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2023 SUV All Season Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
7 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the 2023 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.

Michelin CrossClimate 2 SUV
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV
Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus
Falken Euroall Season AS220 Pro
Toyo Celsius AS2
Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2
Imperial All Season Driver
Kenda Kenetica 4S SUV KR609
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 36.1 M. The difference between best and worst was 21.9%.
  1. Reference Summer
    36.1 M
  2. Michelin CrossClimate 2 SUV
    38.1 M
  3. Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
    39.5 M
  4. Toyo Celsius AS2
    40.3 M
  5. Falken Euroall Season AS220 Pro
    40.3 M
  6. Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
    40.8 M
  7. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV
    41.1 M
  8. Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus
    41.1 M
  9. Kenda Kenetica 4S SUV KR609
    41.5 M
  10. Imperial All Season Driver
    42.5 M
  11. Reference Winter
    44.3 M
  12. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2
    46.2 M

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.
  1. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV
    93.5 Km/H
  2. Reference Summer
    93.4 Km/H
  3. Michelin CrossClimate 2 SUV
    93.4 Km/H
  4. Falken Euroall Season AS220 Pro
    93.3 Km/H
  5. Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus
    93 Km/H
  6. Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
    92.9 Km/H
  7. Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
    92.6 Km/H
  8. Imperial All Season Driver
    92.4 Km/H
  9. Toyo Celsius AS2
    92.2 Km/H
  10. Kenda Kenetica 4S SUV KR609
    92.1 Km/H
  11. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2
    91.3 Km/H
  12. Reference Winter
    90.8 Km/H

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 with a result of 43.9 M. The difference between best and worst was 19.9%.
  1. Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
    43.9 M
  2. Reference Summer
    44.8 M
  3. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV
    44.9 M
  4. Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
    45.4 M
  5. Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus
    46.1 M
  6. Falken Euroall Season AS220 Pro
    46.5 M
  7. Michelin CrossClimate 2 SUV
    46.7 M
  8. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2
    48.9 M
  9. Toyo Celsius AS2
    49.3 M
  10. Reference Winter
    50.9 M
  11. Kenda Kenetica 4S SUV KR609
    54.2 M
  12. Imperial All Season Driver
    54.8 M

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus with a result of 83.7 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 6.2%.
  1. Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus
    83.7 Km/H
  2. Reference Summer
    83 Km/H
  3. Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
    82.9 Km/H
  4. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV
    82.6 Km/H
  5. Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
    81.6 Km/H
  6. Falken Euroall Season AS220 Pro
    81.3 Km/H
  7. Michelin CrossClimate 2 SUV
    80.5 Km/H
  8. Reference Winter
    80.3 Km/H
  9. Toyo Celsius AS2
    80 Km/H
  10. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2
    79.6 Km/H
  11. Imperial All Season Driver
    78.8 Km/H
  12. Kenda Kenetica 4S SUV KR609
    78.5 Km/H

Wet Circle (s)

Wet Circle Lap Time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 15.77 s. The difference between best and worst was 6.6%.
  1. Reference Summer
    15.77 s
  2. Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus
    15.89 s
  3. Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
    16.04 s
  4. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV
    16.16 s
  5. Falken Euroall Season AS220 Pro
    16.2 s
  6. Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
    16.24 s
  7. Michelin CrossClimate 2 SUV
    16.35 s
  8. Toyo Celsius AS2
    16.42 s
  9. Reference Winter
    16.5 s
  10. Kenda Kenetica 4S SUV KR609
    16.52 s
  11. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2
    16.75 s
  12. Imperial All Season Driver
    16.89 s

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate 2 SUV with a result of 89.2 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 12.3%.
  1. Michelin CrossClimate 2 SUV
    89.2 Km/H
  2. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV
    88.7 Km/H
  3. Reference Winter
    87.9 Km/H
  4. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2
    87.6 Km/H
  5. Kenda Kenetica 4S SUV KR609
    87.1 Km/H
  6. Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
    86.7 Km/H
  7. Toyo Celsius AS2
    86.7 Km/H
  8. Reference Summer
    85.6 Km/H
  9. Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
    83.8 Km/H
  10. Falken Euroall Season AS220 Pro
    81.8 Km/H
  11. Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus
    80.5 Km/H
  12. Imperial All Season Driver
    78.2 Km/H

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter with a result of 4.71 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 29.1%.
  1. Reference Winter
    4.71 m/sec2
  2. Michelin CrossClimate 2 SUV
    4.66 m/sec2
  3. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV
    4.61 m/sec2
  4. Kenda Kenetica 4S SUV KR609
    4.56 m/sec2
  5. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2
    4.52 m/sec2
  6. Toyo Celsius AS2
    4.32 m/sec2
  7. Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
    4.17 m/sec2
  8. Reference Summer
    4.12 m/sec2
  9. Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
    4.07 m/sec2
  10. Falken Euroall Season AS220 Pro
    3.92 m/sec2
  11. Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus
    3.63 m/sec2
  12. Imperial All Season Driver
    3.34 m/sec2

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 22.9 M. The difference between best and worst was 47.5%.
  1. Reference Winter
    22.9 M
  2. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2
    23.5 M
  3. Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
    24.1 M
  4. Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
    24.6 M
  5. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV
    24.7 M
  6. Michelin CrossClimate 2 SUV
    25.2 M
  7. Imperial All Season Driver
    25.3 M
  8. Toyo Celsius AS2
    25.6 M
  9. Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus
    26.1 M
  10. Kenda Kenetica 4S SUV KR609
    26.7 M
  11. Falken Euroall Season AS220 Pro
    27.3 M
  12. Reference Summer
    43.6 M

Snow Traction (N)

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter with a result of 3034 N. The difference between best and worst was 67.7%.
  1. Reference Winter
    3034 N
  2. Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
    2964 N
  3. Michelin CrossClimate 2 SUV
    2943 N
  4. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2
    2865 N
  5. Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
    2839 N
  6. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV
    2742 N
  7. Imperial All Season Driver
    2668 N
  8. Falken Euroall Season AS220 Pro
    2635 N
  9. Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus
    2593 N
  10. Toyo Celsius AS2
    2458 N
  11. Kenda Kenetica 4S SUV KR609
    2421 N
  12. Reference Summer
    980 N

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter with a result of 102.4 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 37.7%.
  1. Reference Winter
    102.4 Km/H
  2. Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
    101.5 Km/H
  3. Michelin CrossClimate 2 SUV
    101.2 Km/H
  4. Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
    100 Km/H
  5. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV
    98.9 Km/H
  6. Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus
    98.1 Km/H
  7. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2
    97.2 Km/H
  8. Toyo Celsius AS2
    96.9 Km/H
  9. Falken Euroall Season AS220 Pro
    95.6 Km/H
  10. Imperial All Season Driver
    94.8 Km/H
  11. Kenda Kenetica 4S SUV KR609
    94 Km/H
  12. Reference Summer
    63.8 Km/H

Snow Slalom (m/sec2)

Lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate 2 SUV with a result of 4.52 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 42.7%.
  1. Michelin CrossClimate 2 SUV
    4.52 m/sec2
  2. Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
    4.49 m/sec2
  3. Reference Winter
    4.36 m/sec2
  4. Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
    4.17 m/sec2
  5. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV
    4.06 m/sec2
  6. Toyo Celsius AS2
    3.94 m/sec2
  7. Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus
    3.9 m/sec2
  8. Imperial All Season Driver
    3.8 m/sec2
  9. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2
    3.74 m/sec2
  10. Falken Euroall Season AS220 Pro
    3.69 m/sec2
  11. Kenda Kenetica 4S SUV KR609
    3.28 m/sec2
  12. Reference Summer
    2.59 m/sec2

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 72 dB. The difference between best and worst was 5.5%.
  1. Reference Summer
    72 dB
  2. Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
    72.1 dB
  3. Imperial All Season Driver
    72.4 dB
  4. Michelin CrossClimate 2 SUV
    72.9 dB
  5. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2
    73.2 dB
  6. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV
    73.3 dB
  7. Toyo Celsius AS2
    73.4 dB
  8. Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus
    73.4 dB
  9. Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
    73.6 dB
  10. Falken Euroall Season AS220 Pro
    74 dB
  11. Reference Winter
    74.6 dB
  12. Kenda Kenetica 4S SUV KR609
    76.2 dB

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 5.88 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 24.3%.
  1. Reference Summer
    5.88 kg / t
  2. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2
    6.51 kg / t
  3. Michelin CrossClimate 2 SUV
    6.77 kg / t
  4. Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
    6.86 kg / t
  5. Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus
    7 kg / t
  6. Toyo Celsius AS2
    7.07 kg / t
  7. Kenda Kenetica 4S SUV KR609
    7.26 kg / t
  8. Falken Euroall Season AS220 Pro
    7.33 kg / t
  9. Reference Winter
    7.46 kg / t
  10. Imperial All Season Driver
    7.54 kg / t
  11. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV
    7.59 kg / t
  12. Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
    7.77 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position Tyre Score
Michelin CrossClimate 2 SUV 0%
2 Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 0%
3 Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X 0%
4 Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV 0%
5 Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus 0%
6 Falken Euroall Season AS220 Pro 0%
7 Toyo Celsius AS2 0%
8 Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2 0%
9 Imperial All Season Driver 0%
10 Kenda Kenetica 4S SUV KR609 0%
11 Reference Summer 0%
12 Reference Winter 0%
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