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This tire replaced the Continental WinterContact TS 850 and this tire has been replaced by the Continental WinterContact TS 870.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 66 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 |
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13 inch | |||
155/80 R 13 79 T | D | C | 71 |
155/80 R 13 79 T | D | B | 71 |
14 inch | |||
165/70 R 14 85 T XL | C | B | 71 |
175/65 R 14 82 T | D | B | 71 |
185/60 R 14 82 T | C | B | 71 |
175/65 R 14 86 T XL | D | B | 71 |
185/70 R 14 88 T | C | B | 71 |
165/70 R 14 81 T | C | B | 71 |
15 inch | |||
185/65 R 15 92 T XL | C | B | 71 |
195/65 R 15 91 T | C | B | 72 |
195/65 R 15 91 H | C | B | 72 |
195/55 R 15 85 H | D | B | 72 |
195/65 R 15 95 T XL | C | B | 72 |
185/65 R 15 88 T | C | B | 71 |
195/55 R 15 85 T | D | B | 72 |
16 inch | |||
205/55 R 16 94 V XL | C | B | 72 |
205/55 R 16 94 V XL | C | B | 72 |
205/60 R 16 92 T | C | B | 72 |
205/55 R 16 91 H | C | B | 72 |
205/55 R 16 94 V XL | C | B | 72 |
205/55 R 16 91 H | C | B | 72 |
205/55 R 16 91 T | C | B | 72 |
205/55 R 16 94 H XL | C | B | 72 |
17 inch | |||
225/45 R 17 91 H | D | B | 72 |
225/45 R 17 94 H XL | C | B | 72 |
225/45 R 17 94 V XL | C | B | 72 |
225/50 R 17 98 H XL | D | B | 72 |
225/50 R 17 98 V XL | D | B | 72 |
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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