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Review on Continental ContiVikingContact 7 205/55 R16 94T winter by Wiktor Paul ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

I am amazed at how well the product is made, just magically!

After installing them at the end of October, when the average daily temperature was still above zero and there was no snow or ice, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the 7 Viking tires were a real delight. To begin with, the tire is very, very comfortable, not noisy; joints, pits, and other irregularities became less noticeable after the Bridge was replaced, and by the end of the season I was no longer paying attention to them. In ice the tire handles perfectly and predictably even at decent speeds, does not drift into corners and is controlled perfectly, with sudden braking, the abs works for only a fraction of a second and the car stops, it was cold for a week, and Kontik couldn't do a thing about it because loose snow and snow porridge were difficult for him. Under -40 degrees Fahrenheit, the tire does not tan at all, and on a frozen and icy road it steers to a solid 5, slows down, and pushes from a place like on spikes; by the way, last winter I shod spikes, the brand will remain secretly marked, and, having left the cold, I thought that everything in the cold is now only spikes; however, after turning up Kontik 7, I take back my words; the spikes lie, and

Pros
  • Supportive and grippy in the snow and ice.
Cons
  • No