The Continental WinterContact TS 860 is a Premium Touring Winter tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.
This tire replaced the Continental WinterContact TS 850 and this tire has been replaced by the Continental WinterContact TS 870.
Tire review data from 48 tire reviews averaging 84% over 449,171 miles driven.
The WinterContact TS 860 is ranked 27th of 65 Winter Premium Touring tires.
Reports
2021 ADAC 15 Inch Winter Tire Test - 6th of 16 tires
2021 ADAC 17 Inch Winter Tire Test - 5th of 18 tires
The Best Winter Tires for 2020 - 3rd of 19 tires
Size | Fuel | Wet | Noise | Weight |
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155/70 R13 75T | E | B | 71 | 5.31kgs |
165/70 R13 79T | E | B | 71 | 5.77kgs |
155/80 R13 79T | E | B | 71 | 5.70kgs |
185/55 R14 80T | E | B | 71 | 6.81kgs |
165/60 R14 79T XL | E | B | 71 | 5.97kgs |
185/60 R14 82T | C | B | 71 | 6.47kgs |
155/65 R14 75T | E | B | 71 | 5.59kgs |
165/65 R14 79T | E | B | 71 | 6.01kgs |
175/65 R14 82T | E | B | 71 | 6.44kgs |
175/65 R14 86T XL | E | B | 71 | 6.43kgs |
185/65 R14 86T | E | B | 71 | 7.10kgs |
165/70 R14 81T | C | B | 71 | 6.17kgs |
175/70 R14 84T | E | B | 71 | 6.64kgs |
175/70 R14 88T XL | C | B | 71 | 6.65kgs |
185/70 R14 88T | C | B | 71 | 7.30kgs |
175/80 R14 88T | C | B | 71 | 7.52kgs |
195/50 R15 82H | E | B | 72 | 6.80kgs |
195/50 R15 82T | E | B | 72 | 6.80kgs |
185/55 R15 86H XL | E | B | 71 | 6.94kgs |
185/55 R15 82T | E | B | 71 | 6.94kgs |
185/55 R15 82H | E | B | 71 | 6.94kgs |
195/55 R15 85H | E | B | 72 | 7.48kgs |
165/60 R15 77T | E | B | 71 | 6.34kgs |
175/60 R15 81T | E | B | 71 | 6.66kgs |
185/60 R15 84T | E | B | 71 | 7.43kgs |
185/60 R15 88T XL | C | B | 71 | 7.43kgs |
195/60 R15 88T | E | B | 72 | 7.52kgs |
195/60 R15 88H | E | B | 72 | 7.52kgs |
205/60 R15 91T | C | B | 72 | 8.04kgs |
205/60 R15 91H | C | B | 72 | 8.04kgs |
155/65 R15 77T | E | B | 71 | 5.72kgs |
165/65 R15 81T | E | B | 71 | 6.16kgs |
185/65 R15 92T XL | C | B | 71 | 7.59kgs |
185/65 R15 88T | C | B | 71 | 7.27kgs |
195/65 R15 95T XL | C | B | 72 | 7.70kgs |
195/65 R15 91H | C | B | 72 | 7.68kgs |
195/65 R15 91T | C | B | 72 | 7.53kgs |
205/65 R15 94H | C | B | 72 | 8.61kgs |
205/65 R15 94T | C | B | 72 | 8.61kgs |
215/65 R15 96H | C | B | 72 | 9.43kgs |
195/45 R16 84H XL | C | B | 72 | 7.08kgs |
195/45 R16 80T | E | B | 72 | 7.08kgs |
205/45 R16 87H XL | C | B | 72 | 7.53kgs |
215/45 R16 90V XL | C | B | 72 | 7.73kgs |
185/50 R16 81H | E | B | 71 | 6.60kgs |
205/50 R16 87H | E | B | 72 | 8.45kgs |
185/55 R16 87T XL | C | B | 71 | 7.18kgs |
195/55 R16 91H XL | C | B | 72 | 7.56kgs |
195/55 R16 87H | E | B | 72 | 7.57kgs |
205/55 R16 94H XL | C | B | 72 | 8.58kgs |
205/55 R16 91H | C | B | 72 | 8.69kgs |
205/55 R16 91T | C | B | 72 | 8.24kgs |
215/55 R16 93H | C | B | 72 | 8.93kgs |
215/55 R16 97V XL | C | B | 72 | 8.66kgs |
215/55 R16 97H XL | C | B | 72 | 8.66kgs |
185/60 R16 86H | C | B | 71 | 7.30kgs |
195/60 R16 89H | C | B | 72 | 8.08kgs |
205/60 R16 92T | C | B | 72 | 8.81kgs |
195/65 R16 92H | C | B | 72 | 8.66kgs |
205/65 R16 95H | C | B | 72 | 8.78kgs |
195/45 R17 81H | E | B | 72 | 7.50kgs |
225/45 R17 94H XL | C | B | 72 | 9.36kgs |
225/45 R17 91H | E | B | 72 | 9.36kgs |
225/45 R17 94V XL | C | B | 72 | 9.36kgs |
225/50 R17 98H XL | E | B | 72 | 9.85kgs |
225/50 R17 98V XL | E | B | 72 | 9.85kgs |
205/65 R17 96V | C | B | 72 | 10.20kgs |
2016-10-30 - is this an RFT (Run Flat Tire) ?
There are currently no runflat sizes of the TS860, however there are 5 planned runflat sizes due for introduction in winter 2017.
2017-10-10 - How noisy are the tires?
The Continental WinterContact TS 860 was recently tested by Auto Bild and found to have mid-pack noise characteristics, but still quieter than the summer tire on test.
2018-09-15 - Hello, I have watched your videos regarding Winter tires recommendation and also the latest one talking about All Season tires. I own a Mercedes E 350 CDI fitting 245/45/17 in winter. I was looking forward to try the Conti TS860 or TS860S but they don’t make them on this size. My other alternatives are the Dunlop WinterSport 5 or the Goodyear Ultragrip Performance Gen 1. As I only use them from October to March, am I chosing a good tire ? I wanted to try the Contis but they are not available. Where I live it rains a lot during the winter and we eventually have snow. Thanks in advance!
Both the Goodyear and Dunlop are good alternatives, as is new Michelin winter tire. Expect a full winter tire video in the near future!
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