Menu

2019 Auto Bild 4x4 All Season Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
6 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the 2019 Auto Bild 4x4 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.

Michelin CrossClimate SUV
Bridgestone Weather Control A005
Continental AllSeasonContact
Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 SUV
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
Toyo Celsius
Kleber Citilander
Nankang Cross Season AW 8 SUV
Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season
Reference Summer
Reference Winter

Quick Navigation

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 35.2 M. The difference between best and worst was 23.3%.
  1. Reference Summer
    35.2 M
  2. Michelin CrossClimate SUV
    38.6 M
  3. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    39.4 M
  4. Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season
    41.2 M
  5. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    41.9 M
  6. Continental AllSeasonContact
    42.5 M
  7. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 SUV
    42.6 M
  8. Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
    42.7 M
  9. Nankang Cross Season AW 8 SUV
    44 M
  10. Toyo Celsius
    44.7 M
  11. Reference Winter
    45 M
  12. Kleber Citilander
    45.9 M

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 113.3 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 4.5%.
  1. Reference Summer
    113.3 Km/H
  2. Michelin CrossClimate SUV
    111.4 Km/H
  3. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    110.8 Km/H
  4. Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
    110.8 Km/H
  5. Continental AllSeasonContact
    110.6 Km/H
  6. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 SUV
    110.3 Km/H
  7. Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season
    110.1 Km/H
  8. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    109.9 Km/H
  9. Toyo Celsius
    109.4 Km/H
  10. Reference Winter
    109.4 Km/H
  11. Kleber Citilander
    108.4 Km/H
  12. Nankang Cross Season AW 8 SUV
    108.2 Km/H

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Weather Control A005 with a result of 46.9 M. The difference between best and worst was 21.4%.
  1. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    46.9 M
  2. Reference Summer
    48.5 M
  3. Continental AllSeasonContact
    50.5 M
  4. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 SUV
    50.8 M
  5. Reference Winter
    50.8 M
  6. Michelin CrossClimate SUV
    51.1 M
  7. Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
    51.7 M
  8. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    55.2 M
  9. Toyo Celsius
    55.8 M
  10. Kleber Citilander
    57.1 M
  11. Nankang Cross Season AW 8 SUV
    59.3 M
  12. Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season
    59.7 M

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 73.6 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 10.6%.
  1. Reference Summer
    73.6 Km/H
  2. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    72.5 Km/H
  3. Reference Winter
    71.1 Km/H
  4. Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
    70.3 Km/H
  5. Continental AllSeasonContact
    70.3 Km/H
  6. Michelin CrossClimate SUV
    69.9 Km/H
  7. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 SUV
    69.7 Km/H
  8. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    68.9 Km/H
  9. Toyo Celsius
    68.8 Km/H
  10. Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season
    67.1 Km/H
  11. Kleber Citilander
    66.3 Km/H
  12. Nankang Cross Season AW 8 SUV
    65.8 Km/H

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate SUV with a result of 94.8 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 17.1%.
  1. Michelin CrossClimate SUV
    94.8 Km/H
  2. Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
    92.1 Km/H
  3. Reference Summer
    90.5 Km/H
  4. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    90 Km/H
  5. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 SUV
    89.3 Km/H
  6. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    88.7 Km/H
  7. Reference Winter
    88.3 Km/H
  8. Continental AllSeasonContact
    86.7 Km/H
  9. Kleber Citilander
    82.5 Km/H
  10. Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season
    80.5 Km/H
  11. Toyo Celsius
    79.8 Km/H
  12. Nankang Cross Season AW 8 SUV
    78.6 Km/H

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 23.5 M. The difference between best and worst was 59.6%.
  1. Reference Winter
    23.5 M
  2. Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
    23.8 M
  3. Continental AllSeasonContact
    23.9 M
  4. Nankang Cross Season AW 8 SUV
    24.5 M
  5. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    24.8 M
  6. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 SUV
    24.8 M
  7. Toyo Celsius
    24.8 M
  8. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    25.1 M
  9. Michelin CrossClimate SUV
    25.4 M
  10. Kleber Citilander
    25.9 M
  11. Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season
    29.9 M
  12. Reference Summer
    58.2 M

Snow Traction (N)

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter with a result of 3514 N. The difference between best and worst was 65.6%.
  1. Reference Winter
    3514 N
  2. Continental AllSeasonContact
    3429 N
  3. Michelin CrossClimate SUV
    3427 N
  4. Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
    3395 N
  5. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    3346 N
  6. Nankang Cross Season AW 8 SUV
    3339 N
  7. Toyo Celsius
    3322 N
  8. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    3281 N
  9. Kleber Citilander
    3222 N
  10. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 SUV
    3212 N
  11. Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season
    2494 N
  12. Reference Summer
    1210 N

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental AllSeasonContact with a result of 52.5 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 35.6%.
  1. Continental AllSeasonContact
    52.5 Km/H
  2. Michelin CrossClimate SUV
    51.7 Km/H
  3. Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
    51.2 Km/H
  4. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    50.8 Km/H
  5. Toyo Celsius
    50.6 Km/H
  6. Reference Winter
    50.6 Km/H
  7. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    50.3 Km/H
  8. Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season
    50.1 Km/H
  9. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 SUV
    50.1 Km/H
  10. Kleber Citilander
    49.3 Km/H
  11. Reference Summer
    33.8 Km/H

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X with a result of 70.6 dB. The difference between best and worst was 6.9%.
  1. Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
    70.6 dB
  2. Michelin CrossClimate SUV
    70.8 dB
  3. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    71.3 dB
  4. Reference Summer
    71.7 dB
  5. Continental AllSeasonContact
    72 dB
  6. Nankang Cross Season AW 8 SUV
    72.4 dB
  7. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 SUV
    72.5 dB
  8. Reference Winter
    72.6 dB
  9. Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season
    72.8 dB
  10. Toyo Celsius
    73 dB
  11. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    74.8 dB
  12. Kleber Citilander
    75.8 dB

Value Performance Overview

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nankang Cross Season AW 8 SUV. The difference between best and worst was 26.2%.
  1. Nankang Cross Season AW 8 SUV
    450
  2. Kleber Citilander
    460
  3. Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
    465
  4. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    470
  5. Toyo Celsius
    480
  6. Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season
    485
  7. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    530
  8. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 SUV
    570
  9. Continental AllSeasonContact
    610
  10. Michelin CrossClimate SUV
    610

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental AllSeasonContact with a result of 6.17 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 27.6%.
  1. Continental AllSeasonContact
    6.17 kg / t
  2. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    6.91 kg / t
  3. Nankang Cross Season AW 8 SUV
    6.92 kg / t
  4. Michelin CrossClimate SUV
    7.2 kg / t
  5. Reference Summer
    7.38 kg / t
  6. Kleber Citilander
    7.68 kg / t
  7. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 SUV
    7.75 kg / t
  8. Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
    7.98 kg / t
  9. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    8.04 kg / t
  10. Reference Winter
    8.23 kg / t
  11. Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season
    8.46 kg / t
  12. Toyo Celsius
    8.52 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position Tyre Score
Michelin CrossClimate SUV 0%
2 Bridgestone Weather Control A005 0%
3 Continental AllSeasonContact 0%
4 Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X 0%
5 Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 SUV 0%
6 Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210 0%
7 Toyo Celsius 0%
8 Kleber Citilander 0%
9 Nankang Cross Season AW 8 SUV 0%
10 Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season 0%
11 Reference Summer 0%
12 Reference Winter 0%

Similar Tyre Tests

Show All all season tyre tests
2025 Motor All Season Tyre Test
November 2025 215/55 R17 Nokian Seasonproof 2 7 tyres
2025 TUV Test of Nokian SeasonProof 2 vs Rivals
November 2025 205/55 R16 Nokian Seasonproof 2 5 tyres
2025 Auto Bild Sports Car All Season Tyre Test
November 2025 225/45 R18 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 12 tyres
2025 Tire Rack Extreme Performance Track Tyre Test
November 2025 275/35 R18 Bridgestone Potenza RE 71RS 7 tyres
2025 AutoBild All Season Tyre Test
September 2025 225/40 R18 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 17 tyres
2025 All Season 30 Tyre Braking Test
September 2025 225/40 R18 Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 30 tyres
comments powered by Disqus