2020 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tyre Test

Below are all the data points for the 2020 Auto Bild SUV 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.

Hankook Kinergy 4S2
Vredestein Quatrac
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
Michelin CrossClimate Plus
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
Continental AllSeasonContact
Nokian SeasonProof
Kumho Solus 4S HA31 SUV
Toyo Celsius
Nankang Cross Seasons AW6
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 36.8 M. The difference between best and worst was 17.3%.

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: All the tyres in the dry handling test finished less than 3% apart.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Kinergy 4S2 with a result of 51.9 M. The difference between best and worst was 24.5%.

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Kinergy 4S2 with a result of 63.3 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 6.3%.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Kumho Solus 4S HA31 SUV with a result of 83.7 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 18.5%.

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 M. The difference between best and worst was 59.8%.

Snow Traction (N)

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 with a result of 3460 N. The difference between best and worst was 65.6%.

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter with a result of 45.4 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 38.1%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nankang Cross Seasons AW6 with a result of 67 dB. The difference between best and worst was 3.3%.

Value Performance Overview

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nankang Cross Seasons AW6. The difference between best and worst was 47%.

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO with a result of 6.85 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 26.3%.

Overall Findings

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

Position Tyre Score
1 Hankook Kinergy 4S2 0%
2 Vredestein Quatrac 0%
3 Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 0%
4 Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO 0%
5 Michelin CrossClimate Plus 0%
6 Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210 0%
7 Continental AllSeasonContact 0%
8 Nokian SeasonProof 0%
9 Kumho Solus 4S HA31 SUV 0%
10 Toyo Celsius 0%
11 Nankang Cross Seasons AW6 0%
12 Reference Summer 0%
13 Reference Winter 0%