Good news for Continental fans: this low rolling resistance all season tire was just compared by CR against its existing crop of all season tires, and placed #2, just behind the #1-ranked Michelin HydroEdge. The tire scored no worse than "Good" in every category, showed decent braking and handling, and even "Very Good" for ice braking. It was also "Good" in ride and noise, and of course "Excellent" in rolling resistance. Tire Rack also tested it in a recent test (reported earlier in a different thread): http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testDisplay.jsp?ttid=133
CR also included the Continental ExtremeContact DWS in their latest UHP all season tire test, and it came out #4, with a recommended status. Its best performance, "Excellent", was in wet braking, with "Very Good" in general across the board for the objective testing metrics. It also scored "Good" for winter performance and ride and noise. Its only low point was expected tread life, "Fair".
We've talked before how Continental seemingly had a bunch of duds out there, but they've got a few winners out there in the marketplace right now.
CR also included the Continental ExtremeContact DWS in their latest UHP all season tire test, and it came out #4, with a recommended status. Its best performance, "Excellent", was in wet braking, with "Very Good" in general across the board for the objective testing metrics. It also scored "Good" for winter performance and ride and noise. Its only low point was expected tread life, "Fair".
We've talked before how Continental seemingly had a bunch of duds out there, but they've got a few winners out there in the marketplace right now.