Continental TerrainContact H/T or TerrainContact A/T

[Jerome10]

The goodyears that come on my truck are OK. Probably good enough but I'm a bit of a tire snob and so thinking of changing out. Ideally something a bit better in snow.

This is my first truck or SUV (always had cars). The Goodyears on the truck I think would be considered on-road A/T tires. I like the way they look.

With that said, how do you decide between these two Continentals?

I am 98% on-road, so I would lean the H/T as I'm guessing they ride better, are quieter, maybe last longer, guessing better MPG. I will have to double check snow performance on these.

A/T would be mostly for the looks, unless they're better in the snow than H/T.

I may be doing some towing soon if that makes a difference.

Last question is more general.... Where is the "crossover" point between the highway and AT tire? I will a few times a year venture up into mountain forest roads, which are washboard and can be a bit rocky. Don't do any offroading or rock crawling. I've had a relative pop a highway tire or two over the years on a crossover on forest roads. But maybe crossover tires are even weaker than truck HT?

Anyway I liked the much improved ride of the truck vs my old cars on those forest roads.... but I'm wondering if thats just a truck vs a car and less to do with the AT tires currently on the truck?

I'd probably get the H/T.... unless I'm likely to pop em on mountain forest roads or they're gonna ride a lot worse on washboards.

Appreciate the help

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[gpbst3]

From my brief online research a few months ago it seems the HT actually did better in the snow than the AT.

 

[Polo08816]

The goodyears that come on my truck are OK. Probably good enough but I'm a bit of a tire snob and so thinking of changing out. Ideally something a bit better in snow.

This is my first truck or SUV (always had cars). The Goodyears on the truck I think would be considered on-road A/T tires. I like the way they look.

With that said, how do you decide between these two Continentals?

I am 98% on-road, so I would lean the H/T as I'm guessing they ride better, are quieter, maybe last longer, guessing better MPG. I will have to double check snow performance on these.

A/T would be mostly for the looks, unless they're better in the snow than H/T.

I may be doing some towing soon if that makes a difference.

Last question is more general.... Where is the "crossover" point between the highway and AT tire? I will a few times a year venture up into mountain forest roads, which are washboard and can be a bit rocky. Don't do any offroading or rock crawling. I've had a relative pop a highway tire or two over the years on a crossover on forest roads. But maybe crossover tires are even weaker than truck HT?

Anyway I liked the much improved ride of the truck vs my old cars on those forest roads.... but I'm wondering if thats just a truck vs a car and less to do with the AT tires currently on the truck?

I'd probably get the H/T.... unless I'm likely to pop em on mountain forest roads or they're gonna ride a lot worse on washboards.

Appreciate the help

From my brief online research a few months ago it seems the HT actually did better in the snow than the AT.

I was going to echo the bolded part. HTs usually do better in the snow than ATs - all else equal.

 

[jakearb]

I just spent a while looking at both of these tire choices. I went with the H/T. I've got about 4,000 miles on them now. Much quieter than the Falken Wildpeak AT3Ws I had previously. MPG slightly better too. Maybe 1-2 at best.

I went with the terraincontact H/Ts for quieter ride and better snow performance than the A/T version. Supposedly, the Conti H/Ts are even better than the Michelin Defender LTX MS2's for wet and snow handling.
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/chartDisplayWinter.jsp?ttid=300

If you look at the tread pattern of the Conti A/T's, it's not nearly as aggressive as other brands. Probably why some people online say those aren't that great in snow. I'd go with another brand for an A/T version.

I live in the mountains of Colorado and unless you are off-roading all the time, I don't think A/T tires are really necessary. I spend 98% of my time on the highway as well so I wanted to try an H/T tire. I originally picked the Falken Wildpeaks for the snow rating, which was a good choice. I have driven once in the snow so far with the Conti's, but it wasn't enough snow to really make a judgement.

Don't have enough time with the Conti's to add much more, but I like them so far.

 

[Polo08816]

I just spent a while looking at both of these tire choices. I went with the H/T. I've got about 4,000 miles on them now. Much quieter than the Falken Wildpeak AT3Ws I had previously. MPG slightly better too. Maybe 1-2 at best.

I went with the terraincontact H/Ts for quieter ride and better snow performance than the A/T version. Supposedly, the Conti H/Ts are even better than the Michelin Defender LTX MS2's for wet and snow handling.
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/chartDisplayWinter.jsp?ttid=300

If you look at the tread pattern of the Conti A/T's, it's not nearly as aggressive as other brands. Probably why some people online say those aren't that great in snow. I'd go with another brand for an A/T version.

I live in the mountains of Colorado and unless you are off-roading all the time, I don't think A/T tires are really necessary. I spend 98% of my time on the highway as well so I wanted to try an H/T tire. I originally picked the Falken Wildpeaks for the snow rating, which was a good choice. I have driven once in the snow so far with the Conti's, but it wasn't enough snow to really make a judgement.

Don't have enough time with the Conti's to add much more, but I like them so far.

There's actually a more recent review comparing those tires:

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testDisplay.jsp?ttid=335

 

[jakearb]

There's actually a more recent review comparing those tires:

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testDisplay.jsp?ttid=335

Good review supporting the Contis. Nothing mentioned about snow in that one though.

 

[Polo08816]

Good review supporting the Contis. Nothing mentioned about snow in that one though.

Agreed. I'm waiting for a snow/ice performance comparison.

I know you can't judge a book by its cover, but I suspect the Defender LTX M/S2 will perform better in snow/ice based on its tread pattern. It seems to have more siping than the TerrainContact H/T.

 

[jakearb]

Agreed. I'm waiting for a snow/ice performance comparison.

I know you can't judge a book by its cover, but I suspect the Defender LTX M/S2 will perform better in snow/ice based on its tread pattern. It seems to have more siping than the TerrainContact H/T.

Will have to see since the M/S2 came out in 2023. The Continentals and Michelins seemed to be very similar though. Does show you that the 3PMS rating doesn't really mean much considering neither have it and they're at the top of the snow rating for H/T tires.

 

[Polo08816]

Will have to see since the M/S2 came out in 2023. The Continentals and Michelins seemed to be very similar though. Does show you that the 3PMS rating doesn't really mean much considering neither have it and they're at the top of the snow rating for H/T tires.

I think the problem is that there's still a lot of variation for tires that have the 3PMSF rating.

But when Michelin does rate a tire as 3PMSF, it means something. I no longer run winter tires on my cars where I can run the CrossClimate 2 tire. A lot of reviews has that all-weather tire performing as well as entry level winter tires.

 

[jakearb]

I think the problem is that there's still a lot of variation for tires that have the 3PMSF rating.

But when Michelin does rate a tire as 3PMSF, it means something. I no longer run winter tires on my cars where I can run the CrossClimate 2 tire. A lot of reviews has that all-weather tire performing as well as entry level winter tires.

Yeah, if you just look at what it takes for a tire to be rated 3PMSF, it's not much. 10% better winter performance than a "benchmark" all season tire. Who even knows what that means.

We have the Michelin CC2s on my wife's VW. Excellent in snow for sure!

 

[safety_3rd]

Ive got the h/T they are quiet and great in packed snow/Ice. When the snow gets deep I put my cables on the front, and when it is really bad a second set on the back.

 

[Ghurst]

I was really torn between the continental h/t and the Michelin defender ltx m/s2. After talking with a guy at the tire rack,and my local gm dealer getting me a better deal on the Michelins (I had $550 in rewards from my old gmc lol)…. I went with the Michelins. Hope I made the right choice!! I will say that after driving on them for a bit over a week…. They are much better than the Michelins I had on my 1500 Denali!

 

[ICABOD43]

Had Both at the same time. Put the H/T on the Expedition and the A/T on the F-150 as Continentals ride great! Once riding in, my father changed his too. Putting H/T on his F-150. Sister then put H/T on her Volkswagon SUV thing. Difference is night and day how good these are once you try. The A/T look more aggressive and proper on the XLT FX4’s, while the H/T look at home on the Platinum concrete queens. The A/T have minimal road noise and the H/T never got stuck once as all these vehicles had some sort of 4 wheel drive. If your gonna only go off road or drive exclusively in snow, then get the specific tires for those conditions and change them accordingly/seasonally. If not, either of these A/T or H/T are great all-around tires.

 

[Davecp114]

My 2021 XLT Super Crew came with OE Michelins and they were terrible in the snow. I replaced them with Continental Terrain Contact A/Ts. The ride is great and very quiet. The snow traction is much better than the OE tires. Wet traction is also excellent. I would buy these again.

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

I've been through general grabbers HTS 60 and Perilli ATS tires. Grabbers were too soft for the truck and were near bald with 20K miles. Perilli is a decent budget tire for city use. I ended up with Conti A/T Terrain Contact tires and they are worth every penny.

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