Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 vs Viking Fourtech Plus
The pattern is clear: Bridgestone dominates objective safety disciplines-especially dry and wet braking-often by meaningful margins (typically 9-15% shorter stops). Viking counters with niche wins in curved aquaplaning and on-snow braking/traction in certain tests, plus slightly lower fuel use and noise in some cases. If you prioritize all-weather safety with minimal compromise, the Bridgestone sets the benchmark; if cost and occasional winter emphasis matter most, the Viking has appeal with caveats.
Test Results
Independent comparison tire tests are the best source of data to get tire information from, and the good news is there have been six tests which compare both tires directly!
| Tire | Test Wins | Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 | five | |
| Viking Fourtech Plus | one |
While it might look like the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 is better than the Viking Fourtech Plus purely based on the higher number of test wins, tires are very complicated objects which means where one tire is better than the other can be more important in real world use.
Let's look at how the two tires compare across multiple tire test categories.
Key Strengths
- Consistently shortest dry and wet braking (often 9-15% gains)
- Stable, predictable wet handling and strong straight-line aquaplaning
- Good wear and abrasion results supporting long-term value
- Balanced year-round capability with class-leading braking pre-tests
- Competitive snow braking/traction in several tests
- Strong curved-aquaplaning resistance in multiple results
- Often a touch quieter and slightly lower fuel consumption
- Budget pricing with acceptable everyday comfort
Dry Braking
Looking at data from six tire tests, the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 was better during six dry braking tests. On average the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 stopped the vehicle in 13.12% less distance than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Dry Braking: Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
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Dry Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 was better during two dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 was 0.82% faster around a lap than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
Wet Braking
Looking at data from six tire tests, the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 was better during five wet braking tests. On average the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 stopped the vehicle in 7.1% less distance than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Wet Braking: Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
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Wet Braking - Concrete
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 was better during one wet braking - concrete tests. On average the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 stopped the vehicle in 3.02% less distance than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Wet Braking - Concrete: Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
See how the Wet Braking - Concrete winner was calculated >>
Wet Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 was better during three wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 was 2.9% faster around a wet lap than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
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Wet Circle
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 was better during three wet circle tests. On average the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 was 3.17% faster around a wet circle than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Wet Circle: Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
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Straight Aqua
Looking at data from four tire tests, the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 was better during three straight aqua tests. On average the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 floated at a 1.35% higher speed than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Straight Aqua: Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
See how the Straight Aqua winner was calculated >>
Curved Aquaplaning
Looking at data from four tire tests, the Viking Fourtech Plus was better during three curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Viking Fourtech Plus slipped out at a 6.16% higher speed than the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6.
Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Viking Fourtech Plus
See how the Curved Aquaplaning winner was calculated >>
Snow Braking
Looking at data from four tire tests, the Viking Fourtech Plus was better during four snow braking tests. On average the Viking Fourtech Plus stopped the vehicle in 3.2% less distance than the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6.
Best In Snow Braking: Viking Fourtech Plus
See how the Snow Braking winner was calculated >>
Snow Traction
Looking at data from four tire tests, the Viking Fourtech Plus was better during three snow traction tests. On average the Viking Fourtech Plus had 2.55% better snow traction than the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6.
Best In Snow Traction: Viking Fourtech Plus
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Snow Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 was better during three snow handling [km/h] tests. On average the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 was 2.02% faster around a lap than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Snow Handling [Km/H]: Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
See how the Snow Handling winner was calculated >>
Snow Slalom
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 was better during two snow slalom tests. On average the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 was 2.58% faster through a slalom than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Snow Slalom: Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
See how the Snow Slalom winner was calculated >>
Ice Braking
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 was better during one ice braking tests. On average the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 stopped the vehicle 1.27% shorter than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Ice Braking: Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
See how the Ice Braking winner was calculated >>
Subj. Comfort
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 and Viking Fourtech Plus performed equally well in subj. comfort tests.
Best In Subj. Comfort: Both tires performed equally well
See how the Subj. Comfort winner was calculated >>
Noise
Looking at data from four tire tests, the Viking Fourtech Plus was better during three noise tests. On average the Viking Fourtech Plus measured 0.42% quieter than the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6.
Best In Noise: Viking Fourtech Plus
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Wear
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 was better during two wear tests. On average the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 is predicted to cover 15.41% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Wear: Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
See how the Wear winner was calculated >>
Value
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Viking Fourtech Plus was better during one value tests. On average the Viking Fourtech Plus proved to have a 8% better value based on price/1000km than the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6.
Best In Value: Viking Fourtech Plus
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Rolling Resistance
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Viking Fourtech Plus was better during two rolling resistance tests. On average the Viking Fourtech Plus had a 3.38% lower rolling resistance than the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6.
Best In Rolling Resistance: Viking Fourtech Plus
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Fuel Consumption
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Viking Fourtech Plus was better during two fuel consumption tests. On average the Viking Fourtech Plus used 2.65% less fuel than the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6.
Best In Fuel Consumption: Viking Fourtech Plus
See how the Fuel Consumption winner was calculated >>
Abrasion
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 was better during one abrasion tests. On average the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 emitted 2.9% less particle wear matter than the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Best In Abrasion: Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
See how the Abrasion winner was calculated >>
Real World Driver Reviews
Tire Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 and Viking Fourtech Plus.
In total the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 has been reviewed 30 times and drivers have given the tire 80% overall.
The Viking Fourtech Plus has been reviewed 1 times and drivers have given the tire 84% overall.
This means in real world driving, people prefer the Viking Fourtech Plus.
Conclusion
The FourTech Plus offers credible snow grip and strong curved-aquaplaning resistance in a few evaluations, with small advantages in noise and fuel consumption at times. However, extended braking distances-especially dry and often wet-plus softer steering precision cap its ceiling. For drivers who rarely push on dry roads and want a budget option that's acceptable in winter, it can fit; for most users seeking balanced safety in mixed conditions, Bridgestone is the safer, more consistent choice.
Key Differences
- Safety margin: Bridgestone's consistently shorter dry/wet braking vs Viking's extended stops
- Handling precision: Bridgestone more accurate and confidence-inspiring; Viking feels vague on dry
- Wet capability: Bridgestone leads wet braking/handling; Viking occasionally excels only in curved aquaplaning
- Winter split: Viking better in snow braking/traction at times; Bridgestone stronger in snow handling and ice braking
- Efficiency vs longevity: Viking edges fuel use/rolling resistance in some tests; Bridgestone wins wear and abrasion
- Noise/comfort: Viking slightly quieter on average; Bridgestone trades a bit of comfort for grip and stability
Overall Winner: Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
Based on the tire test data and user reviews we have in our database, the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 has demonstrated better overall performance in this comparison. However, as you can see from the spider diagram above, each tire has its own strengths which should be considered in your final tire buying choice.Similar Comparisons
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Footnote
This page has been developed using tire industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tires in the same test.
Why is this important? Tire testing is heavily affected by things like surface grip levels and surface temperature, which means you can only compare values from the same day. During a tire test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tire tests performed on different days or at different locations.
As a result you will see other tests on Tire Reviews which feature both the %s and %s, but as they weren't conducted on the same day, the results are not comparable.
Lots of other websites do this sort of tire comparison, Tire Reviews doesn't.