Michelin Alpin A4 vs Sunny SN3830
In the 3 independent tests that ran both tyres, the Michelin Alpin A4 finished ahead 3 times and the SN3830 not once.
Performance profile
Their shared tests recorded too few of the same measurements to chart, so the chart starts from each tyre's Tyre Reviews Score categories: its whole record, not shared tests.
Where each scores higher
Alpin A4
SN3830
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Category scores are percentiles among tyres of the same season and class: 90 means this tyre out-performs 90% of them, measured across every test we hold, not only the ones it appeared in.
Where owners rate each higher
Alpin A4
SN3830
Not ahead in any category
Point at or tap any spoke for both tyres' figures.
Owners rate the Alpin A4 92% from 55 reviews and the SN3830 53% from 18. Each spoke is one question owners answer out of 10; reviews are vetted by hand before publication.
Head to head in 3 tests, 2012 to 2014
Each row is one published test in which both tyres ran on the same car, in the same size, on the same day. The line is the whole field, winner on the left.
| Test | Alpin A4 | Field | SN3830 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 50 Winter Tyre Braking Overview | P6 of 49 | P35 of 49 | |
| 2013 Winter Tyre Overview - Braking | P10 of 50 | P48 of 50 | |
| 2012 Auto Bild 42 Winter Tyre Braking Test | P7 of 43 | P41 of 43 |
Alpin A4 vs SN3830: your questions
Is the Michelin Alpin A4 or the Sunny SN3830 the better tyre?
In the 3 independent tests that ran both tyres, the Michelin Alpin A4 finished ahead 3 times and the SN3830 not once. On the Tyre Reviews Score, which weighs every test and review we hold, the Alpin A4 scores 8.5 and the SN3830 2.6 out of 10.
Which is quieter and more comfortable?
Owners rate comfort 9.2/10 for the Alpin A4 and 6.7/10 for the SN3830.
What do owners say?
Owners rate the Alpin A4 92% from 55 reviews and the SN3830 53% from 18. 96% of Alpin A4 owners would buy it again, against 33% for the SN3830.
Are they available in the same sizes?
The Alpin A4 is made in 9 sizes (14 to 17 inch) and the SN3830 in 13 (14 to 19 inch). 0 sizes are available in both. On the EU label the Alpin A4 is graded C for wet grip and D for rolling resistance in most sizes; the SN3830 D and D.
Which is the newer tyre?
The SN3830 is the newer design: it reached the market in 2012, the Alpin A4 in 2010. The Alpin A4 replaced the Michelin Alpin.
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Where this data comes from
Finishing positions and measurements are transcribed from each published test. A test only counts here when both tyres ran in it, so every figure was recorded on the same car, size and day as the one it is compared to.
About the TR Score
The Tyre Reviews Score rates each tyre out of 10 from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold, so two tyres can be compared even before a test has run them together.
Who does the testing
Every test published as a Tyre Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tyres independently since 2007.