Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs Continental WinterContact TS 860 S
The Dunlop Winter Sport 5 and the Continental WinterContact TS 860 S have met in one independent test so far, and the WinterContact TS 860 S finished ahead.
Performance profile
Their shared test recorded too few of the same measurements to chart, so the chart starts from each tyre's Tyre Reviews Score categories: its whole record, not the shared test.
Where each scores higher
Winter Sport 5
WinterContact TS 860 S
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Category scores are percentiles among tyres of the same season and class: 90 means this tyre out-performs 90% of them, measured across every test we hold, not only the ones it appeared in.
Where owners rate each higher
Winter Sport 5
WinterContact TS 860 S
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Owners rate the Winter Sport 5 83% from 47 reviews and the WinterContact TS 860 S 87% from 16. Each spoke is one question owners answer out of 10; reviews are vetted by hand before publication.
Head to head in 1 test in 2020
Each row is one published test in which both tyres ran on the same car, in the same size, on the same day. The line is the whole field, winner on the left.
| Test | Winter Sport 5 | Field | WinterContact TS 860 S |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Best Winter Tyres for 2020 | P4 of 19 | P3 of 19 |
Winter Sport 5 vs WinterContact TS 860 S: your questions
Is the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 or the Continental WinterContact TS 860 S the better tyre?
The Dunlop Winter Sport 5 and the Continental WinterContact TS 860 S have met in one independent test so far, and the WinterContact TS 860 S finished ahead. On the Tyre Reviews Score, which weighs every test and review we hold, the Winter Sport 5 scores 8.9 and the WinterContact TS 860 S 8.5 out of 10.
Which is quieter and more comfortable?
Owners rate comfort 8.4/10 for the Winter Sport 5 and 9/10 for the WinterContact TS 860 S.
What do owners say?
Owners rate the Winter Sport 5 83% from 47 reviews and the WinterContact TS 860 S 87% from 16. 83% of Winter Sport 5 owners would buy it again, against 81% for the WinterContact TS 860 S.
Are they available in the same sizes?
The Winter Sport 5 is made in 49 sizes (15 to 21 inch) and the WinterContact TS 860 S in 92 (16 to 23 inch). 17 sizes are available in both. On the EU label the Winter Sport 5 is graded B for wet grip and C for rolling resistance in most sizes; the WinterContact TS 860 S C and C.
Which is the newer tyre?
The Winter Sport 5 is the newer design: it reached the market in 2021, the WinterContact TS 860 S in 2017. The Winter Sport 5 replaced the Dunlop SP WinterSport 4D. The WinterContact TS 860 S replaced the Continental WinterContact TS 850 P.
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Where this data comes from
Finishing positions and measurements are transcribed from each published test. A test only counts here when both tyres ran in it, so every figure was recorded on the same car, size and day as the one it is compared to.
About the TR Score
The Tyre Reviews Score rates each tyre out of 10 from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold, so two tyres can be compared even before a test has run them together.
Who does the testing
Every test published as a Tyre Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tyres independently since 2007.