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2019 Auto Bild All Season Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
8 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the 2019 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.

Michelin CrossClimate Plus
Vredestein Quatrac Pro
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
Continental AllSeasonContact
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
Nexen N Blue 4 Season
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
Kumho Solus HA31
Bridgestone Weather Control A005
Cooper Discoverer All Season
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 37.9 M. The difference between best and worst was 14.6%.
  1. Reference Summer
    37.9 M
  2. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    39.5 M
  3. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    39.7 M
  4. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    39.9 M
  5. Cooper Discoverer All Season
    41.2 M
  6. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    42 M
  7. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    42.3 M
  8. Continental AllSeasonContact
    42.6 M
  9. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    42.9 M
  10. Kumho Solus HA31
    43.8 M
  11. Reference Winter
    44.4 M
  12. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    44.4 M

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 86.3 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 4.4%.
  1. Reference Summer
    86.3 Km/H
  2. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    85.7 Km/H
  3. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    85.1 Km/H
  4. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    84.6 Km/H
  5. Continental AllSeasonContact
    84.4 Km/H
  6. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    84.4 Km/H
  7. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    84.2 Km/H
  8. Reference Winter
    84 Km/H
  9. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    83.4 Km/H
  10. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    83.3 Km/H
  11. Kumho Solus HA31
    83.1 Km/H
  12. Cooper Discoverer All Season
    82.5 Km/H

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 42.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 19.4%.
  1. Reference Summer
    42.4 M
  2. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    46.3 M
  3. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    46.5 M
  4. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    47.5 M
  5. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    48.6 M
  6. Kumho Solus HA31
    49.5 M
  7. Continental AllSeasonContact
    49.9 M
  8. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    50.4 M
  9. Reference Winter
    50.4 M
  10. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    50.8 M
  11. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    51 M
  12. Cooper Discoverer All Season
    52.6 M

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Vredestein Quatrac Pro with a result of 72.6 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 8.8%.
  1. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    72.6 Km/H
  2. Reference Summer
    71.6 Km/H
  3. Continental AllSeasonContact
    71.2 Km/H
  4. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    71 Km/H
  5. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    70.9 Km/H
  6. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    70.8 Km/H
  7. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    70.6 Km/H
  8. Reference Winter
    70.5 Km/H
  9. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    70 Km/H
  10. Kumho Solus HA31
    69.3 Km/H
  11. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    68.7 Km/H
  12. Cooper Discoverer All Season
    66.2 Km/H

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 76.8 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 10.3%.
  1. Reference Summer
    76.8 Km/H
  2. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    74.3 Km/H
  3. Cooper Discoverer All Season
    73.7 Km/H
  4. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    72.9 Km/H
  5. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    72.2 Km/H
  6. Reference Winter
    72.1 Km/H
  7. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    71.5 Km/H
  8. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    71 Km/H
  9. Kumho Solus HA31
    70.5 Km/H
  10. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    70.4 Km/H
  11. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    70 Km/H
  12. Continental AllSeasonContact
    68.9 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 23.3 M. The difference between best and worst was 66.4%.
  1. Reference Winter
    23.3 M
  2. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    23.6 M
  3. Continental AllSeasonContact
    24.2 M
  4. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    24.8 M
  5. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    24.9 M
  6. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    25.4 M
  7. Kumho Solus HA31
    25.6 M
  8. Cooper Discoverer All Season
    25.6 M
  9. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    25.7 M
  10. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    26.3 M
  11. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    27.1 M
  12. Reference Summer
    69.3 M

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 with a result of 56.9 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 3.7%.
  1. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    56.9 Km/H
  2. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    56.7 Km/H
  3. Reference Winter
    56.7 Km/H
  4. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    56.6 Km/H
  5. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    56.1 Km/H
  6. Continental AllSeasonContact
    56 Km/H
  7. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    55.9 Km/H
  8. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    55.7 Km/H
  9. Kumho Solus HA31
    55.1 Km/H
  10. Cooper Discoverer All Season
    55 Km/H
  11. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    54.8 Km/H

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 71.3 dB. The difference between best and worst was 3.5%.
  1. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    71.3 dB
  2. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    71.8 dB
  3. Kumho Solus HA31
    71.9 dB
  4. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    72 dB
  5. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    72.1 dB
  6. Cooper Discoverer All Season
    72.4 dB
  7. Continental AllSeasonContact
    72.7 dB
  8. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    72.8 dB
  9. Reference Summer
    72.8 dB
  10. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    73.1 dB
  11. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    73.7 dB
  12. Reference Winter
    73.9 dB

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 70800 KM. The difference between best and worst was 44.9%.
  1. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    70800 KM
  2. Continental AllSeasonContact
    67700 KM
  3. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    64100 KM
  4. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    59900 KM
  5. Kumho Solus HA31
    59600 KM
  6. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    52000 KM
  7. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    50500 KM
  8. Cooper Discoverer All Season
    50100 KM
  9. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    48100 KM
  10. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    39000 KM

Value (Price/1000)

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

Key Insight: The best performer was Nexen N Blue 4 Season with a result of 5.34 Price/1000. The difference between best and worst was 48%.
  1. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    5.34 Price/1000
  2. Kumho Solus HA31
    5.96 Price/1000
  3. Continental AllSeasonContact
    6.35 Price/1000
  4. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    6.36 Price/1000
  5. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    6.4 Price/1000
  6. Cooper Discoverer All Season
    6.69 Price/1000
  7. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    6.93 Price/1000
  8. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    7.21 Price/1000
  9. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    7.38 Price/1000
  10. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    10.26 Price/1000

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 28.9%.
  1. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    320
  2. Cooper Discoverer All Season
    335
  3. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    350
  4. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    355
  5. Kumho Solus HA31
    355
  6. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    375
  7. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    400
  8. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    410
  9. Continental AllSeasonContact
    430
  10. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    450

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Weather Control A005 with a result of 8.45 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 24.4%.
  1. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    8.45 kg / t
  2. Continental AllSeasonContact
    8.64 kg / t
  3. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    9.35 kg / t
  4. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    9.38 kg / t
  5. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    9.47 kg / t
  6. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    9.86 kg / t
  7. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    9.88 kg / t
  8. Cooper Discoverer All Season
    9.92 kg / t
  9. Reference Winter
    10.05 kg / t
  10. Kumho Solus HA31
    10.06 kg / t
  11. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    11.02 kg / t
  12. Reference Summer
    11.17 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position Tyre Score
Michelin CrossClimate Plus 0%
2 Vredestein Quatrac Pro 0%
3 Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 0%
4 Continental AllSeasonContact 0%
5 Hankook Kinergy 4S2 0%
6 Nexen N Blue 4 Season 0%
7 Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 0%
8 Kumho Solus HA31 0%
9 Bridgestone Weather Control A005 0%
10 Cooper Discoverer All Season 0%
11 Reference Summer 0%
12 Reference Winter 0%

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