Continental WinterContact TS830

These are the first set of winter tyres i have purchased so can't compare them to others but I am very impressed, the amount of grip in the snow is unbelievable. Best of all is the braking abilities, I found I could break quite hard on the snow.

Highly recommend.

I just wish more people in the UK would buy winter tyres!!

Fitted Continental Winter Contact TS830s two weeks before the snow arrived. Until the snow arrived did not notice any difference to my Avon summer tyres. Woke up to find thick overnight snow and drove to work as normal, hardly any other cars on the road just a few 4x4s struggling along. I totally outperformed cars like Landrover Discos cursing them for delaying me. On snow and ice the car goes and stops as if on a wet road. These tyres are worth every penny for the winter.

Fitted these tyres just before the snow came Dec 2010, nothing short of astounding, not only on ice, slush, fresh and packed snow but also in the wet. They are much quieter than the Nokian’s they replaced (could only stretch to two fronts) comparison with summer tyres (Nokian’s) which remained on the back was like night and day in the mixed conditions experienced to date, easily coped with journeys from Wales to Birmingham and also to South coast during the bad snow where other (even 4x4) cars were struggling. Have only done about 2000 miles since fitting so not sure about wear but you don't get this type of tyre for high mileage. Have had many other winter/snow tyres previously mostly in Europe some even with studs, but these are a quantum leap above anything else I have experienced in such conditions. Would unreservedly recommend to other drivers.

As soon as I'd bought a set for the front of my Auris I was off to the Alps in November 2010. A fantastic experience only blighted by the cheaper rear tyres. I spent 3 weeks driving on snow with great traction. Even when the snow was dumping heavily on alpine roads at 1,000m up (near Chamonix) I didn't need to use my chains. This was in total contrast to the previous season using socks on (good) all weather tyres and I'm now hooked on good winter tyres. Returning to UK in first week of December I had a much better trip to Yorkshire than just about anybody else. As already stated by someone else I was able also to take advantage of unused outside lanes saving a lot of time. Great tyres. I'm now off to replace the existing rear tyres, which continuously broke away on almost every snow covered corner.

Purchased these tyres on the first day of snow, seem to be great in snow and allowed me to use uncleared side roads when mains blocked by queueing traffic.
Apart from being great in the snow I was also very suprised how quiet they are on dry roads as they seem much quieter than my summer tyres.

Hi,
I listed my tyres as Conti TS830 as they are from the same stable but they are in fact Gislaved Nordfrost.
Yesterday morning I had to drive my Citroen Picasso from Rugby to London and back. Unfortunately (for others, not me) the central section of my journey through Buckinghamshire & Bedfordshire the M1 was down to 1 lane & temperature dropped to minus 7 . When that lane slowed to 40 MPH I pulled into lane 3 on 2-3 inches of dirty snow. I drove the next 20 miles almost on my own at least 10MPH faster - often more, than those stuck in lane 2. I was eventually joined by one of the many Range Rovers I had overtaken and a German registered Passat - obviously on snow tyres too. I am now retired (from the tyre trade) why do so few people in UK realize that they need these tyres in the winter. It is a win win situation.

I had 4 Continental Eco Contact 3 tyres fitted to my BMW 118D hatch and in decembers really bad snow conditions my car was stuck on the drive and I couldnt get out the street for 4 days. once the snow cleared i went to kwik-fit and fitted 4 of these babies for £383. I believe this is best decision I`ve made this year certainly better than swaping the BMW for a 4x4.
The BMW acts like a snow plough now, it tackles the snow effortlessly, like the snow isnt even there.It boosts your confidence in driving in these conditions and with the BMW being rear wheel drive they have a profound effect on the cars stability,basically its glued to the road, unlike before.

If you own a BMW get these tyres now, you will be amazed at the improvement,
I will never own another car without having winter tyres on stand-by, I`m a total convert to this safety improvement. hopefully the scottish parliment will make it a manatory requirement to have winter tyres fitted to all vehicles in he winter months that way everybody will be able travel safely on the snow/ice covered roads.

Fantastic tyres.
During the recent snow I twice drove from Portsmouth PO8 to Bracknell via A3M, Selbourne, Alton, Odiham, Harley Whintney, Sandhurst return.
I could not believe how many cars, vans and lorries I passed which were either completely immobilised by the snow or were making almost no headway at all.
Between the A3 and Selbourne which is a back road there is quite a steep hill which last year in the snow stopped me and lots of others. This year there were about 7 cars and vans stopped between the bottom and three quarters up the hill. With my winter tyres and a little timing I set off up the hill to the amasement of all the stuck drivers and just drove straight up to the top! The rest of the trip was sureal as there were almost no other vehicles on the road only the odd 4x4 most of which seemed to be struggling more than me in my soft top front wheel drive TT.
My only dissapointment, I don't seem to be able to source them in 205 50 17 for my wifes Mazda 3 Sport.
I can not praise these Continentals enough, if you are thinking of buying winter tyres think no more just go and buy them!

I was converted to winter tyres several years ago, starting off with some Toyo Snowprox (not great, but still significantly better than summer tyres) and for the past 2 or 3 winters I've used Dunlop Wintersport 3Ds which have been excellent.
This year I needed a new pair and decided to put a pair of Continental TS830s on the front, due to the good results they were getting in the european winter tyre tests.

They are simply awesome, and jaw-droppingly capable in snow. I'd probably rate them higher than the Wintersport 3Ds.
I can't recommend them enough.

If you've not used winter tyres yet, it's hard to explain how much better they are.
So, I have some in-car footage of them in action on my Passat:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lhf0kq_SUo

(If the link is not published, search youtube for a video entitled "Continental TS830 winter tyres in action"...)