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Continental WinterContact TS 850 P

Dry Grip 88%
Wet Grip 90%
Road Feedback 92%
Handling 90%
Wear 90%
Comfort 84%
Buy again 84%

The Continental WinterContact TS 850 P is a Ultra High Performance Winter tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Car

This tyre replaced the Continental WinterContact TS 830 P

This tyre has been replaced by the Continental WinterContact TS 860 S

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Tyre review data from 5 tyre reviews averaging 88% over 34,300 miles driven.

Reports

Tyre Test Highlights

2017 Sport Auto Winter Tyre Test - 1st of 10 tyres

  • Positive - Excellent grip and stable behavior on snow and dry surfaces. low rolling resistance, very low noise level
  • Negative - Relatively weak resistance to aquaplaning, relatively long braking distances on dry surfaces
  • Overall - Highly recommended

2017 AMS Performance 18 inch Winter Tyre Test - 1st of 10 tyres

  • Positive - Good performance in the snow, high level of safety on wet surfaces, predictable behavior and good handling on dry surfaces
  • Negative - Relatively weak resistance to aquaplaning
  • Overall - Highly Recommended

2016 Sport Auto Winter Tyre Test - 1st of 6 tyres

  • Positive - Outstanding wet grip, very direct steering when dry, good braking in all conditions.
  • Negative - Slight weakness in aquaplaning and comfort.
Size Fuel Wet Noise Weight
225/55 R16 99H XL   C C 72 9.17kgs
225/55 R16 95H   C C 72 9.17kgs
225/55 R16 99V XL   C C 72 9.17kgs
205/60 R16 92H   C C 72 9.54kgs
205/60 R16 92H   C C 72 9.32kgs
235/60 R16 100H   C C 72 10.25kgs
235/60 R16 100T   C C 72 10.25kgs
215/65 R16 98H   C C 72 10.03kgs
215/65 R16 98T   C C 72 10.15kgs
215/70 R16 100T   E C 72 11.13kgs
225/70 R16 103H   E C 72 13.38kgs
245/70 R16 107T   E C 72 14.91kgs
205/45 R17 88V XL   C C 72 8.32kgs
215/45 R17 91H XL   C C 72 9.09kgs
215/45 R17 91V XL   C C 72 9.09kgs
235/45 R17 97V XL   C C 72 10.05kgs
235/45 R17 94H   C C 72 11.57kgs
235/45 R17 94H   C C 72 10.19kgs
205/50 R17 93H XL   C C 72 8.97kgs
205/50 R17 93V XL   C C 72 8.97kgs
215/50 R17 95V XL   C C 72 8.88kgs
225/50 R17 98H XL   E C 72  
225/50 R17 94H   E C 72 10.89kgs
225/50 R17 94H         10.67kgs
225/50 R17 98H XL   E C 72 9.82kgs
215/55 R17 98V XL   C C 72 9.34kgs
215/55 R17 98H XL   C C 72 9.38kgs
225/55 R17 97H         11.00kgs
225/55 R17 101V XL   B C 72 11.00kgs
225/55 R17 97H   E C 72 13.71kgs
225/55 R17 97H   C C 72 11.00kgs
225/55 R17 97H   C C 72 10.64kgs
235/55 R17 103V XL   C C 72 10.05kgs
235/55 R17 99H   C C 72 10.92kgs
225/60 R17 99H   C C 72 11.32kgs
225/65 R17 102H   E C 72 11.82kgs
225/65 R17 102T   E C 72 12.36kgs
235/65 R17 104H   C C 72 13.51kgs
235/65 R17 108H XL   E C 72 13.67kgs
225/35 R18 87W XL   E C 72 8.63kgs
225/40 R18 92V XL   C C 72 9.55kgs
235/40 R18 95V XL   C C 72 10.50kgs
245/40 R18 97V XL         11.10kgs
245/40 R18 97V XL   C C 72 10.83kgs
245/40 R18 97W XL   C C 72 11.36kgs
215/45 R18 93V XL   C C 72 8.77kgs
225/45 R18 95V XL   E C 72 12.85kgs
235/45 R18 98V XL   C C 72 9.99kgs
245/45 R18 100V XL   E C 72 15.19kgs
235/50 R18 101V XL   C C 72 10.76kgs
225/55 R18 102V XL   C C 72 10.10kgs
235/55 R18 100H   C C 72 11.73kgs
255/55 R18 109V XL   C C 73 15.80kgs
235/60 R18 107H XL   C C 72 14.11kgs
235/60 R18 107V XL   C C 72  
235/35 R19 91W XL   E C 72 10.40kgs
255/40 R19 100V XL   C C 73 11.00kgs
255/50 R19 107V XL   C C 73 15.47kgs
225/55 R19 99V   C C 72  
235/55 R19 105H XL   C C 72 12.78kgs
235/55 R19 101H   E C 72 16.53kgs
235/55 R19 105V XL   C C 72  
155/70 R19 84T   C C 71 10.55kgs
275/40 R20 106V XL   E C 73 16.19kgs
275/45 R20 110V XL   C C 73 16.14kgs
255/50 R20 109V XL   C C 72 16.46kgs
195/55 R20 95H XL   B C 72 7.37kgs
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Size Price Range  
215/45 R18 £138.00 - £147.70 (7 Prices) Compare Prices >>
225/45 R18 £155.90 - £167.10 (8 Prices) Compare Prices >>
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235/35 R19 £192.00 - £211.10 (8 Prices) Compare Prices >>
Available in 79 tyre sizes - View all.

Top Continental WinterContact TS 850 P Review

Given 90% (breakdown) while driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI (225/45 R18) on a combination of roads for 5,000 spirited miles
Excellent winter tire. Much better than the ts 830 which was a disppointment. Incredible control on snow. A bit less efficient on slush. Very good grip, traction and braking distance. Not to noisy. Wear and tear not yet evalued since drove only 5000 km.
Personaly I find it superior to the new Michelin Pilot Alpin P4. But the only major difference is the performance of the ts859 vs.pa4 on snowy roads.
41 - tyre reviewed on November 17, 2013   

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Given 97% (breakdown) while driving a BMW 525xd (225/55 R17) on a combination of roads for 300 average miles
What can I say. This must be the perfect tyre for the xdrive system.
10/10 dry and wet grip. Breaking on mixed surface also good !
Cannot talk about wear for now. We'll see later.
10 - tyre reviewed on January 10, 2017   
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Given 90% (breakdown) while driving a Peugeot 208 XY 1.6 HDI (205/55 R16 V) on a combination of roads for 5,000 average miles
I fitted these to my 208 XY a couple of years back (now sold due to needing a larger car), they had a lovely trip out to the Highlands of Scotland in late December to early January so were put to the test on snow/ice and wet roads.
There were 3 cars, 2 were 4x4 and my fwd, it performed amicably in comparison to the 4x4's, grip was fantastic on bad surfaces with snow and ice patches, even hit an ice patch on a corner and only needed a slight correction of the steering to regain composure.

In snow they also performed excellently, standing water on motorways is not a problem, absolutely no aquaplaning.

The down side to winter tyres is the tread blocks, it takes some of the feedback off you and can make the car feel a little less responsive in corners, but the benefits of a winter tyre seriously out weigh that of a summer tyre in winter.

These will perform better below 10 degrees Centigrade, after that you will have longer braking distances due to the heat in the tyres and a little more squirming under hard braking.
5 - tyre reviewed on July 21, 2016   
Given 94% (breakdown) while driving a Honda Civic Type R (235/35 R19 W) on a combination of roads for 4,000 spirited miles
Fantastic tyre on snow and ice, much better than it's predecessor Conti 830P. I have never expected tyre of this type (quite low profile, high speed index) to be so good in such conditions. On wet they are also very good. Good progressiveness and road feedback is also important for a performance tyre in performance car like mine - gives lots of fun and is assuring. As my car puts all of it power on front wheels I generally need a tyre with lots of grip on dry - in this case previous 830P were simply better. Whey were more "asphalt" than "snow/mud" tyre than the 850P. Wear is fine, comfort is more than fine at this size, although they are a bit loud.
5 - tyre reviewed on February 28, 2016   
Given 90% (breakdown) while driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI (225/45 R18) on a combination of roads for 5,000 spirited miles
Excellent winter tire. Much better than the ts 830 which was a disppointment. Incredible control on snow. A bit less efficient on slush. Very good grip, traction and braking distance. Not to noisy. Wear and tear not yet evalued since drove only 5000 km.
Personaly I find it superior to the new Michelin Pilot Alpin P4. But the only major difference is the performance of the ts859 vs.pa4 on snowy roads.
41 - tyre reviewed on November 17, 2013   

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