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Confirmed quality for your safety
Your safety is our top priority. That is why Continental takes all possible safety and comfort aspects into account when developing its tires. All Continental innovations have to pass an intense testing regime before going into production.
Each new tire has to complete hundreds of test kilometers on our main testing site, the Contidrom. A total of 143,000 tires are tested every year in different conditions. Last year, our test drivers amassed a mileage that would have seen them circling the globe 5000 times.
We subject our tires to more testing than any other brand. But that's not enough just yet: It is important to us that our tires also perform well in independent tests. And they do: tires from Continental are regularly rated top performers in impartial tests, and we have been voted the best tire brand of the year several times by the German motorists’ association ADAC and renowned magazines including AutoBild and AutoZeitung. This achievement makes us proud because it once again confirms: With Continental tires, you are safe on the road in all conditions.
Continental testing locations
World of testing
When it comes to tire safety, no distance is too far for our engineers. They travel all over the world to ensure that each Continental tire – whether winter tire, summer tire, all-season tire, or those used in sport and off-road activities – is tested by our experts in a wide range of weather conditions and on all types of surfaces.
Testing at all levels -
From prototype to production
To deliver safe, optimized and reliable tires, Continental employs both established as well as new testing methods. Continental’s R&D expert Andreas Schlenke explains how testing – from virtual simulations to objective and subjective tests – is an integral part of every single phase in tire development.
The Contidrom
Setting standards in tire testing
From the outset, the test engineers at the Contidrom have defined standards that are applied in Continental’s tire testing activities around the world. Want to see for yourself where progress in tire development is being driven to this day? Take a virtual tour and discover the many precision testing options available at Continental’s benchmark tire testing facility just outside Hanover.
Confirmed by specialist media
Top ratings for Continental tires
Continental tires keep winning tests all over the world. In 863 independent tests conducted since 2010, our products have received the highest rating 715 times - a stunning success rate of 83 percent. The awards that make us particularly proud include the award for the best tire in the past 50 years from auto motor und sport magazine, as well as the regular top ratings in the German Motorist Association’s major summer and winter tire tests. These test results are also an important reason for car manufacturers to trust us and fit every third car rolling off their assembly lines with Continental tires.
See a selection of our latest test results
- ADAC (09/2023)
- Auto Bild (41/2023
- Auto Bild (39/2023)
- Tyre Reviews
- Motor PL (13/2023)
WinterContact TS 870
Test published by German magazine ADAC
About WinterContact TS 870
+ Very balanced tire
+ Best driving safety
+ Very good in mileage
+ Good on snow and ice
WinterContact TS 870 P
Test published by German magazine Auto Bild
About WinterContact TS 870 P
+ Steady driving behaviour at all weather conditions
+ Good performance on snow
+ Dynamic dry handling
+ Best in fuel saving / rolling resistance
- High price level
AllSeasonContact 2
The test was published by German magazine Auto Bild
About our AllSeasonContact 2
+ Allrounder with convincing winter performances
+ Dynamic handling and short stopping distances on wet
+ Low pass-bye-noise
+ High mileage
- Tendency to understeer
PremiumContact 7
The test was published by British online portal Tyre Reviews
About our PremiumContact 7
+ Highest level of wet grip overall
+ Clear lead in wet braking with joint fastest wet handling
+ Shortest dry braking and best dry handling
- Increased external noise
- Average rolling resistance
- Average aquaplaning resistance
SportContact 7
The test was publish by Polish magazine Motor PL
About our SportContact 7
+ Shortest braking distance in wet and dry
+ Wins the test with balanced properties
+ Efficient split between sportiness and efficiency
+ Very high driving safety on dry roads
+ Low Rolling Resistance
- Gives away dynamic behavior in wet handling due to understeering
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