Continental EcoContact 6
The Continental EcoContact 6 is a Premium Touring Summer tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Car
With the new EcoContact 6, Continental has launched a high technology summer tyre that delivers substantial improvements in terms of rolling resistance, mileage, steering precision and braking distances. Compared to its predecessor, the newcomer offers 20 percent higher mileage, 15 percent lower rolling resistance, even more precise handling and shorter braking distances on both wet and dry roads.
This tyre replaced the Continental Eco Contact 5
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Tyre review data from 26 tyre reviews averaging 66% over 122,934 miles driven.
Latest Group Test Results
2020 ADAC SUV Summer Tyre Test - 8th of 12 tyres
- Positive - Lowest wear and best fuel consumption, good in the dry
- Negative - Relatively weak in the wet
- Overall - Recommended
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Size |
Fuel |
Wet |
Noise |
Weight |
155/70 R13 75T |
C |
B |
70 |
5.37kgs |
175/70 R13 82T |
B |
B |
70 |
6.27kgs |
155/80 R13 79T |
C |
B |
70 |
5.91kgs |
185/55 R14 80H |
A |
B |
70 |
5.97kgs |
165/60 R14 75H |
B |
A |
70 |
5.76kgs |
185/60 R14 82H |
A |
A |
70 |
6.33kgs |
155/65 R14 75T |
B |
B |
70 |
5.33kgs |
175/65 R14 82H |
B |
B |
70 |
6.26kgs |
175/65 R14 86T XL |
B |
B |
70 |
6.55kgs |
175/65 R14 82T |
B |
B |
70 |
6.28kgs |
185/65 R14 86T |
A |
B |
70 |
6.65kgs |
185/65 R14 86H |
A |
B |
70 |
6.65kgs |
155/70 R14 77T |
B |
B |
70 |
5.53kgs |
165/70 R14 81T |
B |
A |
70 |
6.15kgs |
175/70 R14 84T |
B |
B |
70 |
6.46kgs |
175/80 R14 88T |
B |
B |
70 |
7.55kgs |
195/50 R15 82H |
B |
B |
71 |
6.88kgs |
195/50 R15 82V |
B |
B |
71 |
6.88kgs |
175/55 R15 77T |
B |
B |
70 |
6.09kgs |
185/55 R15 82H |
A |
A |
70 |
6.49kgs |
185/55 R15 86H XL |
A |
B |
70 |
6.60kgs |
185/55 R15 82H |
A |
B |
70 |
6.38kgs |
185/55 R15 86V XL |
A |
A |
71 |
6.52kgs |
195/55 R15 85V |
B |
A |
71 |
7.05kgs |
195/55 R15 85H |
B |
A |
71 |
7.05kgs |
205/55 R15 88V |
A |
A |
71 |
7.41kgs |
175/60 R15 81H |
B |
B |
70 |
6.28kgs |
185/60 R15 88H XL |
A |
A |
71 |
6.68kgs |
185/60 R15 84T |
B |
A |
70 |
6.63kgs |
185/60 R15 84H |
B |
A |
70 |
6.68kgs |
195/60 R15 88V |
A |
B |
71 |
7.02kgs |
195/60 R15 88H |
A |
B |
71 |
7.03kgs |
205/60 R15 91H |
A |
A |
71 |
8.69kgs |
205/60 R15 91V |
A |
A |
71 |
7.82kgs |
225/60 R15 96W |
B |
A |
71 |
9.23kgs |
145/65 R15 72T |
B |
B |
70 |
5.17kgs |
165/65 R15 81T |
B |
B |
70 |
6.25kgs |
175/65 R15 84T |
B |
A |
70 |
6.69kgs |
175/65 R15 84H |
A |
B |
70 |
6.27kgs |
185/65 R15 88T |
A |
B |
70 |
7.17kgs |
185/65 R15 88H |
A |
A |
70 |
7.06kgs |
195/65 R15 95H XL |
A |
A |
72 |
7.20kgs |
195/65 R15 91H |
A |
A |
71 |
7.75kgs |
195/65 R15 91T |
A |
A |
71 |
7.52kgs |
195/65 R15 91V |
B |
A |
71 |
8.16kgs |
205/65 R15 94H |
B |
A |
71 |
8.45kgs |
205/65 R15 94V |
B |
A |
71 |
8.45kgs |
195/45 R16 84H XL |
A |
A |
72 |
6.39kgs |
215/45 R16 86H |
B |
A |
71 |
8.85kgs |
185/50 R16 81H |
A |
B |
70 |
6.54kgs |
195/50 R16 88V XL |
A |
A |
72 |
7.11kgs |
185/55 R16 83V |
A |
B |
70 |
7.01kgs |
185/55 R16 87H XL |
A |
A |
71 |
7.08kgs |
185/55 R16 83H |
A |
B |
70 |
6.99kgs |
195/55 R16 87H |
A |
B |
71 |
7.17kgs |
195/55 R16 87V |
B |
A |
71 |
7.05kgs |
195/55 R16 87V |
A |
B |
71 |
7.77kgs |
195/55 R16 91V XL |
A |
B |
72 |
7.36kgs |
195/55 R16 87H REN |
|
|
|
7.64kgs |
195/55 R16 87T |
A |
A |
71 |
7.23kgs |
205/55 R16 91H XL |
A |
A |
71 |
8.40kgs |
205/55 R16 94V XL |
A |
A |
72 |
8.40kgs |
205/55 R16 94H XL |
A |
A |
72 |
8.01kgs |
205/55 R16 94V XL |
A |
A |
72 |
8.39kgs |
205/55 R16 91W XL * |
B |
B |
71 |
10.30kgs |
205/55 R16 91V |
A |
A |
71 |
7.87kgs |
205/55 R16 91W XL * |
A |
B |
71 |
7.75kgs |
205/55 R16 91W |
A |
A |
71 |
7.87kgs |
205/55 R16 94W XL |
A |
A |
72 |
7.98kgs |
215/55 R16 97W XL |
A |
A |
72 |
8.45kgs |
215/55 R16 97H XL |
A |
A |
72 |
8.27kgs |
215/55 R16 97Y XL |
A |
A |
72 |
8.76kgs |
215/55 R16 93V |
A |
A |
71 |
8.46kgs |
225/55 R16 95W |
A |
A |
71 |
8.89kgs |
225/55 R16 95V |
A |
A |
71 |
8.89kgs |
205/60 R16 96W XL * |
A |
B |
72 |
8.66kgs |
205/60 R16 96H XL |
A |
A |
72 |
8.22kgs |
205/60 R16 96W XL |
A |
A |
72 |
8.09kgs |
205/60 R16 96V XL VOL |
A |
A |
72 |
8.23kgs |
205/60 R16 92V |
A |
A |
71 |
7.81kgs |
215/60 R16 99V XL VOL |
A |
A |
72 |
8.86kgs |
215/60 R16 95V |
A |
A |
71 |
9.16kgs |
215/60 R16 95V |
A |
B |
71 |
10.43kgs |
225/60 R16 98W |
A |
A |
71 |
9.44kgs |
205/65 R16 95H XL |
A |
B |
71 |
8.02kgs |
215/65 R16 98H |
A |
A |
71 |
9.49kgs |
215/40 R17 87V XL |
A |
A |
72 |
9.38kgs |
205/45 R17 88H XL |
A |
A |
72 |
7.45kgs |
225/45 R17 94V XL |
A |
B |
72 |
8.79kgs |
225/45 R17 91V XL |
A |
B |
71 |
8.45kgs |
205/50 R17 93V XL |
A |
A |
71 |
8.19kgs |
215/50 R17 95V XL |
A |
A |
72 |
7.99kgs |
225/50 R17 98Y XL * |
A |
B |
72 |
9.07kgs |
225/50 R17 94V |
A |
A |
71 |
8.57kgs |
205/55 R17 91W MO |
A |
B |
71 |
8.29kgs |
205/55 R17 91V |
A |
A |
71 |
8.22kgs |
215/55 R17 98W XL |
A |
A |
72 |
9.07kgs |
215/55 R17 94V XL |
A |
A |
71 |
8.90kgs |
215/55 R17 94V |
A |
A |
71 |
10.30kgs |
215/55 R17 94V XL AO |
A |
A |
71 |
10.41kgs |
225/55 R17 101Y XL * |
A |
B |
72 |
10.39kgs |
225/55 R17 101W XL |
A |
A |
72 |
9.56kgs |
225/55 R17 97W * |
A |
B |
71 |
10.04kgs |
225/55 R17 101Y XL |
A |
A |
72 |
9.95kgs |
235/55 R17 103Y XL |
A |
A |
72 |
10.33kgs |
215/60 R17 96H |
A |
A |
71 |
9.52kgs |
225/60 R17 99H |
A |
A |
71 |
9.66kgs |
215/65 R17 99V XL AO |
B |
A |
71 |
10.87kgs |
215/65 R17 99H AO |
A |
A |
71 |
10.26kgs |
215/65 R17 99V |
A |
B |
71 |
9.90kgs |
235/65 R17 108V XL |
A |
A |
72 |
13.45kgs |
225/40 R18 92Y XL AR |
A |
B |
72 |
8.67kgs |
225/40 R18 92Y XL * |
A |
B |
72 |
8.66kgs |
245/40 R18 97Y XL MO |
A |
B |
72 |
10.42kgs |
245/40 R18 97Y XL MO |
A |
B |
72 |
10.42kgs |
225/45 R18 95Y XL MO |
A |
B |
72 |
9.25kgs |
225/45 R18 91W MO |
A |
B |
71 |
9.02kgs |
225/45 R18 95Y XL MO |
A |
B |
72 |
9.08kgs |
225/45 R18 95Y XL J |
A |
A |
72 |
9.02kgs |
235/45 R18 94W |
B |
A |
71 |
10.70kgs |
235/45 R18 94W |
B |
A |
71 |
9.17kgs |
245/45 R18 96W OPE |
|
|
|
13.39kgs |
245/45 R18 100Y XL MOE |
|
|
|
14.70kgs |
245/45 R18 96W |
|
|
|
11.08kgs |
245/45 R18 100Y XL * |
A |
B |
72 |
9.86kgs |
245/45 R18 96W |
A |
A |
71 |
14.83kgs |
215/50 R18 92V |
|
|
|
9.95kgs |
225/50 R18 99W XL * |
B |
B |
72 |
12.36kgs |
215/55 R18 95T XL (+) |
A |
A |
71 |
8.61kgs |
225/55 R18 102Y XL AO |
A |
A |
72 |
10.33kgs |
235/55 R18 100V VOL |
A |
A |
71 |
10.75kgs |
235/55 R18 100W MO |
A |
B |
71 |
10.86kgs |
235/55 R18 100V |
A |
A |
71 |
12.24kgs |
235/55 R18 104T XL MO |
A |
B |
71 |
11.66kgs |
275/35 R19 100Y XL MO |
A |
B |
73 |
11.06kgs |
245/40 R19 98Y XL MO |
A |
B |
72 |
10.12kgs |
225/45 R19 96W XL * |
B |
B |
72 |
10.98kgs |
235/45 R19 99V XL VOL |
A |
A |
72 |
13.01kgs |
255/45 R19 104Y XL MOE |
|
|
|
18.95kgs |
255/45 R19 104V XL VOL |
A |
A |
73 |
11.60kgs |
215/50 R19 93T XL (+) |
A |
A |
71 |
10.79kgs |
235/50 R19 103V XL |
|
|
|
12.29kgs |
235/50 R19 103V XL VOL |
A |
A |
71 |
10.77kgs |
235/50 R19 99W MO |
A |
B |
71 |
11.08kgs |
235/50 R19 103T XL MOE |
|
|
|
14.77kgs |
235/50 R19 103T XL MO |
A |
B |
71 |
11.58kgs |
245/50 R19 105W XL * |
A |
B |
72 |
12.36kgs |
235/55 R19 105V XL VOL |
A |
A |
72 |
12.02kgs |
235/55 R19 105V XL VOL |
A |
A |
72 |
12.09kgs |
235/55 R19 105V XL VOL |
A |
A |
72 |
11.74kgs |
255/55 R19 111H XL AO |
A |
A |
73 |
14.05kgs |
155/70 R19 84Q |
A |
B |
70 |
6.30kgs |
245/35 R20 95W XL |
A |
B |
72 |
10.31kgs |
245/35 R20 95W XL |
|
|
|
12.02kgs |
255/40 R20 101V XL VOL |
A |
A |
73 |
13.74kgs |
215/45 R20 95T XL (+) |
A |
A |
72 |
10.72kgs |
235/45 R20 100V XL VOL |
A |
A |
72 |
9.47kgs |
235/45 R20 100V XL |
A |
B |
72 |
14.18kgs |
235/45 R20 100T XL MO |
A |
B |
72 |
10.49kgs |
275/45 R20 110V XL VOL |
|
|
|
18.84kgs |
155/60 R20 80Q |
B |
A |
70 |
6.28kgs |
245/35 R21 96W XL VOL |
B |
A |
72 |
11.65kgs |
255/40 R21 102V XL VOL |
|
|
|
14.71kgs |
315/30 R22 107Y XL * |
A |
A |
75 |
15.62kgs |
265/35 R22 102V XL VOL |
|
|
|
14.32kgs |
275/35 R22 104Y XL * |
A |
B |
73 |
13.27kgs |
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Top 3 Continental EcoContact 6 Reviews
Nice , very nice and comford for my polo 9n.
Very stable when i drive for 120-150 kmh at motorways , warm early at town but note is very soft for long distance every day use .
Fine for daily use at town and a cool trip every weekend , thats all .
Given
71%
while driving a
Opel Astra K 1.6 CDTI
(205/55 R16 V) on
a combination of roads
for 6,000
average miles
I have this on my car since march this year and after aprox. 9000km they have 1mm wear (from 6.5 when they come in new to 5.5 this week). I drove around 1300km straight (prague-bucharest) in 15h and they felt stable at 200km/h on highway. I would not buy again because of the low profile (6.5mm new).
Given
10%
while driving a
Volkswagen Golf 7 TDI
(205/55 R16 V) on
a combination of roads
for 14
average miles
I bought a pair of these for the front of my car and drove them approximately 14 miles home today. I have measured the tread depths and found them to be approximately 6.5 mm. The Continental Premium Contact 5 which were removed had done about 28000 miles and had worn down to approximately 3 to 4 mm. These tyres were original equipment on the car and I am pretty sure the tread depths were of the order of 8 mm when they were new. When I have bought quality tyres in the past, they have generally had around 8 mm of tread. If the tyres wear at the same rate, it appears I will have to replace them at a much lower mileage. It is possible that the new tyres will wear at a considerably reduced rate. However, I am sceptical and suspect that I will have to replace then at rather less than 28000 miles.
Are manufacturer's quietly reducing the life of their tyres for commercial reasons?
This practice is surely environmentally unsound. More used tyre casings will be produced for a given vehicle mileage. Greater stress should be placed on tread depth (and longevity) of tyres when they are advertised new. Perhaps a statement of the tread depth in the description should be legally required. This would help to sort out the tendency of tyre manufacturers toward selling tyres of reduced tread depth.
I will try and add a further review when I have had the tyres for a bit longer.
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Given
64%
while driving a
Volkswagen Golf
(195/65 R15 V) on
mostly motorways
for 10
easy going miles
15.000 km in front (traction) wheels and they are close to the 3 mm wear indicator. The tyres tread depth was smaller than usual when new, and they have lasted for a short time. I won´t buy again. Normal drive, highway, 110hp vw golf.
Given
51%
while driving a
BMW 1 series
(225/45 R18 W) on
a combination of roads
for 2,000
spirited miles
came OEM fit on a M135i F40 (just for bmw to save some CO2 grams when they homologation them) as the other reviewer said and i cannot agree more with him.
it is clearly not the right type of tyre for this type of car.
it’s just not designed for powerful cars. it’s just a confortable tyre for standard model with not too much power to handle. it simply ruins the joy of the car.
it’s a disaster. thanks good the car is super good and has xdrive plus limited slip differential that are somehow countering how poor these tyres are. if you drive normally it’s ok but as soon as you want to play a little bit the tyres are just immediately giving up asking you to speed down.
horrible grip during acceleration because of its ver low rolling resistance.
you just can’t use the full potential of the car on the first meters. i’m sure i can’t reproduce the same 0-100 with such tyre.
fast cornering is a no go.
wet grip on fast curves is ridiculous.
they should have at least put some continental sport contact. but i guess that was not possible because bmw need to lower the co2 stats.
still on such a car it is horrible.
now i’m wearing winter LM001 bridgestone and i can feel the grip difference on acceleration. such a joy. so more response during acceleration.
as soon as winter is over i will have to switch to michelin pilot sport 4s if i find any *
otherwise i’ll go for pilot sport 4* that are for sure better than those horrible exocontact
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Given
37%
while driving a
BMW 135i
(225/40 R18) on
a combination of roads
for 1,500
spirited miles
Came on M135i F40. Clearly the wrong tyre for such a car. Replaced after 1000 miles as it loses control in the dry at 25-40mph making quick turns.
Given
59%
while driving a
Honda CIVIC CDTI
(225/45 R17) on
mostly town
for 3,800
spirited miles
Got them on my 2008 Honda Civic, the rear tyres are like brand new still, but the frinta are needing replaced already. I've done less than 4000 miles in them. Really poor wear if on the drive wheels
Given
93%
while driving a
Renault Scenic
(205/55 R16 V) on
for 2,500
miles
Great on fuel efficiency, dry grip and brake distance is excellent for an Eco tyre. On wet conditions eco 6 is also perfect for an eco tyre. Better than the previous eco 5 especially on dry braking.
Good tyre but a bit pricey.
Wear quick during motorway driving, lasted around 10000-12000 miles.
Dry grip is ok, but the wet grip terrible. Especially under acceleration and braking.
Given
64%
while driving a
SEAT Toledo
(195/50 R16 H) on
mostly town
for 1,000
easy going miles
My car a 2014 SEAT TOLEDO 1.6 TDI has a firm suspension (semi rigid axle on the back wheels) coupled with low profile oem tyres (215/45/16) made for an uncomfortable ride. I tried changing to Falken ziex310 ecorun with deeper profile (205/50/16) but, although grip and road feedback were brilliant, comfort, noise and fuel consumption were bad. So i changed to contis ecocontact6. These tyres do improve ride quality significantly over bumps and potholes. I also saw a 10% better fuel consumption compared to the Falkens. BUT road feedback is terrible. Nowhere near the Falkens. Can't imagine anyone using them for spirited driving. Depending on how fast or slow they wear, i will consider if i will buy them again.
I realise mine will not be a thorough review, however I feeI could still share my limited experience of the continental ecocontact 6 with you. The car was a rental BMW F40 120d xdrive (MY2019/2020) with msport package, which I am not sure comes with upgraded suspensions on the 1 series. Tyres were 225/40/18. While I only had the car for two days, I was "lucky" to put it through its paces during storm Ciara, on the 10th of Feb in Edinburgh. I drove through some dry, damp, and wet while it was raining and snowing. Bear in mind there was no snow on the ground, however it was quite cold at 2 degrees Celsius and perceived -5 (according to google at least). I regret not having an IR thermometer with me at the time, however it is safe to say that the tyres were considerably colder than ideal both in city driving and short motorway stints. Being eco summer tyres, I was surprised by their positive behaviour on cold, wet roads. Today's tyre technology is remarkable. While there wasn't enough water to test the aquaplaning resistance at speed, I did try booting the accelerator pedal to see if the tyres would struggle to maintain traction. Within the road legal limits, and without looking like a complete hooligan it was impossible to upset the car. This is to say that driving according to the conditions one could get through a mild winter with summer tyres, and the ecocontact 6 seems to be no exception.
In terms of comfort I found the 120d more compliant than other msport package bimmers (2,3,5 series) mostly wearing Pirelli P7 Blue, and Goodyear F1 A3. However, it could just be because of softer suspensions. The car was probably a little too stiff for what I think it sets out to be, but absolutely acceptable and comfortable by my standards. The new 1 series doesn't strike my like a performance vehicle of any sorts and somehow seems more cramped in the front than before.
As for the handling, and feedback, nothing noteworthy. The feedback is lacking and steering a little vague on all the bimmer I have driven. The F30 3 series being the least disappointing. Granted I only driven F30 318i and G20 320i. So perhaps the good kit can still be found on the 40i's and M cars, but I am sceptical. The ecocontact 6 did not seem to mute the steering further. Good tyre for touring, fits the car and satisfies the need of most of us.
DISCLAIMER: the car had 2255 miles when I collected it, I assume all the mileage was done on this set of tyres. I drove some 50-100 miles. The car had xdrive, bmw lingo for AWD, which very sporadically redistributed power, but never because of sudden lost of traction. This was hard to notice, but still present. Finally, why I may have said that summer tyres CAN make it through winter, it is not advisable in Scottish weather. These tyres performed just fine when they were new and had full tread. However the grooves do get narrower as the tread is reduced. (Any) premium all season tyres for those who don't drive big miles would be my recommendation, especially for places like Scotland, where summer temperature are contained. Michelin CrossClimate Plus should not compromise warm/dry performance too much either.