Tyre reviews Continental ContiIceContact. Page 11 424

215/65/16 Germany. Absolutely not suitable for driving on loose snow and on thawed snow slush, the car simply starts to float and ceases to respond to steering at speeds above 40 km/h. The tire is ideal for driving on dry and wet asphalt, well-groomed snow and ice. Quiet. After a mileage of 22,000 km, mainly on asphalt, tire wear less than 10%, 3-5 tread blocks lost per wheel.

Very good braking performance, especially on ice and asphalt, but weak on snowy mush.
City driving is comfortable, on highways it's simply excellent.
Very loud, took a long time for the noise to fade, but still they hum like an airplane, although of course it all depends on sound insulation, not a huge minus considering such performance indicators.

Tire studs on the second season are almost completely worn out.

Good tire.

The tire suits everyone. The tread is worn down to -1 after the first year of use. In the second year, the tread on the front wheels started to fall off at -7 and -8 respectively. I could excuse the tires by saying that I changed them early in the fall, and drove a lot on asphalt.

I've been driving on the summer tire for a few years now. The experience of swapping it out for the studded tires is just fantastic. The grip has improved significantly on any surface. I haven't tested it in really deep snow yet, but the Civic isn't exactly built to handle that. In terms of noise - all good! The tires have definitely exceeded my expectations. And by the way, they're made in Germany (be sure to ask the manager about it). We'll see how

Pretty average tires, didn't like the car's behavior on the road with a slight camber. Winter hasn't started yet, and driving on dry asphalt at speeds over 100 km/h is a bit frightening, the car tends to sway from side to side. On the snowy mush, it goes relatively smoothly and steadily, brakes confidently. It's a bit noisier than summer tires (on asphalt), let's see how it handles winter, but for now, the impression is not very good

Only on a service car could I have encountered such rubbish. They drive worse than summer tyres - getting up a hill on snow will probably be impossible. Today, half the road to my office I drove with wheelspins. Even on dry asphalt, they often lock up at traffic lights, although the driving style is moderately active. Heads should be beaten for tyres like these. On my native Mazda CX-7, there are Hakkapeliitta tyres - they are a symphony.

Yes, I believe I've finally come to understand that studded tires are not for asphalt and heavy machinery. I was driving rather slowly when a thug in front of me on a damp Patriot suddenly veered into my lane, forcing me to slam on the brakes. To my surprise, I didn't brake at all, and instead I shot forward like a silver torpedo, precisely hitting his middle strut. As if I was promoting a deer repellent, thoughts flashed through my mind about how my little

Honestly, the Conti tires are a real crap. Drove on them for two months, after buying my Avensis 2011, they came with the car. This tire is only for clean ice, where braking, steering and acceleration are excellent! And even a little snow and you're back on summer tires!!! No grip, on the highway not much snow and the car veers to the oncoming traffic, on a small incline at a crossroads, it stands still, idling