Owner feedback on the Continental EcoContact 6 is mixed (average 56%), with the strongest consensus being that it delivers excellent fuel economy thanks to very low rolling resistance (mentioned by around one in five owners). However, a much larger share complain about short tread life and fast wear (just over half of owners), and wet-road confidence is a recurring weakness, with over a third criticising wet grip and around one in eight unhappy with wet handling. Comfort is often praised (around one in five owners) and noise levels divide opinion, with similar numbers calling it quiet as those finding it noisy.
What owners mention most counted across 154 reviews
Very unsuitable tyre for EV. Especially on high performance EV this tyre can be very dangerous on the road. Too soft side compound, making it very easy to deform. Only way to reduce a bit the result on the road is to inflate 0.5bar more than what the manufacturer says.
My tire dealer recommended this tire for my KIA EV6 GT because I noticed severe sawtooth wear on the original Michelin Pilot Sport after 25,000 km. However, for a sporty car, this tire is a total failure. A little more pressure on the accelerator and it squeals! In corners, and especially in wet conditions, you feel considerably less secure than with sport tires. If you want to use your car's horsepower every now and then, you should steer clear of these.
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Okay in the dry but on a 155ps Ford Puma horrendous in the wet. Wheel spin with medium acceleration and serious work the abs in the wet. Worst ' quality ' tyre in 40 years of driving , continental i used to praise your tyres. Let's hope the Q version is better.
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This is an updated review after 5000 miles. I have the 6Q variant of this tyre fitted to my car. After 5000 miles, the tyre is still very comfortable and quiet. Dry grip is quite good, and dry handling is okay. Not great but adequate for daily driving. Wet grip, on the other hand, is horrendous. I encountered aquaplaning quite a lot in the rain, so I had to slow down quite a bit. Driving 60 mph in the wet feels really unsafe and jittery, and that’s in the straight. Wet braking is terrible. ABS kicked in a lot even at relatively low speed. For that reason, I will not be buying this tyre again. I would gladly sacrifice a bit of comfort for safety. If you live in the area that rains a lot, avoid this tyre.
These were supplied new on our 2023 Kia Niro EV. On inspection they appeared to have very shallow tread when new and now are up for replacement at only 36,000 Km of quiet economical driving (I'm 73 years old and used to enjoy seeing what a car could do but now I'm a confirmed user of active cruise control).
They would be the noisiest tyre I have ever owned and I cannot recommend them in NZ. This is on New Zealand's coarse chip seal roads - on the limited stretches on asphalt available in the South Island they are the quietest tyre I have ever owned - an unbelievable difference when driving from one surface to the other.
Continental Eco tire means 3% fuel save compared to Premium Contact, whereas the wet performance is 40-50% worse. I would not take this risk if the tire is not the default by the factory. The experience on wet road feels like the above numbers show.
Came on used wheels as MGT (Maserati spec). They only have B rated wet grip opposed to the Aftermarket ones with A, yet they feel safer to drive. As a Eco-oriented Tire they have a tendency to heavy understeer in the Wet but only if you really push them. Dry Performance is alright, road feedback is numb. Once you found the steering angle you didt nedd a lot of correction throughout the corner. When doing slight turns the tire always wanted to straighten up, especially when doing lane changes.
Aquaplaning performance seemed quite good even with just around 4 mm left.
Honestly I was positively surprised as my father had the EcoContact 5's as Oem Tires and they were horrible in the Wet.
All in all a Ok tire for very defensive/relaxed drivers but not for people who want to have reserves in Wet and bad weather.
Dry Grip: Fantastic and consistent for the whole duration of the tire. Grip seemed to fade after 45,000 Km.
Wet Grip: Didn't need it much but was quite pleased from it when needed.
Road feedback: Soft tyres with more that enough road feedback , especially when the road is not smooth.
Handling: More than enough for a passenger car
Wear: They tyre stayed consistent with its performance in all aspects until 45,000 Km which is good. But after that it needed replacement ASAP. I usually dont feel i should change tyres before 50k Km so the wear could be a bit better.
Comfort: Comfortable on comfortable roads, decent on bad roads.
Buy again: Definitely, the tyres best feature is the fuel consumption which saved me a lot over the time i was using it. Lower my average fuel consumption by about 0.2 L/100 Km.
At one time Continental would proudly have displayed "Engineered in Germany" on the sidewall. Not anymore and with the EcoContact 6 I am not surprised as it is a terrible tyre!
My new Dacia Duster had them fitted and I found them to have a very 'Wooly' feel about them along with very poor wet grip. I class myself as 'Captain Slow' when driving but these tyres inspired zero confidence. At just 426 mile covered they had ONLY 5mm tread!!!
I bit the bullet and purchased a full set of Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 and the difference is like between night and day.
Whatever happended to Continental Tyres??
Not enough tread. Fitted to my brand new Duster - the tread looked quite shallow from new. At the first service it was noted that tyres were getting a bit low - not near the minimum but the thing has only done 2500 miles! And I'm a retired slow economy type driver, with mostly me and the wife aboard, with the weekly shopping for 2! Dreading having to get another set after about 6 or 7000 at this rate - my tyres normally get too old before the tread wears out! And they are £around £500 a set being a strange size.What a rip off - completely wipes out the mpg advantage of an efficient turbo car. ['m going to claim unfair wear and tear on the warranty if this happens - what are the chances?! Puts me off buying another car with these on
