Hanover, Germany, September 24, 2024. Continental's WinterContact TS 870 in size 205/55 R 16 came out on top in the winter tire test published today by the German automobile club ADAC, the Austrian ÖAMTC and the Swiss TCS. ADAC and ÖAMTC awarded it the top rating of "good" (2.0), while the Swiss automobile club TCS rated it "highly recommended". This puts Continental's winter expert in first place out of a total of twelve models tested. The automobile clubs tested tire models from European, Asian and American manufacturers. The test vehicle was a Volkswagen Golf.

In the test, the WinterContact TS 870 met the high demands of the automobile clubs: "The Continental WinterContact TS 870 is convincing on all road surfaces and secures a clearly good rating for driving safety with a slight gap to the pursuers". The ADAC also confirms the strengths of the WinterContact TS 870 as follows: "On wet roads, the WinterContact TS 870 achieves the best score in the test field. It is rewarded with good marks in all sub-criteria, as it performs above average in all wet criteria. It impresses with short braking distances and good aquaplaning behavior, as well as its handling performance."