It's a really fascinating in depth look at the best of the all season tyres in the popular 225/50 R17 size, check out all the data below. The Bridgestone was the best in the pre-test, best in both dry and wet braking, but can it continue its dominance now that there's 15 more categories to grade?
The dry braking test reveals a significant 6.3-meter difference between the best and worst all-season tyres. The Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 performed exceptionally well, stopping in just 36.8 meters, which is only 1.9 meters behind the reference summer tyre. In contrast, the Viking Fourtech Plus required 43.1 meters to stop, even underperforming the reference winter tyre by 0.8 meters.
Dry Braking
Spread: 8.20 M (23.5%)|Avg: 39.81 M
Dry braking in meters (100 - 0 km/h) (Lower is better)
Reference Summer Ref
34.90 M
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
36.80 M
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
36.90 M
Michelin CrossClimate 2
37.90 M
Kleber Quadraxer 3
38.50 M
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
38.90 M
Toyo Celsius AS2
39.90 M
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
40.00 M
Vredestein Quatrac
40.20 M
Linglong Grip Master 4S
40.20 M
Giti AllSeason AS2
40.60 M
GT Radial ClimateActive
40.90 M
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
41.50 M
Dunlop All Season 2
41.60 M
Reference Winter Ref
42.30 M
Kumho Solus 4S HA32 Plus
42.50 M
Viking Fourtech Plus
43.10 M
In dry handling, the gap between the best and worst all-season tyres narrowed to an average speed difference of 2.3 km/h over the lap. The Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 again led the pack with an average speed of 96 km/h, matching the reference summer tyre. The Linglong Grip Master 4S trailed behind at 93.7 km/h, still outperforming the reference winter tyre by 1.2 km/h. Notably, the Viking Fourtech Plus, which struggled in dry braking, showed improvement in dry handling, ranking 6th among all-season tyres.
Dry Handling
Spread: 4.00 Km/H (4.1%)|Avg: 94.70 Km/H
Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)
Reference Summer Ref
96.50 Km/H
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
96.00 Km/H
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
95.90 Km/H
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
95.80 Km/H
Giti AllSeason AS2
95.50 Km/H
Kumho Solus 4S HA32 Plus
95.30 Km/H
Viking Fourtech Plus
94.80 Km/H
Michelin CrossClimate 2
94.50 Km/H
Kleber Quadraxer 3
94.50 Km/H
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
94.40 Km/H
Vredestein Quatrac
94.30 Km/H
GT Radial ClimateActive
94.20 Km/H
Toyo Celsius AS2
94.10 Km/H
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
94.00 Km/H
Dunlop All Season 2
93.90 Km/H
Linglong Grip Master 4S
93.70 Km/H
Reference Winter Ref
92.50 Km/H
Wet
Wet braking performance varied widely among all-season tyres, with a 9.3-meter difference between the best and worst. The Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 continued its strong performance, stopping in 50.5 meters, though still 2.9 meters behind the reference summer tyre. The Linglong Grip Master 4S struggled most, requiring 59.8 meters to stop, which was 2.4 meters worse than the reference winter tyre.
Wet Braking
Spread: 12.20 M (25.6%)|Avg: 55.98 M
Wet braking in meters (100 - 0 km/h) (Lower is better)
Reference Summer Ref
47.60 M
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
50.50 M
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
53.50 M
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
53.60 M
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
55.20 M
Viking Fourtech Plus
55.40 M
Vredestein Quatrac
55.40 M
Michelin CrossClimate 2
56.40 M
GT Radial ClimateActive
56.60 M
Dunlop All Season 2
57.30 M
Reference Winter Ref
57.40 M
Kumho Solus 4S HA32 Plus
57.90 M
Kleber Quadraxer 3
58.40 M
Giti AllSeason AS2
58.60 M
Toyo Celsius AS2
59.00 M
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
59.00 M
Linglong Grip Master 4S
59.80 M
The wet handling test showed a significant 6.7 km/h difference between the top and bottom performers. The Continental AllSeasonContact 2 led with an average speed of 75.3 km/h, just 3 km/h slower than the reference summer tyre. The Toyo Celsius AS2 struggled most, managing only 68.6 km/h, which was 2.2 km/h slower than the reference winter tyre. Interestingly, the Linglong Grip Master 4S, which performed poorly in wet braking, showed slight improvement in wet handling, though still ranking near the bottom.
Wet Handling
Spread: 9.70 Km/H (12.4%)|Avg: 72.84 Km/H
Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)
Reference Summer Ref
78.30 Km/H
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
75.30 Km/H
Vredestein Quatrac
75.20 Km/H
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
75.10 Km/H
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
74.30 Km/H
Giti AllSeason AS2
74.10 Km/H
GT Radial ClimateActive
73.90 Km/H
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
72.50 Km/H
Dunlop All Season 2
72.40 Km/H
Kumho Solus 4S HA32 Plus
72.30 Km/H
Viking Fourtech Plus
72.10 Km/H
Michelin CrossClimate 2
71.90 Km/H
Kleber Quadraxer 3
71.30 Km/H
Reference Winter Ref
70.80 Km/H
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
70.60 Km/H
Linglong Grip Master 4S
69.50 Km/H
Toyo Celsius AS2
68.60 Km/H
In straight aquaplaning resistance, there was a 10 km/h difference between the best and worst tyres. The Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 excelled with a float speed of 79.4 km/h, outperforming even the reference summer tyre by 1.8 km/h. The Kumho Solus 4S HA32 Plus struggled most, with a float speed of just 69.4 km/h, which was 6.4 km/h slower than the reference winter tyre.
Straight Aqua
Spread: 10.00 Km/H (12.6%)|Avg: 74.51 Km/H
Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
79.40 Km/H
Reference Summer Ref
77.60 Km/H
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
76.40 Km/H
Viking Fourtech Plus
75.90 Km/H
Reference Winter Ref
75.80 Km/H
Kleber Quadraxer 3
75.30 Km/H
Vredestein Quatrac
75.00 Km/H
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
74.90 Km/H
Toyo Celsius AS2
74.70 Km/H
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
74.40 Km/H
Michelin CrossClimate 2
74.30 Km/H
Giti AllSeason AS2
74.30 Km/H
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
72.90 Km/H
Dunlop All Season 2
72.80 Km/H
GT Radial ClimateActive
72.60 Km/H
Linglong Grip Master 4S
71.00 Km/H
Kumho Solus 4S HA32 Plus
69.40 Km/H
Snow
Snow braking performance varied by 3 meters among all-season tyres. The GT Radial ClimateActive performed best, stopping in 23.3 meters, matching the reference winter tyre. The Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6, which excelled in dry and wet conditions, struggled most in snow, requiring 26.3 meters to stop. However, all all-season tyres significantly outperformed the reference summer tyre, which needed 60.3 meters to stop in snow.
Snow Braking
Spread: 37.60 M (165.6%)|Avg: 26.45 M
Snow braking in meters (50 - 0 km/h) (Lower is better)
Reference Winter Ref
22.70 M
GT Radial ClimateActive
23.30 M
Giti AllSeason AS2
23.40 M
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
23.80 M
Michelin CrossClimate 2
23.90 M
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
23.90 M
Kumho Solus 4S HA32 Plus
24.00 M
Vredestein Quatrac
24.10 M
Viking Fourtech Plus
24.30 M
Kleber Quadraxer 3
24.30 M
Dunlop All Season 2
24.40 M
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
24.40 M
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
25.40 M
Toyo Celsius AS2
25.50 M
Linglong Grip Master 4S
25.60 M
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
26.30 M
Reference Summer Ref
60.30 M
Snow traction showed a considerable difference of 390 N between the best and worst tyres. The BFGoodrich Advantage All Season led with 2745 N of pulling force, nearly matching the reference winter tyre's 2866 N. The Toyo Celsius AS2 provided the least traction at 2355 N. Again, all all-season tyres vastly outperformed the reference summer tyre, which managed only 1040 N of pulling force in snow.
Snow Traction
Spread: 1826.00 N (63.7%)|Avg: 2539.94 N
Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)
Reference Winter Ref
2866.00 N
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
2745.00 N
Kleber Quadraxer 3
2727.00 N
Michelin CrossClimate 2
2698.00 N
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
2688.00 N
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
2682.00 N
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
2668.00 N
Viking Fourtech Plus
2653.00 N
GT Radial ClimateActive
2645.00 N
Dunlop All Season 2
2610.00 N
Giti AllSeason AS2
2609.00 N
Vredestein Quatrac
2605.00 N
Kumho Solus 4S HA32 Plus
2601.00 N
Linglong Grip Master 4S
2528.00 N
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
2459.00 N
Toyo Celsius AS2
2355.00 N
Reference Summer Ref
1040.00 N
The snow handling test revealed an average speed difference of 5.4 km/h difference between the top and bottom performers. The Continental AllSeasonContact 2 led with an average speed of 55.4 km/h, slightly outperforming the reference winter tyre. The Toyo Celsius AS2 struggled most, managing only 50 km/h. The Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6, which performed poorly in snow braking, showed some improvement in snow handling, ranking 12th among all-season tyres.
Snow Handling
Spread: 5.40 Km/H (9.7%)|Avg: 53.14 Km/H
Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
55.40 Km/H
Michelin CrossClimate 2
55.10 Km/H
Reference Winter Ref
54.90 Km/H
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
54.70 Km/H
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
54.40 Km/H
Kleber Quadraxer 3
53.90 Km/H
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
53.30 Km/H
Vredestein Quatrac
53.00 Km/H
GT Radial ClimateActive
52.90 Km/H
Giti AllSeason AS2
52.60 Km/H
Dunlop All Season 2
52.50 Km/H
Kumho Solus 4S HA32 Plus
52.40 Km/H
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
51.90 Km/H
Linglong Grip Master 4S
51.60 Km/H
Viking Fourtech Plus
51.60 Km/H
Toyo Celsius AS2
50.00 Km/H
Comfort
External noise levels varied by 1.4 dB among the all-season tyres. The GT Radial ClimateActive was the quietest at 71.7 dB, while the Dunlop All Season 2 was the loudest at 73.1 dB. All all-season tyres were quieter than the reference summer tyre (74.6 dB), with most also outperforming the reference winter tyre (72.3 dB).
Noise
Spread: 2.90 dB (4%)|Avg: 72.47 dB
External noise in dB (Lower is better)
GT Radial ClimateActive
71.70 dB
Vredestein Quatrac
71.80 dB
Linglong Grip Master 4S
72.00 dB
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
72.00 dB
Giti AllSeason AS2
72.00 dB
Kleber Quadraxer 3
72.00 dB
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
72.20 dB
Reference Winter Ref
72.30 dB
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
72.40 dB
Kumho Solus 4S HA32 Plus
72.40 dB
Michelin CrossClimate 2
72.50 dB
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
72.50 dB
Toyo Celsius AS2
72.70 dB
Viking Fourtech Plus
72.80 dB
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
73.00 dB
Dunlop All Season 2
73.10 dB
Reference Summer Ref
74.60 dB
Value
Predicted tread life varied significantly, with a difference of 26,610 km between the most and least durable tyres. The Dunlop All Season 2 led with an impressive 67,410 km, while the Kumho Solus 4S HA32 Plus and Giti AllSeason AS2 tied for the shortest tread life at 40,800 km.
Wear
Spread: 26610.00 KM (39.5%)|Avg: 50388.00 KM
Predicted tread life in KM (Higher is better)
Dunlop All Season 2
67410.00 KM
Toyo Celsius AS2
63870.00 KM
Michelin CrossClimate 2
62680.00 KM
Vredestein Quatrac
55140.00 KM
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
54800.00 KM
Kleber Quadraxer 3
50270.00 KM
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
49430.00 KM
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
49330.00 KM
Linglong Grip Master 4S
49300.00 KM
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
45360.00 KM
GT Radial ClimateActive
42900.00 KM
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
42330.00 KM
Viking Fourtech Plus
41400.00 KM
Kumho Solus 4S HA32 Plus
40800.00 KM
Giti AllSeason AS2
40800.00 KM
The value assessment, which considers the price per 1000 km of tread life, showed a significant difference between the most and least cost-effective tyres. The Linglong Grip Master 4S offered the best value at 7.2 euros per 1000 km, while the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 was the least economical at 13.23 euros per 1000 km - nearly twice as expensive over its lifespan.
Interestingly, some tyres that performed well in other tests didn't necessarily offer the best value. For example, the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6, which excelled in many performance categories, ranked 6th in terms of value. Conversely, the Toyo Celsius AS2, which struggled in several performance tests, offered the second-best value at 7.36 euros per 1000 km.
Rolling resistance varied by 2.07 kg/t between the best and worst performers. The Toyo Celsius AS2 had the lowest rolling resistance at 7.38 kg/t, while the Linglong Grip Master 4S had the highest at 9.45 kg/t. This translated to a difference in fuel consumption of 0.46 l/100km between the most efficient (Viking Fourtech Plus at 4.6 l/100km) and least efficient (Kumho Solus 4S HA32 Plus and Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3, both at 5.06 l/100km) tyres.
Rolling Resistance
Spread: 2.07 kg / t (28%)|Avg: 8.01 kg / t
Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)
Toyo Celsius AS2
7.38 kg / t
Michelin CrossClimate 2
7.40 kg / t
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
7.53 kg / t
Dunlop All Season 2
7.68 kg / t
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
7.71 kg / t
Kleber Quadraxer 3
7.72 kg / t
Giti AllSeason AS2
7.76 kg / t
GT Radial ClimateActive
7.77 kg / t
Viking Fourtech Plus
7.80 kg / t
Reference Winter Ref
7.88 kg / t
Reference Summer Ref
7.95 kg / t
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
7.95 kg / t
Vredestein Quatrac
8.10 kg / t
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
8.24 kg / t
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
8.67 kg / t
Kumho Solus 4S HA32 Plus
9.21 kg / t
Linglong Grip Master 4S
9.45 kg / t
Fuel Consumption
Spread: 0.46 l/100km (10%)|Avg: 4.84 l/100km
Fuel consumption in Litres per 100 km (Lower is better)
Viking Fourtech Plus
4.60 l/100km
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
4.74 l/100km
Toyo Celsius AS2
4.77 l/100km
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
4.77 l/100km
Michelin CrossClimate 2
4.78 l/100km
Dunlop All Season 2
4.79 l/100km
Kleber Quadraxer 3
4.80 l/100km
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
4.81 l/100km
Giti AllSeason AS2
4.82 l/100km
Vredestein Quatrac
4.91 l/100km
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
4.91 l/100km
GT Radial ClimateActive
4.92 l/100km
Linglong Grip Master 4S
4.93 l/100km
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
5.06 l/100km
Kumho Solus 4S HA32 Plus
5.06 l/100km
The abrasion test measures the total weight loss of the tyre after a standardized wear test, with lower values indicating better resistance to wear. The results showed a substantial difference in wear resistance among the tested tyres.
The Michelin CrossClimate 2 demonstrated the best wear resistance, losing only 527 grams of material. In stark contrast, the Kumho Solus 4S HA32 Plus showed the worst wear resistance, losing 1116 grams - more than twice as much as the Michelin.
Interestingly, there wasn't always a direct correlation between abrasion resistance and predicted tread life. For example, while the Michelin CrossClimate 2 had the best abrasion resistance, it ranked 3rd in predicted tread life. Conversely, the Dunlop All Season 2, which had the longest predicted tread life, ranked 2nd in abrasion resistance.
This discrepancy is mostly likely due to factors such as starting tread depth and tread pattern void ratio.
Abrasion
Spread: 589.00 g (111.8%)|Avg: 694.80 g
Total weight loss after wear test in grams (Lower is better)
Michelin CrossClimate 2
527.00 g
Dunlop All Season 2
533.00 g
Toyo Celsius AS2
541.00 g
Kleber Quadraxer 3
545.00 g
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
607.00 g
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
609.00 g
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
612.00 g
Vredestein Quatrac
669.00 g
Linglong Grip Master 4S
684.00 g
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
723.00 g
Viking Fourtech Plus
761.00 g
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
791.00 g
Giti AllSeason AS2
833.00 g
GT Radial ClimateActive
871.00 g
Kumho Solus 4S HA32 Plus
1116.00 g
Results
It's worth remembering that Auto Bild uses a downgrading system for their final results - if they determine a tyre is lacking in a single category it can't finish well in the test. This is why we see the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 demoted due to value, and the Bridgestone Turanza AllSeason 6 demoted due to the snow performance.
Given these are all season tyres, not winter tyres, we don't agree on the Bridgestone demotion. Remember, you can add your own score weighting on the results table to descover the best tyre for you.
Balanced performance at the highest level, good reserves in aquaplaning, short braking distances, sporty and safe handling behavior, direct steering response.
Balanced performance level with strong performance in snow and ice, short braking distances, good grip, sporty and safe driving behavior on wet tracks.
Average aquaplaning reserves, increased price level.
Balanced good performance at a high level, good reserves in aquaplaning, short braking distances, sporty and safe handling behavior in all weather conditions.