20" Continental Cross Contact UHP Tyres. Fit for purpose?

Collected my new car yesterday, everything is fantastic, but slight concern about the tyres, on the spec sheet it said it would be fitted with Pirellis as my previous Land Rovers always had, but it has come with Continentals, has anyone experienced these Continentals in snow yet? or got any views?

(28-01-2012 09:05am)Mike Wrote:  Collected my new car yesterday, everything is fantastic, but slight concern about the tyres, on the spec sheet it said it would be fitted with Pirellis as my previous Land Rovers always had, but it has come with Continentals, has anyone experienced these Continentals in snow yet? or got any views?

Sorry Mike, can't help with what the contis are like in the snow but as mine came with them too I decided on a separate set of winter alloys and snow and ice tyres.

Continental Cross Contact UHP tyres are SUMMER tyres....
No way to perform on snow .
1happydream

(28-01-2012 12:42pm)1happydream Wrote:  Continental Cross Contact UHP tyres are SUMMER tyres....

+1 The ContiCrossContact is marketed as a Street/Summer tyre. Has limited mud and snow grip.

They are OEM on BMW X5 which says it all really.

I have these on my RRS and they perform really well despite the fact they are not getting the absolutely best ratings. I am on my 2nd set and have been able to do on each close to 40K miles. I wold not worry about these tires.

also had them on my RRS and they were fine.

Thanks for your comments, feel happier now.

Yes but fine on what? Tarmac and dry hard packed gravel maybe but they don't look that great for snow or mud. Anyone driven them in any of that?

Anybody who doesn't want their 20" contis just let me know I will take the horrible things off your hands and not even charge you.....thought not!

(29-01-2012 12:07am)vinny Wrote:  Anybody who doesn't want their 20" contis just let me know I will take the horrible things off your hands and not even charge you.....thought not!

+1