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195-255/35-60 R17-20 6 sizes 2023 Winter rated

Imperial All Season Driver

The Imperial All Season Driver is a Touring All Season tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

6.6
Tyre Reviews Score Based on Professional Tests
High Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
77%
Wet Grip
70%
Road Feedback
73%
Handling
63%
Wear
83%
Comfort
83%
Buy again
63%
Snow Grip
70%
Ice Grip
73%
3 Reviews
73% Average
20,000 miles driven
5 Tests (avg: 12th)
Imperial All Season Driver

Imperial All Season Driver

All Season Budget
BETA
6.6 / 10
Based on Professional Tests · High Confidence · Updated 30 Jan 2026

The Tyre Reviews Score is the most comprehensive tyre scoring system available. It aggregates professional test data from multiple independent publications, user reviews, and consistency analysis using Bayesian statistical methods, weighted normalisation, and recency-adjusted scoring to produce a single, reliable performance rating.

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Snow
73.1
1.38x / 11 tests
Comfort
71
0.29x / 4 tests
Dry
59.3
1.5x / 7 tests
Value
57.5
0.38x / 4 tests
Wet
44.8
2x / 14 tests

Cross-category scores are derived metrics that combine data from multiple test disciplines to evaluate real-world performance characteristics.

Handling
64
9 tests
Traction
63.6
4 tests
Braking
57.9
11 tests
Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 5
Publications: 4
Period: 2021 - 2025
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 3
Avg Rating: 73%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 0.8
History Points: 10
Methodology & Configuration
Scoring Process
  1. Collect Test Data: Gather results from professional tyre tests across multiple publications. Minimum 1 test(s) required.
  2. Normalize Positions: Convert test positions to percentile scores using exponential weighting (factor: 1.2).
  3. Apply Recency Weighting: More recent tests are weighted higher with a decay rate of 0.95.
  4. Incorporate User Reviews: Factor in user review data (minimum 5 reviews). Weight: 15%.
  5. Bayesian Smoothing: Apply Bayesian prior (score: 7, weight: 1.5) to prevent extreme scores with limited data.
  6. Calculate Final Score: Combine all components using normalization factor of 1.1. Max score with limited data: 9.5.
Component Weights
Test Data
80%
User Reviews
15%
Consistency
5%
All Configuration Parameters
ParameterValueDescription
safety_weight 0.7 Weight multiplier for safety-related metrics
performance_weight 0.55 Weight multiplier for performance metrics
comfort_weight 0.4 Weight multiplier for comfort metrics
value_weight 0.45 Weight multiplier for value-for-money metrics
user_reviews_weight 0.15 How much user reviews contribute to the final score
test_data_weight 0.8 How much professional test data contributes to the final score
consistency_weight 0.05 How much score consistency contributes to the final score
recency_decay_rate 0.95 Rate at which older test results lose influence (higher = slower decay)
min_test_count 1 Minimum number of professional tests required
min_review_count 5 Minimum number of user reviews required
score_version 1.8 Current version of the scoring algorithm
score_normalization_factor 1.1 Factor used to normalize raw scores to the 0-10 scale
confidence_factor_weight 0.2 How much data confidence affects the final score
position_penalty_weight 0.2 Penalty applied for poor test positions
gap_penalty_threshold 8 Score gap (%) that triggers additional penalties
min_metrics_count 2 Minimum number of test metrics needed per test
limited_data_threshold 2 Number of tests below which data is considered limited
single_test_penalty 0.1 Score multiplier when only one test is available
critical_metric_penalty 0.7 Penalty for poor performance on critical safety metrics
critical_metric_threshold 70 Score below which a critical metric penalty applies
position_exponential_factor 1.2 Exponent used to amplify position-based scoring
position_exponential_threshold 0.9 Position percentile below which exponential scoring applies
gap_multiplier_critical 3 Multiplier for critical gap penalties
max_category_weight 2 Maximum weight any single category can have
max_score_limited_data 9.5 Score cap when data is limited
bayesian_prior_weight 1.5 Weight of the Bayesian prior in smoothing
bayesian_prior_score 7 Prior score used for Bayesian smoothing
evidence_test_multiplier 1.9 Multiplier for test evidence in confidence calculation
evidence_metric_divisor 3 Divisor for metric count in evidence calculation
evidence_review_divisor 10 Divisor for review count in evidence calculation
Data Sources
TestPublicationDateSizePositionMetrics
2025 All Season 30 Tyre Braking Test Auto Bild 2025 225/40 R18 23/30 2 metrics
2024 Auto Express All Season Tyre Test Auto Express 2024 205/55 R16 7/7 0 metrics
2024 Motor SUV All Season Tyre Test Motor 2024 235/60 R18 9/9 13 metrics
2023 SUV All Season Tyre Test Auto Bild 2023 235/65 R17 9/12 13 metrics
2021 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tyre Test Auto Bild Allrad 2021 215/65 R17 10/12 12 metrics
5
Tests
12th
Average
7th
Best
23rd
Worst
Latest Tyre Test Results
23rd/30
9th/9
Imperial All Season Driver performs well only on dry surfaces. It also emits low noise levels. On wet asphalt, the tyre's parameters are poor, but they are within the required margin. The properties on snow are on the verge of acceptability. Imperial is the cheapest product in the test.
The Imperial placed last in all three snow tests by large margins, showing poor grip and unpredictable rear-end behavior. Wet performance revealed significant safety gaps - taking 4.5m longer to stop than the best and 2.2m more than sixth place. The tyre scored lowest in both aquaplaning tests. Dry braking needed 6.3m more distance from 60mph than the best, though it managed fifth in dry handling - its only non-last place finish. Despite its lower price, the test data shows concerning performance gaps compared to premium tyres across all conditions.
Size Fuel Wet Noise
17 inch
225/55R17 97 W C B 71
18 inch
195/60R18 96 H XL C C 71
20 inch
255/50R20 109 W XL C B 72
245/35R20 95 W XL C B 71
245/40R20 99 W XL C B 71
255/40R20 101 Y XL C B 72
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Top 3 Imperial All Season Driver Reviews

Given 70% while driving a Honda Accord (235/45 R18) on a combination of roads for 5,000 spirited miles
Good tyres for the money. Dry grip is decent but you will find the limits quickly, wet grip is not the best but that's not what these tyres are about!
I didn't get to test them on snow but we did get icy roads with temps s low as -10 and that's were these tyre really came to life. While other cars struggled with the slippery conditions I was able to just sail by. I would definitely but them again
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November 6, 2023
Given 88% while driving a Peugeot 306 (195/55 R15) on a combination of roads for 15,000 average miles
On my third set of Imps on three different cars. First set were changed from Michelin Crossclimates (225/45 17s) and hardly any difference between them - no way enough to justify Michelin's silly prices. Grippy and last really well.
October 4, 2022
Given 61% while driving a Ford c max (205/50 R17) on mostly motorways for 0 easy going miles
after 30,000 km 2 of 4 tires (28/19) lost geometry - became oval !!! 90% motorway, average speed 110 km / h
September 7, 2021
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