Continental tyres convince the motoring press
In conjunction with the German consumer institute Stiftung Warentest, the motoring organisation ADAC took a close look at the popular sizes 175/65 R 14 T (for speeds of up to 190 km/h - 118 mph) and 195/65 R 15 V (up to 240 km/h - 150 mph). The ContiEcoContact 3, size 175/65 R 14 T, was awarded the rating 'highly recommended'. The 'ADAC motorwelt' magazine described it as a "Very balanced tyre with top marks in the wet." The ContiPremiumContact 2, size 195/65 R 15 V, was rated as 'good' ('ADAC motorwelt') and 'recommended' ('test' magazine). This was the highest grade given by the Stiftung Warentest to any tyre of this size.
Continental tyres convince the motoring press
The Austrian Motoring Organisation "OAMTC and its Swiss counterpart TCS also awarded the ContiEcoContact 3 best marks for the size 175/65 R 14 T. Both rated the tyre as 'highly recommended'. The TCS (Touring Club Schweiz) also praised the ContiPremiumContact 2, size 195/65 R 15 V, giving it a 'recommended' rating.
Continental ContiEcoContact 3
The editorial team of the German magazine 'AutoBild' tested summer tyres in the size 225/45 R 17 Y, including the ContiSportContact 3. The testers confirmed not only the balanced characteristics of this tyre, but also its good safety reserves in the case of aquaplaning. The overall result was 'very good'. In the test carried out by the magazine 'Auto Zeitung', the high-performance tyre came second and was rated as 'recommended'.
Continental ContiSportContact 3
The test candidates examined by 'auto motor und sport' magazine included the ContiPremiumContact 2, size 235/55 R 17 Y/W. With its very good handling on wet and dry roads, plus good aquaplaning characteristics, highly precise steering response and low rolling noise, this tyre achieved second place and was rated as 'recommended'.
The ContiPremiumContact 2 also gave a convincing performance in the braking test carried out by the German Technical Inspectorate 'TUV Sud Automotive'. The company checked the braking distances of summer tyres from seven different brands, including all the well-known premium manufacturers, in the size 205/55 R 16 H. The ContiPremiumContact 2 emerged as the winner of this comparative test on both wet and dry roads.
The Auto Club Europa (ACE) carried out a further revealing comparative test in conjunction with the GTU (Gesellschaft f"ur technische Uberwachung - Technical Monitoring Company). They checked which tyres best managed to balance braking in the wet with rolling resistance. In the size 195/65 R 15 H, the ContiPremiumContact 2 came out top. In the size 175/65 R 14 T, where no Continental tyre participated, the Barum Brillantis was the winner.
Continental ContiPremiumContact 2
A further Barum tyre was tested by the ADAC (195/65 R 15 V) and 'AutoBild' (225/45 R 17 W). The magazine 'ADAC motorwelt' rated this tyre as 'recommended', whilst 'AutoBild' marked its candidate as 'satisfactory'.
Barum Brillantis
The Semperit Comfort-Life (175/65 R 14 T) was also awarded the rating 'recommended' by the 'ADAC motorwelt'. The 'test' editorial team graded it as 'satisfactory'.
Semperit Comfort-Life
Uniroyal tyres also gained good places, with the rallye 550 (195/65 R 15 V) classed as 'recommended' by the 'ADAC motorwelt' and 'AutoBild' praising the new RainSport 2, size 225/45 R 17 W, and giving it the rating 'good'.
Uniroyal RainSport 2
Uniroyal Rallye 550
