Dunlop All Season 2 vs Viking Fourtech Plus
In objective rankings, Dunlop generally finishes ahead (three comparative wins to Viking's one), driven by superior wear, abrasion, and value. Viking, however, proves competent in dynamic wet safety margins thanks to stronger straight-line and curved aquaplaning results and competitive handling feel in some sizes.
Test Results
Independent comparison tyre tests are the best source of data to get tyre information from, and the good news is there have been four tests which compare both tyres directly!
| Tyre | Test Wins | Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Dunlop All Season 2 | three | |
| Viking Fourtech Plus | one |
While it might look like the Dunlop All Season 2 is better than the Viking Fourtech Plus purely based on the higher number of test wins, tyres are very complicated objects which means where one tyre is better than the other can be more important in real world use.
Let's look at how the two tyres compare across multiple tyre test categories.
Key Strengths
- Consistently shorter dry braking (e.g., 41.6 m vs 43.1 m; +3-4%)
- Stronger winter ability (better snow traction/ice braking in ADAC)
- Class-leading longevity and low abrasion (+40-63% mileage advantage)
- Better overall value and lower rolling resistance in testing
- Superior aquaplaning resistance (straight and curved)
- Occasional wet-braking advantage (e.g., 55.4 m vs 57.3 m)
- Stable, safe handling feel on wet and dry at moderate speeds
- Very competitive fuel consumption in some tests
Dry Braking
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Dunlop All Season 2 was better during four dry braking tests. On average the Dunlop All Season 2 stopped the vehicle in 2.87% less distance than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Dry Braking: Dunlop All Season 2
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Dry Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Viking Fourtech Plus was better during one dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Viking Fourtech Plus was 0.95% faster around a lap than the Dunlop All Season 2.
Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Viking Fourtech Plus
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Wet Braking
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Viking Fourtech Plus was better during two wet braking tests. On average the Viking Fourtech Plus stopped the vehicle in 1.48% less distance than the Dunlop All Season 2.
Best In Wet Braking: Viking Fourtech Plus
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Wet Braking - Concrete
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Viking Fourtech Plus was better during one wet braking - concrete tests. On average the Viking Fourtech Plus stopped the vehicle in 1.24% less distance than the Dunlop All Season 2.
Best In Wet Braking - Concrete: Viking Fourtech Plus
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Wet Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Dunlop All Season 2 was better during one wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Dunlop All Season 2 was 0.41% faster around a wet lap than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Dunlop All Season 2
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Wet Circle
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Dunlop All Season 2 was better during one wet circle tests. On average the Dunlop All Season 2 was 3.88% faster around a wet circle than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Wet Circle: Dunlop All Season 2
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Straight Aqua
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Viking Fourtech Plus was better during two straight aqua tests. On average the Viking Fourtech Plus floated at a 2.31% higher speed than the Dunlop All Season 2.
Best In Straight Aqua: Viking Fourtech Plus
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Curved Aquaplaning
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Viking Fourtech Plus was better during two curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Viking Fourtech Plus slipped out at a 5.1% higher speed than the Dunlop All Season 2.
Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Viking Fourtech Plus
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Snow Braking
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Dunlop All Season 2 was better during one snow braking tests. On average the Dunlop All Season 2 stopped the vehicle in 0.59% less distance than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Snow Braking: Dunlop All Season 2
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Snow Traction
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Viking Fourtech Plus was better during one snow traction tests. On average the Viking Fourtech Plus had 0.83% better snow traction than the Dunlop All Season 2.
Best In Snow Traction: Viking Fourtech Plus
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Snow Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Dunlop All Season 2 was better during one snow handling [km/h] tests. On average the Dunlop All Season 2 was 1.71% faster around a lap than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Snow Handling [Km/H]: Dunlop All Season 2
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Snow Slalom
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Dunlop All Season 2 was better during one snow slalom tests. On average the Dunlop All Season 2 was 4.91% faster through a slalom than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Snow Slalom: Dunlop All Season 2
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Ice Braking
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Dunlop All Season 2 was better during one ice braking tests. On average the Dunlop All Season 2 stopped the vehicle 5.73% shorter than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Ice Braking: Dunlop All Season 2
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Noise
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Viking Fourtech Plus was better during one noise tests. On average the Viking Fourtech Plus measured 0.07% quieter than the Dunlop All Season 2.
Best In Noise: Viking Fourtech Plus
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Wear
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Dunlop All Season 2 was better during two wear tests. On average the Dunlop All Season 2 is predicted to cover 33.75% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Wear: Dunlop All Season 2
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Value
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Dunlop All Season 2 was better during one value tests. On average the Dunlop All Season 2 proved to have a 20.23% better value based on price/1000km than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Value: Dunlop All Season 2
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Rolling Resistance
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Dunlop All Season 2 was better during one rolling resistance tests. On average the Dunlop All Season 2 had a 1.54% lower rolling resistance than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Rolling Resistance: Dunlop All Season 2
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Fuel Consumption
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Viking Fourtech Plus was better during one fuel consumption tests. On average the Viking Fourtech Plus used 1.9% less fuel than the Dunlop All Season 2.
Best In Fuel Consumption: Viking Fourtech Plus
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Abrasion
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Dunlop All Season 2 was better during one abrasion tests. On average the Dunlop All Season 2 emitted 24.64% less particle wear matter than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Abrasion: Dunlop All Season 2
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Real World Driver Reviews
Tyre Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Dunlop All Season 2 and Viking Fourtech Plus.
In total the Dunlop All Season 2 has been reviewed 6 times and drivers have given the tyre 78% overall.
The Viking Fourtech Plus has been reviewed 1 times and drivers have given the tyre 85% overall.
This means in real world driving, people prefer the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Conclusion
Viking Fourtech Plus earns its case with wet-road security reserves: it edges Dunlop in aquaplaning and posts a couple of wet-braking wins, with safe, predictable manners. If your priority is wet-weather standing-water performance over the long haul, Viking is a sensible budget-leaning pick. For most drivers seeking balanced safety year-round and long service life, Dunlop is the clear choice.
Key Differences
- Dry braking: Dunlop wins all head-to-heads (e.g., 42.5 m vs 43.8 m; 41.6 m vs 43.1 m).
- Wet performance split: Viking stronger in aquaplaning; wet braking results are mixed by test/size.
- Winter capability: Dunlop leads on snow traction and ice braking (ADAC).
- Durability: Dunlop shows much higher mileage (+40-63%) and lower abrasion.
- Value/cost: Dunlop scores better price-per-1,000 km and lower rolling resistance; Viking edges fuel use in one test.
- Noise/handling nuances: Viking slightly quieter and posted a dry handling win; Dunlop better on wet circle and snow handling.
Overall Winner: Dunlop All Season 2
Based on the tyre test data and user reviews we have in our database, the Dunlop All Season 2 has demonstrated better overall performance in this comparison. However, as you can see from the spider diagram above, each tyre has its own strengths which should be considered in your final tyre buying choice.Similar Comparisons
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Footnote
This page has been developed using tyre industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tyres in the same test.
Why is this important? Tyre testing is heavily affected by things like surface grip levels and surface temperature, which means you can only compare values from the same day. During a tyre test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tyre tests performed on different days or at different locations.
As a result you will see other tests on Tyre Reviews which feature both the %s and %s, but as they weren't conducted on the same day, the results are not comparable.
Lots of other websites do this sort of tyre comparison, Tyre Reviews doesn't.