Continental Premium WinterContact TS 850 P
tested only in R17, R18 
noise and comfort: only 65 % measured Which sizes it's made in
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Load index (LI) — You must keep the LI at least as high as stated in the vehicle registration document for the specific tyre size. A higher LI (load index) is permitted by law.
Speed index (SI) — For winter (3PMSF) tyres, the SI may be either higher or lower than stated in the vehicle registration document.
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B Price from 125 368 Ft 
Reinforced profile 
OE 
M+S 
3PMSF 
Rim protection C B B Price from 168 814 Ft Reinforced profile OE 3PMSF Rim protection Price comparison across shops
Current prices for size 285/45 R21.
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How the WinterContact TS 850 P evaluated
tested only in R17, R18 noise and comfort: only 65 % measured 
Snow 29 what it consists of Snow (3)
Wet 55 what it consists of Wet (3)
Dry 13 what it consists of Dry (2)
Ice – 
Economy 74 what it consists of Economy (2)
Noise and comfort 56 what it consists of Noise and comfort (2)
Zákaznícke recenzie do PTI nevstupujú – PTI stojí na meraniach nezávislých testov; pri pneumatikách s málo testami čiastočne prihliada aj na triedu značky.
Where Continental WINTERCONTACT TS 850 P stands in size 285/45 R21
Compared with 10 tyres in this size — same season and similar focus. All are on offer and have results from independent tests.
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 10 134 896 Ft 
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV 9.6 134 178 Ft 
Goodyear ULTRAGRIP PERFORMANCE 3 9.6 129 731 Ft 
Pirelli P ZERO WINTER 2 9.4 133 261 Ft 
Pirelli SCORPION WINTER 2 8.6 128 396 Ft Continental WINTERCONTACT TS 850 P 8.1 125 368 Ft This tyre 
Vredestein WINTRAC PRO+ 7.9 97 342 Ft 
Yokohama V906 7.4 87 090 Ft 
Pirelli SCORPION WINTER 7.3 156 712 Ft 
Bridgestone BLIZZAK LM001 7.0 146 567 Ft Bridgestone BLIZZAK LM001 146 567 Ft +21 199 Ft 10 best in the group Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 134 896 Ft +9 528 Ft Show all tyres in the ranking (10)
The tyre's real value for money
Lowest price in size 285/45 R21 divided by the estimated mileage from tests and reviews.
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 works out cheaper per 100 km.
Technical information
Focus: Sport
With sport tyres, grip in every situation is what decides — under hard acceleration, under braking, in the dry and in the wet. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P belongs to this group. Stability at higher speeds and precision through corners come on top of that. One thing drivers often underestimate when buying: grip comes from a softer compound, and a softer compound wears faster. Where a standard tyre covers roughly 40,000 km, a sport tyre manages about 20,000 to 30,000 km — and considerably less with a sharper driving style or a heavier, more powerful car.
C B B (75 dB) 
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What owners say
This tire performs well in dry conditions and also does well in the wet. Everything else is quite okay, too. However, I had issues with the lateral grip on snow — I was very disappointed in that regard. Because of this, I won’t be buying this tire again.
Another winter season over on these tyres and I am again very impressed. Although we did not get snow this winter, we did get plenty of weather below 7C including ice and a lot of cold wet weather and I found these tyres both grippy and extremely progressive. Wear has once again been good. The tyres are noisier and grumblier than my summer tyres, and the steering is lighter so feedback is not as good as in summer. On days where temperatures were over 7C the tyre was still good, but you could feel on corning that it was not as firm as usual.
The car I used was a Golf GTI mk7.5 and it worked extremely well! Living on the west coast of Sweden the weather during winter time is mostly rain with some snow and temperatures ranging from around -5 to +5 degrees celsius. Extremely good grip with a lot of control and predictability. Could actually push the tires a lot going out of corners, with good grip in the corners and really good braking performance! Really good tire!
Very bad wet grip
Ideal tyre for my BMW. Dry and wet handling is excellent also at warmer temperatures around 10/15 degrees. Low wear, low noise but quite stiff and rigid sidewall especially if compared to Goodyear tyres. I would highly recommend it