Nice tires, very nice rolling and very low fuel consuption. The handling is descent, the grip is good on dry road, ok on the wet (much better than the previous michelin energy savers). 40K klms and still have so much rubber to wear. Light car and smooth driving is probably the reason, but they look like new to me

Very bad tires, hard, heavy, uncomfortable and very noisy. I will change them after 1500 miles. I can't stand them anymore.

Factory fitted by the manufacturer. The most disappointing aspect is certainly the road holding on wet asphalt: the car tends to understeer heavily even at low speed, for example when traveling around a roundabout. Consumption is average as is noise. I've never had emergency situations in the dry, so I can't evaluate the performance in these situations: the sensation is of just enough precision when cornering.

I’ll start by saying that these tires are probably amongst the worst tires I have experienced on any car I have purchased over the past twenty years or so. Perhaps I’m being unduly harsh on the tire and should in fact aim my disappointment at the car manufacturers for choosing the EcoContact 6 tire as a suitable ‘year-round’ original-equipment fitment for a north European market. As a pure ‘summer-use only’ tire it’ll undoubtedly work well enough, despite the meagre 6mm of tread depth from new, which limits its potential lifespan. My first experience with Continental tires was with the EcoContact 4, as fitted to my then-new Fiat Panda Cross three years ago. As I took delivery of the car during the summer I had to wait until the winter to discover how unsuited those tires were to northern European winters. At low air temperatures the tires became very noisy, felt ‘wooden’ and ‘nervous’, and their grip on icy and snow covered tarmac was abysmal. After that first winter I changed to a set of Nokian Weatherproof All-Seasons tires…and what a transformation. Now, just a few weeks ago, I took delivery of a new Fiat Panda Wild 4x4. My heart sank when I discovered it was equipped with the latest EcoContact 6 tires. Again, these are pure ‘summer’ tires. Thankfully I missed the worst of the winter weather, yet even so, on cold damp tarmac the EcoContact 6 tires lack grip and composure and they don’t instil any confidence. But at least I will have many months to consider suitable replacements before next winter. And one final observation regarding EcoContact tires… Why are the tire sidewalls - even from new - all lumpy and uneven, giving the impression that they are damaged. Why?

Look like part worn tires when they are new, terrible in the wet, and don't last very long

Terrible tires, bought a new peugeot 2008 with continental Eco Contact 6Q tires on it and was very disappointed, all that about Green Chilli and long tread life is Garbage, after 12 months of steady driving 10,000mls, I got a Tread wear warning, that doesn't happen with Good Year and Michelin tires, avoid like a rash if purchasing some new tires

Wet grip is basically non existant. Front tires will spin under moderate throttle in the wet. AVOID.

Horrible breaking performance from new and very noisy. Had to occasion to compare it on different cars, as maybe the Dacia Logan is not too much of a benchmark when it comes to breaking, handling and what not, but even on a new Astra J Sedan it's crappy. The tire gets very noisy after 90km/h and depending on the road surface it gets worse. Overall the tire feels like a cheap budget one and the "Continental" name ain't holding no value on this tire unfortunately.

Had these tires as OEM fit for two months and initially they didn't feel very grippy even in the dry. Put this down to them being new. The dry handling has slightly improved but the wet performance is appallingly bad - understeer in damp/wet conditions giving no confidence in the car getting round a corner over 60mph. After 1500 miles there's only 6mm tread left at the back and 5.5mm at the front - pretty poor. Considering replacing them already.

Very unconfortable. They transmit all road problem into cabin. I will change them in when i reach 20K

The EcoContact 6 is a terrible tire. I had them as OE with my xc40, from new. I found them fidgety in the wet and I had no confidence in them when it came to aquaplaning. As soon as the tread was halfway worn they started wheel spinning when pulling out at junctions or onto a roundabouts in the wet at anything other than a crawl. The fronts were worn out after 12,000 miles of easy driving.

Really, quite an awful tire. If you push the car at all, the tires will show their true performanfe, or lack theeeof. Very poor grip in the dry, abysmal grip on the wet, and no grip at all on loose surfaces, snow, or ice. Even driving the car gently on EcoContacts will cause you to smell the tires when you pull up on your drive. They’re average for comfort. I haven’t had them long enough to fairly judge how long they will last but considering the burnt tire smell after a quick drive I don’t imagine they would last a season.