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Continental ExtremeWinterContact Tire Review
Winter Tire
Review by Tabitha

The Continental ExtremeWinterContact is a tire designed to provide excellent snow and ice traction without sacrificing handling on dry roads. Made as a studless snow and ice tire, the ExtremeWinterContact features a directional tread design with an asymmetrical pattern. Its outer tread is compact and is lined with elevated lateral grooves to reinforce the shoulder area and improve dry handling.

This tire has inclined grooves, which are aimed at effectively channeling water and slush away from the contact patch for maximum performance. It also features optimized edges in the center blocks and traction ridges in the grooves to improve grip in various road conditions. The flexible compound used in the tire’s tread paired with high-density sipes further helps in enhancing snow traction and reduces stopping distances in both snow and ice.

The Continental ExtremeWinterContact can be purchased in a variety of sizes. You can choose from widths between 175 and 265mm. and rim diameters between 13” and 17”. With the available sizes, this tire is able to accommodate a wide array of car types including smaller sports cars, coupes, and sedans; mid-range cars such as minivans and crossover vehicles; and bulky cars including passenger SUVs and light trucks.

Being able to withstand the industry’s severe snow conditions, this snow radial is branded with the mountain/snowflake symbol. Its MSRP starts at approximately $110 and varies depending on your chosen size and vendor.

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Tire Test Results

Handling and traction are perhaps the most essential features drivers need to guarantee comfort and security. In our personal test, we try to discover if it actually inspires confidence or if it induces fear instead. Here’s what we found out:

Pros
  • The tire produces minimal noise, accounting for a very comfortable ride
  • It offers excellent handling and strong grip in dry, wet, slush, and ice.
  • Accelerating, cornering, and stopping are generally smooth and easy, which consequently inspires confidence.

​Cons
  • Traction tends to be diminished when used in deep snow (more of a sedan tire than a truck tire).
  • The wear rate is just ok, which is typical of winter tires because of the softer material they are made with.


​The Bottom Line


In the end, we find the Continental ExtremeWinterContact to be great winter tire overall. It performs and handles well in various winter road conditions, and it offers a considerable amount of comfort and security. Nonetheless, if you live in an area where snow tends to mount and pack, it might be better for you to look for other tires geared toward deep snow driving (high profile tires for your truck for example). Otherwise the ExtremeWinterContact provides good winter traction for most situations and does a great job once the roads clear up and you need dry traction and solid handling from your winter tires. ​
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Tire Rack test compares the ExtremeWinterContact to the following tires:
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-70
Michelin X-Ice Xi3
Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice WRT

​Tire Sizes

15″
185/55R15 82T BSW
185/65R15 92T XL BSW
195/60R15 92T XL BSW
195/65R15 95T XL BSW
205/60R15 91T BSW
205/65R15 94T BSW
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16″
205/55R16 94T XL BSW
205/60R16 96T XL BSW
215/55R16 97T XL BSW
215/60R16 99T XL BSW
215/65R16 102T XL BSW
215/70R16 100Q BSW
225/55R16 99T XL BSW
225/60R16 98T BSW
225/65R16 100T BSW
235/60R16 100T BSW
235/65R16 103T BSW
235/70R16 106Q BSW


​​17″
265/70R17 115Q BSW
215/65R17 99T BSW
225/65R17 102T BSW
235/65R17 108T XL BSW
245/65R17 107Q BSW
215/60R17 96T BSW
225/60R17 99T BSW
215/55R17 98T XL BSW
225/55R17 101T XL BSW
235/55R17 103T XL BSW
205/50R17 93T XL BSW
215/50R17 91T BSW
215/45R17 87T BSW
225/45R17 94T XL BSW
245R17 94T BSW

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