Continental AllSeasonContact vs Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
Goodyear tends to lead overall results (11 test wins vs. 5) with a sportier, more dynamic feel in mixed conditions and consistently strong wet and snow performance, plus excellent wear. Continental counters with standout aquaplaning safety, notably low rolling resistance for fuel savings, and confidence on snow-often braking shorter on winter surfaces. The choice hinges on whether you prioritise outright all-round pace and longevity (Goodyear) or efficiency and wet-safety margins (Continental).
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 sixteen tests which compare both tyres directly!
| Tyre | Test Wins | Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Continental AllSeasonContact | five | |
| Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 | eleven |
While it might look like the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 is better than the Continental AllSeasonContact 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
- Excellent aquaplaning resistance (frequent wins in straight/curved aqua, wet circle)
- Low rolling resistance and strong fuel economy
- Confident winter performance with frequent snow braking/handling wins
- Balanced, safe wet braking in many tests
- Best overall consistency across conditions (most test wins)
- Strong wet and dry handling with precise steering
- Very good wear, value, and comfort/noise ratings
- Robust winter capability with excellent traction
Dry Braking - Cool
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during one dry braking - cool tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact stopped the vehicle in 3.17% less distance than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Dry Braking - Cool: Continental AllSeasonContact
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Dry Braking
Looking at data from fifteen tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during eight dry braking tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 stopped the vehicle in 1.22% less distance than the Continental AllSeasonContact.
Best In Dry Braking: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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Dry Handling - Cool [s]
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during one dry handling - cool [s] tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was 0.78% faster around a lap than the Continental AllSeasonContact.
Best In Dry Handling - Cool [s]: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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Dry Handling [s]
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during three dry handling [s] tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was 0.19% faster around a lap than the Continental AllSeasonContact.
Best In Dry Handling [s]: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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Dry Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from seven tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during four dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was 0.95% faster around a lap than the Continental AllSeasonContact.
Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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Subj. Dry Handling
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during one subj. dry handling tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 scored 2.22% more points than the Continental AllSeasonContact.
Best In Subj. Dry Handling: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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Wet Braking
Looking at data from fifteen tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during eleven wet braking tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 stopped the vehicle in 1.88% less distance than the Continental AllSeasonContact.
Best In Wet Braking: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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Wet Braking - Cool
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during one wet braking - cool tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact stopped the vehicle in 0.18% less distance than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Wet Braking - Cool: Continental AllSeasonContact
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Wet Handling - Cool [s]
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during one wet handling - cool [s] tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was 1.09% faster around a wet lap than the Continental AllSeasonContact.
Best In Wet Handling - Cool [s]: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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Wet Handling [s]
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during three wet handling [s] tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was 0.6% faster around a wet lap than the Continental AllSeasonContact.
Best In Wet Handling [s]: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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Wet Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from seven tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during seven wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was 1.5% faster around a wet lap than the Continental AllSeasonContact.
Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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Subj. Wet Handling
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during one subj. wet handling tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 scored 2.17% more points than the Continental AllSeasonContact.
Best In Subj. Wet Handling: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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Wet Circle
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during two wet circle tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact had 1.91% higher lateral wet grip than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Wet Circle: Continental AllSeasonContact
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Straight Aqua
Looking at data from twelve tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during six straight aqua tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact floated at a 0.28% higher speed than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Straight Aqua: Continental AllSeasonContact
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Curved Aquaplaning
Looking at data from seven tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during three curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact slipped out at a 0.79% higher speed than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Continental AllSeasonContact
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Snow Braking
Looking at data from twelve tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during seven snow braking tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact stopped the vehicle in 0.69% less distance than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Snow Braking: Continental AllSeasonContact
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Snow Traction
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during three snow traction tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 accelerated 1.23% faster than the Continental AllSeasonContact.
Best In Snow Traction: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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Snow Traction
Looking at data from six tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during four snow traction tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 had 2.63% better snow traction than the Continental AllSeasonContact.
Best In Snow Traction: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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Snow Handling [s]
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact and Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 performed equally well in snow handling [s] tests.
Best In Snow Handling [s]: Both tyres performed equally well
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Snow Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from seven tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during four snow handling [km/h] tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact was 0.54% faster around a lap than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Snow Handling [Km/H]: Continental AllSeasonContact
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Subj. Snow Handling
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during two subj. snow handling tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact scored 3.8% more points than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Subj. Snow Handling: Continental AllSeasonContact
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Snow Circle
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during one snow circle tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact provided 2.04% more lateral grip than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Snow Circle: Continental AllSeasonContact
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Snow Slalom
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during three snow slalom tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact was 2.16% faster through a slalom than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Snow Slalom: Continental AllSeasonContact
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Subj. Comfort
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during two subj. comfort tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 scored 4.1% more points than the Continental AllSeasonContact.
Best In Subj. Comfort: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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Noise
Looking at data from nine tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during seven noise tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 measured 1.06% quieter than the Continental AllSeasonContact.
Best In Noise: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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Rough Noise
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during one rough noise tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 measured 1.33% quieter than the Continental AllSeasonContact.
Best In Rough Noise: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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Tyre Weight
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during one tyre weight tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact weighed 1.17% less than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Tyre Weight: Continental AllSeasonContact
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Wear
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during three wear tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 is predicted to cover 19.32% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Continental AllSeasonContact.
Best In Wear: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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Value
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during three value tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 proved to have a 26.81% better value based on price/1000km than the Continental AllSeasonContact.
Best In Value: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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Price
Looking at data from nine tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during six price tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 cost 2.23% less than the Continental AllSeasonContact.
Best In Price: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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Rolling Resistance
Looking at data from eleven tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during seven rolling resistance tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact had a 4.67% lower rolling resistance than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Rolling Resistance: Continental AllSeasonContact
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Fuel Consumption
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact was better during one fuel consumption tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact used 6.17% less fuel than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Fuel Consumption: Continental AllSeasonContact
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Abrasion
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during one abrasion tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 emitted 22.43% less particle wear matter than the Continental AllSeasonContact.
Best In Abrasion: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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Real World Driver Reviews
Continental AllSeasonContact Driver Reviews
Continental AllSeasonContact is widely praised for excellent wet and snow grip, low cabin noise, and improved comfort, with many noting balanced, predictable handling and solid wear for an all-season. Dry grip is adequate for normal driving but can feel mushy or understeery in hot weather, and a minority report faster wear in heat and reduced wet traction as the tyre ages. Overall sentiment is strongly positive given the high number of high-scoring reviews.
Based on 40 reviews with an average rating of 81%
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 Driver Reviews
Drivers largely praise the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 for confident all-weather performance, especially its strong snow traction, excellent wet grip, and predictable handling across wide temperature swings. Many report impressive tread life and a comfortable, quiet ride, with several noting solid aquaplaning resistance and year-round convenience. The most common downsides are weaker dry braking and a softer, less communicative steering feel in hot conditions. A number of users also report that wet performance can decline noticeably as the tyre wears.
Based on 68 reviews with an average rating of 81%
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Conclusion
Continental shines where safety margins and efficiency matter: it frequently resists aquaplaning better, often stops shorter in the wet in specific tests, and posts some of the lowest rolling resistance figures-translating to fuel savings. It's also confident on snow, with several wins in snow braking/handling. If you value wet-road safety headroom and running-cost efficiency over ultimate dry/wet pace, the Continental remains a superb pick.
Bottom line: Goodyear for the best all-round performance and longevity; Continental for aquaplaning security and economy. Choose based on whether your priority is dynamic breadth and wear (Goodyear) or efficiency and wet-safety reserves (Continental).
Key Differences
- Overall results: Goodyear leads 11 wins vs. Continental's 5
- Wet dynamics: Goodyear dominates wet braking/handling; Continental often excels in aquaplaning and wet circle
- Efficiency: Continental typically lower rolling resistance and better fuel consumption
- Longevity/value: Goodyear repeatedly shows longer wear and better value metrics
- Noise/comfort: Goodyear generally quieter and more comfortable
- Winter nuance: Goodyear stronger in traction; Continental often competitive or better in snow braking/handling
Overall Winner: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
Based on the tyre test data and user reviews we have in our database, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 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.
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