2018 Auto Bild All Season Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
October 19, 2018
Below are all the data points for the 2018 Auto Bild All Season Tyre Test, displaying how each tyre performed across all test categories. The spider chart below provides a complete overview of performance, where one hundred percent represents the best performance in each category. The larger the area covered by each tyre's plot, the better its overall performance.
How to read these charts: For each test category, data is presented relative to the best performing tire. The direction indicates whether lower or higher values are better - pay close attention to this when interpreting results.

Performance Overview

This radar chart shows relative performance across all test categories, with 100% representing the best performance in each category. Reference tires may have gaps where data is not available.

Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
Continental AllSeasonContact
Nokian WeatherProof
Michelin CrossClimate Plus
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
Vredestein Quatrac 5
Nexen N Blue 4 Season
Pirelli Cinturato All Season Plus
Bridgestone Weather Control A005
Reference Summer
Reference Winter

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 39 M. The difference between best and worst was 17%.

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 110.6 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 3.6%.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 41.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 22.5%.

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 73.1 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 4.7%.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental AllSeasonContact with a result of 85.2 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 14.7%.

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter with a result of 25.2 M. The difference between best and worst was 41.3%.

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian WeatherProof with a result of 58.2 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 45.4%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nexen N Blue 4 Season with a result of 70.4 dB. The difference between best and worst was 5.6%.

Value Performance Overview

Wear (KM)

Predicted tread life in KM (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate Plus with a result of 58800 KM. The difference between best and worst was 45.2%.

Value (Price/1000)

Euros/1000km based on cost/wear (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210 with a result of 4.84 Price/1000. The difference between best and worst was 40%.

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nexen N Blue 4 Season. The difference between best and worst was 30.6%.

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian WeatherProof with a result of 7.41 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 25.8%.

Overall Findings

Based on the weighted scoring from all tests, here are the overall results:

Position Tyre Score
1 Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 0%
2 Continental AllSeasonContact 0%
3 Nokian WeatherProof 0%
4 Michelin CrossClimate Plus 0%
5 Hankook Kinergy 4S2 0%
6 Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210 0%
7 Vredestein Quatrac 5 0%
8 Nexen N Blue 4 Season 0%
9 Pirelli Cinturato All Season Plus 0%
10 Bridgestone Weather Control A005 0%
11 Reference Summer 0%
12 Reference Winter 0%

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