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2023 Auto Zeitung 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: 215/55 R17
Tyres tested: 9
Disciplines: 13

Dry

Dry Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Michelin CrossClimate 2	36 m	Best	0 km/h
2Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2	36.7 m	+0.70 m	18 km/h
3Kleber Quadraxer 3	37.2 m	+1.20 m	23 km/h
4Hankook Kinergy 4S2	37.5 m	+1.50 m	26 km/h
5Nexen N Blue 4Season 2	37.9 m	+1.90 m	29 km/h
6Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	38.5 m	+2.50 m	33 km/h
7Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	39.4 m	+3.40 m	38 km/h
8Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	39.5 m	+3.50 m	39 km/h
9Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2	41.8 m	+5.80 m	48 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 16.1% (5.8 m ≈ 1.3 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2 would still be travelling at 48 km/h when the Michelin CrossClimate 2 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Dry Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Hankook Kinergy 4S2	83.5 s	Best
2Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	83.6 s	+0.10 s
3Nexen N Blue 4Season 2	84 s	+0.50 s
4Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	84.2 s	+0.70 s
5Michelin CrossClimate 2	84.3 s	+0.80 s
5Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	84.3 s	+0.80 s
7Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2	84.5 s	+1.00 s
8Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2	85.3 s	+1.80 s
9Kleber Quadraxer 3	85.5 s	+2.00 s

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

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2	40.8 m	Best	0 km/h
2Hankook Kinergy 4S2	43 m	+2.20 m	29 km/h
3Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	43.5 m	+2.70 m	32 km/h
3Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	43.5 m	+2.70 m	32 km/h
5Michelin CrossClimate 2	43.6 m	+2.80 m	33 km/h
6Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2	43.7 m	+2.90 m	33 km/h
7Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	44 m	+3.20 m	35 km/h
8Kleber Quadraxer 3	46.1 m	+5.30 m	44 km/h
9Nexen N Blue 4Season 2	49 m	+8.20 m	53 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 20.1% (8.2 m ≈ 1.8 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2 would still be travelling at 53 km/h when the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Wet Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	94.4 s	Best
2Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	98.5 s	+4.10 s
3Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2	98.6 s	+4.20 s
4Hankook Kinergy 4S2	99.9 s	+5.50 s
5Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	100.8 s	+6.40 s
6Michelin CrossClimate 2	101.6 s	+7.20 s
7Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2	101.8 s	+7.40 s
8Nexen N Blue 4Season 2	102.5 s	+8.10 s
9Kleber Quadraxer 3	102.8 s	+8.40 s

The difference between best and worst was 8.9% (8.4 s).

Wet Circle
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	15.6 s	Best
1Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	15.6 s	Best
1Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2	15.6 s	Best
4Hankook Kinergy 4S2	16 s	+0.40 s
4Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	16 s	+0.40 s
6Michelin CrossClimate 2	16.2 s	+0.60 s
7Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2	16.3 s	+0.70 s
8Kleber Quadraxer 3	16.4 s	+0.80 s
8Nexen N Blue 4Season 2	16.4 s	+0.80 s

The difference between best and worst was 5.1% (0.8 s).

Straight Aqua
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2	84.2 km/h	Best
2Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2	81.8 km/h	-2.40 km/h
3Kleber Quadraxer 3	81.7 km/h	-2.50 km/h
4Michelin CrossClimate 2	81.1 km/h	-3.10 km/h
5Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	80 km/h	-4.20 km/h
6Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	77.4 km/h	-6.80 km/h
7Hankook Kinergy 4S2	76.9 km/h	-7.30 km/h
8Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	74.3 km/h	-9.90 km/h
9Nexen N Blue 4Season 2	74.2 km/h	-10.00 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 11.9% (10 Km/H).

Snow

Snow Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Kleber Quadraxer 3	24.9 m	Best	0 km/h
2Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	25.1 m	+0.20 m	12 km/h
3Michelin CrossClimate 2	25.2 m	+0.30 m	14 km/h
4Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	25.3 m	+0.40 m	16 km/h
5Hankook Kinergy 4S2	25.5 m	+0.60 m	20 km/h
5Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2	25.5 m	+0.60 m	20 km/h
7Nexen N Blue 4Season 2	25.6 m	+0.70 m	21 km/h
8Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	25.7 m	+0.80 m	23 km/h
9Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2	26.5 m	+1.60 m	32 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 6.4% (1.6 m ≈ 0.4 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 would still be travelling at 32 km/h when the Kleber Quadraxer 3 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Snow Traction
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin CrossClimate 2	2727 N	Best
2Kleber Quadraxer 3	2687 N	-40.00 N
3Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	2666 N	-61.00 N
4Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	2639 N	-88.00 N
5Hankook Kinergy 4S2	2562 N	-165.00 N
6Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	2557 N	-170.00 N
7Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2	2514 N	-213.00 N
8Nexen N Blue 4Season 2	2493 N	-234.00 N
9Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2	2442 N	-285.00 N

The difference between best and worst was 10.5% (285 N).

Snow Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin CrossClimate 2	51.5 s	Best
2Kleber Quadraxer 3	51.8 s	+0.30 s
3Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	53.3 s	+1.80 s
4Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	53.5 s	+2.00 s
5Hankook Kinergy 4S2	54.4 s	+2.90 s
6Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2	55.3 s	+3.80 s
7Nexen N Blue 4Season 2	56.5 s	+5.00 s
8Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	56.9 s	+5.40 s
9Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2	57 s	+5.50 s

The difference between best and worst was 10.7% (5.5 s).

Snow Slalom
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin CrossClimate 2	3.99 m/sec2	Best
2Kleber Quadraxer 3	3.98 m/sec2	-0.01 m/sec2
3Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	3.72 m/sec2	-0.27 m/sec2
4Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2	3.71 m/sec2	-0.28 m/sec2
5Nexen N Blue 4Season 2	3.69 m/sec2	-0.30 m/sec2
6Hankook Kinergy 4S2	3.67 m/sec2	-0.32 m/sec2
7Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	3.65 m/sec2	-0.34 m/sec2
8Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	3.62 m/sec2	-0.37 m/sec2
9Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2	3.51 m/sec2	-0.48 m/sec2

The difference between best and worst was 12% (0.48 m/sec2).

Comfort

Subj. Comfort
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2	12 Points	Best
2Michelin CrossClimate 2	11 Points	-1.00 Points
3Hankook Kinergy 4S2	10 Points	-2.00 Points
4Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2	9 Points	-3.00 Points
4Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	9 Points	-3.00 Points
6Kleber Quadraxer 3	8 Points	-4.00 Points
7Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	7 Points	-5.00 Points
7Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	7 Points	-5.00 Points
9Nexen N Blue 4Season 2	6 Points	-6.00 Points

The difference between best and worst was 50% (6 Points).

Noise
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2	64 dB	Best
2Michelin CrossClimate 2	65 dB	+1.00 dB
3Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2	66 dB	+2.00 dB
4Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	67 dB	+3.00 dB
4Kleber Quadraxer 3	67 dB	+3.00 dB
6Hankook Kinergy 4S2	68 dB	+4.00 dB
6Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	68 dB	+4.00 dB
8Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	69 dB	+5.00 dB
8Nexen N Blue 4Season 2	69 dB	+5.00 dB

The difference between best and worst was 7.8% (5 dB).

Value

Rolling Resistance
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Extra fuel / year
1Michelin CrossClimate 2	6.73 kg/t	Best	£0
2Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	7 kg/t	+0.27 kg/t	£18
3Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2	7.14 kg/t	+0.41 kg/t	£27
4Kleber Quadraxer 3	7.4 kg/t	+0.67 kg/t	£44
5Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	7.52 kg/t	+0.79 kg/t	£52
6Nexen N Blue 4Season 2	7.8 kg/t	+1.07 kg/t	£70
7Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	8 kg/t	+1.27 kg/t	£83
8Hankook Kinergy 4S2	8.02 kg/t	+1.29 kg/t	£84
9Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2	8.75 kg/t	+2.02 kg/t	£132

The difference between best and worst was 30% (2.02 kg / t). Over 19,000 km a year at £1.45/L, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 uses about 91 L (£132) more fuel than the Michelin CrossClimate 2.

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19,000 km

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£1.45/L

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