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Hello, I would like you to ask for help regarding problem I cannot solve for a long time. Owners of classic Porsche models 944, 968, 928, 930 Turbo have this issue. There are almost no tires in the 245/45/16 size for the 9J rims at the back. There is reedition of Yokohama 008P which has very mixed reviews, Michelin MXX3, some Pirellis, Toyos, old Conti SportContact N2... help please!
It’s my high key sorry not sorry thing to nerd out about. I love how 4 tiny donuts of rubber and other composites touching the road makes such a huge difference in the same car.
My absolute favorite way to research tires is this channel. Have bought UHP summer and winter tires as well as all seasons and have never been disappointed. Great work 👍
@tyrereviews Sporty RWD coupe Summer: Continental SportContact 6. Great grip, sidewalls stiff enough for fast steering and feedback yet comfortable and cheaper than Michelin. Winter: Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4 Sporty electric car: Comes with Goodyear F1, bought Goodyear Ultra grip performance for winter Wife's car: Continentals all seasons based on your review. I mainly worry about snow, sleet, heavy rain. Summer performance is easily adequate enough.
Same here, I religiously follow this channel and have tried to buy "all weather" tires. Last purchases were Pirelli WeatherActive (fantastic tires), Nokian AT (also terrific, but totally different), Falken WildPeak AT Trail (some of the best do anything tires ever), General G-Max (really good). My use case is two fold - a mostly summer tire that can deal with occasional snow trips or an off-road tire that can handle sharp rocky desert terrain. AFAIK, the only one that does everything is the Falken. I just bought an SUV that came with the Atlas Force UHP - was going to change them but after this test, I'm going to leave them alone.....
Thanks for this video, still the most comprehensive comparison that includes the new PZero AS Plus 3 and since the Conti DWS06 plus doesn’t come in my cars size which would be my preferred choice, made the decision to buy the Pirelli pretty easy.
Wow! Excellent comparison, which is very useful! I agree that wet performance is extremely important, however we purchase all season tires so we can still drive in light to medium snow, we do not expect deep snow performance because most of us do not live in deep snow territory, and in one of those rare winter storms that drops a lot of snow, we simply wait for the plows to clear the major streets so we actually can still get out sand back, we might only experience a small amount of snow closer to home where residential streets are now plowed as often as major streets so we still drive on light to medium snow for a short distance, so we do look forward to a snow test in light to medium snow. Thank you!
I live in America where is snows too. State of Wisconsin. He didn't test my tires... usually switch to dedicated winter tires November to March. Now n my tenth set of four each tires. I've swapped out to UHP 4 season , Bridgestone Potenza RE908 AS. These new Potenzas do grip well. No tire chirp. ❄️ might keep them on all year!!
Would love to see a luxury suv all season tire test. Need new tires for my GLE and can’t find any reputable reviews anywhere. Feel your tests are the only real ones out there and would love to see what you’d recommend.
@@tyrereviews Currently have Dunlop Grand trek MO now on the GLE they’re decent but on my E350 I put your suggested Michelin pilot sport 4 A/S- they’re great just wish they were a little quieter. Im in the states and in NYC but take the GLE out east to Long Island (Hamptons)in the summer… so ride comfort is most important. I don’t mind spending a little more if it’s worth the comfort. With the GLE it’s more confusing as the variety is broad but have been trying to figure out what’s best out of Bridgestone - ALENZA SPORT A/S Bridgestone - DUELER H/P SPORT Michelin - Latitude Tour HP Michelin - Primacy Tour A/S Pirellis Scorpion Verde A/s Would love to know your thoughts and opinions on these and would ABSOLUTELY LOVE A TEST! Thanks for the response btw YOU ROCK!
After my experience, I would find out what tyres your model was homologated on and stick with those. My view is that it's all very well going by reviews but that's not a representation of how the results of a tyre test will translate to your own car. Car and tyre manufacturers work together on new models but apart from fitting OEMs its can be a matter of luck as to whether or not the tyres will perform as well as expected. Just my view. This probably doesn't apply in all cases but definitely in cars that are anything but run of the mill. This is the conclusion I've drawn after my experience. I've got a second generation M class that I've had for a number of years. The previous set of tyres I had fitted were conti sport contact 2s which I was perfectly happy with. I subsequently found out that these were the tyres this car was homologated with. I had them replaced with sport contact 6s and everything about them was absolutely appalling not because they were bad tyres, just not suitable for this car. They skipped terribly when pulling out of my drive or at any time a fuller but not even a full lock was required. They tram lined badly in anything but perfect surfaces (an experience I've had before when having different wear states in front and rears due to the car being a permanent 4wd which led me to the conclusion all 4 should be replaced at the same time. At the time I thought I could eak out a thousand or so miles from the rears as they had a bit more life in them. Not a great idea I learnt). However, the worst part was the excessive wear. I'd only done around 4k miles and they were wearing badly, prematurely and the fronts were splitting. I wrote to continental who were absolutely fantastic in their response. That may have been partly due to the fact that I could provide them with all of the information they asked for, (Receipts for previous tyres, proof of mileages, photos etc). They gave me the option of sending someone to look at the car, which they didn't see much point in doing or send a new set of sport contact 2s to a fitter of my choice free of charge which I naturally accepted. The difference was immediately noticeable. The thing with cars like this that are permanent 4wd is that there are a lot of forces working against each other particularly when steering hence the more compliant nature of the sport contact 2s. I had mentioned my experience on this channel a couple of times but after having some lengthy conversations with the guy from continental I'll be choosing tyres more carefully in future. This is just my experience and thought it might be of some help. All of this was recently as I had the new tyres fitted in May.
@@tyrereviews I've bought my all season Hankooks thanks to your reviews. And after driving more than 4000 kms with them, I can definitely say they are wonderful on handling and sound level. Thanks again and please keep up with the wonderful content. Cheers
@@tyrereviews objectively, they seem to be very similar on our on the road feel/performance. I feel like they are a little more predictable in the wet vs the michelin's.. tiny bit more tread growl at lower speed but don't have the hollow sounding resonance the michelins did right between 62-66 mph that was annoying. The fact they were a tiny bit cheaper than the pilot sport 4 all seasons was the icing on the cake!
Continental smashing it over the past year or so, really stepped up their game where Michelin used to seem to win everything for the past few years previous
@@tyrereviews I just asked, he says he loves them. They are much grippier thru turns and wet roads than the stock Michelin Primacy A/S they replaced but he took an efficiency hit on his Mustang Mach-E, so range is down. #worthit
The Continental DWS should be thought as Dry Wet Slush. These are very good as a year rounder if you live in a climate where you have snow that dose not get deep or the roads get serviced. In several inches of new snow you may want something with more bite, but in that sloppy slush the next days after the storm they are very dependable.
Thank you for this video! I have been running the Conti DWS06 Plus on my GR86 (first rwd/primarily commuter) for the past 2 yrs and have been very happy with them so far. We finally got snow this year and Im surprised how well they do in snow/ice. In addition Ive done 2 track days on the same tire with great performance as well. A truly great all around tire for me personally
I bought the Contis after the previous review and I am quite satisfied with the purchase. In my wife's car, the large broken pavement impacts are fairly hard. However, all the positives outweigh the extra harshness.
Can't wait to see the European AllSeason Tyres review... particularly as I need a new set for the upcoming winter, and I know there are some new models coming (e.g. the AllSeasonContact 2) 🤓
@@tyrereviews I am curious to see the performance of the Pirellis as you/Pirelli had already announced in last year's review that improvements are to be expected.
@@tyrereviews The Nexen N'blue 4 Seasons 2 appears to be available in only a few sizes yet, e.g. in 225/40 R18, but not in the very common 205/55 R16 dimension yet 🤷🏻♂️
The Conti DWS06+ are awesome in the rain. Three weeks ago I drove 4 hours in a Wisconsin downpour and they were constantly stable at 75 mph. Not for a minute did I feel that the ST would fail to turn, go or stop as needed, even as the rain came down in sheets. Best I’ve had in 59 years of legal driving.
I would love to see these same comparison with the Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS+ / Firestone Firehawk AS V2 / Michelin Pilot sport AS4 and the Conti, Pirelli and Falken !!
Yeah, the fact that it doesn't hydroplane as much is really what you're looking for in wet conditions on the street. I almost wrecked a few days ago from getting thrown sideways after hitting standing water. That's why I'm here lol.
I bought the falken G5 Sport before it was discontinued. Definitely going to continue using their tires. My old tires I couldn't even floor it in 2nd / 3rd gear in the rain, falken A/S I literally can almost do 1st in the rain without losing grip.
The P Zero +3s also seem to FINALLY be decent in the rain. Pirelli was almost BFG laughably bad as a brand in the rain but these stick well enough at the expense of a little faster wear. No worse than other tires on my Mustang, though. 30-35K is all I ever get. :) The Continental are softer sidewall than I'd like for a high torque RWD car, and as others have mentioned when testing with heavy cars, the thing is stable but feels a lot more floaty than you''d like. No complaints with the +3s. As for noise and ride - not an issue at all in my car - lol. Like when he tested tires in this Dodge Challenger. Turn up the radio as you can't hear anything anyways :)
Great review, as always, but quite disappointed that there are no rolling resistance measurements. Please bring them back, especially considering the increase in EVs (and gas prices)
Id love to see another test for the top 3, maybe top 4 where we prioritize fuel efficiency and comfort. Being that the top 3 are basically the same for the average driver, the most efficient tire would be my choice
Thank you for your work. I live in Washington state, we get 3 months of dry, 9 months of rain and 3 days of snow every year. I just purchased the DWS06+ based on your data.
I have had the Conti DWS since it came out on at least 5 cars. It’s simply unbelievable. Throw in AWD and the DWS is pretty much unstoppable. I’m a Volvo and SAAB enthusiast and the DWS have been by far the best tire on my 9-5 Aero Estate.
Before watching, I'm really pulling for Continental. Aside from the fact that it has the coolest tread pattern of any tire made, it's also served me VERY well on my Miata. I was the only sports car driving in the snow, and I showed my buddy's Mustang tail lights in the summer. I'm well pleased. Also, regarding NVH, when I drove for a limo company, we put DWS06 tires on our Chrysler 300 stretch, and that it got MASSIVELY quieter and smootger than whatever they had on before.
@SayAhh I can't speak directly on the AS4. But, I just replaced my DWS06+ (rival to the AS4) with ExtremeContact Sport 02s, and Holy God. I thought the grip was great before, but the true summer tire is a monster. Much more crisp and solid response, too. I absolutely understand why you'd choose a UHP all-season. But if you can bump up to a true summer tire, I recommend it.
I have been using Continental Extreme DWS 06 on my Tesla, but I get flats frequently. Its been ridiculous. So I think I will try Hankook iON evo AS SUV. Please review this Hankook tire.
I'm late to the party, but I always enjoy watching these videos. As an owner of both the continental DWS06+ and The ExtremeContact sport 02 (continental sucks at naming), I would definitely agree with what he has said about the DWS06+ in this video. As the data shows it's a phenomenal tire for the segment. It is definitely pricey, however, I can only say it's worth the money if you don't plan on adding any additional power to any car you put this on. I am now pushing 400+WHP on a open diff fwd honda and I needed a summer tire that would cope with the extra power. I have used this tire in the snow and it leaves a lot to be desired in the winter. It will get you to A and B as long as you can control the amount of throttle you give it. I wouldn't be surprised if continental passes Michelin in all categories here soon as it makes for fantastic competition and better products for everyone to enjoy. Hopefully i didn't piss off too many people here as I am only sharing my experience, thank you.
@@joerichardson6107 Yes, two completely different tires, built for very different purposes. WHY does everyone insist on comparing 300-340 tread wear pure SUMMER tires to 400 to 600 tread wear ALL SEASON tires??? It makes NO sense at all.
I suspect your heart is sponsered by conti just like mine. I love your reviews because you value the subjective handling thing which I value the most. Continentals have that even in winter tyres. winter conti to summer michelline, I get less confident in corners, have to wait more to pick up speed(conti's are light). Been watching your reviews for almost 10 years now, can't wait to see the snow result. Thank you!
Continental Extreme Contact DWS06s have been on my 1987 535is for several years. I run then in warm weather only. They remain true and are wearing quite evenly. I expect they will last and run true down to the wear bars. I just put them away for 2023. I rotate them at the start of each warm season. The tires look good and feel good, giving great confidence in cornering and stopping .They were at a good price point for how high a rating they received at the time of purchase. I have yet to break these tires loose in hard cornering on dry pavement. I feel very confident pushing until the first chirp or squeal comes on. That is some scary fast cornering, because the tires are loath to protest much, good fun.
I put the BFGs on my Golf Alltrack several months ago and I'm happy (but not ecstatic) with them; there are very few choices in appropriate tire sizes for my car in the US! I like the sporty feel, the ride is firm but well controlled, wet performance isn't amazing but it's good enough; I do experience that scrubby feel with them, they're not the grippiest tires but they do feel really nice at a ~7/10ths sorta trot. Not very quiet but not problematically loud. I'm hoping their tread life is good, I've just put a few thousand miles on them so far. I like having the M+S rating on the sidewall in case I can skip chain controls but I haven't been to the snow for a few years so I don't need the tire's performance focused on snow and ice.
Nice to know. I just bought the BFGs the other week. Of this video comes out the week after -__-. Woulda bought the falcons knowing what I know now but I got a good deal on the BGFs so I can’t get too upset
That is the problem (the SEVERE lack of usable tire SIZES offered, especially amongst the top tier 'major' brands; looking at YOU Conti and Michelin!!) here in the states, which the Brits and Euros NEVER have to deal with, at all! Unless you are piloting a huge pickup truck, SUV road tank, or a $100K+ supercar, these companies just refuse to bring over the multiple sizes very readily available overseas (most especially the sub 18" diameter varieties) in ANY of their models. :( :(
I'm on my 2nd set of Continental DWS06+ and they are great in everything but snow. Then again, I drive a FWD hatchback, which sucks in snow to begin with.
I have the conti dws06+ and its a phenomenal tire. Though i havent had the opportunity to drive much in heavy rain or light snow, its great even in the dry. The perfect everyday tire.
I have only bought the extreme contacts for my IS300 and I absolutely love them. I can comfortably do 50-60mph in a complete downpour and they keep up very well in snow storms up here in Maine. If I haven't beached my car on unplowed, heavy snow they are pretty much unstoppable. More or less anything up to 4/5 inches unplowed is no problem at all. And they absolutely eat up slushy roads too.
Good test . Enjoyable video. I like Falken as I used to have them on a Gti and was very impressed . So , I think these will go on my Cupra St four wheel drive next spring when I take the winters off which will then need binning
thanks for the review. I have a Challenger RT Scat Pack 1320. I have the General RS on there now. 30k tires that are mostly done at 15k. I haven't even had it to the track and it's my daily car. I hope to find something that last longer without being too expensive.
Wish the Firestone Firehawk AS V2 was included here. I haven't been able to find any reviews or objective testing on it, but I have a set and they're at least as good if not better than my last set of General Gmax AS 05s. (Hard to tell because of the inherent new vs old bias) Edit: would also be interesting since Firestone basically went with the same line of thinking as Continental's DWS in terms of tread design.
@tyrereviews The Firehawk Indy 500s are also very interesting in the summer tire category. They tend to be CHEAP compared with others, but I knew a guy who put them on a Volt (of all things), and it melted faces.
Thanks for your eval video from a super competent driver standpoint. That new Falken rated high in smoothness and quiet in addition to your super high performance eval. I’m looking to replace tires on my Camry V6. The General as-05 is rated highly for a street tire not driven like a maniac.
Great test, current toying between the Conti’s and Goodyear Vector 4seasons; I live near London. Now need to see a snow test of these please!! 😁 not that we get much of that here lol
I hope that you will be able to test the Pirelli model in the UHP summer tire test for next year. Pirelli are on your channel quite rarely and the results are very good. Currently, I have P Zero tires in my car since new, so it would be a very important comparison for me.
In the U.S., the only dealers for Falken are a coupe of specific chains and smaller dealers. The rub here is that they will charge you $80 or more in installation and smaller fees, making it actually MORE expensive than just getting the Continental or Pirelli at your local chain store that's running a discount or sale.
Cool review thanks as always. An idea of unexplored tire side: with the expanding number of electric vehicle with large battery, the weight is increasing. All tyres manage equally this added weight or some manufacturer are better with heavy cars ? (Inside the tyre max load specifications)
Fantastic review as always. I've had the Continental on my car for about 3,200 miles. The tread wear is pretty fast but it's been extremely hot here. I had to redeem the warranty because a tire blew out on me (I curbed it once and this heat just killed it). That said, the tire is quiet, linear, and very responsive. Fuel economy always drops on new wheels for me but this dropped less than other tires. All-in-all, I'd recommend the tire. I'm happy to know I made a good choice back in May when I bought these for half your price (17s). Also, the wet testing is the most important for where I live. We see that more often in the transitional seasons than anything else. So, I appreciate the weighting in this category.
Very nice as always!! I usually run summer only but after moving from CA to TN I may have to goto all season as the weekly thunderstoms and downpours are figging dangerous. The amount of water they drop is staggering. Not used to summer showers/downpours. I dont want to lose the dry performance but my ATSV wont be any good sitting in the massive ditches they have for the water run-off.
@@tyrereviews Especially a properly siped/rain grooved, and NOT semi-slick, shallow tread depth, 200 tread wear track/autocross gumball summer tire. ;)
Another brilliant video, I don’t know why but I’m obsessed with these and watch them all. As a recent convert to campervan ownership I’ve searched your channel and website but can’t find any information or comparisons on commercially rated tyres I.e. something suitable for a transporter like the Michelin Agilis crossclimate Do you have any intentions of ever doing that sort of comparison? I’m sure lots of fleet managers would be interested
I probably won't sadly, I don't have time enough as it is. However there are some tests on www.tyrereviews.com which use transporters and vans. Find the Agilis CC on the site and they'll be linked.
Interested to see an all terrain (BFG Ko2, Nokian outpost, general grabber ) test that includes winter. I live in Canada and am thinking about getting a truck, take it off road a bit and would like to try and just run one set if there’s an A/T that’s good enough in the winter. Also interested in a test that includes the Firestone fire hawk indy500. I like mine but id like to see how it stacks up against competitors.
Firehawk Indy 500 are really popular here in Vancouver, so I think it would be quite interesting to see how they do in a Tyre Reviews test. It's one of the lowest cost summer performance tires with a cool looking tread pattern from a major brand name. I have them on the front of my 3 series and they are pretty good.
Currently running the Contis on my Focus ST. Big fan of the handling and traction. Biggest 2 issues are wear, got about 20000 miles and they are shot. Second thing is flats, it has been ridiculous.
Continentals DWS06 PLUS on my wife’s BMW X4 M40 cupped out after 22k. Very surprised. Could be a balance issue? Also, showing wear as I do my own depth measuring.
@@RandomGuyDan That is the one drawback making me hesitant to buy these Contis as my next daily driver wheels tire, that total lack of an XL rated side wall in the sizes I need/could possibly use. That, and the surprising, and disappointing amount of people on here stating just how easily, and readily they flat. ☹
Been running General GMax AS 05 on different vehicles. Lexus IS, Honda Accord, Honda Civic Type R. Looks like they are in this video, let's see how they do!
What is the environment temperature for these tests? Would be interested in dry and wet handling in cold temp. The summer tires also have pretty good wet performance in general if the temperature is high, so the reason for choosing all seasons is the cold weather performance, as well as not being completely undrivable in light snow.
In Canada. If you buy set of Conti aftermarket tires. They offer road side assistants and road hazard. Im not sure if they will get 80,000 KM even with regular rotation and wheel alignment 🤔
Guys please help me, which one is the best if you would like to buy in Europe ? In Europe there is no DWS06 plus, no Pirelli P zero AS, no Falken FK460, at least I cannot find them anywhere... Which is the best one that can be bought in Europe ?
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Could you please cover glass transition subject of summer tires regarding the most popular brands?
Hello, I would like you to ask for help regarding problem I cannot solve for a long time. Owners of classic Porsche models 944, 968, 928, 930 Turbo have this issue. There are almost no tires in the 245/45/16 size for the 9J rims at the back. There is reedition of Yokohama 008P which has very mixed reviews, Michelin MXX3, some Pirellis, Toyos, old Conti SportContact N2... help please!
Why not include the Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS+?, thanks for the video
Today is a good day. 17 minutes of tyre geekary!
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It’s my high key sorry not sorry thing to nerd out about. I love how 4 tiny donuts of rubber and other composites touching the road makes such a huge difference in the same car.
My absolute favorite way to research tires is this channel. Have bought UHP summer and winter tires as well as all seasons and have never been disappointed. Great work 👍
:D what did you end up buying?
Ive done Crossclimate 2, DWS, ps4s, x-ice, indy 500
All have been just tits for their intended use cases
@tyrereviews
Sporty RWD coupe
Summer: Continental SportContact 6. Great grip, sidewalls stiff enough for fast steering and feedback yet comfortable and cheaper than Michelin.
Winter: Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4
Sporty electric car:
Comes with Goodyear F1, bought Goodyear Ultra grip performance for winter
Wife's car: Continentals all seasons based on your review. I mainly worry about snow, sleet, heavy rain. Summer performance is easily adequate enough.
Same here, I religiously follow this channel and have tried to buy "all weather" tires.
Last purchases were Pirelli WeatherActive (fantastic tires), Nokian AT (also terrific, but totally different), Falken WildPeak AT Trail (some of the best do anything tires ever), General G-Max (really good). My use case is two fold - a mostly summer tire that can deal with occasional snow trips or an off-road tire that can handle sharp rocky desert terrain. AFAIK, the only one that does everything is the Falken.
I just bought an SUV that came with the Atlas Force UHP - was going to change them but after this test, I'm going to leave them alone.....
@ckm4535 I would keep the Atlas tires too. Not bad/dangerous and not great. Sounds perfectly fine for normal driving.
Thanks for this video, still the most comprehensive comparison that includes the new PZero AS Plus 3 and since the Conti DWS06 plus doesn’t come in my cars size which would be my preferred choice, made the decision to buy the Pirelli pretty easy.
One review solved all confusion I had picking new shoes for my wrx. Phenomenal job, backed with data
Wow! Excellent comparison, which is very useful! I agree that wet performance is extremely important, however we purchase all season tires so we can still drive in light to medium snow, we do not expect deep snow performance because most of us do not live in deep snow territory, and in one of those rare winter storms that drops a lot of snow, we simply wait for the plows to clear the major streets so we actually can still get out sand back, we might only experience a small amount of snow closer to home where residential streets are now plowed as often as major streets so we still drive on light to medium snow for a short distance, so we do look forward to a snow test in light to medium snow. Thank you!
I live in America where is snows too. State of Wisconsin.
He didn't test my tires... usually switch to dedicated winter tires November to March.
Now n my tenth set of four each tires.
I've swapped out to UHP 4 season , Bridgestone Potenza RE908 AS.
These new Potenzas do grip well. No tire chirp.
❄️ might keep them on all year!!
Would love to see a luxury suv all season tire test. Need new tires for my GLE and can’t find any reputable reviews anywhere. Feel your tests are the only real ones out there and would love to see what you’d recommend.
that's definitely on my list! What's your short list of tires?
@@Aldjdb-t9d what size did you run?
@@tyrereviews Currently have Dunlop Grand trek MO now on the GLE they’re decent but on my E350 I put your suggested Michelin pilot sport 4 A/S- they’re great just wish they were a little quieter. Im in the states and in NYC but take the GLE out east to Long Island (Hamptons)in the summer… so ride comfort is most important. I don’t mind spending a little more if it’s worth the comfort. With the GLE it’s more confusing as the variety is broad but have been trying to figure out what’s best out of
Bridgestone - ALENZA SPORT A/S
Bridgestone - DUELER H/P SPORT
Michelin - Latitude Tour HP
Michelin - Primacy Tour A/S
Pirellis Scorpion Verde A/s
Would love to know your thoughts and opinions on these and would ABSOLUTELY LOVE A TEST!
Thanks for the response btw YOU ROCK!
Oh and I have 255/50/19
After my experience, I would find out what tyres your model was homologated on and stick with those. My view is that it's all very well going by reviews but that's not a representation of how the results of a tyre test will translate to your own car. Car and tyre manufacturers work together on new models but apart from fitting OEMs its can be a matter of luck as to whether or not the tyres will perform as well as expected. Just my view. This probably doesn't apply in all cases but definitely in cars that are anything but run of the mill. This is the conclusion I've drawn after my experience. I've got a second generation M class that I've had for a number of years. The previous set of tyres I had fitted were conti sport contact 2s which I was perfectly happy with. I subsequently found out that these were the tyres this car was homologated with. I had them replaced with sport contact 6s and everything about them was absolutely appalling not because they were bad tyres, just not suitable for this car. They skipped terribly when pulling out of my drive or at any time a fuller but not even a full lock was required. They tram lined badly in anything but perfect surfaces (an experience I've had before when having different wear states in front and rears due to the car being a permanent 4wd which led me to the conclusion all 4 should be replaced at the same time. At the time I thought I could eak out a thousand or so miles from the rears as they had a bit more life in them. Not a great idea I learnt). However, the worst part was the excessive wear. I'd only done around 4k miles and they were wearing badly, prematurely and the fronts were splitting. I wrote to continental who were absolutely fantastic in their response. That may have been partly due to the fact that I could provide them with all of the information they asked for, (Receipts for previous tyres, proof of mileages, photos etc). They gave me the option of sending someone to look at the car, which they didn't see much point in doing or send a new set of sport contact 2s to a fitter of my choice free of charge which I naturally accepted. The difference was immediately noticeable.
The thing with cars like this that are permanent 4wd is that there are a lot of forces working against each other particularly when steering hence the more compliant nature of the sport contact 2s. I had mentioned my experience on this channel a couple of times but after having some lengthy conversations with the guy from continental I'll be choosing tyres more carefully in future. This is just my experience and thought it might be of some help. All of this was recently as I had the new tyres fitted in May.
You are a GOD to this community. Thanks for all your efforts.
Glad to help
@@tyrereviews I've bought my all season Hankooks thanks to your reviews. And after driving more than 4000 kms with them, I can definitely say they are wonderful on handling and sound level. Thanks again and please keep up with the wonderful content. Cheers
Yessss!! just recently switched from michelin pilot sport all season 4 to the new continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 plus ..
what did you make of the change?!
@@tyrereviews objectively, they seem to be very similar on our on the road feel/performance. I feel like they are a little more predictable in the wet vs the michelin's.. tiny bit more tread growl at lower speed but don't have the hollow sounding resonance the michelins did right between 62-66 mph that was annoying. The fact they were a tiny bit cheaper than the pilot sport 4 all seasons was the icing on the cake!
Continental smashing it over the past year or so, really stepped up their game where Michelin used to seem to win everything for the past few years previous
Hard for Michelin to win this one, when they aren't included. I kind of lose interest if you leave out the the usual winner.
Michelin has never, ever beat the continental in deep snow. Why I’ve been running the Conti for winter for 13/14 years straight
@@peterscott2662 wasn't the conti the better tire in the previous set of tests he ran?
Ive been using extreme contacts since 2017 and the only tire i buy
TRANSLATION: MICHELIN TROUNCES ALL THE OTHER TIRES EXCEPT IN DEEP SNOW, WHICH IS A CATEGORY FOR SNOW TIRES?
Been on the Continentals for a little while and had the displeasure of driving in the snow (I hate snow) as well. I would absolutely recommend them!!!
Finally the BFG COMP-G 2 AS in a test!!
Damn they suck
My buddy just bought a set of the Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06+ tires entirely based on this channel's recommendation.
Does he like them?
@@tyrereviews I just asked, he says he loves them. They are much grippier thru turns and wet roads than the stock Michelin Primacy A/S they replaced but he took an efficiency hit on his Mustang Mach-E, so range is down. #worthit
The bloody benchmark for tire reviews!! Thank you! Forum links we we come!
The Continental DWS should be thought as Dry Wet Slush. These are very good as a year rounder if you live in a climate where you have snow that dose not get deep or the roads get serviced. In several inches of new snow you may want something with more bite, but in that sloppy slush the next days after the storm they are very dependable.
Agreed!
Thank you for this video! I have been running the Conti DWS06 Plus on my GR86 (first rwd/primarily commuter) for the past 2 yrs and have been very happy with them so far. We finally got snow this year and Im surprised how well they do in snow/ice. In addition Ive done 2 track days on the same tire with great performance as well. A truly great all around tire for me personally
Excellent review. I’ve learned so much about tires through this channel
Great to hear!
Probably going to end up putting the DWS06 Plus on my 3-series. I’m excited to watch your snow comparison
I bought the Contis after the previous review and I am quite satisfied with the purchase. In my wife's car, the large broken pavement impacts are fairly hard. However, all the positives outweigh the extra harshness.
Glad you like them
Continental tires are great!
I absolutely LOVE this channel as I have a bit of a 'thing' for tyres 😊.
One of us, one of us
I Mean, your intro, I'm getting the popcorn out cos there's so much new stuff, a rear-drive muscle car..🍿
I hope it was worth it!
Can't wait to see the European AllSeason Tyres review... particularly as I need a new set for the upcoming winter, and I know there are some new models coming (e.g. the AllSeasonContact 2) 🤓
Out in Sept, sadly I didn't get the asc2 in time but I'm planning something extra.
@@tyrereviews I am curious to see the performance of the Pirellis as you/Pirelli had already announced in last year's review that improvements are to be expected.
@@tyrereviews I also saw today that Nexen has updated their european all-season... and it has an "A" grade for wet! 😮
@@KaiTimmerherm impressive, I wonder how it is in the dry
@@tyrereviews The Nexen N'blue 4 Seasons 2 appears to be available in only a few sizes yet, e.g. in 225/40 R18, but not in the very common 205/55 R16 dimension yet 🤷🏻♂️
The Conti DWS06+ are awesome in the rain. Three weeks ago I drove 4 hours in a Wisconsin downpour and they were constantly stable at 75 mph. Not for a minute did I feel that the ST would fail to turn, go or stop as needed, even as the rain came down in sheets. Best I’ve had in 59 years of legal driving.
Legal driving...good one.
Focus or Fiesta (ST)??
@@Fordworldrallyfan: It’s a 2013 Focus ST. But I doubt there would be any difference.
I would love to see these same comparison with the Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS+ / Firestone Firehawk AS V2 / Michelin Pilot sport AS4 and the Conti, Pirelli and Falken !!
AMAZING how professional tire-testing can go! Incredibly good video! THANK YOU! I got the Falken Azenis FK460.
Haven't even stsrted the video yet..... My DWS06 Plus is in here! Don't let me down!
Best purchase ever! Thanks to your videos.
Vredestein performed very well in Tirerack's testing, especially in the wet. Very interested to see different results in this test.
Yeah, the fact that it doesn't hydroplane as much is really what you're looking for in wet conditions on the street. I almost wrecked a few days ago from getting thrown sideways after hitting standing water. That's why I'm here lol.
I bought the falken G5 Sport before it was discontinued. Definitely going to continue using their tires.
My old tires I couldn't even floor it in 2nd / 3rd gear in the rain, falken A/S I literally can almost do 1st in the rain without losing grip.
The P Zero +3s also seem to FINALLY be decent in the rain. Pirelli was almost BFG laughably bad as a brand in the rain but these stick well enough at the expense of a little faster wear. No worse than other tires on my Mustang, though. 30-35K is all I ever get. :)
The Continental are softer sidewall than I'd like for a high torque RWD car, and as others have mentioned when testing with heavy cars, the thing is stable but feels a lot more floaty than you''d like. No complaints with the +3s. As for noise and ride - not an issue at all in my car - lol. Like when he tested tires in this Dodge Challenger. Turn up the radio as you can't hear anything anyways :)
I’ve got Triangle Th202 does the UHP tire job perfectly fine
Great review, as always, but quite disappointed that there are no rolling resistance measurements. Please bring them back, especially considering the increase in EVs (and gas prices)
Id love to see another test for the top 3, maybe top 4 where we prioritize fuel efficiency and comfort. Being that the top 3 are basically the same for the average driver, the most efficient tire would be my choice
High performance Continentals don’t last, based on my experience.
Thank you for your work. I live in Washington state, we get 3 months of dry, 9 months of rain and 3 days of snow every year. I just purchased the DWS06+ based on your data.
Falken Azenis on my 03 C4S. Very happy with them. THey also have way better thread wear rating than Continental or Pirelli at a budget-friendly price.
As a DWS06 Plus owner, I concur, its just such a good tire and good price too.
Glad we agree :)
I'm really happy with my set of Vredestein Quatrac tires!
I recently bought the P Zero AS UHP. Love them on my BP Mazda3 hatchback.
Awesome tire test! For the next one we need the Michelin CC2 vs UHP All Seasons in a 392 Charger!😁
yep i need to see betwent he dws016 vs cross climates
Looking forward to seeing how the FK460 does in the snow/cold testing hopefully soon!
The nerdery. LOVE IT.
I have had the Conti DWS since it came out on at least 5 cars. It’s simply unbelievable. Throw in AWD and the DWS is pretty much unstoppable. I’m a Volvo and SAAB enthusiast and the DWS have been by far the best tire on my 9-5 Aero Estate.
Before watching, I'm really pulling for Continental. Aside from the fact that it has the coolest tread pattern of any tire made, it's also served me VERY well on my Miata. I was the only sports car driving in the snow, and I showed my buddy's Mustang tail lights in the summer.
I'm well pleased. Also, regarding NVH, when I drove for a limo company, we put DWS06 tires on our Chrysler 300 stretch, and that it got MASSIVELY quieter and smootger than whatever they had on before.
If I bought a Miata, then I'd probably put Pilot Sport All Season 4 on them.
@SayAhh I can't speak directly on the AS4. But, I just replaced my DWS06+ (rival to the AS4) with ExtremeContact Sport 02s, and Holy God. I thought the grip was great before, but the true summer tire is a monster. Much more crisp and solid response, too. I absolutely understand why you'd choose a UHP all-season. But if you can bump up to a true summer tire, I recommend it.
Excellent review. Thank you for all the information. I’m leaning towards the Pirelli’s this Spring 👍🏻
Picking up a set of these Continentals tomorrow for our X5.
Those Falkens are living up to the hype. Great review as always.
I'm glad they did!
I told yall this 6 months 😂😂😂
I have been using Continental Extreme DWS 06 on my Tesla, but I get flats frequently. Its been ridiculous. So I think I will try Hankook iON evo AS SUV. Please review this Hankook tire.
no criticism but the way you describe the finer points of each tire is like listing to the 'tire edition' of a wine-tasting exercise ;-)
I'm late to the party, but I always enjoy watching these videos. As an owner of both the continental DWS06+ and The ExtremeContact sport 02 (continental sucks at naming), I would definitely agree with what he has said about the DWS06+ in this video. As the data shows it's a phenomenal tire for the segment. It is definitely pricey, however, I can only say it's worth the money if you don't plan on adding any additional power to any car you put this on. I am now pushing 400+WHP on a open diff fwd honda and I needed a summer tire that would cope with the extra power. I have used this tire in the snow and it leaves a lot to be desired in the winter. It will get you to A and B as long as you can control the amount of throttle you give it. I wouldn't be surprised if continental passes Michelin in all categories here soon as it makes for fantastic competition and better products for everyone to enjoy. Hopefully i didn't piss off too many people here as I am only sharing my experience, thank you.
I'm getting ExtremeContact Sport 02s put on my Miata tomorrow, replacing the DWS06+. How would you say the difference was?
Run the dws in the late fall to early spring and the ES in the warmer months
@@joerichardson6107 Yes, two completely different tires, built for very different purposes.
WHY does everyone insist on comparing 300-340 tread wear pure SUMMER tires to 400 to 600 tread wear ALL SEASON tires???
It makes NO sense at all.
I suspect your heart is sponsered by conti just like mine. I love your reviews because you value the subjective handling thing which I value the most. Continentals have that even in winter tyres. winter conti to summer michelline, I get less confident in corners, have to wait more to pick up speed(conti's are light). Been watching your reviews for almost 10 years now, can't wait to see the snow result. Thank you!
Continental Extreme Contact DWS06s have been on my 1987 535is for several years. I run then in warm weather only. They remain true and are wearing quite evenly. I expect they will last and run true down to the wear bars. I just put them away for 2023. I rotate them at the start of each warm season. The tires look good and feel good, giving great confidence in cornering and stopping .They were at a good price point for how high a rating they received at the time of purchase. I have yet to break these tires loose in hard cornering on dry pavement. I feel very confident pushing until the first chirp or squeal comes on. That is some scary fast cornering, because the tires are loath to protest much, good fun.
Thank you again. Your vids are like a warm cup of chocolate milk with rum in the winter haha
It's winter where you are?
@@tyrereviews it's no winter here come from the Netherlands. But I meant the joy you get from the chocolate milk is the same when watching your vids
@@pacolicioushe or she is too slow to comprehend….
I finally waited until you updated the video. I'm so excited,bro.
Hope you enjoyed it!
Just got a set for my s3. Good pricing and rebates sealed the deal over the Michelins.
Yayyyyyyyy! I friggin love new tire reviews.
The Conti is a great tire. I've run them on 3 cars and they are outstanding on snow.
I put the BFGs on my Golf Alltrack several months ago and I'm happy (but not ecstatic) with them; there are very few choices in appropriate tire sizes for my car in the US! I like the sporty feel, the ride is firm but well controlled, wet performance isn't amazing but it's good enough; I do experience that scrubby feel with them, they're not the grippiest tires but they do feel really nice at a ~7/10ths sorta trot. Not very quiet but not problematically loud. I'm hoping their tread life is good, I've just put a few thousand miles on them so far. I like having the M+S rating on the sidewall in case I can skip chain controls but I haven't been to the snow for a few years so I don't need the tire's performance focused on snow and ice.
Glad you're sort of happy with them :) Please get a review on www.tire-reviews.com if you have the time
Nice to know. I just bought the BFGs the other week. Of this video comes out the week after -__-. Woulda bought the falcons knowing what I know now but I got a good deal on the BGFs so I can’t get too upset
That is the problem (the SEVERE lack of usable tire SIZES offered, especially amongst the top tier 'major' brands; looking at YOU Conti and Michelin!!) here in the states, which the Brits and Euros NEVER have to deal with, at all!
Unless you are piloting a huge pickup truck, SUV road tank, or a $100K+ supercar, these companies just refuse to bring over the multiple sizes very readily available overseas (most especially the sub 18" diameter varieties) in ANY of their models. :( :(
I'm on my 2nd set of Continental DWS06+ and they are great in everything but snow. Then again, I drive a FWD hatchback, which sucks in snow to begin with.
They're pretty good in snow for the class!
Ahhhh at least one dose a week of tyre geekary should be mandatory! ❤
Such great info. Also jealous of your test car. Manual Hellcat is my dream car. Hope you use this car on the summer tires test. Fantastic job.
It's a big thing but lots of character!
finally Pirelli, thank you
Lots of Pirelli stuff coming up
Any info on pirelli verde scorpion all season
Once again thank you very much!!!!
I have the conti dws06+ and its a phenomenal tire. Though i havent had the opportunity to drive much in heavy rain or light snow, its great even in the dry. The perfect everyday tire.
I have only bought the extreme contacts for my IS300 and I absolutely love them. I can comfortably do 50-60mph in a complete downpour and they keep up very well in snow storms up here in Maine.
If I haven't beached my car on unplowed, heavy snow they are pretty much unstoppable. More or less anything up to 4/5 inches unplowed is no problem at all. And they absolutely eat up slushy roads too.
Good test . Enjoyable video. I like Falken as I used to have them on a Gti and was very impressed . So , I think these will go on my Cupra St four wheel drive next spring when I take the winters off which will then need binning
Let me know what you make of them
Id love if you could review the Falken Ziex 960A/S it’s an excellent UHP AS tire with a very reasonable price and 65k warranty with 640 tread wear.
thanks for the review. I have a Challenger RT Scat Pack 1320. I have the General RS on there now. 30k tires that are mostly done at 15k. I haven't even had it to the track and it's my daily car. I hope to find something that last longer without being too expensive.
Wish the Firestone Firehawk AS V2 was included here. I haven't been able to find any reviews or objective testing on it, but I have a set and they're at least as good if not better than my last set of General Gmax AS 05s. (Hard to tell because of the inherent new vs old bias) Edit: would also be interesting since Firestone basically went with the same line of thinking as Continental's DWS in terms of tread design.
I'll try and get them next time!
@tyrereviews The Firehawk Indy 500s are also very interesting in the summer tire category. They tend to be CHEAP compared with others, but I knew a guy who put them on a Volt (of all things), and it melted faces.
Nice review, the General G-max A/S 05 is being replaced by the A/S 07. Are you going to be testing them anytime soon?
I was talking with a friend of mine about your reviews today , eheh 4s tires 🏎🏎
:D
Thanks for your eval video from a super competent driver standpoint. That new Falken rated high in smoothness and quiet in addition to your super high performance eval.
I’m looking to replace tires on my Camry V6.
The General as-05 is rated highly for a street tire not driven like a maniac.
Tires evolve and so does your content. I'm a man and I don't like rubbers so big congrats lol
Thanks. I think!
Just got a set for my s3. Good pricing and rebates sealed the deal over the Michelins. Contis.
Great comparison thanks again.
Awesome job, as usual. Thanks =D
Great test, current toying between the Conti’s and Goodyear Vector 4seasons; I live near London. Now need to see a snow test of these please!! 😁 not that we get much of that here lol
I hope that you will be able to test the Pirelli model in the UHP summer tire test for next year. Pirelli are on your channel quite rarely and the results are very good. Currently, I have P Zero tires in my car since new, so it would be a very important comparison for me.
Needing to see a 2022 inch SUV only road tyre test...any chance??? 😅😊👍👏👏👏✌️
With that tire size it's possible (likely) that the good UHP patterns will be the good UHP SUV patterns, ie Sport Contact 7, Pilot Sport 4 SUV etc
@@tyrereviewsThanks Jonathan! Next set of summer tyres for my Q5 Hybrid should be choosen in that +/- 350€/$ piece range segment!! 😅😉🤗
Maybe XL load vs SUV tire 🤔
In the U.S., the only dealers for Falken are a coupe of specific chains and smaller dealers. The rub here is that they will charge you $80 or more in installation and smaller fees, making it actually MORE expensive than just getting the Continental or Pirelli at your local chain store that's running a discount or sale.
Was planning to get the continental but the Vredestein is on sale for $600 so went with those.
Great test and very pertinent with that car.
Cool review thanks as always. An idea of unexplored tire side: with the expanding number of electric vehicle with large battery, the weight is increasing. All tyres manage equally this added weight or some manufacturer are better with heavy cars ? (Inside the tyre max load specifications)
Fantastic review as always. I've had the Continental on my car for about 3,200 miles. The tread wear is pretty fast but it's been extremely hot here. I had to redeem the warranty because a tire blew out on me (I curbed it once and this heat just killed it). That said, the tire is quiet, linear, and very responsive. Fuel economy always drops on new wheels for me but this dropped less than other tires. All-in-all, I'd recommend the tire. I'm happy to know I made a good choice back in May when I bought these for half your price (17s).
Also, the wet testing is the most important for where I live. We see that more often in the transitional seasons than anything else. So, I appreciate the weighting in this category.
Get a review up on www.tire-reviews.com sometime, sounds like you have some good experience :)
🎉🎉🎉 excited for this one!!
Very nice as always!! I usually run summer only but after moving from CA to TN I may have to goto all season as the weekly thunderstoms and downpours are figging dangerous. The amount of water they drop is staggering. Not used to summer showers/downpours. I dont want to lose the dry performance but my ATSV wont be any good sitting in the massive ditches they have for the water run-off.
Unless it's cold a summer tire should still work best in heavy rain conditions
@@tyrereviews Especially a properly siped/rain grooved, and NOT semi-slick, shallow tread depth, 200 tread wear track/autocross gumball summer tire. ;)
Great review, any idea when we might see the update on snow performance?
Another brilliant video, I don’t know why but I’m obsessed with these and watch them all. As a recent convert to campervan ownership I’ve searched your channel and website but can’t find any information or comparisons on commercially rated tyres I.e. something suitable for a transporter like the Michelin Agilis crossclimate
Do you have any intentions of ever doing that sort of comparison? I’m sure lots of fleet managers would be interested
I probably won't sadly, I don't have time enough as it is. However there are some tests on www.tyrereviews.com which use transporters and vans. Find the Agilis CC on the site and they'll be linked.
Good review, thanks. The Challenger Super Charger sounded great also.
Interested to see an all terrain (BFG Ko2, Nokian outpost, general grabber ) test that includes winter. I live in Canada and am thinking about getting a truck, take it off road a bit and would like to try and just run one set if there’s an A/T that’s good enough in the winter. Also interested in a test that includes the Firestone fire hawk indy500. I like mine but id like to see how it stacks up against competitors.
Both those are on the lists
Firehawk Indy 500 are really popular here in Vancouver, so I think it would be quite interesting to see how they do in a Tyre Reviews test. It's one of the lowest cost summer performance tires with a cool looking tread pattern from a major brand name. I have them on the front of my 3 series and they are pretty good.
Such informative content !
Thank you.
I had good luck with the general gs-05s. I never really found myself wanting more in the real world.
I'd like to see the new(er) GS-07s included in the next all season test he does, to see if they move up the list at all with any improvements. ;)
Nice review. The one thing I’d like to see in any/all tire reviews is it’s Tram-lining characteristic’s.
Currently running the Contis on my Focus ST. Big fan of the handling and traction. Biggest 2 issues are wear, got about 20000 miles and they are shot. Second thing is flats, it has been ridiculous.
Yikes, generally the wear seems good, youhaving a lot of fun? :D
Continentals DWS06 PLUS on my wife’s BMW X4 M40 cupped out after 22k. Very surprised. Could be a balance issue? Also, showing wear as I do my own depth measuring.
This has been an issue with mine too. They seem to have a softer sidewall and the factory 20" wheels on my car have taken a beating on Chicago roads.
@@RandomGuyDanget out of Chicago then…..
@@RandomGuyDan That is the one drawback making me hesitant to buy these Contis as my next daily driver wheels tire, that total lack of an XL rated side wall in the sizes I need/could possibly use.
That, and the surprising, and disappointing amount of people on here stating just how easily, and readily they flat. ☹
@tyrereviews When are we going to get these tires tested in the snow?
Particularly interested in the new Perilli's compared to the DWS06+ and the Michelin PS AS4.
Been running General GMax AS 05 on different vehicles. Lexus IS, Honda Accord, Honda Civic Type R. Looks like they are in this video, let's see how they do!
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Another great review, very informative, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it :D
I can wait to yee how the
Azenis Fk 460 a/s in your winter ratings.. Truly an amazing time where I drive them in the Great Smoky Mountains. I
Great video as always!! One question, which UHP all season tyres are available in Europe? Since, usually most of them are only for the US market
Sady none of these but Falken did just release this: www.tyrereviews.com/Article/Falken-EUROALL-SEASON-AS220-PRO---Launched.htm
What is the environment temperature for these tests? Would be interested in dry and wet handling in cold temp. The summer tires also have pretty good wet performance in general if the temperature is high, so the reason for choosing all seasons is the cold weather performance, as well as not being completely undrivable in light snow.
Sadly very warm, I'd hoped to do it earlier in the year but life got in the way. Around 30c ambient.
In Canada. If you buy set of Conti aftermarket tires. They offer road side assistants and road hazard. Im not sure if they will get 80,000 KM even with regular rotation and wheel alignment 🤔
Had Michelin PSAS4 and Continental DWS06+ in the past... will be going Falken next.
Be sure to let me know what you think!
Where the Michelins PS AS4 data? I know they’ve been tested before, but I can see a way to compare them to this cohort.
Guys please help me, which one is the best if you would like to buy in Europe ? In Europe there is no DWS06 plus, no Pirelli P zero AS, no Falken FK460, at least I cannot find them anywhere... Which is the best one that can be bought in Europe ?