Continental IceContact 3 vs Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5
In this article we will be looking at independent tire test data, and real world driver reviews of the Continental IceContact 3 and the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 to find out which tire is best for your own driving.
The good news is that both the Continental IceContact 3 and Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 are Premium Touring Winter tires designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars, which means comparing the two tires is relatively simple.
Both tires are hugely popular in the market place with drivers, and both have been featured in independent tire tests.
Test Results
Independent comparison tire tests are the best source of data to get tire information from, and the good news is there have been four tests which compare both tires directly!
| Tire | Test Wins | Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Continental IceContact 3 | two | |
| Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 | one | |
| one draws in one tests | ||
While it might look like the Continental IceContact 3 is better than the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 purely based on the higher number of test wins, tires are very complicated objects which means where one tire is better than the other can be more important in real world use.
Let's look at how the two tires compare across multiple tire test categories.
Dry Braking
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 was better during two dry braking tests. On average the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 stopped the vehicle in 2.59% less distance than the Continental IceContact 3.
Best In Dry Braking: Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5
See how the Dry Braking winner was calculated >>
Subj. Dry Handling
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Continental IceContact 3 was better during one subj. dry handling tests. On average the Continental IceContact 3 scored 15.38% more points than the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5.
Best In Subj. Dry Handling: Continental IceContact 3
See how the Subj. Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
Wet Braking
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Continental IceContact 3 was better during two wet braking tests. On average the Continental IceContact 3 stopped the vehicle in 7.94% less distance than the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5.
Best In Wet Braking: Continental IceContact 3
See how the Wet Braking winner was calculated >>
Wet Handling [s]
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Continental IceContact 3 was better during two wet handling [s] tests. On average the Continental IceContact 3 was 2.06% faster around a wet lap than the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5.
Best In Wet Handling [s]: Continental IceContact 3
See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
Subj. Wet Handling
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Continental IceContact 3 and Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 performed equally well in subj. wet handling tests.
Best In Subj. Wet Handling: Both tires performed equally well
See how the Subj. Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
Straight Aqua
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Continental IceContact 3 was better during two straight aqua tests. On average the Continental IceContact 3 floated at a 13.08% higher speed than the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5.
Best In Straight Aqua: Continental IceContact 3
See how the Straight Aqua winner was calculated >>
Snow Braking
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 was better during one snow braking tests. On average the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 stopped the vehicle in 0.23% less distance than the Continental IceContact 3.
Best In Snow Braking: Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5
See how the Snow Braking winner was calculated >>
Snow Traction
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 was better during one snow traction tests. On average the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 accelerated 1.17% faster than the Continental IceContact 3.
Best In Snow Traction: Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5
See how the Snow Traction winner was calculated >>
Snow Handling [s]
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Continental IceContact 3 was better during one snow handling [s] tests. On average the Continental IceContact 3 was 0.66% faster around a lap than the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5.
Best In Snow Handling [s]: Continental IceContact 3
See how the Snow Handling winner was calculated >>
Subj. Snow Handling
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 was better during one subj. snow handling tests. On average the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 scored 10% more points than the Continental IceContact 3.
Best In Subj. Snow Handling: Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5
See how the Subj. Snow Handling winner was calculated >>
Ice Braking
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Continental IceContact 3 was better during two ice braking tests. On average the Continental IceContact 3 stopped the vehicle 11.25% shorter than the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5.
Best In Ice Braking: Continental IceContact 3
See how the Ice Braking winner was calculated >>
Ice Traction
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Continental IceContact 3 was better during two ice traction tests. On average the Continental IceContact 3 accelerated 19.85% faster than the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5.
Best In Ice Traction: Continental IceContact 3
See how the Ice Traction winner was calculated >>
Ice Handling [s]
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 was better during one ice handling [s] tests. On average the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 was 4.38% faster around a lap than the Continental IceContact 3.
Best In Ice Handling [s]: Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5
See how the Ice Handling winner was calculated >>
Subj. Ice Handling
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Continental IceContact 3 was better during one subj. ice handling tests. On average the Continental IceContact 3 scored 22.22% more points than the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5.
Best In Subj. Ice Handling: Continental IceContact 3
See how the Subj. Ice Handling winner was calculated >>
Subj. Comfort
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Continental IceContact 3 and Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 performed equally well in subj. comfort tests.
Best In Subj. Comfort: Both tires performed equally well
See how the Subj. Comfort winner was calculated >>
Subj. Noise
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 was better during one subj. noise tests. On average the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 scored 40% more points than the Continental IceContact 3.
Best In Subj. Noise: Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5
See how the Subj. Noise winner was calculated >>
Noise
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 was better during one noise tests. On average the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 measured 2.85% quieter than the Continental IceContact 3.
Best In Noise: Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5
See how the Noise winner was calculated >>
Fuel Consumption
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 was better during two fuel consumption tests. On average the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 used 4.81% less fuel than the Continental IceContact 3.
Best In Fuel Consumption: Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5
See how the Fuel Consumption winner was calculated >>
Real World Driver Reviews
Tire Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Continental IceContact 3 and Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5.
In total the Continental IceContact 3 has been reviewed 3 times and drivers have given the tire 76% overall.
The Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 has been reviewed 15 times and drivers have given the tire 85% overall.
This means in real world driving, people prefer the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5.
Conclusion
In conclusion the Continental IceContact 3 performed better in subj. dry handling, wet braking, wet handling [s], straight aqua, snow handling [s], ice braking, ice traction and subj. ice handling, while the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 performed better in dry braking, snow braking, snow traction, subj. snow handling, ice handling [s], subj. noise, noise and fuel consumption.
Interestingly, both tires performed equally well in wet handling, subj. wet handling, snow handling, ice handling and subj. comfort, showing that they are closely matched in these areas.
Which tire is best for you depends a lot on your driving style and situation, plus what you want from the tire. Comparing all the data in the tire reviews database, on balance Both tires performed equally well seems to be the best tire overall.
Remember, the best tire for you might depend on which of these factors are most important for your specific driving needs and conditions.
Similar Comparisons
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Footnote
This page has been developed using tire industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tires in the same test.
Why is this important? Tire testing is heavily affected by things like surface grip levels and surface temperature, which means you can only compare values from the same day. During a tire test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tire tests performed on different days or at different locations.
As a result you will see other tests on Tire Reviews which feature both the %s and %s, but as they weren't conducted on the same day, the results are not comparable.
Lots of other websites do this sort of tire comparison, Tire Reviews doesn't.