Winter win for Continental
Continental’s new ContiWinterContact TS850 winter tyre has taken top spot in this year’s winter tyre test from the UK's monthly title evo.
For its second year, the evo winter tyre test celebrates the best of the best in the winter tyre market, revealing the most inspirational must-have products for the cold season. The awards highlight exceptional performance, quality, safety, desirability and value alongside the magazine’s annual tyre tests. They are seen within the motoring industry as a stamp of approval offering motoring enthusiasts confidence when looking for their next winter tyre purchase.
The evo winter tyre test pitted the Continental ContiWinterContact TS850 against seven competitor winter and all-season tyres in size 205/55R16. The awards recognised the ContiWinterContact TS850 across a broad spectrum, ranging from snow tests to wet braking and aquaplaning.
evo said, “The Continental ContiWinterContact TS850 is responsive, stable and predictable in all scenarios. Winter tyres come no more capable or reassuring that this.”
Peter Robb, brand manager at Continental said; “We are delighted to have been commended by evo yet again. The ContiWinterContact TS850 has taken the winter market by storm. In a string of tyre tests in Europe, the tyre has consistently beaten the best to take top spot.”
The ContiWinterContact TS850, for medium sized cars, has a wealth of innovative technical features which lead to this exceptional performance. This means that the tyre offers motorists even better grip on wintry roads, as well as shorter braking distances in the wet, extended mileage and a further reduction on rolling resistance over its predecessor.
This is not the first time that Continental’s winter tyres have been recognised by top motoring titles. The ContiWinterContact TS830P, the winter tyre for performance vehicles, was awarded best winter tyre in the 2012 Auto Express Product Awards.
For more information on Continental’s complete range, visit continental-tyres.co.uk.
