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2024 Tire Rack Highway All Season Tyre Test

Name: 2024 Tire Rack Highway All Season Tyre Test
Creator: Tyre Reviews
Published: 2024-09-16

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: 265/70 R17
Tyres tested: 9
Disciplines: 7
Test vehicle: 2024 Toyota Tacoma

Dry

Dry Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Continental TerrainContact HT	39.62 m	Best	0 km/h
1General Grabber HT	39.62 m	Best	0 km/h
3Goodyear Wrangler Steadfast HT	39.93 m	+0.31 m	11 km/h
4Goodyear Wrangler Workhorse HT	40.54 m	+0.92 m	20 km/h
5Firestone Destination LE3	40.84 m	+1.22 m	22 km/h
6Bridgestone Dueler LX	41.15 m	+1.53 m	25 km/h
7Kumho Crugen HT51	42.06 m	+2.44 m	31 km/h
7Vredestein Pinza HT	42.06 m	+2.44 m	31 km/h
9Michelin Defender LTX MS2	42.67 m	+3.05 m	35 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 7.7% (3.05 m ≈ 0.7 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Michelin Defender LTX MS2 would still be travelling at 35 km/h when the Continental TerrainContact HT had stopped.

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

Test data in partnership with

Dry Circle
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Continental TerrainContact HT	0.76 g	Best
2Kumho Crugen HT51	0.75 g	-0.01 g
2Michelin Defender LTX MS2	0.75 g	-0.01 g
4Goodyear Wrangler Workhorse HT	0.74 g	-0.02 g
4Bridgestone Dueler LX	0.74 g	-0.02 g
6Vredestein Pinza HT	0.73 g	-0.03 g
6Goodyear Wrangler Steadfast HT	0.73 g	-0.03 g
6General Grabber HT	0.73 g	-0.03 g
6Firestone Destination LE3	0.73 g	-0.03 g

The difference between best and worst was 3.9% (0.03 g).

Test data in partnership with

Subj. Road Score
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Vredestein Pinza HT	7.5 Points	Best
1Goodyear Wrangler Steadfast HT	7.5 Points	Best
3Michelin Defender LTX MS2	7.33 Points	-0.17 Points
3General Grabber HT	7.33 Points	-0.17 Points
5Continental TerrainContact HT	7.25 Points	-0.25 Points
5Goodyear Wrangler Workhorse HT	7.25 Points	-0.25 Points
5Bridgestone Dueler LX	7.25 Points	-0.25 Points
8Firestone Destination LE3	6.92 Points	-0.58 Points
9Kumho Crugen HT51	6.83 Points	-0.67 Points

The difference between best and worst was 8.9% (0.67 Points).

Test data in partnership with

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Goodyear Wrangler Workhorse HT	47.24 m	Best	0 km/h
1Bridgestone Dueler LX	47.24 m	Best	0 km/h
3Continental TerrainContact HT	47.55 m	+0.31 m	10 km/h
3General Grabber HT	47.55 m	+0.31 m	10 km/h
5Goodyear Wrangler Steadfast HT	48.16 m	+0.92 m	18 km/h
6Michelin Defender LTX MS2	51.21 m	+3.97 m	36 km/h
7Firestone Destination LE3	51.51 m	+4.27 m	37 km/h
8Kumho Crugen HT51	51.82 m	+4.58 m	39 km/h
9Vredestein Pinza HT	52.73 m	+5.49 m	42 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 11.6% (5.49 m ≈ 1.2 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Vredestein Pinza HT would still be travelling at 42 km/h when the Goodyear Wrangler Workhorse HT had stopped.

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

Test data in partnership with

Wet Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Continental TerrainContact HT	36.24 s	Best
2Bridgestone Dueler LX	36.88 s	+0.64 s
3General Grabber HT	37.06 s	+0.82 s
4Goodyear Wrangler Steadfast HT	37.47 s	+1.23 s
5Michelin Defender LTX MS2	37.51 s	+1.27 s
6Firestone Destination LE3	37.87 s	+1.63 s
7Vredestein Pinza HT	37.94 s	+1.70 s
8Goodyear Wrangler Workhorse HT	38.31 s	+2.07 s
9Kumho Crugen HT51	38.38 s	+2.14 s

The difference between best and worst was 5.9% (2.14 s).

Test data in partnership with

Wet Circle
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Bridgestone Dueler LX	0.65 g	Best
2Continental TerrainContact HT	0.64 g	-0.01 g
3General Grabber HT	0.62 g	-0.03 g
4Michelin Defender LTX MS2	0.61 g	-0.04 g
4Firestone Destination LE3	0.61 g	-0.04 g
6Goodyear Wrangler Steadfast HT	0.6 g	-0.05 g
7Kumho Crugen HT51	0.59 g	-0.06 g
7Vredestein Pinza HT	0.59 g	-0.06 g
9Goodyear Wrangler Workhorse HT	0.58 g	-0.07 g

The difference between best and worst was 10.8% (0.07 g).

Test data in partnership with

Snow

Snow Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Bridgestone Dueler LX	26.4 s	Best
2Vredestein Pinza HT	26.5 s	+0.10 s
3Michelin Defender LTX MS2	27.1 s	+0.70 s
4Firestone Destination LE3	27.8 s	+1.40 s
5Continental TerrainContact HT	28 s	+1.60 s
6General Grabber HT	28.9 s	+2.50 s
7Goodyear Wrangler Steadfast HT	30.5 s	+4.10 s
8Kumho Crugen HT51	30.7 s	+4.30 s
9Goodyear Wrangler Workhorse HT	30.9 s	+4.50 s