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2025 Car and Driver All Weather Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
5 min read
Below are all the data points for the 2025 Car and Driver All Weather 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.

Reference Tyres: Reference tyres are highlighted with a yellow background and are included as benchmarks rather than competitive entries.
Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive
Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW
Bridgestone WeatherPeak
Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady
Nokian Remedy WRG5
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 (Reference)
Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 (Reference)

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW with a result of 37.2 M. The difference between best and worst was 13.3%. The Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 [reference tyre] was 10.5% better than the best competitive tyre.
  1. Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 Ref
    33.3 M
  2. Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW
    37.2 M
  3. Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive
    38.9 M
  4. Nokian Remedy WRG5
    40 M
  5. Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady
    41 M
  6. Bridgestone WeatherPeak
    42.9 M

Dry Handling (s)

Dry handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tyres in the dry handling test finished less than 3% apart.
  1. Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 Ref
    29.4 s
  2. Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive
    30.4 s
  3. Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW
    30.5 s
  4. Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady
    30.7 s
  5. Nokian Remedy WRG5
    30.7 s
  6. Bridgestone WeatherPeak
    31 s

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW with a result of 45.3 M. The difference between best and worst was 14.2%. The Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 [reference tyre] was 13% better than the best competitive tyre.
  1. Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 Ref
    39.4 M
  2. Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW
    45.3 M
  3. Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive
    47.2 M
  4. Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady
    47.8 M
  5. Bridgestone WeatherPeak
    49.1 M
  6. Nokian Remedy WRG5
    52.8 M

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW with a result of 33.3 s. The difference between best and worst was 5.7%. The Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 [reference tyre] was 6.9% better than the best competitive tyre.
  1. Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 Ref
    31 s
  2. Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW
    33.3 s
  3. Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive
    33.4 s
  4. Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady
    33.5 s
  5. Bridgestone WeatherPeak
    34.2 s
  6. Nokian Remedy WRG5
    35.3 s

Wet Circle (m/s)

Lateral wet grip in m/s squared (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW with a result of 0.72 m/s. The difference between best and worst was 11.1%. The Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 [reference tyre] was 16.7% better than the best competitive tyre.
  1. Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 Ref
    0.84 m/s
  2. Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW
    0.72 m/s
  3. Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady
    0.72 m/s
  4. Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive
    0.71 m/s
  5. Bridgestone WeatherPeak
    0.7 m/s
  6. Nokian Remedy WRG5
    0.64 m/s

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone WeatherPeak with a result of 27 M. The difference between best and worst was 5.9%. The Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 [reference tyre] was 8.1% better than the best competitive tyre.
  1. Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 Ref
    24.8 M
  2. Bridgestone WeatherPeak
    27 M
  3. Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW
    27.7 M
  4. Nokian Remedy WRG5
    28.3 M
  5. Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive
    28.6 M
  6. Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady
    28.7 M

Snow Traction (s)

Snow acceleration time (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone WeatherPeak with a result of 7.5 s. The difference between best and worst was 7.4%. The Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 [reference tyre] was 13.3% better than the best competitive tyre.
  1. Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 Ref
    6.5 s
  2. Bridgestone WeatherPeak
    7.5 s
  3. Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW
    8 s
  4. Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady
    8 s
  5. Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive
    8.1 s
  6. Nokian Remedy WRG5
    8.1 s

Snow Handling (s)

Snow handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone WeatherPeak with a result of 86.6 s. The difference between best and worst was 11.5%. The Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 [reference tyre] was 7.2% better than the best competitive tyre.
  1. Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 Ref
    80.4 s
  2. Bridgestone WeatherPeak
    86.6 s
  3. Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady
    92.5 s
  4. Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive
    94.4 s
  5. Nokian Remedy WRG5
    94.9 s
  6. Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW
    97.9 s

Snow Circle (ms/2)

Lateral snow grip in m/s squared (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW with a result of 0.3 ms/2. The difference between best and worst was 13.3%. The Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 [reference tyre] was 10% better than the best competitive tyre.
  1. Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 Ref
    0.33 ms/2
  2. Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW
    0.3 ms/2
  3. Nokian Remedy WRG5
    0.29 ms/2
  4. Bridgestone WeatherPeak
    0.29 ms/2
  5. Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady
    0.29 ms/2
  6. Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive
    0.26 ms/2

Overall Findings

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

Reference Tyres: Reference tyres (highlighted with yellow background) are included as benchmarks rather than competitive entries. They typically show as 0% in overall scoring as they are not part of the final ranking.
Position Tyre Score
Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive 0%
2 Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW 0%
3 Bridgestone WeatherPeak 0%
4 Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady 0%
5 Nokian Remedy WRG5 0%
- Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 (Reference) 0%
- Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 (Reference) 0%

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