Review on Continental ContiVikingContact 7 225/50 R17 98T winter by Ivana Krauty ᠌

Name: Continental ContiVikingContact 7 225/50 R17 98T winter
Item: Continental ContiVikingContact 7 225/50 R17 98T winter
Rating: 5

July 04, 2023

Feel free to buy, for such a price, the quality is simply amazing.

I've never used friction winter tires before.
Interesting side effect: even on dry, relatively clean pavement, the car feels softer and smoother when driven on all-season tires, making for a more pleasant ride without significantly different handling from summer tires.

Pick from the following Continental offerings, along with two others:
NOKIAN HAKKAPELIITTA R2 Goodyear UltraGrip Ice

I looked for opportunities to get out of town. high-caliber tires for mobile use.

Not one bit of buyer's remorse here.

Pros

Controllability and obedience. Very little noise; in fact, at first it seemed like the motor was revving up. They can be rolled with far less effort than spikes. They do fall, but the vestibular system can usually tell when this happens, allowing for predictable movement control (my automobile merely has anti-lock brakes). When comparing the patency to that of the studded Gislaved and the studded Continental (as well as the Nord Frost 100 and the original ContiIceContact), the former comes out on top. All German components.

Cons

The ride quality difference between summer wheels with a 205/55 R16 91H (normal pressure) and winter wheels with a 195/65 R15 95T XL is likely to be larger. When balancing (new forged wheels), I had to glue on a lot of weights. Because these tires make it easy to move rapidly and carelessly in the water and on the track, they reduce the need for constant vigilance and make it easier to lose focus. Since ice has traction (and often surprisingly so), but its natural restrictions are greater than those of spikes, you should avoid steep icy descents or ascents with a narrow dynamic corridor, lack of freedom in maneuvering, and the capacity to take such obstacles at once. Though this is more of a result of the widespread practice of using studded tires throughout the winter. When compared to the snobbish Nokian, the restaurant's price is much higher.