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2023 TUV Report All Season 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: 4
Disciplines: 8

Read the measurements, not just the rank

Lower is better for braking distances and lap times; higher is better for subjective scores and aquaplaning speed. Bars start at zero. Read the gap alongside the position: adjacent tyres can be separated by very different margins.

Positions and gaps always refer to the full test field within each group. Selecting tyres does not recalculate rankings or change the best-in-test benchmark.

Dry

Dry Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin CrossClimate 2	37.8 m	Best
2Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	38.6 m	+0.80 m
3Continental AllSeasonContact	41.3 m	+3.50 m
4Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	42.3 m	+4.50 m

The difference between best and worst was 11.9% (4.5 m ≈ 1 Car Lengths).

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	27.2 m	Best
2Continental AllSeasonContact	28.3 m	+1.10 m
3Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	28.9 m	+1.70 m
4Michelin CrossClimate 2	31.4 m	+4.20 m

The difference between best and worst was 15.4% (4.2 m ≈ 0.9 Car Lengths).

Wet Circle
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Continental AllSeasonContact	6.66 m/s	Best
2Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	6.46 m/s	-0.20 m/s
3Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	6.4 m/s	-0.26 m/s
4Michelin CrossClimate 2	6.17 m/s	-0.49 m/s

The difference between best and worst was 7.4% (0.49 m/s).

Straight Aqua
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Continental AllSeasonContact	88.8 km/h	Best
2Michelin CrossClimate 2	88.4 km/h	-0.40 km/h
3Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	87.6 km/h	-1.20 km/h
4Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	86.7 km/h	-2.10 km/h

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

Snow

Snow Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Michelin CrossClimate 2	17.1 m	Best	0 km/h
2Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	17.3 m	+0.20 m	14 km/h
3Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	17.5 m	+0.40 m	20 km/h
4Continental AllSeasonContact	18 m	+0.90 m	29 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 5.3% (0.9 m). From 130 km/h, the Continental AllSeasonContact would still be travelling at 29 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.

Snow Traction
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin CrossClimate 2	4.05 s	Best
2Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	4.17 s	+0.12 s
3Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	4.31 s	+0.26 s
4Continental AllSeasonContact	4.4 s	+0.35 s

The difference between best and worst was 8.6% (0.35 s).

Subj. Snow Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin CrossClimate 2	7.96 Points	Best
2Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	7.74 Points	-0.22 Points
3Continental AllSeasonContact	7.24 Points	-0.72 Points
4Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	7.17 Points	-0.79 Points

The difference between best and worst was 9.9% (0.79 Points).

Snow Circle
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin CrossClimate 2	3.59 ms/2	Best
2Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	3.58 ms/2	-0.01 ms/2
3Continental AllSeasonContact	3.43 ms/2	-0.16 ms/2
4Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	3.36 ms/2	-0.23 ms/2