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2025 Auto Express 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: 225/45 R17
Tyres tested: 6
Disciplines: 12
Test vehicle: Volkswagen Golf, Skoda Octavia

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	Residual speed
RefVredestein Ultrac+	36 m	-0.90 m	0 km/h
1Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	36.9 m	Best	0 km/h
2Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	38.2 m	+1.30 m	24 km/h
3Continental AllSeasonContact 2	39.81 m	+2.91 m	35 km/h
4Vredestein Quatrac	40.5 m	+3.60 m	39 km/h
RefContinental WinterContact TS 870	42.12 m	+5.22 m	46 km/h
5Dunlop All Season 2	42.41 m	+5.51 m	47 km/h
6Sailun Atrezzo 4 Seasons	42.51 m	+5.61 m	47 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 18.1% (6.51 m ≈ 1.4 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Sailun Atrezzo 4 Seasons would still be travelling at 47 km/h when the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 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
RefVredestein Ultrac+	49.5 s	-0.50 s
1Sailun Atrezzo 4 Seasons	50 s	Best
2Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	50.1 s	+0.10 s
3Continental AllSeasonContact 2	50.15 s	+0.15 s
3Dunlop All Season 2	50.15 s	+0.15 s
5Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	50.3 s	+0.30 s
6Vredestein Quatrac	50.97 s	+0.97 s
RefContinental WinterContact TS 870	51.12 s	+1.12 s

The difference between best and worst was 3.3% (1.62 s).

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
RefVredestein Ultrac+	29.2 m	-0.20 m	0 km/h
1Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	29.4 m	Best	0 km/h
2Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	29.61 m	+0.21 m	11 km/h
3Continental AllSeasonContact 2	29.82 m	+0.42 m	15 km/h
RefContinental WinterContact TS 870	30.72 m	+1.32 m	27 km/h
4Vredestein Quatrac	31.44 m	+2.04 m	33 km/h
4Dunlop All Season 2	31.44 m	+2.04 m	33 km/h
6Sailun Atrezzo 4 Seasons	34.39 m	+4.99 m	50 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 17.8% (5.19 m ≈ 1.2 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Sailun Atrezzo 4 Seasons would still be travelling at 50 km/h when the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 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
RefVredestein Ultrac+	83.64 s	-2.76 s
RefContinental WinterContact TS 870	85.38 s	-1.02 s
1Continental AllSeasonContact 2	86.4 s	Best
2Vredestein Quatrac	86.92 s	+0.52 s
3Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	87.01 s	+0.61 s
4Dunlop All Season 2	87.89 s	+1.49 s
5Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	87.98 s	+1.58 s
6Sailun Atrezzo 4 Seasons	88.8 s	+2.40 s

The difference between best and worst was 6.2% (5.16 s).

Wet Circle
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
RefVredestein Ultrac+	11.89 s	-0.13 s
1Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	12.02 s	Best
2Dunlop All Season 2	12.19 s	+0.17 s
3Continental AllSeasonContact 2	12.31 s	+0.29 s
4Sailun Atrezzo 4 Seasons	12.32 s	+0.30 s
4Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	12.32 s	+0.30 s
RefContinental WinterContact TS 870	12.5 s	+0.48 s
6Vredestein Quatrac	12.75 s	+0.73 s

The difference between best and worst was 7.2% (0.86 s).

Straight Aqua
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
RefContinental WinterContact TS 870	81.8 km/h	+0.30 km/h
1Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	81.5 km/h	Best
2Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	80.2 km/h	-1.30 km/h
RefVredestein Ultrac+	78.6 km/h	-2.90 km/h
3Vredestein Quatrac	77.8 km/h	-3.70 km/h
4Dunlop All Season 2	77 km/h	-4.50 km/h
5Sailun Atrezzo 4 Seasons	76.7 km/h	-4.80 km/h
6Continental AllSeasonContact 2	76.3 km/h	-5.20 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 6.7% (5.5 Km/H).

Curved Aquaplaning
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
RefVredestein Ultrac+	3.62 m/sec2	+0.30 m/sec2
RefContinental WinterContact TS 870	3.48 m/sec2	+0.16 m/sec2
1Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	3.32 m/sec2	Best
2Sailun Atrezzo 4 Seasons	3.18 m/sec2	-0.14 m/sec2
2Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	3.18 m/sec2	-0.14 m/sec2
4Vredestein Quatrac	3.08 m/sec2	-0.24 m/sec2
5Dunlop All Season 2	2.97 m/sec2	-0.35 m/sec2
6Continental AllSeasonContact 2	2.78 m/sec2	-0.54 m/sec2

The difference between best and worst was 23.2% (0.84 m/sec2).

Snow

Snow Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
RefContinental WinterContact TS 870	28.7 m	-1.00 m	0 km/h
1Continental AllSeasonContact 2	29.7 m	Best	0 km/h
2Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	30 m	+0.30 m	13 km/h
3Vredestein Quatrac	30.03 m	+0.33 m	14 km/h
3Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	30.03 m	+0.33 m	14 km/h
5Dunlop All Season 2	30.12 m	+0.42 m	15 km/h
6Sailun Atrezzo 4 Seasons	34.45 m	+4.75 m	48 km/h
RefVredestein Ultrac+	54.2 m	+24.50 m	87 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 88.9% (25.5 m ≈ 5.7 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Sailun Atrezzo 4 Seasons would still be travelling at 48 km/h when the Continental AllSeasonContact 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
RefContinental WinterContact TS 870	4.06 s	-0.05 s
1Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	4.11 s	Best
2Dunlop All Season 2	4.24 s	+0.13 s
3Vredestein Quatrac	4.25 s	+0.14 s
4Continental AllSeasonContact 2	4.33 s	+0.22 s
5Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	4.34 s	+0.23 s
6Sailun Atrezzo 4 Seasons	5.01 s	+0.90 s
RefVredestein Ultrac+	8.97 s	+4.86 s

The difference between best and worst was 120.9% (4.91 s).

Snow Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
RefContinental WinterContact TS 870	52.77 s	-0.53 s
1Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	53.3 s	Best
2Continental AllSeasonContact 2	53.41 s	+0.11 s
3Vredestein Quatrac	53.62 s	+0.32 s
4Dunlop All Season 2	53.68 s	+0.38 s
5Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	55.18 s	+1.88 s
6Sailun Atrezzo 4 Seasons	55.75 s	+2.45 s
RefVredestein Ultrac+	83.41 s	+30.11 s

The difference between best and worst was 58.1% (30.64 s).

Comfort

Noise
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
RefVredestein Ultrac+	63.1 dB	-4.10 dB
1Sailun Atrezzo 4 Seasons	67.2 dB	Best
2Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	67.8 dB	+0.60 dB
RefContinental WinterContact TS 870	67.9 dB	+0.70 dB
3Dunlop All Season 2	67.9 dB	+0.70 dB
4Vredestein Quatrac	68.2 dB	+1.00 dB
4Continental AllSeasonContact 2	68.2 dB	+1.00 dB
6Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	68.5 dB	+1.30 dB

The difference between best and worst was 8.6% (5.4 dB).

Value

Rolling Resistance
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Extra fuel / year
1Dunlop All Season 2	7.56 kg/t	Best	£0
RefVredestein Ultrac+	7.93 kg/t	+0.37 kg/t	£22
2Continental AllSeasonContact 2	8.14 kg/t	+0.58 kg/t	£34
RefContinental WinterContact TS 870	8.23 kg/t	+0.67 kg/t	£39
3Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	8.38 kg/t	+0.82 kg/t	£48
4Vredestein Quatrac	8.43 kg/t	+0.87 kg/t	£51
5Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	9.04 kg/t	+1.48 kg/t	£86
6Sailun Atrezzo 4 Seasons	10 kg/t	+2.44 kg/t	£142

The difference between best and worst was 32.3% (2.44 kg / t). Over 19,000 km a year at £1.45/L, the Sailun Atrezzo 4 Seasons uses about 98 L (£142) more fuel than the Dunlop All Season 2.

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Calculated estimates, not additional measurements. Use the controls to explore the assumptions. These calculators use the full test field, independently of your tyre selection above.

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19,000 km

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Estimates based on typical driving conditions. Rolling resistance accounts for approximately 20% of IC vehicle fuel consumption and 25% of EV energy consumption. Actual savings vary based on driving style, vehicle weight, road conditions, and tyre age. For comparative purposes only. Lifetime savings based on a 40,000km / 25,000 mile tread life.