Continental Extreme Winter contact vs Blizzak w70 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Double4Free · 11-09-2012, 09:59 PM

Winters coming up. Cant decide between the two! Or throw in another contender if you think its better. The continental was rated the best, blizzak the second.

Lets hear it :]

Apoc · 11-09-2012, 10:01 PM

I went with continentals. Mostly because of the reviews and they cost me less than half of blizzacks

Double4Free · 11-09-2012, 10:05 PM

I was thinking that, on steel wheels. Same as what you did?

RazorHawk · 11-09-2012, 10:07 PM

I got X-ice3 from michelin, 205/55/16 on aluminum rims. should be going on soon.

dsgerbc · 11-09-2012, 10:38 PM

+1 on Xi3. Xi2 aren't bad either.

that_guy · 11-09-2012, 10:50 PM

I went Conti ExtremeWinterContact this year based on the TireRack test results. I ran the Blizzak WS70 for two seasons on my old Scion tC and they were great. Worth the money for sure, just going to try something new this year.

I've been driving on the Conti's for about 2 weeks now in the dry and they are nice tires. Quiet, smooth, and don't tend to wander like other deep snow tires do. But without any snow on the ground, it's hard to give a strong review just yet. So far so good though.

Mechazawa · 11-09-2012, 11:58 PM

For what it's worth, Consumer reports rates the Blizzaks better than the Contis, quite a bit better actually, gets confusing with such a big difference between reviewers.

I had the Blizzaks on a Miata and the Contis on a Prius, now it's hard to compare given such different cars, but I decided on the Contis for the FR-S, 205-50-17 on stock rims, going to have them mounted up next week.

chaotichoax · 11-10-2012, 01:02 AM

General Altimax Arctic

I'd go in this direction, I just order a set. Great reviews and they score in every category.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....odClar=Premium

Cade01 · 11-10-2012, 02:36 AM

What about the Nokian Hakkapeliitta Rs?

neutron256 · 11-10-2012, 09:52 AM

I run Blizzaks on my car and extreme winter contacts on my wife's car. Both are great, I would just go with whatever you can get the best deal on.

Mechazawa · 11-10-2012, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaotichoax

General Altimax Arctic

I'd go in this direction, I just order a set. Great reviews and they score in every category.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....odClar=Premium

This is a studdable tire and not directly comaprable to the other tires being compared in this thread.

I used studded winter tires for years, and frankly modern studless snows are just plain better, snow and ice performance is just as good, and dry and wet road performance is far better, plus you get away from the incredibly irritating noise the studs make.

dsgerbc · 11-10-2012, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaotichoax

General Altimax Arctic

I'd go in this direction, I just order a set.

These are only good for deep snow.
They loose in european tests _WITH STUDS_ to good studless tires.

You get what you pay for.

If you can run them with studs - it could be an okay option. W/o studs - waste of money.

Jidonsu · 11-10-2012, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsgerbc

These are only good for deep snow.
They loose in european tests _WITH STUDS_ to good studless tires.

You get what you pay for.

If you can run them with studs - it could be an okay option. W/o studs - waste of money.

+1. I mounted these on the other car, which is only driven 10 miles a week and used when the snow is too deep for the FRS.

Shimmyshake · 11-10-2012, 04:10 PM

You can't go wrong with either tire. The only downside of the Blizzaks is that they wear out fast.

11-09-2012, 09:59 PM	#1
Double4Free Ashes to ashes. Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Asphalt FR-S Location: Chicago Posts: 236 Thanks: 11 Thanked 31 Times in 23 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Continental Extreme Winter contact vs Blizzak w70 Winters coming up. Cant decide between the two! Or throw in another contender if you think its better. The continental was rated the best, blizzak the second. Lets hear it :]

11-09-2012, 10:50 PM	#6
that_guy Dances with Cones Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Raven Location: Barrie, ON Posts: 482 Thanks: 55 Thanked 222 Times in 122 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I went Conti ExtremeWinterContact this year based on the TireRack test results. I ran the Blizzak WS70 for two seasons on my old Scion tC and they were great. Worth the money for sure, just going to try something new this year. I've been driving on the Conti's for about 2 weeks now in the dry and they are nice tires. Quiet, smooth, and don't tend to wander like other deep snow tires do. But without any snow on the ground, it's hard to give a strong review just yet. So far so good though. __________________ 2013 Scion FR-S - Raven 2011 Scion tC - Cement - SOLD

11-10-2012, 09:52 AM	#10
neutron256 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: '13 GBS Subaru BRZ Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 2,030 Thanks: 680 Thanked 664 Times in 382 Posts Mentioned: 26 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I run Blizzaks on my car and extreme winter contacts on my wife's car. Both are great, I would just go with whatever you can get the best deal on. __________________ -Fortes fortuna adiuvat (Fortune favors the bold)

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11-09-2012, 10:01 PM	#2
Apoc Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Raven FR-S 6M Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 638 Thanks: 348 Thanked 375 Times in 232 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I went with continentals. Mostly because of the reviews and they cost me less than half of blizzacks

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Double4Free Ashes to ashes. Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Asphalt FR-S Location: Chicago Posts: 236 Thanks: 11 Thanked 31 Times in 23 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I was thinking that, on steel wheels. Same as what you did?

11-09-2012, 10:38 PM	#5
dsgerbc Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: BRZ(sold), STI Location: A2, MI Posts: 1,915 Thanks: 176 Thanked 419 Times in 241 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	+1 on Xi3. Xi2 aren't bad either.

11-09-2012, 11:58 PM	#7
Mechazawa Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: FR-S, 6MT, White Location: Hartford County, CT Posts: 63 Thanks: 6 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	For what it's worth, Consumer reports rates the Blizzaks better than the Contis, quite a bit better actually, gets confusing with such a big difference between reviewers. I had the Blizzaks on a Miata and the Contis on a Prius, now it's hard to compare given such different cars, but I decided on the Contis for the FR-S, 205-50-17 on stock rims, going to have them mounted up next week.

11-10-2012, 01:02 AM	#8
chaotichoax Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: 2013 SWP BRZ Location: New Jersey Posts: 145 Thanks: 10 Thanked 29 Times in 19 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	General Altimax Arctic I'd go in this direction, I just order a set. Great reviews and they score in every category. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....odClar=Premium

11-10-2012, 02:36 AM	#9
Cade01 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: '13 White FR-S, 09 Triumph St.3 R Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 812 Thanks: 30 Thanked 135 Times in 106 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What about the Nokian Hakkapeliitta Rs?

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Shimmyshake Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: Whiteout FR-S Location: Vancouver B.C Posts: 241 Thanks: 8 Thanked 44 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You can't go wrong with either tire. The only downside of the Blizzaks is that they wear out fast.

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