Continental WinterContact TS 870 P vs Semperit Speed Grip 5
Test Results
Independent comparison tyre tests are the best source of data to get tyre information from, and the good news is there have been eight tests which compare both tyres directly!
| Tyre | Test Wins | Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Continental WinterContact TS 870 P | seven | |
| Semperit Speed Grip 5 | one |
While it might look like the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P is better than the Semperit Speed Grip 5 purely based on the higher number of test wins, tyres are very complicated objects which means where one tyre is better than the other can be more important in real world use.
Let's look at how the two tyres compare across multiple tyre test categories.
Key Strengths
- Consistently shorter dry braking and better dry handling (wins 5/5 dry braking categories reported)
- Stronger snow capability: traction, handling and slalom wins across multiple tests
- Lower noise and rolling resistance with solid fuel efficiency
- Good wear in several tests and premium overall balance with predictable handling
- Compelling value: lower purchase price and frequent value-category wins
- Often excellent mileage and low abrasion in select sizes/tests
- Competitive wet braking in some rounds and good aquaplaning straight-line performance
- Stable day-to-day manners suiting milder winters and urban/city use
Dry Braking
Looking at data from five tyre tests, the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P was better during five dry braking tests. On average the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P stopped the vehicle in 5.19% less distance than the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Best In Dry Braking: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
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Dry Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P was better during three dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P was 1.11% faster around a lap than the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
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Wet Braking
Looking at data from eight tyre tests, the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P was better during six wet braking tests. On average the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P stopped the vehicle in 1.82% less distance than the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Best In Wet Braking: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
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Wet Braking - Concrete
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P was better during one wet braking - concrete tests. On average the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P stopped the vehicle in 2.06% less distance than the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Best In Wet Braking - Concrete: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
See how the Wet Braking - Concrete winner was calculated >>
Wet Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P was better during two wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P was 2.94% faster around a wet lap than the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
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Wet Circle
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P was better during one wet circle tests. On average the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P had 3.7% higher lateral wet grip than the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Best In Wet Circle: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
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Straight Aqua
Looking at data from five tyre tests, the Semperit Speed Grip 5 was better during three straight aqua tests. On average the Semperit Speed Grip 5 floated at a 1.17% higher speed than the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P.
Best In Straight Aqua: Semperit Speed Grip 5
See how the Straight Aqua winner was calculated >>
Curved Aquaplaning
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P was better during two curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P slipped out at a 0.72% higher speed than the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
See how the Curved Aquaplaning winner was calculated >>
Snow Braking
Looking at data from eight tyre tests, the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P was better during six snow braking tests. On average the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P stopped the vehicle in 2.13% less distance than the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Best In Snow Braking: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
See how the Snow Braking winner was calculated >>
Snow Traction
Looking at data from five tyre tests, the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P was better during four snow traction tests. On average the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P had 3.66% better snow traction than the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Best In Snow Traction: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
See how the Snow Traction winner was calculated >>
Snow Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P was better during two snow handling [km/h] tests. On average the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P was 1.22% faster around a lap than the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Best In Snow Handling [Km/H]: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
See how the Snow Handling winner was calculated >>
Snow Slalom
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P was better during three snow slalom tests. On average the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P was 3.3% faster through a slalom than the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Best In Snow Slalom: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
See how the Snow Slalom winner was calculated >>
Ice Braking
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Semperit Speed Grip 5 was better during one ice braking tests. On average the Semperit Speed Grip 5 stopped the vehicle 1.15% shorter than the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P.
Best In Ice Braking: Semperit Speed Grip 5
See how the Ice Braking winner was calculated >>
Subj. Comfort
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P was better during one subj. comfort tests. On average the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P scored 16.25% more points than the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Best In Subj. Comfort: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
See how the Subj. Comfort winner was calculated >>
Noise
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P was better during three noise tests. On average the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P measured 1.89% quieter than the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Best In Noise: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
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Wear
Looking at data from five tyre tests, the Semperit Speed Grip 5 was better during three wear tests. On average the Semperit Speed Grip 5 is predicted to cover 5.92% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P.
Best In Wear: Semperit Speed Grip 5
See how the Wear winner was calculated >>
Value
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Semperit Speed Grip 5 was better during three value tests. On average the Semperit Speed Grip 5 proved to have a 29.07% better value based on price/1000km than the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P.
Best In Value: Semperit Speed Grip 5
See how the Value winner was calculated >>
Price
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Semperit Speed Grip 5 was better during one price tests. On average the Semperit Speed Grip 5 cost 25.52% less than the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P.
Best In Price: Semperit Speed Grip 5
See how the Price winner was calculated >>
Rolling Resistance
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P was better during three rolling resistance tests. On average the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P had a 3.25% lower rolling resistance than the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Best In Rolling Resistance: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
See how the Rolling Resistance winner was calculated >>
Fuel Consumption
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P was better during one fuel consumption tests. On average the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P used 3.45% less fuel than the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Best In Fuel Consumption: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
See how the Fuel Consumption winner was calculated >>
Abrasion
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P was better during one abrasion tests. On average the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P emitted 0.8% less particle wear matter than the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Best In Abrasion: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
See how the Abrasion winner was calculated >>
Real World Driver Reviews
Tyre Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P and Semperit Speed Grip 5.
In total the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P has been reviewed 25 times and drivers have given the tyre 87% overall.
The Semperit Speed Grip 5 has been reviewed 2 times and drivers have given the tyre 89% overall.
This means in real world driving, people prefer the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Conclusion
Key Differences
- Safety edge: Continental usually stops shorter on dry and often on wet; Semperit has occasional wet-braking wins but less consistency.
- Snow performance: Continental leads in traction/handling; Semperit can lag in lateral snow grip and stability.
- Aquaplaning split: Semperit often better in straight-line aquaplaning; Continental stronger in curved aquaplaning.
- Efficiency/noise: Continental shows lower rolling resistance and quieter running.
- Longevity/value: Semperit frequently posts higher mileage and lower price; Continental is premium-priced with generally good wear.
- Overall rankings: Continental places higher in most comparative tests and category tallies (7 overall wins vs 1).
Overall Winner: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
Based on the tyre test data and user reviews we have in our database, the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P has demonstrated better overall performance in this comparison. However, as you can see from the spider diagram above, each tyre has its own strengths which should be considered in your final tyre buying choice.Similar Comparisons
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Footnote
This page has been developed using tyre industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tyres in the same test.
Why is this important? Tyre testing is heavily affected by things like surface grip levels and surface temperature, which means you can only compare values from the same day. During a tyre test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tyre tests performed on different days or at different locations.
As a result you will see other tests on Tyre Reviews which feature both the %s and %s, but as they weren't conducted on the same day, the results are not comparable.
Lots of other websites do this sort of tyre comparison, Tyre Reviews doesn't.