Continental EcoContact 6 Reviews - Page 2

It came with a new car, Ford kuga plug-in 2025.
It doesn't handle and brake well in the dry so I waited to see it in the wet to proceed to evaluating them.
On the wet it is a complete disaster,
I will have to change them because they are very dangerous and I insist for that. Anyone that reads all this and buys them is on for a full regret.
Unfortunately one of my worst experiences.

Not a good tire. They came equipped in my 2024 Focus mk4.5, and after only 11.000 km both front tires need replacement. I drive 100% in the city/highway, never drive on unpaved roads, and park in a covered public parking with "gentle" floors, but still they cracked and chunked like crazy, and entire pieces of tread fell off. A quick google search shows this is a common issue even with new tires (mine were manufactured in 1524), so i deem these tires unsafe, prone to highway blowout with potentially tragic consequences, and will be replacing four of them with a set from another manufacturer.

Excellent if you want great fuel economy - this is the factory fitted tire on my Suzuki Swace (a rebadged Toyota Corolla wagon 1.8 hybrid) and my average cinsumption is 4,8 L/100 km. A bit on the noisy side perhaps but this is the price I am ready to pay for the savings at the pumps. Will buy again, probably the EcoContact 7.

Very unsuitable tire for EV. Especially on high performance EV this tire can be very dangerous on the road. Too soft side compound, making it very easy to deform. Only way to reduce a bit the result on the road is to inflate 0.5bar more than what the manufacturer says.

My tire dealer recommended this tire for my KIA EV6 GT because I noticed severe sawtooth wear on the original Michelin Pilot Sport after 25,000 km. However, for a sporty car, this tire is a total failure. A little more pressure on the accelerator and it squeals! In corners, and especially in wet conditions, you feel considerably less secure than with sport tires. If you want to use your car's horsepower every now and then, you should steer clear of these.

Okay in the dry but on a 155ps Ford Puma horrendous in the wet. Wheel spin with medium acceleration and serious work the abs in the wet. Worst ' quality ' tire in 40 years of driving , continental i used to praise your tires. Let's hope the Q version is better.

This is an updated review after 5000 miles. I have the 6Q variant of this tire fitted to my car. After 5000 miles, the tire is still very comfortable and quiet. Dry grip is quite good, and dry handling is okay. Not great but adequate for daily driving. Wet grip, on the other hand, is horrendous. I encountered aquaplaning quite a lot in the rain, so I had to slow down quite a bit. Driving 60 mph in the wet feels really unsafe and jittery, and that’s in the straight. Wet braking is terrible. ABS kicked in a lot even at relatively low speed. For that reason, I will not be buying this tire again. I would gladly sacrifice a bit of comfort for safety. If you live in the area that rains a lot, avoid this tire.

These were supplied new on our 2023 Kia Niro EV. On inspection they appeared to have very shallow tread when new and now are up for replacement at only 36,000 Km of quiet economical driving (I'm 73 years old and used to enjoy seeing what a car could do but now I'm a confirmed user of active cruise control).
They would be the noisiest tire I have ever owned and I cannot recommend them in NZ. This is on New Zealand's coarse chip seal roads - on the limited stretches on asphalt available in the South Island they are the quietest tire I have ever owned - an unbelievable difference when driving from one surface to the other.

Continental Eco tire means 3% fuel save compared to Premium Contact, whereas the wet performance is 40-50% worse. I would not take this risk if the tire is not the default by the factory. The experience on wet road feels like the above numbers show.

used it for over 42k Kms.
satisfied

Came on used wheels as MGT (Maserati spec). They only have B rated wet grip opposed to the Aftermarket ones with A, yet they feel safer to drive. As a Eco-oriented Tire they have a tendency to heavy understeer in the Wet but only if you really push them. Dry Performance is alright, road feedback is numb. Once you found the steering angle you didt nedd a lot of correction throughout the corner. When doing slight turns the tire always wanted to straighten up, especially when doing lane changes.
Aquaplaning performance seemed quite good even with just around 4 mm left.
Honestly I was positively surprised as my father had the EcoContact 5's as Oem Tires and they were horrible in the Wet.
All in all a Ok tire for very defensive/relaxed drivers but not for people who want to have reserves in Wet and bad weather.

Not good at wet surfaces. Cold, curves, wet and high torque is enemy of this tire.