Continental Tyres has taken the top honours in Auto Express magazine’s annual awards with triple success in three categories being topped by the overall Product of the Year trophy.

Its PremiumContact 6, WinterContact TS 860 and AllSeasonContact won the summer, winter and all-season tyre titles respectively, the first time a tyre manufacturer has won all three awards in a single year.

It was the second time running for the PremiumContact 6 which also won its segment a year ago and the third in a row for the WinterContact TS 860.

Steve Fowler, editor-in-chief of Auto Express, the UK’s biggest selling weekly car magazine, said: “This is an unprecedented grand slam for Continental. Taking top honours in all three of our tyre tests this year deserved a special award, so we’re delighted to present our Product of the Year trophy to the brand as a whole. It proves that, currently, if you want the best choice when choosing your tyres, you can’t go wrong with Continental.”