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2025 Car and Driver All Weather Tyre Test

Name: 2025 Car and Driver All Weather Tyre Test
Creator: Tyre Reviews
Published: 2025-04-29

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 R18
Tyres tested: 5
Disciplines: 9

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
RefContinental ExtremeContact Sport 02	33.3 m	-3.90 m	0 km/h
1Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW	37.2 m	Best	0 km/h
2Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive	38.9 m	+1.70 m	27 km/h
3Nokian Remedy WRG5	40 m	+2.80 m	34 km/h
4Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady	41 m	+3.80 m	40 km/h
5Bridgestone WeatherPeak	42.9 m	+5.70 m	47 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 28.8% (9.6 m ≈ 2.1 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Bridgestone WeatherPeak would still be travelling at 47 km/h when the Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW 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
RefContinental ExtremeContact Sport 02	29.4 s	-1.00 s
1Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive	30.4 s	Best
2Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW	30.5 s	+0.10 s
3Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady	30.7 s	+0.30 s
3Nokian Remedy WRG5	30.7 s	+0.30 s
5Bridgestone WeatherPeak	31 s	+0.60 s

The difference between best and worst was 5.4% (1.6 s).

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
RefContinental ExtremeContact Sport 02	39.4 m	-5.90 m	0 km/h
1Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW	45.3 m	Best	0 km/h
2Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive	47.2 m	+1.90 m	26 km/h
3Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady	47.8 m	+2.50 m	30 km/h
4Bridgestone WeatherPeak	49.1 m	+3.80 m	36 km/h
5Nokian Remedy WRG5	52.8 m	+7.50 m	49 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 34% (13.4 m ≈ 3 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Nokian Remedy WRG5 would still be travelling at 49 km/h when the Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW 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
RefContinental ExtremeContact Sport 02	31 s	-2.30 s
1Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW	33.3 s	Best
2Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive	33.4 s	+0.10 s
3Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady	33.5 s	+0.20 s
4Bridgestone WeatherPeak	34.2 s	+0.90 s
5Nokian Remedy WRG5	35.3 s	+2.00 s

The difference between best and worst was 13.9% (4.3 s).

Wet Circle
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
RefContinental ExtremeContact Sport 02	0.84 m/s	+0.12 m/s
1Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady	0.72 m/s	Best
1Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW	0.72 m/s	Best
3Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive	0.71 m/s	-0.01 m/s
4Bridgestone WeatherPeak	0.7 m/s	-0.02 m/s
5Nokian Remedy WRG5	0.64 m/s	-0.08 m/s

The difference between best and worst was 23.8% (0.2 m/s).

Snow

Snow Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
RefNokian Hakkapeliitta R5	24.8 m	-2.20 m	0 km/h
1Bridgestone WeatherPeak	27 m	Best	0 km/h
2Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW	27.7 m	+0.70 m	21 km/h
3Nokian Remedy WRG5	28.3 m	+1.30 m	28 km/h
4Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive	28.6 m	+1.60 m	31 km/h
5Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady	28.7 m	+1.70 m	32 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 15.7% (3.9 m ≈ 0.9 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady would still be travelling at 32 km/h when the Bridgestone WeatherPeak 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
RefNokian Hakkapeliitta R5	6.5 s	-1.00 s
1Bridgestone WeatherPeak	7.5 s	Best
2Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady	8 s	+0.50 s
2Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW	8 s	+0.50 s
4Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive	8.1 s	+0.60 s
4Nokian Remedy WRG5	8.1 s	+0.60 s

The difference between best and worst was 24.6% (1.6 s).

Snow Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
RefNokian Hakkapeliitta R5	80.4 s	-6.20 s
1Bridgestone WeatherPeak	86.6 s	Best
2Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady	92.5 s	+5.90 s
3Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive	94.4 s	+7.80 s
4Nokian Remedy WRG5	94.9 s	+8.30 s
5Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW	97.9 s	+11.30 s

The difference between best and worst was 21.8% (17.5 s).

Snow Circle
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
RefNokian Hakkapeliitta R5	0.33 ms/2	+0.03 ms/2
1Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW	0.3 ms/2	Best
2Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady	0.29 ms/2	-0.01 ms/2
2Bridgestone WeatherPeak	0.29 ms/2	-0.01 ms/2
2Nokian Remedy WRG5	0.29 ms/2	-0.01 ms/2
5Pirelli Cinturato WeatherActive	0.26 ms/2	-0.04 ms/2