Wet

    WinterContact TS 870 P +4
    89
    Why this score
    SourceWinter Response 2WinterContact TS 870 P
    Professional tests (TWG score)8792
    Reviews found online8484
    Wet Braking (% of best)98%90%
  3. 80

    Snow

    Winter Response 2 +2
    78
    Why this score
    SourceWinter Response 2WinterContact TS 870 P
    Professional tests (TWG score)7879
    Reviews found online8376
    Snow Braking (% of best)99%100%
  4. 76

    Comfort

    WinterContact TS 870 P +6
    82
    Why this score
    SourceWinter Response 2WinterContact TS 870 P
    Professional tests (TWG score)–84
    Reviews found online8280
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    Noise

    No comparison
    74
    Why this score
    SourceWinter Response 2WinterContact TS 870 P
    Professional tests (TWG score)–79
  6. 71

    Treadwear

    WinterContact TS 870 P +1
    72
    Why this score
    SourceWinter Response 2WinterContact TS 870 P
    Professional tests (TWG score)–70
    Reviews found online7575
  7. 82

    Handling

    Winter Response 2 +2
    80
    Why this score
    SourceWinter Response 2WinterContact TS 870 P
    Reviews found online8280
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop Winter Response 2Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
Relative Score 78 80
Dry 75 80
Wet 85 89
Snow 80 78
Comfort 76 82
Noise – 74
Treadwear 71 72
Handling 82 80

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Headline score

Winter Response 2

WinterContact TS 870 P

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

The professional test results behind the scores

Each result is shown as % of the best tire in that test. “Same test” rows are the strictest comparison: both tires were measured side by side.

DisciplineCategoryWinter Response 2WinterContact TS 870 PΔBoth?
Overall Ranking Overall 33% #3/16 · 2015 ADAC Winter Tyre Test - 165/70 R14 20% #5/10 · 2025 AZ Performance Winter Tyre Test +13.3 Different tests
Snow Braking Snow 99% #3/31 · 2025 Winter Tyre Braking Test - 52 Sets! 100% #3/30 · 2022 Winter Tyre Market Overview −1.1 Different tests
Wet Braking Wet 98% #3/51 · 2025 Winter Tyre Braking Test - 52 Sets! 90% #6/8 · 2022 AMS Winter Tyre Test +7.9 Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Winter Response 2

Pros

  • Outstanding grip and confidence in snow and ice
  • Excellent wet weather performance and braking
  • High level of cabin comfort and low noise levels

Cons

  • Faster tread wear reported by some users
  • Slightly noticeable tire roll in fast corners above 50 mph
All owner themes in the Winter Response 2 review

Tire B 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

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Dunlop Winter Response 2 B · Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
CategoryWinterWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available15121
Rim diameters14″ – 16″16″ – 23″

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop Winter Response 2

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

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

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P scores 82 vs 76 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P scores 80 vs 75 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P scores 89 vs 85 on wet.

Tire A · Dunlop Winter Response 2
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Tire B · Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
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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.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.

80

Narrow edge

WinterContact TS 870 P

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