Tires Continental or RIKEN

Call me a glazer because they're the only AS tire I use, but DWS06+ are tight.

I just went from the (not on your list) General AS-05 to the Conti DWS-06+. My impressions are that the Continental is the quieter, smoother-riding tire, where the General felt a bit sharper, if noisier.

I absolutely love the DWS 06+ and have bought many sets of them for different cars over the years. Great balance of performance and comfort IMO.

I’ve been rocking Continental True Contact lately and they’re really good.

The DWS 06 is an awesome tire. Had a set on our Jaguar EV.

I highly recommend Continental ExtremeContact DWS06 PLUS UHP. They are great tires offering excellent grip and last way longer than stock.

Viking Contact 7’s are fantastic tires, I bought mine used and still got 5 winters from them. They’re quiet, smooth, and have excellent grip, I can’t recommend them enough.

I’ve been running VikingContacts for my winter setup and don’t regret them at all. Have been great tires for my MK7 R in the midwest winter, especially with all the snow we got last year.

I have a similar experience. Was using apollo for my i20 changed to Conti, the sound is definitely less and smooth too. Have an issue with one of the tyre. It got a really small bulge i between the threads. I couldn’t claim the warranty since my dealer fkd up the warranty registration. Other than the negligible bump, the tyre is working fine and smooth

VW/Audi has been mounting these on some Audi SUV's at the factory. I went to two reputable tire stores, and they both corroborated the weakness of this specific tire; due to weak sidewall strength. They are like marshmallows. Any competent driver who has sporting blood can sense how poorly large vehicles handle with these model tires.