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.
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I have the 6Q version of this tyre. It came fitted on my BYD Seal AWD (not listed here, so I chose MG since it's also a chinese car). The standout quality of this tyre is definitely comfort. It's very compliant and very, very quiet, probably the quietest tyre I've ever had. Road noise is almost nonexistent. But of course, being an eco tyre, performance is not the priority. Dry grip is fine when cruising at up to 120 km/h (75 mph), but not great when the car is driven spiritedly. It feels jittery, especially combined with the car's soft suspension. Handling is okay given its soft sidewall, but just doesn't feel grippy enough to inspire confidence to push the car in twisty roads. I never lost traction during acceleration, which is pleasantly surprising. In the wet, it feels quite slippery and wet braking is not as good as in the dry, but acceptable. Steering feels lazy and slow, and road feedback is minimal (it is an EV). I've only clocked 5000 km on them, and there's no noticeable wear yet, but I notice the tread is pretty shallow for an eco tyre. In conclusion, buy this tyre if you're after comfort and fuel economy. I wouldn't hesitate to put it on a family car or minivan. For cars with decent performance, I would look elsewhere.
Wanted a nice solid tyre with a particular focus on low rolling resistance. These Ecocontact 6s are quite nice. They are comfortable and quiet. The grip is unreal in comparison to the mishmash of Triangle, Yeada, Fronway, and iLink L-Grip (inspiring name) that the previous owner of this car decided to rock. These tyres are much more planted and I no longer engage ABS while braking for the traffic lights in the wet :)
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These tyres were fitted from factory on my Megane. They do not excel in any category, the steering feels numb, dry grip is let's say average, wet grip is weak, noise level not great either. Honestly, my winter tyres, Vredestein Wintrac Pro feel safer in the dry and wet compared to the Conti Eco Contact 6. Despite the low amount of grip, wear is high, after 3 seasons they need replacing. I really can't find any strong points for these tyres. Maybe rolling resistance, allthough I don't see differences in fuel consumption compared to the winter tyres. Would not recommand these tyres. They are priced as premium tyres, but they really feel more like budget tyres to me. Maybe they would do ok on a small car that only drives around town.
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These tyres should not be put on cars purchased in Great Britain, no good for our climate with roads cold and wet most of the year, mine only lasted 15 months
These came standard on our secondhand 2 y/o Lynk & Co 01 phev with 16k kms, and are the first/factory fitted tires. They will likely be finished after 23k kms, according to our garage mechanic. Since we did 3k of those projected 23k, it's difficult to offer any long time judgement. But for the 4k we've had them here in the Netherlands and during our French holiday, they were decent, but not great. They favor new and pristine asphalt, and handle a bit better in a warm and dry environment, wet and cold aren't its favorite circumstances.
I bought my car brand new. Continental has good road holding and good braking, but the tires are worn out after 20 thousand km. I think they are worn out early.
It's not a bad tyre performance wise, very good grip on corners at high speeds on country highway, wet grip is mediocre, when starting from an uphill traffic light, it skids easily. And the tread durability is very concerning. It came with only 6.5mm tread new and with only 7000km on those tyres they have shown very obvious wear. I probably won't buy them again as I drive a lot and these have bad durability, however if you don't drive a lot it's a decent performing tyre.
Being a Conti I expected the tyre to be a lot better than this, it was a very middle of the road tyre, and fairly noisier than expected. Wear was terrible 13 months and +/- 22k and they worn it, on a car that an EV (granted the weight ) that is used as a family city car 98% of the time. Hardly ever driven hard.
Comfort high ,price is ok,Aquaplaning good,handling wet and dry good,negative is tread life,they have A fuel consumption and wet grip,and "sacrifice" tread life of the tyre,overall is a good tyre.
While they have good grip on dry and wet and good fuel consumption, wear is poor. Despite rotation the front is now after less than 15000 miles down to 3mm and back 4mm. Also, one of the tire has a split on the side (I have rather gently hit the kerb but the split is on the opposite side with no sign of external contact at this point) so I need to replace them. As they were fitted to a new car I have not checked the initial tread high, but if indeed it is only 6.5 - this is another reason to avoid them. I suppose, if the initial tread was as on other tyres, they would not wear so quickly.
Fitted as standard on my wife’s a180, not exactly a powerhouse of a car, the traction is really not great and the wet grip is awful. Swapping from my son’s Clio on Michelin cross climate with similar mileage is like night and day. Mercedes is great car spoiled by these awful tyres.
