Charts All Season Vs Winter Vs Nordic Vs Studded Tyres

Below are all the data points for the All Season vs Winter vs Nordic vs Studded Tyres, 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.

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Continental AllSeasonContact

Reference Winter Nordic

Reference Winter Studded

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental AllSeasonContact with a result of 40.1 M. The difference between best and worst was 13.8%.

Continental AllSeasonContact

40.1 M
Continental WinterContact TS 860

41.9 M
Reference Winter Nordic

45.1 M
Reference Winter Studded

46.54 M

Subj. Dry Handling ( Points)

Subjective Dry Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental AllSeasonContact with a result of 5 Points. The difference between best and worst was 60%.

Continental AllSeasonContact

5 Points
Continental WinterContact TS 860

5 Points
Reference Winter Studded

3 Points
Reference Winter Nordic

2 Points

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental AllSeasonContact with a result of 25.9 M. The difference between best and worst was 18%.

Continental AllSeasonContact

25.9 M
Continental WinterContact TS 860

26.6 M
Reference Winter Studded

30.06 M
Reference Winter Nordic

31.58 M

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental AllSeasonContact with a result of 39.63 s. The difference between best and worst was 10.7%.

Continental AllSeasonContact

39.63 s
Continental WinterContact TS 860

40.45 s
Reference Winter Studded

43.65 s
Reference Winter Nordic

44.4 s

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 860 with a result of 74.9 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 19.9%.

Continental WinterContact TS 860

74.9 Km/H
Continental AllSeasonContact

74.6 Km/H
Reference Winter Nordic

62 Km/H
Reference Winter Studded

60 Km/H

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter Nordic with a result of 17.56 M. The difference between best and worst was 15.6%.

Reference Winter Nordic

17.56 M
Reference Winter Studded

17.74 M
Continental WinterContact TS 860

18.9 M
Continental AllSeasonContact

20.8 M

Snow Traction (s)

Snow acceleration time (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter Studded with a result of 4.19 s. The difference between best and worst was 12.2%.

Reference Winter Studded

4.19 s
Reference Winter Nordic

4.23 s
Continental WinterContact TS 860

4.55 s
Continental AllSeasonContact

4.77 s

Snow Handling (s)

Snow handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter Studded with a result of 86.76 s. The difference between best and worst was 12.3%.

Reference Winter Studded

86.76 s
Reference Winter Nordic

87.47 s
Continental WinterContact TS 860

90.81 s
Continental AllSeasonContact

98.88 s

Ice Performance Overview

Ice Braking (M)

Ice braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter Studded with a result of 9.9 M. The difference between best and worst was 34.4%.

Reference Winter Studded

9.9 M
Reference Winter Nordic

11.06 M
Continental WinterContact TS 860

14.15 M
Continental AllSeasonContact

15.09 M

Ice Traction (s)

Ice acceleration time (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter Studded with a result of 4.55 s. The difference between best and worst was 44.2%.

Reference Winter Studded

4.55 s
Reference Winter Nordic

6 s
Continental WinterContact TS 860

7.61 s
Continental AllSeasonContact

8.16 s

Ice Handling (s)

Ice handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter Nordic with a result of 53.85 s. The difference between best and worst was 11.1%.

Reference Winter Nordic

53.85 s
Reference Winter Studded

54.18 s
Continental WinterContact TS 860

58.49 s
Continental AllSeasonContact

60.57 s

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter Nordic with a result of 66.2 dB. The difference between best and worst was 5.6%.

Reference Winter Nordic

66.2 dB
Continental WinterContact TS 860

67.1 dB
Continental AllSeasonContact

68 dB
Reference Winter Studded

70.1 dB

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter Nordic with a result of 4.47 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 4.1%.

Reference Winter Nordic

4.47 kg / t
Reference Winter Studded

4.54 kg / t
Continental AllSeasonContact

4.56 kg / t
Continental WinterContact TS 860

4.66 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position	Tyre	Score
	Continental WinterContact TS 860	0%
2	Continental AllSeasonContact	0%
3	Reference Winter Nordic	0%
4	Reference Winter Studded	0%

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