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2026 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: 205/55 R16
Tyres tested: 8
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
RefContinental PremiumContact 7	35.56 m	-3.24 m	0 km/h
1Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	38.8 m	Best	0 km/h
2Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	40 m	+1.20 m	23 km/h
3Michelin CrossClimate 3	40.5 m	+1.70 m	27 km/h
4Falken Euroall Season AS220	40.84 m	+2.04 m	29 km/h
5Continental AllSeasonContact 2	41.54 m	+2.74 m	33 km/h
5Linglong Sport Master 4S	41.54 m	+2.74 m	33 km/h
7Nokian Seasonproof 2	41.72 m	+2.92 m	34 km/h
RefContinental WinterContact TS 870	44.55 m	+5.75 m	47 km/h
8Tomket Allyear 3	44.65 m	+5.85 m	47 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 25.6% (9.09 m ≈ 2 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Tomket Allyear 3 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
RefContinental PremiumContact 7	55.22 s	-0.55 s
1Linglong Sport Master 4S	55.77 s	Best
2Continental AllSeasonContact 2	55.94 s	+0.17 s
3Falken Euroall Season AS220	56.16 s	+0.39 s
4Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	56.33 s	+0.56 s
5Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	56.5 s	+0.73 s
6Tomket Allyear 3	56.56 s	+0.79 s
7Michelin CrossClimate 3	56.73 s	+0.96 s
RefContinental WinterContact TS 870	57.55 s	+1.78 s
8Nokian Seasonproof 2	57.55 s	+1.78 s

The difference between best and worst was 4.2% (2.33 s).

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
RefContinental PremiumContact 7	27.31 m	-4.59 m	0 km/h
1Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	31.9 m	Best	0 km/h
2Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	32 m	+0.10 m	7 km/h
2Continental AllSeasonContact 2	32 m	+0.10 m	7 km/h
RefContinental WinterContact TS 870	32.99 m	+1.09 m	24 km/h
4Nokian Seasonproof 2	33.4 m	+1.50 m	28 km/h
5Falken Euroall Season AS220	33.61 m	+1.71 m	29 km/h
6Michelin CrossClimate 3	33.9 m	+2.00 m	32 km/h
7Linglong Sport Master 4S	34.19 m	+2.29 m	34 km/h
8Tomket Allyear 3	41.32 m	+9.42 m	62 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 51.3% (14.01 m ≈ 3.1 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Tomket Allyear 3 would still be travelling at 62 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.

Wet Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
RefContinental PremiumContact 7	84.75 s	-1.95 s
1Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	86.7 s	Best
2Continental AllSeasonContact 2	86.79 s	+0.09 s
RefContinental WinterContact TS 870	87.14 s	+0.44 s
3Michelin CrossClimate 3	87.31 s	+0.61 s
4Nokian Seasonproof 2	88.02 s	+1.32 s
5Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	88.2 s	+1.50 s
6Falken Euroall Season AS220	88.74 s	+2.04 s
7Linglong Sport Master 4S	88.92 s	+2.22 s
8Tomket Allyear 3	96.55 s	+9.85 s

The difference between best and worst was 13.9% (11.8 s).

Wet Circle
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
RefContinental PremiumContact 7	11.76 s	-0.55 s
RefContinental WinterContact TS 870	12.1 s	-0.21 s
1Continental AllSeasonContact 2	12.31 s	Best
2Nokian Seasonproof 2	12.33 s	+0.02 s
3Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	12.36 s	+0.05 s
3Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	12.36 s	+0.05 s
5Linglong Sport Master 4S	12.47 s	+0.16 s
5Falken Euroall Season AS220	12.47 s	+0.16 s
7Michelin CrossClimate 3	12.6 s	+0.29 s
8Tomket Allyear 3	13.12 s	+0.81 s

The difference between best and worst was 11.6% (1.36 s).

Straight Aqua
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Nokian Seasonproof 2	83.6 km/h	Best
RefContinental WinterContact TS 870	82.8 km/h	-0.80 km/h
2Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	80.6 km/h	-3.00 km/h
3Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	79.7 km/h	-3.90 km/h
4Michelin CrossClimate 3	78.4 km/h	-5.20 km/h
5Continental AllSeasonContact 2	76.7 km/h	-6.90 km/h
RefContinental PremiumContact 7	76.5 km/h	-7.10 km/h
6Falken Euroall Season AS220	73.9 km/h	-9.70 km/h
7Linglong Sport Master 4S	71.5 km/h	-12.10 km/h
8Tomket Allyear 3	68 km/h	-15.60 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 18.7% (15.6 Km/H).

Curved Aquaplaning
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Nokian Seasonproof 2	3.52 m/sec2	Best
RefContinental WinterContact TS 870	3.34 m/sec2	-0.18 m/sec2
RefContinental PremiumContact 7	3.32 m/sec2	-0.20 m/sec2
2Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	3.22 m/sec2	-0.30 m/sec2
3Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	3.09 m/sec2	-0.43 m/sec2
4Continental AllSeasonContact 2	3.05 m/sec2	-0.47 m/sec2
5Michelin CrossClimate 3	3 m/sec2	-0.52 m/sec2
6Falken Euroall Season AS220	2.62 m/sec2	-0.90 m/sec2
7Linglong Sport Master 4S	2.32 m/sec2	-1.20 m/sec2
8Tomket Allyear 3	2.21 m/sec2	-1.31 m/sec2

The difference between best and worst was 37.2% (1.31 m/sec2).

Snow

Snow Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
RefContinental WinterContact TS 870	18.69 m	-0.11 m	0 km/h
1Michelin CrossClimate 3	18.8 m	Best	0 km/h
2Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	19.2 m	+0.40 m	19 km/h
3Linglong Sport Master 4S	19.24 m	+0.44 m	20 km/h
4Falken Euroall Season AS220	19.26 m	+0.46 m	20 km/h
5Tomket Allyear 3	19.3 m	+0.50 m	21 km/h
6Continental AllSeasonContact 2	19.42 m	+0.62 m	23 km/h
7Nokian Seasonproof 2	19.48 m	+0.68 m	24 km/h
8Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	19.69 m	+0.89 m	28 km/h
RefContinental PremiumContact 7	43.62 m	+24.82 m	98 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 133.4% (24.93 m ≈ 5.5 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 would still be travelling at 28 km/h when the Michelin CrossClimate 3 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
1Michelin CrossClimate 3	5.68 s	Best
RefContinental WinterContact TS 870	5.91 s	+0.23 s
2Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	5.93 s	+0.25 s
3Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	5.94 s	+0.26 s
4Falken Euroall Season AS220	5.98 s	+0.30 s
5Continental AllSeasonContact 2	5.99 s	+0.31 s
6Nokian Seasonproof 2	6.04 s	+0.36 s
7Linglong Sport Master 4S	6.07 s	+0.39 s
8Tomket Allyear 3	6.09 s	+0.41 s
RefContinental PremiumContact 7	17.59 s	+11.91 s

The difference between best and worst was 209.7% (11.91 s).

Snow Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
RefContinental WinterContact TS 870	89.2 s	0.00 s
1Michelin CrossClimate 3	89.2 s	Best
2Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	90.65 s	+1.45 s
3Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	91.02 s	+1.82 s
4Nokian Seasonproof 2	91.11 s	+1.91 s
5Continental AllSeasonContact 2	91.49 s	+2.29 s
6Falken Euroall Season AS220	92.34 s	+3.14 s
7Linglong Sport Master 4S	93.8 s	+4.60 s
8Tomket Allyear 3	94.49 s	+5.29 s
RefContinental PremiumContact 7	137.65 s	+48.45 s

The difference between best and worst was 54.3% (48.45 s).

Comfort

Noise
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
RefContinental WinterContact TS 870	67.7 dB	-0.30 dB
1Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	68 dB	Best
2Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	68.1 dB	+0.10 dB
2Falken Euroall Season AS220	68.1 dB	+0.10 dB
4Nokian Seasonproof 2	68.2 dB	+0.20 dB
RefContinental PremiumContact 7	68.3 dB	+0.30 dB
5Linglong Sport Master 4S	68.3 dB	+0.30 dB
6Tomket Allyear 3	68.4 dB	+0.40 dB
7Continental AllSeasonContact 2	68.5 dB	+0.50 dB
8Michelin CrossClimate 3	68.7 dB	+0.70 dB

All the tyres in the Noise test finished less than 3% apart.

Value

Rolling Resistance
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Extra fuel / year
1Tomket Allyear 3	7.51 kg/t	Best	£0
2Michelin CrossClimate 3	7.57 kg/t	+0.06 kg/t	£4
3Linglong Sport Master 4S	7.77 kg/t	+0.26 kg/t	£15
4Nokian Seasonproof 2	7.79 kg/t	+0.28 kg/t	£16
5Falken Euroall Season AS220	7.99 kg/t	+0.48 kg/t	£28
6Continental AllSeasonContact 2	8.06 kg/t	+0.55 kg/t	£32
RefContinental WinterContact TS 870	8.21 kg/t	+0.70 kg/t	£41
RefContinental PremiumContact 7	8.43 kg/t	+0.92 kg/t	£54
7Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	8.72 kg/t	+1.21 kg/t	£71
8Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3	8.78 kg/t	+1.27 kg/t	£75

The difference between best and worst was 16.9% (1.27 kg / t). Over 19,000 km a year at £1.45/L, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 uses about 51 L (£75) more fuel than the Tomket Allyear 3.

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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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Annual Mileage

19,000 km

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Fuel Price

£1.45/L

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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.