The Continental WinterContact TS 860 is a Premium Touring Winter tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.
This tyre replaced the Continental WinterContact TS 850 and this tyre has been replaced by the Continental WinterContact TS 870.
Tyre review data from 48 tyre reviews averaging 84% over 449,171 miles driven.
The WinterContact TS 860 is ranked 27th of 65 Winter Premium Touring tyres.
Reports
2021 ADAC 15 Inch Winter Tyre Test - 6th of 16 tyres
2021 ADAC 17 Inch Winter Tyre Test - 5th of 18 tyres
The Best Winter Tyres for 2020 - 3rd of 19 tyres
Size | Fuel | Wet | Noise | Weight |
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155/70 R13 75T | E | B | 71 | 5.31kgs |
165/70 R13 79T | E | B | 71 | 5.77kgs |
155/80 R13 79T | E | B | 71 | 5.70kgs |
185/55 R14 80T | E | B | 71 | 6.81kgs |
165/60 R14 79T XL | E | B | 71 | 5.97kgs |
185/60 R14 82T | C | B | 71 | 6.47kgs |
155/65 R14 75T | E | B | 71 | 5.59kgs |
165/65 R14 79T | E | B | 71 | 6.01kgs |
175/65 R14 82T | E | B | 71 | 6.44kgs |
175/65 R14 86T XL | E | B | 71 | 6.43kgs |
185/65 R14 86T | E | B | 71 | 7.10kgs |
165/70 R14 81T | C | B | 71 | 6.17kgs |
175/70 R14 84T | E | B | 71 | 6.64kgs |
175/70 R14 88T XL | C | B | 71 | 6.65kgs |
185/70 R14 88T | C | B | 71 | 7.30kgs |
175/80 R14 88T | C | B | 71 | 7.52kgs |
195/50 R15 82H | E | B | 72 | 6.80kgs |
195/50 R15 82T | E | B | 72 | 6.80kgs |
185/55 R15 86H XL | E | B | 71 | 6.94kgs |
185/55 R15 82T | E | B | 71 | 6.94kgs |
185/55 R15 82H | E | B | 71 | 6.94kgs |
195/55 R15 85H | E | B | 72 | 7.48kgs |
165/60 R15 77T | E | B | 71 | 6.34kgs |
175/60 R15 81T | E | B | 71 | 6.66kgs |
185/60 R15 84T | E | B | 71 | 7.43kgs |
185/60 R15 88T XL | C | B | 71 | 7.43kgs |
195/60 R15 88T | E | B | 72 | 7.52kgs |
195/60 R15 88H | E | B | 72 | 7.52kgs |
205/60 R15 91T | C | B | 72 | 8.04kgs |
205/60 R15 91H | C | B | 72 | 8.04kgs |
155/65 R15 77T | E | B | 71 | 5.72kgs |
165/65 R15 81T | E | B | 71 | 6.16kgs |
185/65 R15 92T XL | C | B | 71 | 7.59kgs |
185/65 R15 88T | C | B | 71 | 7.27kgs |
195/65 R15 95T XL | C | B | 72 | 7.70kgs |
195/65 R15 91H | C | B | 72 | 7.68kgs |
195/65 R15 91T | C | B | 72 | 7.53kgs |
205/65 R15 94H | C | B | 72 | 8.61kgs |
205/65 R15 94T | C | B | 72 | 8.61kgs |
215/65 R15 96H | C | B | 72 | 9.43kgs |
195/45 R16 84H XL | C | B | 72 | 7.08kgs |
195/45 R16 80T | E | B | 72 | 7.08kgs |
205/45 R16 87H XL | C | B | 72 | 7.53kgs |
215/45 R16 90V XL | C | B | 72 | 7.73kgs |
185/50 R16 81H | E | B | 71 | 6.60kgs |
205/50 R16 87H | E | B | 72 | 8.45kgs |
185/55 R16 87T XL | C | B | 71 | 7.18kgs |
195/55 R16 91H XL | C | B | 72 | 7.56kgs |
195/55 R16 87H | E | B | 72 | 7.57kgs |
205/55 R16 94H XL | C | B | 72 | 8.58kgs |
205/55 R16 91H | C | B | 72 | 8.69kgs |
205/55 R16 91T | C | B | 72 | 8.24kgs |
215/55 R16 93H | C | B | 72 | 8.93kgs |
215/55 R16 97V XL | C | B | 72 | 8.66kgs |
215/55 R16 97H XL | C | B | 72 | 8.66kgs |
185/60 R16 86H | C | B | 71 | 7.30kgs |
195/60 R16 89H | C | B | 72 | 8.08kgs |
205/60 R16 92T | C | B | 72 | 8.81kgs |
195/65 R16 92H | C | B | 72 | 8.66kgs |
205/65 R16 95H | C | B | 72 | 8.78kgs |
195/45 R17 81H | E | B | 72 | 7.50kgs |
225/45 R17 94H XL | C | B | 72 | 9.36kgs |
225/45 R17 91H | E | B | 72 | 9.36kgs |
225/45 R17 94V XL | C | B | 72 | 9.36kgs |
225/50 R17 98H XL | E | B | 72 | 9.85kgs |
225/50 R17 98V XL | E | B | 72 | 9.85kgs |
205/65 R17 96V | C | B | 72 | 10.20kgs |
2016-10-30 - is this an RFT (Run Flat Tire) ?
There are currently no runflat sizes of the TS860, however there are 5 planned runflat sizes due for introduction in winter 2017.
2017-10-10 - How noisy are the tyres?
The Continental WinterContact TS 860 was recently tested by Auto Bild and found to have mid-pack noise characteristics, but still quieter than the summer tyre on test.
2018-09-15 - Hello, I have watched your videos regarding Winter tyres recommendation and also the latest one talking about All Season tyres. I own a Mercedes E 350 CDI fitting 245/45/17 in winter. I was looking forward to try the Conti TS860 or TS860S but they don’t make them on this size. My other alternatives are the Dunlop WinterSport 5 or the Goodyear Ultragrip Performance Gen 1. As I only use them from October to March, am I chosing a good tyre ? I wanted to try the Contis but they are not available. Where I live it rains a lot during the winter and we eventually have snow. Thanks in advance!
Both the Goodyear and Dunlop are good alternatives, as is new Michelin winter tyre. Expect a full winter tyre video in the near future!
Size | Price Range | |
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Available in 3 tyre sizes - View all. |
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