Continental  VikingContact 7

Although only 500 miles on the tires, I've driven through all types of weather so far; dry, wet, and snow, slush, and ice from the recent Nor'Easter on 12/16/2020. I drive 100 miles a day (mostly highway) and the biggest observation so far is how they don't sound or feel like typical snow tires. I expected typical snow tire tread howl but these are as very quiet on the highway. By far the quietest snow tire I've had. They also handle about the same as the all seasons, and don't feel mushy or sloppy. Steering on the highway is stable and I often forget that I have snow tires on. No exaggeration. Snow and ice traction is as good as expected and braking is very good. I tested that a few times and they performed well. So far I'm impressed and have no regrets.

Bought snow tires late in the season last year, and this was one of the only options available in the size to fit my Miata. On a prior Miata, I had run Michelin X-ice III tires and Nokian Hakkapelliitta tires and these perform on par with those much more expensive snow tires for half the price. Dry traction is acceptable for a snow tire and obviously not in the same league as the summer performance tires that come on the car from the factory. Wet traction is fine, and the tires seem to do well in both dry snow and the wet slushy snow that's most common in my area. In fact, they're a lot better in the slush than the Michelins I used to run and right on par with the Nokians. Highly recommend for anyone looking for a budget snow tire that isn't looking for summer-like dry road traction.

Fantastic in the snow and ice. Easily as good as the Hakkapeliittas that my parents run, and better snow traction and handling than the X-Ice I've got on my STi for my current winter setup. Great traction on any surface (asphalt, gravel) and snow/ice here in the hilly part of MN we have not had any problem. My wife opted to run them year-round and they have been great for wet performance. Definitely would buy again!

These tires are truly amazing. They have more traction in snow than my all seasons in the wet. I was blown away by how planted these are in the snow. I drive a manual transmission and unless I'm trying to be silly, it's relatively difficult to break traction in the snow. Braking is also very confidence inspiring. I will be only buying VK7 as long as they are in stock and in my size.

Bought 2 Continental Winterconact Si tires last minute for the front of my car a couple years ago with good results. However after a few occasional spinouts from still using performance all seasons in the rear I learned to not risk the chance of an accident with my car and buy 2 more snow tires. The wintercontact's were no longer available so I bought the viking contact 7's. These Viking contact 7 snow tires are a life saver. Only have a few hundred miles on them, however since install, I have used them in all weather conditions from dry, wet, slush, light snow, hard packed snow, ice, and single digit temperatures. These have performed flawlessly. No slipping and sliding. Very comfortable driving and quiet. I've owned General, Nitto, and Michelin Xi3 and these Viking Contacts are my absolute favorite. I highly recommend them. My car transformed to an absolute beast in the snow. You won't regret them.

Just went for a drive in 8 inches of unplowed snow. These tires were flawless. Drove through the snow with no issues. The only time the tires lost traction was when I applied too much throttle. Just wanted to see what was possible. These tires STOP as good as they go forward. The Continentals never came to a skidding stop. They're excellent in the rain as well.
These tires are comparable to the Blizzack DMZ's I had many years ago, which to date were the best snow tires I have ever driven on.
These Continentals ride and handle much better than the Blizzack's too.
While researching snow tires on Tire Rack, the tread pattern caught my eye and after comparing them to the other choices for my car decided to go with them. Very happy. Now to see how the tread wear is.

I bought these after previously using the two prior generations of the Bridgestone Blizzak. When the latest Blizzaks required replacement, I discovered that they had gone to yet a third generation. The Vikings were significantly less expensive, and the early reviews were positive, so I decided to give them a try. In short, these tires are impressive. We didn't have any winter conditions for the first 3 weeks they were on the car, but grip on cold dry and cold wet pavement was remarkable, probably on par with some of my better performance summer tires, and steering response is excellent. Even more surprising, ride comfort is almost silky and the noise level is very low (better than my summer tires) and unbelievable for a dedicated winter tire. Far better than either of the Blizzak sets I had previously in all these parameters. We just had a significant snowstorm, with sleet/freezing rain in addition, and the Vikings have proven as least as good as the Blizzaks. No trouble climbing decent grades with about six inches of unplowed snow. Also worked well on plowed roads coated with a greasy layer of slush/sleet. Very surefooted.

Fantastic snow tires. The traction in light to deep snow on my CX-5 is amazing. Dry handling isn't quite up to the factory tires, but I didn't expect it to be as good. For snow tires the dry and wet handling is good. Wear after one winter looks good, about 5000 miles. Looks like 5 winters easy. I'd definitely recommend these snow tires. Great confidence and control in all types of upstate NY weather.

Exceptionally refined modern winter tire. They are very quiet and composed on dry pavement, yet grip tenaciously in the snow and ice.

They track well and don't totally numb the steering. I'm very impressed overall and feel like I made the right choice over the competitors.

I've tried General Altimax, Bridgestone Blizzak and Michelin Xice. These are my favorite so far and I have no hesitation to recommend them to friends and family.

Solid option for the snow. Provides ample traction and response. Comfortable ride and responsive. Noise is minimal considering its a snow tire.

My previous tires rumbled a bit at the beginning of the trip like they were out of round. These tires have no such start up issue. They are quiet, don't even know they are snow tires. They seem better at handling and present a smoother ride while doing what snow tires are supposed to do - give traction in snow.

I'm very happy with the VikingContact 7 on the F-150. The ride comfort, noise levels, and steering feel are remarkably similar to the OE tires on this vehicle. For road manners this is the best winter tire I have ever experienced, with negligible compromise in comfort or steering precision.

Snow traction is excellent as expected and these tires feel exceptionally stable with none of the squirm on center I have experienced on other snow tires in this size. Traction is good enough I have not needed to engage 4WD at all so far this winter.

Compared to winter tires I've used on previous vehicles these also have the best wet grip, providing confident handling in changing road conditions. Overall I'm very happy with this tire selection.

This is the first set of snow tires I've owned. The improvement in bad weather performance over the all seasons that are normally on the van was huge. We were out in snow a few inches deep, packed snow, slush, and ice this winter to go with wet and dry roads; they were predictable and generally performed to expectations. They're also reasonably quiet, which is better than I expected. Treadwear looked good after one season, but it'll take a few years to judge that appropriately.

The VikingContact 7 has excellent snow traction and handling balance as promised. The biggest surprise has been the excellent ride quality, the plushness and damping of this tire transformed my GTI's ride quality to luxury car smooth. Steering is somewhat vague on center but predictable and balanced off center - overall dry handling is good for a snow tire. Wear has been good for the first 10,000 miles, much better than the Bridgestone Blizzak WS80 I previously had on the GTI.

Ran these for 2 winter seasons on my subaru imprezza. These are great snow tires. From slush, ice, & snow covered roads to deep unplowed lanes I never had any issues. Driven on for roughly 12k miles.(maybe more idk??) Good Tread wear and still in excellent condition when I sold the car with them. Would definitely buy these again