2020 Sport Auto All Season Tire Test

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225/45 R18 9 tires 5 categories

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Test Size: 225/45 R18

Tires Tested: 9 tires

Test Categories:
5 categories (9 tests)

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Most of the tires on test were also included in the 2020 Tire Reviews all season tire test, however as Sport Auto used a different size and vehicle, this test still makes for interesting reading!

Sport Auto found the Bridgestone WeatherControl A005 to be an excellent tire in the dry and wet, and even with its mid pack performance in the snow, crowned it best in test, a little ahead of the Michelin CrossClimate+, which performed better in the wet than it did in our test.

One interesting piece of information Sport Auto shared was the summer and winter reference tires used. Usually these remain anonymous, but in this test it was the Bridgestone Turanza T005 and the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005. This is especially interesting as the LM005 is winning most of the 2020 winter tests, so seeing how one of the best winter tires compares to some of the best all season tires is a great insight into the different balance between the all season and winter tires.

Dry

It will be no surprise to regular readers of the site that the summer tire had a significant advantage in the dry, stopping the BMW a full 3 meters ahead of the best all season tire, which for a change wasn't the Michelin CrossClimate+!

The summer tire retained its advantage in during dry handling tests, while the Bridgestone WeatherControl A005 jumped ahead of the rest of the all season tires.

Wet

The Bridgestone all season again proved best in the wet braking test with a significant advantage, with the winter tire performing well.

Surprisingly the winter tire was best during the wet handling testing.

The summer tire out performed all the all season tires during straight aquaplaning testing.

Snow

During snow braking the BFGoodrich all season tire surprisingly out performed the full winter tire, with the Continental AllSeasonContact a close third.

Snow handling kept the Winter, Continental and BFGoodrich as the top three tires, just this time in a different order.

Environment

As usual, the summer tire proved to have the lowest rolling resistance.

While all tires were relatively close on the external pass by noise test, the testers noted humming noises from a couple of the tires on test (see notes below)

Results

Score weighting - Dry 30%, Wet 40%, Snow 20%, Environment 10%

1^st

Bridgestone Weather Control A005

225/45 R18 95V

• EU Label: C/A/71

Very short braking distances and safe handling int he wet, easy controllable handling in the dry.

Limited snow performance for an all season tire.

Limited on snow but safest tire for cold and wet roads.

Dry

95.1%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	3rd	40 M	36.6 M	+3.4 M	91.5%
Dry Handling	2nd	122.3 Km/H	123.9 Km/H	-1.6 Km/H	98.71%

Wet

96.4%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	1st	30.2 M			100%
Wet Handling	4th	72.2 Km/H	74.1 Km/H	-1.9 Km/H	97.44%
Straight Aqua	8th	91.3 Km/H	99.6 Km/H	-8.3 Km/H	91.67%

Snow

87.3%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	5th	31.4 M	26.1 M	+5.3 M	83.12%
Snow Handling	8th	42.4 Km/H	46.4 Km/H	-4 Km/H	91.38%

Comfort

99%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Noise	2nd	71.5 dB	70.8 dB	+0.7 dB	99.02%

Value

90.4%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Rolling Resistance	4th	8.3 kg / t	7.5 kg / t	+0.8 kg / t	90.36%

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2^nd

Michelin CrossClimate+

225/45 R18 95Y

• EU Label: C/B/69

Good performance in the wet, strong in the dry.

Sensitive to slipping so not recommended for vehicles without ESP. Average aquaplaning protection. Humming noise when cornering.

The Michelin was well balanced under all conditions.

Dry

94%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	4th	40.3 M	36.6 M	+3.7 M	90.82%
Dry Handling	5th	120.3 Km/H	123.9 Km/H	-3.6 Km/H	97.09%

Wet

95%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	2nd	31.1 M	30.2 M	+0.9 M	97.11%
Wet Handling	4th	72.2 Km/H	74.1 Km/H	-1.9 Km/H	97.44%
Straight Aqua	9th	90.2 Km/H	99.6 Km/H	-9.4 Km/H	90.56%

Snow

89.5%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	7th	31.8 M	26.1 M	+5.7 M	82.08%
Snow Handling	4th	45 Km/H	46.4 Km/H	-1.4 Km/H	96.98%

Comfort

98.9%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Noise	3rd	71.6 dB	70.8 dB	+0.8 dB	98.88%

Value

96.2%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Rolling Resistance	2nd	7.8 kg / t	7.5 kg / t	+0.3 kg / t	96.15%

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3^rd

Continental AllSeasonContact

225/45 R18 95Y

• EU Label: C/B/69

Good cornering grip int he snow, neutral safe handling with high aquaplaning safety, stable under lane change.

Longer braking distances in the dry and wet with a slight oversteer balance in fast corners.

Dry

91.9%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	5th	41.9 M	36.6 M	+5.3 M	87.35%
Dry Handling	7th	119.6 Km/H	123.9 Km/H	-4.3 Km/H	96.53%

Wet

94.6%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	6th	32.5 M	30.2 M	+2.3 M	92.92%
Wet Handling	6th	71.7 Km/H	74.1 Km/H	-2.4 Km/H	96.76%
Straight Aqua	5th	93.8 Km/H	99.6 Km/H	-5.8 Km/H	94.18%

Snow

94.9%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	3rd	28.6 M	26.1 M	+2.5 M	91.26%
Snow Handling	2nd	45.7 Km/H	46.4 Km/H	-0.7 Km/H	98.49%

Comfort

98.6%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Noise	6th	71.8 dB	70.8 dB	+1 dB	98.61%

Value

86.2%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Rolling Resistance	6th	8.7 kg / t	7.5 kg / t	+1.2 kg / t	86.21%

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3^rd

Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3

225/45 R18 95W

• EU Label: C/C/71

Well balanced, good wet performance, good aquaplaning resistance.

Unbalanced snow grip, long wet braking distances, humming noise.

Dry

94.8%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	2nd	39.6 M	36.6 M	+3 M	92.42%
Dry Handling	3rd	120.5 Km/H	123.9 Km/H	-3.4 Km/H	97.26%

Wet

96.1%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	4th	32.1 M	30.2 M	+1.9 M	94.08%
Wet Handling	6th	71.7 Km/H	74.1 Km/H	-2.4 Km/H	96.76%
Straight Aqua	2nd	97.2 Km/H	99.6 Km/H	-2.4 Km/H	97.59%

Snow

88.4%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	6th	31.7 M	26.1 M	+5.6 M	82.33%
Snow Handling	6th	43.8 Km/H	46.4 Km/H	-2.6 Km/H	94.4%

Comfort

98.9%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Noise	3rd	71.6 dB	70.8 dB	+0.8 dB	98.88%

Value

80.7%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Rolling Resistance	8th	9.3 kg / t	7.5 kg / t	+1.8 kg / t	80.65%

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5^th

Vredestein Quatrac Pro

225/45 R18 95Y

• EU Label: E/B/71

Good grip in the dry and wet, good levels of comfort.

Strong understeer and low grip on snow.

Dry

91.5%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	6th	42.7 M	36.6 M	+6.1 M	85.71%
Dry Handling	3rd	120.5 Km/H	123.9 Km/H	-3.4 Km/H	97.26%

Wet

95.1%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	7th	33 M	30.2 M	+2.8 M	91.52%
Wet Handling	3rd	72.3 Km/H	74.1 Km/H	-1.8 Km/H	97.57%
Straight Aqua	3rd	95.8 Km/H	99.6 Km/H	-3.8 Km/H	96.18%

Snow

86.4%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	8th	32.6 M	26.1 M	+6.5 M	80.06%
Snow Handling	7th	43 Km/H	46.4 Km/H	-3.4 Km/H	92.67%

Comfort

98.9%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Noise	3rd	71.6 dB	70.8 dB	+0.8 dB	98.88%

Value

80.7%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Rolling Resistance	8th	9.3 kg / t	7.5 kg / t	+1.8 kg / t	80.65%

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6^th

BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2

225/45 R18 95V

• EU Label: C/B/69

Very short braking distances and high levels of grip on snow.

Poor dry and wet braking.

Dry

89.9%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	8th	43.8 M	36.6 M	+7.2 M	83.56%
Dry Handling	8th	119.2 Km/H	123.9 Km/H	-4.7 Km/H	96.21%

Wet

91.4%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	8th	34.2 M	30.2 M	+4 M	88.3%
Wet Handling	8th	69.5 Km/H	74.1 Km/H	-4.6 Km/H	93.79%
Straight Aqua	7th	91.8 Km/H	99.6 Km/H	-7.8 Km/H	92.17%

Snow

99.2%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	1st	26.1 M			100%
Snow Handling	2nd	45.7 Km/H	46.4 Km/H	-0.7 Km/H	98.49%

Comfort

100%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Noise	1st	70.8 dB			100%

Value

91.5%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Rolling Resistance	3rd	8.2 kg / t	7.5 kg / t	+0.7 kg / t	91.46%

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7^th

Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210

225/45 R18 95V

• EU Label: C/B/70

Acceptable performance on snow and dry roads.

Longer wet braking and poor wet handling with oversteer balance.

Dry

91.2%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	7th	42.9 M	36.6 M	+6.3 M	85.31%
Dry Handling	5th	120.3 Km/H	123.9 Km/H	-3.6 Km/H	97.09%

Wet

90.3%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	9th	35.3 M	30.2 M	+5.1 M	85.55%
Wet Handling	9th	68.7 Km/H	74.1 Km/H	-5.4 Km/H	92.71%
Straight Aqua	6th	92.3 Km/H	99.6 Km/H	-7.3 Km/H	92.67%

Snow

92%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	4th	29.9 M	26.1 M	+3.8 M	87.29%
Snow Handling	5th	44.9 Km/H	46.4 Km/H	-1.5 Km/H	96.77%

Comfort

97%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Noise	8th	73 dB	70.8 dB	+2.2 dB	96.99%

Value

84.3%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Rolling Resistance	7th	8.9 kg / t	7.5 kg / t	+1.4 kg / t	84.27%

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8^th

Reference Summer

225/45 R18

Dry

100%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	1st	36.6 M			100%
Dry Handling	1st	123.9 Km/H			100%

Wet

97.5%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	5th	32.2 M	30.2 M	+2 M	93.79%
Wet Handling	2nd	73.2 Km/H	74.1 Km/H	-0.9 Km/H	98.79%
Straight Aqua	1st	99.6 Km/H			100%

Snow

44.3%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	9th	50.2 M	26.1 M	+24.1 M	51.99%
Snow Handling	9th	17 Km/H	46.4 Km/H	-29.4 Km/H	36.64%

Comfort

95.8%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Noise	9th	73.9 dB	70.8 dB	+3.1 dB	95.81%

Value

100%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Rolling Resistance	1st	7.5 kg / t			100%

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8^th

Reference Winter

225/45 R18

Dry

89.6%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	8th	43.8 M	36.6 M	+7.2 M	83.56%
Dry Handling	9th	118.6 Km/H	123.9 Km/H	-5.3 Km/H	95.72%

Wet

96.8%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	3rd	31.7 M	30.2 M	+1.5 M	95.27%
Wet Handling	1st	74.1 Km/H			100%
Straight Aqua	4th	94.7 Km/H	99.6 Km/H	-4.9 Km/H	95.08%

Snow

97.8%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	2nd	27.3 M	26.1 M	+1.2 M	95.6%
Snow Handling	1st	46.4 Km/H			100%

Comfort

98.5%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Noise	7th	71.9 dB	70.8 dB	+1.1 dB	98.47%

Value

90.4%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Rolling Resistance	4th	8.3 kg / t	7.5 kg / t	+0.8 kg / t	90.36%

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