Bummer: Conti DW has been discontinued

[KevinC]

Ordered a pair of rear DW's the other day, got a call from Discount Tire this morning informing me that they are discontinued and they are unable to source a pair from Continental. He was doing an internal check and would let me know if he could dig up a pair. Called back shortly afterwards and he did manage to find a pair for me, but moving forward, they're history, and Conti is recommending the DWS06 (or whatever the newer AS version is called) as its replacement. But that's not the same tire, that's the all-season version.

I'm bummed because these have been great tires for me. 2 lbs lighter than Michelin PSS's in the same size, and it's noticeable. The sidewall is not as aggressive as the Michelins, and for my use, that's perfect - the ZHP is my daily "comfy" car. Still tons of grip and a great performance tire, just not quite as hard-edged as the PSS.

My ZHP goes through rears pretty quickly, but the fronts last much longer. Hopefully the fronts can hang on for another 20k miles, which is about what I'll get out of the new rears. Not sure what I'll try next. Definitely will put PSS's on my Golf R when the stock Pirelli PZero's are done.

[derbo]

I honestly hated these tires on my mother's IS300. They were too soft, not enough grip, and noisy. They were cheap though.

PSS is a happy medium for me for a daily tire. I honestly prefer the RE71R tires but I'm an oddball track guy.

[slater]

I honestly hated these tires on my mother's IS300. They were too soft, not enough grip, and noisy.

agreed. extremely vague-feeling.

[Dave1027]

I think the conti DW are very alignment sensitive tires. They can be really squirrely with too much camber.

I see them as still available on Discount Tire and TireRack's websites.

[san]

I have the dws06 all-seasons, they are good at operating well in summer and winter but by no means are they good for on the limit kinda driving... I've said his many times, 8 year old general summer tires that were on the car when I bought it were better than these when it comes to handling in warm weather...


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[Cadeez]

I have the dws06 all-seasons, they are good at operating well in summer and winter but by no means are they good for on the limit kinda driving... I've said his many times, 8 year old general summer tires that were on the car when I bought it were better than these when it comes to handling in warm weather...


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I have to politely disagree here, I absolutely love the new Conti DWS06's! I just got a set, and couldn't be happier. Keep in mind, my car is a daily, no track, just fun country roads now and then. Plus we see a ton of rain here in the NW, and these tires are unbelievable in the wet. And for the price? Can't be beat, two huge thumbs up from me!

[san]

I have to politely disagree here, I absolutely love the new Conti DWS06's! I just got a set, and couldn't be happier. Keep in mind, my car is a daily, no track, just fun country roads now and then. Plus we see a ton of rain here in the NW, and these tires are unbelievable in the wet. And for the price? Can't be beat, two huge thumbs up from me!

I'm not saying those are bad tires at all and in all probability Il buy another set but what I meant was don't expect these to be close to the performance you would get from a summer tire, in response to the first post...


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[holyc0w]

I thought the ContiSportContact 5 was supposed to be the replacement?

[BMWCurves]

I like my DWs. Good comfort, definitely sticky enough for me in the summer, good wet weather performance, and I think they're pretty quiet.

[san]

I thought the ContiSportContact 5 was supposed to be the replacement?

Those seem quite expensive and the reviews don't look too great either...


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