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2020 Auto Bild All Season Tyre Test

Compare each discipline in the tested size. See the measured result, position and gap to the best tyre, then read the verdict for the trade-offs behind the finishing order.

Tested size: 205/55 R16
Tyres tested: 14
Disciplines: 11

Dry

Dry Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
RefReference Summer	39 m	-0.70 m
1Michelin CrossClimate+	39.7 m	Best
2Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF	39.8 m	+0.10 m
3Vredestein Quatrac	40.6 m	+0.90 m
4Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	40.9 m	+1.20 m
4Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	40.9 m	+1.20 m
6Hankook Kinergy 4S2	41.1 m	+1.40 m
7Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	41.2 m	+1.50 m
8Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	41.6 m	+1.90 m
9Nexen N Blue 4 Season	41.9 m	+2.20 m
10Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	42.7 m	+3.00 m
11Continental AllSeasonContact	43 m	+3.30 m
12BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2	43.1 m	+3.40 m
13Kleber Quadraxer 2	43.2 m	+3.50 m
RefReference Winter	44.3 m	+4.60 m
14Kumho Solus 4S HA32	44.3 m	+4.60 m

The difference between best and worst was 13.6% (5.3 m ≈ 1.2 Car Lengths).

Dry Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
RefReference Summer	90.9 km/h	+0.30 km/h
1Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	90.6 km/h	Best
2Vredestein Quatrac	90.4 km/h	-0.20 km/h
3Michelin CrossClimate+	90.1 km/h	-0.50 km/h
3Hankook Kinergy 4S2	90.1 km/h	-0.50 km/h
5Continental AllSeasonContact	90 km/h	-0.60 km/h
5Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	90 km/h	-0.60 km/h
7Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	89.9 km/h	-0.70 km/h
8Kumho Solus 4S HA32	89.8 km/h	-0.80 km/h
9Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	89.7 km/h	-0.90 km/h
9Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	89.7 km/h	-0.90 km/h
11Nexen N Blue 4 Season	89 km/h	-1.60 km/h
12Kleber Quadraxer 2	88.9 km/h	-1.70 km/h
13Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF	88.7 km/h	-1.90 km/h
14BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2	88.6 km/h	-2.00 km/h
RefReference Winter	88.5 km/h	-2.10 km/h

All the tyres in the Dry Handling test finished less than 3% apart.

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	45 m	Best
2Vredestein Quatrac	46.3 m	+1.30 m
3Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	47 m	+2.00 m
RefReference Summer	47.2 m	+2.20 m
4Hankook Kinergy 4S2	47.2 m	+2.20 m
5Continental AllSeasonContact	48.6 m	+3.60 m
6Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	49.3 m	+4.30 m
6Kumho Solus 4S HA32	49.3 m	+4.30 m
8Michelin CrossClimate+	49.7 m	+4.70 m
9Nexen N Blue 4 Season	50.3 m	+5.30 m
10BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2	51 m	+6.00 m
11Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF	51.1 m	+6.10 m
12Kleber Quadraxer 2	51.2 m	+6.20 m
13Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	51.3 m	+6.30 m
14Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	53.4 m	+8.40 m
RefReference Winter	55.8 m	+10.80 m

The difference between best and worst was 24% (10.8 m ≈ 2.4 Car Lengths).

Wet Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Vredestein Quatrac	79.5 km/h	Best
2Hankook Kinergy 4S2	79.1 km/h	-0.40 km/h
3Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	78.8 km/h	-0.70 km/h
RefReference Summer	78.6 km/h	-0.90 km/h
4Michelin CrossClimate+	78.5 km/h	-1.00 km/h
5Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	78.3 km/h	-1.20 km/h
6Continental AllSeasonContact	77.9 km/h	-1.60 km/h
6Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	77.9 km/h	-1.60 km/h
8Kumho Solus 4S HA32	77.1 km/h	-2.40 km/h
9Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	77 km/h	-2.50 km/h
10Kleber Quadraxer 2	76.4 km/h	-3.10 km/h
10Nexen N Blue 4 Season	76.4 km/h	-3.10 km/h
10Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF	76.4 km/h	-3.10 km/h
13BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2	76.1 km/h	-3.40 km/h
RefReference Winter	75.7 km/h	-3.80 km/h
14Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	75.5 km/h	-4.00 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 5% (4 Km/H).

Straight Aqua
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
RefReference Summer	81.9 km/h	+0.50 km/h
1Hankook Kinergy 4S2	81.4 km/h	Best
1Vredestein Quatrac	81.4 km/h	Best
3Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	80.7 km/h	-0.70 km/h
4Continental AllSeasonContact	80.2 km/h	-1.20 km/h
5Nexen N Blue 4 Season	78.4 km/h	-3.00 km/h
6Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	78.2 km/h	-3.20 km/h
7Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	78 km/h	-3.40 km/h
8Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF	77.9 km/h	-3.50 km/h
RefReference Winter	76.7 km/h	-4.70 km/h
9Kumho Solus 4S HA32	76.2 km/h	-5.20 km/h
10Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	75.8 km/h	-5.60 km/h
11Michelin CrossClimate+	75.3 km/h	-6.10 km/h
11BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2	75.3 km/h	-6.10 km/h
13Kleber Quadraxer 2	75.1 km/h	-6.30 km/h
14Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	74.6 km/h	-6.80 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 8.9% (7.3 Km/H).

Snow

Snow Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2	26.6 m	Best
RefReference Winter	27 m	+0.40 m
2Kleber Quadraxer 2	27.2 m	+0.60 m
3Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	27.6 m	+1.00 m
4Kumho Solus 4S HA32	27.7 m	+1.10 m
5Continental AllSeasonContact	27.9 m	+1.30 m
5Hankook Kinergy 4S2	27.9 m	+1.30 m
7Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	28.5 m	+1.90 m
8Vredestein Quatrac	28.6 m	+2.00 m
9Michelin CrossClimate+	28.9 m	+2.30 m
10Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	29.5 m	+2.90 m
11Nexen N Blue 4 Season	29.9 m	+3.30 m
12Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	30.3 m	+3.70 m
13Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	30.9 m	+4.30 m
14Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF	31.9 m	+5.30 m
RefReference Summer	68.8 m	+42.20 m

The difference between best and worst was 158.6% (42.2 m ≈ 9.4 Car Lengths).

Snow Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Kleber Quadraxer 2	42.5 km/h	Best
2BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2	42.3 km/h	-0.20 km/h
RefReference Winter	42.2 km/h	-0.30 km/h
3Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	42 km/h	-0.50 km/h
4Continental AllSeasonContact	41.9 km/h	-0.60 km/h
5Hankook Kinergy 4S2	41.1 km/h	-1.40 km/h
6Michelin CrossClimate+	40.9 km/h	-1.60 km/h
6Vredestein Quatrac	40.9 km/h	-1.60 km/h
8Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	40.8 km/h	-1.70 km/h
9Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	40.7 km/h	-1.80 km/h
10Kumho Solus 4S HA32	40.6 km/h	-1.90 km/h
11Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	40.3 km/h	-2.20 km/h
12Nexen N Blue 4 Season	40.2 km/h	-2.30 km/h
13Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	40.1 km/h	-2.40 km/h
14Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF	39.7 km/h	-2.80 km/h
RefReference Summer	26.7 km/h	-15.80 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 37.2% (15.8 Km/H).

Comfort

Noise
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Kumho Solus 4S HA32	70.3 dB	Best
2BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2	70.4 dB	+0.10 dB
2Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	70.4 dB	+0.10 dB
4Kleber Quadraxer 2	70.6 dB	+0.30 dB
4Nexen N Blue 4 Season	70.6 dB	+0.30 dB
4Michelin CrossClimate+	70.6 dB	+0.30 dB
7Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	70.7 dB	+0.40 dB
7Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	70.7 dB	+0.40 dB
9Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF	70.8 dB	+0.50 dB
10Vredestein Quatrac	71.2 dB	+0.90 dB
RefReference Summer	71.3 dB	+1.00 dB
11Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	71.3 dB	+1.00 dB
12Continental AllSeasonContact	71.4 dB	+1.10 dB
13Hankook Kinergy 4S2	71.6 dB	+1.30 dB
14Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	72.2 dB	+1.90 dB
RefReference Winter	72.4 dB	+2.10 dB

All the tyres in the Noise test finished less than 3% apart.

Value

Wear
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Vredestein Quatrac	75,090 KM	Best
2Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	72,680 KM	-2,410 KM
3Michelin CrossClimate+	70,210 KM	-4,880 KM
4Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	67,820 KM	-7,270 KM
5Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	67,815 KM	-7,275 KM
6Continental AllSeasonContact	64,890 KM	-10,200 KM
7Kleber Quadraxer 2	62,750 KM	-12,340 KM
8Nexen N Blue 4 Season	60,175 KM	-14,915 KM
9Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF	60,150 KM	-14,940 KM
10BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2	57,235 KM	-17,855 KM
11Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	50,030 KM	-25,060 KM
12Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	48,575 KM	-26,515 KM
13Hankook Kinergy 4S2	44,905 KM	-30,185 KM
14Kumho Solus 4S HA32	43,000 KM	-32,090 KM

The difference between best and worst was 42.7% (32,090 KM).

Value
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	cost per 1,000 km
1Nexen N Blue 4 Season	3.99 Price/1000	Best	€11.78
2Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	4.05 Price/1000	+0.06 Price/1000	€9.29
3Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	4.06 Price/1000	+0.07 Price/1000	€7.72
4Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	4.27 Price/1000	+0.28 Price/1000	€5.91
5Kleber Quadraxer 2	4.3 Price/1000	+0.31 Price/1000	€8.22
6Vredestein Quatrac	4.73 Price/1000	+0.74 Price/1000	€9.59
7Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF	4.9 Price/1000	+0.91 Price/1000	€6.75
8Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	5.1 Price/1000	+1.11 Price/1000	€10.70
9Continental AllSeasonContact	5.24 Price/1000	+1.25 Price/1000	€7.75
10Michelin CrossClimate+	5.34 Price/1000	+1.35 Price/1000	€7.29
11Hankook Kinergy 4S2	5.79 Price/1000	+1.80 Price/1000	€11.79
12BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2	5.85 Price/1000	+1.86 Price/1000	€9.88
13Kumho Solus 4S HA32	6.28 Price/1000	+2.29 Price/1000	€15.63
14Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	6.59 Price/1000	+2.60 Price/1000	€8.03

The difference between best and worst was 65.2% (2.6 Price/1000). Over 40,000 km the cheapest tyre to own (Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3) works out €389 cheaper than the most expensive (Kumho Solus 4S HA32).

How this is calculated

Assumes a typical car using 8 l/100km (with rolling resistance causing 20% of fuel use), fuel at €1.65 per litre and €70 fitting per set of four. Purchase prices are from the time of the 2020 test; financing costs are excluded.

Rolling Resistance
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Extra fuel / year
1Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	7.73 kg/t	Best	£0
2Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	7.93 kg/t	+0.20 kg/t	£11
2Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF	7.93 kg/t	+0.20 kg/t	£11
4Michelin CrossClimate+	8.01 kg/t	+0.28 kg/t	£16
5Continental AllSeasonContact	8.15 kg/t	+0.42 kg/t	£24
6Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	8.5 kg/t	+0.77 kg/t	£44
7Kleber Quadraxer 2	8.55 kg/t	+0.82 kg/t	£47
7BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2	8.55 kg/t	+0.82 kg/t	£47
RefReference Summer	8.59 kg/t	+0.86 kg/t	£49
RefReference Winter	8.6 kg/t	+0.87 kg/t	£50
9Vredestein Quatrac	8.88 kg/t	+1.15 kg/t	£66
10Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	8.96 kg/t	+1.23 kg/t	£70
10Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	8.96 kg/t	+1.23 kg/t	£70
12Hankook Kinergy 4S2	9.03 kg/t	+1.30 kg/t	£74
13Nexen N Blue 4 Season	9.67 kg/t	+1.94 kg/t	£111
14Kumho Solus 4S HA32	9.99 kg/t	+2.26 kg/t	£129

The difference between best and worst was 29.2% (2.26 kg / t). Over 19,000 km a year at £1.45/L, the Kumho Solus 4S HA32 uses about 89 L (£129) more fuel than the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO.

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Estimates based on typical driving conditions. Rolling resistance accounts for approximately 20% of IC vehicle fuel consumption and 25% of EV energy consumption. Actual savings vary based on driving style, vehicle weight, road conditions, and tyre age. For comparative purposes only. Lifetime savings based on a 40,000km / 25,000 mile tread life.

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