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Continental IceContact 2

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The Continental IceContact 2 is a Premium Touring Winter tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

9.3
Tyre Reviews Score Based on Professional Tests
Limited Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
70%
Wet Grip
80%
Road Feedback
80%
Handling
85%
Wear
75%
Comfort
65%
Buy again
95%
Snow Grip
95%
Ice Grip
90%
2 Reviews
82% Average
32,000 miles driven
2 Tests (avg: 2nd)
Continental IceContact 2

Continental IceContact 2

Winter Premium
BETA
9.3 / 10
Based on Professional Tests · Limited Confidence · Updated 30 Jan 2026

The Tyre Reviews Score is the most comprehensive tyre scoring system available. It aggregates professional test data from multiple independent publications, user reviews, and consistency analysis using Bayesian statistical methods, weighted normalisation, and recency-adjusted scoring to produce a single, reliable performance rating.

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Category Scores
Ice
97
1.26x / 4 tests
Snow
81.9
1.5x / 4 tests
Dry
79.4
1.2x / 2 tests
Wet
78.7
2x / 2 tests
Value
54.8
0.38x / 2 tests
Cross-Category Performance

Cross-category scores are derived metrics that combine data from multiple test disciplines to evaluate real-world performance characteristics.

Handling
97.4
2 tests
Traction
87.4
2 tests
Braking
83.3
8 tests
Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 2
Publications: 1
Period: 2017 - 2018
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 2
Avg Rating: 81.7%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 0.47
History Points: 6
Methodology & Configuration
Scoring Process
  1. Collect Test Data: Gather results from professional tyre tests across multiple publications. Minimum 1 test(s) required.
  2. Normalize Positions: Convert test positions to percentile scores using exponential weighting (factor: 1.2).
  3. Apply Recency Weighting: More recent tests are weighted higher with a decay rate of 0.95.
  4. Incorporate User Reviews: Factor in user review data (minimum 5 reviews). Weight: 15%.
  5. Bayesian Smoothing: Apply Bayesian prior (score: 7, weight: 1.5) to prevent extreme scores with limited data.
  6. Calculate Final Score: Combine all components using normalization factor of 1.1. Max score with limited data: 9.5.
Component Weights
Test Data
80%
User Reviews
15%
Consistency
5%
All Configuration Parameters
ParameterValueDescription
safety_weight 0.7 Weight multiplier for safety-related metrics
performance_weight 0.55 Weight multiplier for performance metrics
comfort_weight 0.4 Weight multiplier for comfort metrics
value_weight 0.45 Weight multiplier for value-for-money metrics
user_reviews_weight 0.15 How much user reviews contribute to the final score
test_data_weight 0.8 How much professional test data contributes to the final score
consistency_weight 0.05 How much score consistency contributes to the final score
recency_decay_rate 0.95 Rate at which older test results lose influence (higher = slower decay)
min_test_count 1 Minimum number of professional tests required
min_review_count 5 Minimum number of user reviews required
score_version 1.8 Current version of the scoring algorithm
score_normalization_factor 1.1 Factor used to normalize raw scores to the 0-10 scale
confidence_factor_weight 0.2 How much data confidence affects the final score
position_penalty_weight 0.2 Penalty applied for poor test positions
gap_penalty_threshold 8 Score gap (%) that triggers additional penalties
min_metrics_count 2 Minimum number of test metrics needed per test
limited_data_threshold 2 Number of tests below which data is considered limited
single_test_penalty 0.1 Score multiplier when only one test is available
critical_metric_penalty 0.7 Penalty for poor performance on critical safety metrics
critical_metric_threshold 70 Score below which a critical metric penalty applies
position_exponential_factor 1.2 Exponent used to amplify position-based scoring
position_exponential_threshold 0.9 Position percentile below which exponential scoring applies
gap_multiplier_critical 3 Multiplier for critical gap penalties
max_category_weight 2 Maximum weight any single category can have
max_score_limited_data 9.5 Score cap when data is limited
bayesian_prior_weight 1.5 Weight of the Bayesian prior in smoothing
bayesian_prior_score 7 Prior score used for Bayesian smoothing
evidence_test_multiplier 1.9 Multiplier for test evidence in confidence calculation
evidence_metric_divisor 3 Divisor for metric count in evidence calculation
evidence_review_divisor 10 Divisor for review count in evidence calculation
Data Sources
TestPublicationDateSizePositionMetrics
2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test Tyre Reviews 2018 205/55 R16 1/8 9 metrics
2017 Autocenter Studded Winter Tyre Test 2017 205/55 R16 2/10 5 metrics
All Tests
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Latest Tyre Test Results
2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test
205/55 R16 • 2018
1st/8
Joint best on ice, excellent traction and braking in the snow, very short braking distances in the dry and wet.
High noise level, highest fuel use.
2017 Autocenter Studded Winter Tyre Test
205/55 R16 • 2017
2nd/10
Good handling on ice and in the snow, excellent snow grip
Average dry braking
The Continental IceContact 2 tyre is excellent in the ice with good grip and a good balance. In the wet, the reactions to steering inputs are accurate and fast. In the dry there is slightly more sliding when compared to the best in test

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Latest Continental IceContact 2 Reviews

Given 80% while driving a BMW 320d touring (225/45 R17) on mostly country roads for 12,000 average miles
I live in Dalarna, Sweden. Ideal winter tyres for the region that I live.
Very comfortable and silent for studded tyres.
Very good in dry for studded tyres.
Very good snow grip.
Ice grip is good in the beginning. But after 2 seasons, its ice performance decreases but in acceptable level.
Ask a question | Helpful 665
March 10, 2019
Given 83% while driving a Subaru Impreza (225/45 R16) on a combination of roads for 20,000 spirited miles
Driving in East EU baltics, all kinds of condition. Very happy, good grip on worst roads. A bit loud on clean/dry roads cause of the chips.
Wet conditions are good but keep the tire pressure accurate. Handling was fine. Hard to drift cause of the grip.
Noisy on dry.
I recommend them more for mixed/country roads.
Ask a question | Helpful 688
February 11, 2019
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