Tests 68 · 14 tests Owners 74 · 588 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 16 in 2021 Auto Bild All Season Tyre Test (wet braking)
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 14 + 3 road tests and 588 + 6,409 owner reviews. How we score
ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS is ahead, 78–72
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Tests 68 · 14 tests Owners 74 · 588 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 16 in 2021 Auto Bild All Season Tyre Test (wet braking)
Tests 76 · 3 tests Owners 82 · 6,409 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 9 in 2024 Tire Rack UHP All Season Tyre Test (ice braking)
“I ran the dws on my 700whp corvette ZR1 for 5 years . Never a problem and wear really good . I’ve tracked them in the qtr mile and roll racing . They hooked pretty good ls at the track . Had a 1.60 sixty foot on them”
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Quatrac Pro | ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 13 / 3 tests | 73 | 75 |
| Reviews found online | 75 | 88 |
Quatrac Pro: 60% × 72.7 + 40% × 74.7 = 74
ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS: 60% × 75.5 + 40% × 87.7 = 80
| Source | Quatrac Pro | ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 13 / 3 tests | 85 | 75 |
| Reviews found online | 82 | 92 |
Quatrac Pro: 60% × 85.3 + 40% × 81.8 = 84
ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS: 60% × 74.9 + 40% × 91.7 = 82
| Source | Quatrac Pro | ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 11 / 1 tests | 48 | 80 |
| Reviews found online | 65 | 72 |
Quatrac Pro: 60% × 48.4 + 40% × 65 = 55
ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS: 60% × 80.4 + 40% × 72 = 77
| Source | Quatrac Pro | ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 3 tests | 73 | 75 |
| Reviews found online | 78 | 84 |
Quatrac Pro: 40% × 72.9 + 60% × 78.2 = 76
ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS: 40% × 74.9 + 60% × 83.6 = 80
| Source | Quatrac Pro | ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 10 / 3 tests | 76 | 71 |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 67 (est.) | 80 |
Quatrac Pro: 60% × 75.6 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 72
ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS: 60% × 71.4 + 40% × 79.7 = 75
No owner ratings of noise for Quatrac Pro. 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.
| Source | Quatrac Pro | ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests | 55 | ≈ 68 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 69 | 71 |
Quatrac Pro: 60% × 54.9 + 40% × 68.8 = 60
ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS: 60% × 67.7 (est.) + 40% × 70.8 = 69
No road tests of treadwear for ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
| Source | Quatrac Pro | ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 73 | 83 |
| Source | Quatrac Pro | ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 10 / – tests | 50 | – |
| Category | Vredestein Quatrac Pro | Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 72 | 78 |
| Dry | 74 | 80 |
| Wet | 84 | 82 |
| Snow | 55 | 77 |
| Comfort | 76 | 80 |
| Noise | 72 | 75 |
| Treadwear | 60 | 69 |
| Handling (owners) | 73 | 83 |
| Efficiency | 50 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Quatrac Pro
ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
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.
| Discipline | Category | Quatrac Pro | ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | Dry | 90% #9/11 · 2024 Sports Car All Season Tyre Test | 99% #2/5 · 2025 AutoView Ultra High Performance All-Season Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Dry Handling | Dry | 98% #5/11 · 2024 Sports Car All Season Tyre Test | 100% #1/5 · 2025 AutoView Ultra High Performance All-Season Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Dry Handling (tester's mark) | Dry | 90% #2/8 · 2024 Promobil Commercial Winter Tire Test R17 | 88% #3/9 · 2024 Tire Rack UHP All Season Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 91% #9/11 · 2024 Sports Car All Season Tyre Test | 92% #3/5 · 2025 AutoView Ultra High Performance All-Season Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Handling | Wet | 95% #8/11 · 2024 Sports Car All Season Tyre Test | 99% #3/9 · 2024 Tire Rack UHP All Season Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Handling (tester's mark) | Wet | 90% #2/8 · 2024 Promobil Commercial Winter Tire Test R17 | 97% #2/9 · 2024 Tire Rack UHP All Season Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Ice Braking | Snow | 91% #7/7 · 2020 ADAC SUV All Season Tyre Test | 100% #1/9 · 2024 Tire Rack UHP All Season Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Snow Braking | Snow | 96% #3/11 · 2024 Sports Car All Season Tyre Test | 92% #3/9 · 2024 Tire Rack UHP All Season Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Snow Handling | Snow | 99% #5/11 · 2024 Sports Car All Season Tyre Test | 98% #2/9 · 2024 Tire Rack UHP All Season Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Comfort (tester's mark) | Comfort | 80% #2/6 · 2022 Gute Fahrt All-Season Tire Test R18 | 99% #2/5 · 2025 AutoView Ultra High Performance All-Season Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Noise | Noise | 98% #3/11 · 2024 Sports Car All Season Tyre Test | 99% #4/5 · 2025 AutoView Ultra High Performance All-Season Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #9/11 2024 Sports Car All Season Tyre Test | #3/5 2025 AutoView Ultra High Performance All-Season Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
The community widely praises the Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 Plus as a top-tier ultra-high-performance all-season tire, often comparing it favorably to Michelin competitors. Users frequently highlight its exceptional wet traction, comfortable and quiet ride quality, and surprising winter capabilities for an all-season tire. While a few note softer sidewalls or minor balancing quirks, the overall consensus is overwhelmingly positive regarding daily driving performance and value.
“235s Factory Michelin Pilot Sport PS4s —> 245s Continental Extreme Contact DWS-06 Plus Just a quick first impression after changing from stock Summer tires 235/40/18 dimensions to 245/40/18 all season tires. I chose to take a chance and up the tire size/change the compound hoping to not sacrifice too much driving feel. As many are already aware, this 245 tire size is standard for the Morizo Edition*. Overall, I do not regret changing the tire size. Drive 9/10. Looks 10/10. A very small amount of steering feel was lost, but not enough to take away from the experience. If the car was a “track” setup I would stick with stickier performance tires or stock Michelins… but for a daily driver, the Continental Extreme Contact DWS-06 Plus tires in the 245/35/18 dimensions suits the GR Corolla MUCH better in my opinion. The drive is smoother just cruising (does not feel as bouncy over bumps) and tire noise is virtually non existent. The slightly larger sidewall also gives a little more peace of mind on crappy NY roads, pot holes etc. (I have had to plug the stock Michelins 4 times in the last 15 months). Will add more impressions later on if I can give more feedback. **Have not confirmed if speedo accuracy improved or got worse**”
“Continental Extreme Contact DWS 06 Plus on standard wheel Q4 Prestige Has anybody done something as dumb as I have here? Can you guys share which tires you guys have on your Q4’s? I’ve had the Bridestone Alenza EV tires since I got the car 10 months ago, and I hated the sidewall look, lackluster handling, and their terrible grip in the snow. So I decided to bite the bullet, and get the set of tires I’ve been dying to have on this car since day one. I gotta say, I got the ugliest wheels offered on the q4, but man do the extreme contacts make this car look just a bit more sporty, the tread is aggressive and I don’t hear any increase in tire noise in the cabin which is always fantastic. I drive this car pretty hard and the Bridestone Alenza’s couldn’t hold up to my driving habits. The only downside I’ve encountered was feeling a bit more resistance from the car while cruising since EV tires have low rolling resistance in mind, and I know I will get less range from the tires. But cmon it’s hard not to absolutely love these tires on such a boring looking mom car.”
“I just put them on my 17 Z06. $1190.00 for the set. Huge difference on cold days with regards to traction. I had these on my Chevy SS Sedan for years and loved them. Only complaint is that if the car sits for a couple of weeks you will notice a slight vibration due to low spot until they even out, at least that's what I encountered on the original DSW's. I also noticed since these are not run flats that the bumps are not as harsh, which hopefully will reduce potential rim cracks. That's the hope but with our MI roads it's a never ending battle! Good luck in your decision!”
Based on 139 community posts
| Attribute | A · Vredestein Quatrac Pro | B · Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All Season | All Season |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 97 | 120 |
| Rim diameters | 17″ – 22″ | 16″ – 22″ |
| Tread depth | — | 10/32″ |
| UTQG | — | 560 - 740 A - AA A |
| Treadwear warranty | — | 50,000 mi |
| Sidewall | — | Black Side Wall |
| Max pressure | — | 50 - 51 psi |
| Sizes in common | 66 | 66 |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS
Winner: Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS — better snow, handling and treadwear. Where the Vredestein Quatrac Pro is ahead, it is by less than 3 points.
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS scores 77 vs 55 on snow.
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS scores 83 vs 73 on handling.
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS scores 69 vs 60 on treadwear.
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS scores 80 vs 74 on dry.
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Neither, by our numbers: 84 vs 82 on the wet score, within 3 points.
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS, 80 vs 74 on our dry score.
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS, 77 vs 55 on our snow score.
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS, 75 vs 72 on our noise score.
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS, 80 vs 76 on our comfort score.
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS, 69 vs 60 on our treadwear score.
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