Confirmed quality for your safety
Your safety is our top priority. From the outset, our test engineers at the Contidrom have defined standards that are applied in our tyre testing activities around the world. Want to see for yourself where progress in tyre development is being driven to this day? Take a virtual tour and discover the many precision testing options available at our benchmark tyre testing facility just outside Hanover.
All our innovations must pass an intense testing regime before going into production. Each new tyre has to complete hundreds of test miles/kilometres at our main testing site, the Contidrom in Hanover, Germany. A total of 140,000 tyres are tested every year in different conditions. Last year, our test drivers covered a mileage equivalent to circling the globe 500 times.
We subject our tyres to more testing than any other brand. But that isn’t enough: we want our tyres to perform well in independent tests too. And they do: our tyres are regularly rated top performers in impartial tests by experts around the world.
Our testing locations: world of testing
When it comes to tyre safety, no distance is too far for our engineers. They travel all over the world to ensure that each Continental tyre – whether winter tyre, summer tyre, all-season tyre, or those used in sport and off-road activities – is tested by our experts in a wide range of weather conditions and on all surface types.
Testing at all levels - from prototype to production
To deliver safe, optimised and reliable tyres, our employees established new testing methods. Our R&D expert Andreas Schlenke explains how testing – from virtual simulations to objective and subjective tests – is an integral part of each phase in tyre development.
The Contidrom: setting standards in tyre testing
From the outset, our test engineers at the Contidrom have defined standards that are applied in Continental’s tyre testing activities around the world. Want to see for yourself where progress in tyre development is being driven to this day? Take a virtual tour and discover the many precision testing options available at our benchmark tyre testing facility just outside Hanover.
Confirmed by specialist media: Top ratings for Continental Tyres
Our tyres keep winning tests all over the world. In 653 independent tests conducted since 2007, our products have received the highest rating 511 times – a remarkable 78% success rate. The awards that make us particularly proud include the award for the best tyre in the past 50 years from Auto Motor und Sport magazine. And in 2021, our AllSeasonContact™ won the coveted Auto Express Product of the Year Award for Best All Season Tyre.
See a selection of our latest test results
- Auto Bild (10/21)
- Auti Bild (09/20)
- Auto Zeitung (24/20)
- Gute Fahrt (03/20)
- Auto Zeitung (06/2020)
PremiumContact™ 6
The German magazine Auto Bild has published in issue 10/2021 the “Summer Tyre Super Test 2021”. The tested tyre size was 205/55 R16 91 V, test vehicle was a VW Golf 8.
This test is a special test with 50 participating products. The evaluation consists of 2 parts:
Part 1: Wet and dry braking test: selection of the best 20 products.
Part 2: Complete test of only the finalists including wear performance and price.
The test was conducted by Auto Bild in cooperation with Bridgestone and Hankook
on following proving grounds:
- Papenburg, Germany (wet/dry braking test )
- Idiada, Spain (wet and dry testing w/o wet/dry braking)
- Bridgestone Rome, roller dynamometer (wear test )
Rating for the PremiumContact™ 6: Exemplary
About our PremiumContact™ 6:
+ Premium summer tyre with balanced performance
+ Short wet braking distance
+ Stable handling level
+ Very high mileage
- Satisfactory hydroplaning performance
AllSeasonContact™
The German magazine Auto Bild has published in their current issue September/2020 the Super All Season Tyre Test 2020. The tested tyre size was 205/55 R16 91/94 V, test vehicle was a VW Golf 7/8.
This test is a special test with 32 participating products. The evaluation consists of 2 parts:
Part 1: Wet braking and dry braking test: selection of the best 14 products (finalists)
Part 2: Complete test only of the finalists including wear performance and price.
For the first time Auto Bild is publishing the weight loss of the tyre in g/1,000 km for all finalists. This criteria is not part of the evaluation.
The test was conducted by Auto Bild on following proving grounds: IFV Institute for road wear test (Harz, Germany), Contidrom, Jeversen, Germany (dry and wet tests) and Test World Ivalo/ Finland (winter tests).
Rating for the AllSeasonContact™: Exemplary
About our AllSeasonContact™:
+ Convincing all-round talent with best winter quality
+ Very good cost/performance ratio
+ Very good hydroplaning performance level
+ Precise steering precision
+ High mileage level
+ Fuel saving rolling resistance
WinterContact™ TS 860
The German magazine Auto Zeitung has published a preview of the Winter Tyre Test 2020 online. The tested tyre size was 205/55 R16 91 H, test vehicle was a VW Golf 8.
The test was conducted by Auto Zeitung at the following proving grounds: Pirelli, Älvsbyn, Sweden (snow tests) and Contidrom, Jeversen, Germany (wet & dry tests).
Rating for the WinterContact™ TS 860: Highly Recommended
About our WinterContact™ TS 860:
+ Unrestricted Recommendation
+ One of the best tyres in the wet
ContiSportContact™ 5
The German magazine Gute Fahrt has published in issue 03/2020 the Summer Tyre Test 2020. The tested tyre size was 215/50 R18 V/W, test vehicle was a VW T-Roc.
The test was conducted by Gute Fahrt in cooperation with Pirelli in Vizzola/Italy.
Rating for the ContiSportContact™ 5: Very good
About our ContiSportContact™ 5:
+ No weaknesses, convincing on dry and wet roads
+ Steering precision and sporty layout
- Only satisfactory in Aquaplaning, Noise and Comfort
PremiumContact™ 6
The German magazine Auto Zeitung has published in their current issue (6/2020) the Summer Tyre Test 2020. The tested tyre size was 225/50 R17 W/Y, test vehicle was a BMW 3 series. The test was conducted by Auto Zeitung at the Contidrom, Jeversen, Germany.
Rating for the PremiumContact™ 6: Test Winner
About our PremiumContact™ 6:
+ Shortest braking distance and excellent balance on wet surface
+ Extremely good grip and therefore especially safe driving on wet roads
+ Very safe steering behavior and very good deceleration on dry surface
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