Continental ContiWinterContact TS 790 V
EU tyre label for every size: 1 sizes of this winter tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Continental ContiWinterContact TS 790 V is a winter tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 1 sizes (1 registrations including load and speed variants), for 17″ rims.
Wet grip is rated C in every size, fuel efficiency D and external rolling noise 73 dB. Every size carries the three-peak mountain snowflake (3PMSF), the mark for tyres tested in severe snow.
On the EU market since December 2000; the earliest production week registered is 48/2000.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other winter and 3PMSF tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (1 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Weakest point: rolling noise, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (255/40 R 17)
Example: the 255/40 R 17 size, compared with the 5 other winter and 3PMSF tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈41 m with wet grip class C, the most common class in this size.
Fuel efficiency
Class D, the most common class in this size: no difference to the typical tyre.
Rolling noise
73 dB against a median of 73 dB in this size.
Estimates from the class ranges in Regulation (EU) 2020/740. A label class is a range, so a real tyre can sit anywhere inside it. Every 3 dB doubles the sound energy.
All 1 sizes
The small figure under each class is the share of same-size, same-season tyres this size matches or beats (“–” when fewer than five tyres share the size).
| Size | Load / speed | Wet | Fuel | Noise | Snow / ice | Production from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 255/40 R 17 | 98V XL | C50% | D67% | 73 dBB50% | 3PMSF | 48/2000 |
Best-labelled winter and 3PMSF tyres in 255/40 R 17
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 255/40 R17, ranked by label →
- Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3B C 72 dB
- Hankook WiNter i*cept Evo 4B C 73 dB
- Hankook WiNter i*cept evo3B D 73 dB
- Toyo Snowprox S954C D 72 dB
- Hankook WiNter i*cept evo2C D 73 dB
Questions
Is the Continental ContiWinterContact TS 790 V a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise is 73 dB in every size. In 0% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Continental ContiWinterContact TS 790 V in the wet?
Its wet grip class is C. In 0% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Continental ContiWinterContact TS 790 V suitable for snow?
1 of 1 registrations carry the 3PMSF symbol, which means the tyre passed the EU severe-snow test. Check the exact size in the table.
When was the Continental ContiWinterContact TS 790 V launched?
It has been on the EU market since December 2000. The earliest production week in its registrations is 48/2000; the DOT code on the sidewall shows the week and year of your tyre.
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Source: EPREL, the European Commission’s product registry for energy labelling — 1 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 0 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.