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2017 All Season Tire Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
7 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the 2017 All Season Tire Test, displaying how each tire 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 tire'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.

Hankook Kinergy 4S
Continental AllSeasonContact
Vredestein Quatrac 5
Reference Summer
Reference Winter
Apollo Alnac 4G All Season
Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
Michelin CrossClimate
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
Kleber Quadraxer 2
Nexen N Blue 4 Season

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 7.00 M (18.9%) | Avg: 41.36 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 37.1 M. The difference between best and worst was 15.9%.
  1. Reference Summer
    37.1 M
  2. Michelin CrossClimate
    39 M
  3. Continental AllSeasonContact
    40.7 M
  4. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    40.9 M
  5. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    41.8 M
  6. Vredestein Quatrac 5
    41.9 M
  7. Apollo Alnac 4G All Season
    42 M
  8. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    42 M
  9. Hankook Kinergy 4S
    42.2 M
  10. Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
    42.3 M
  11. Kleber Quadraxer 2
    42.3 M
  12. Reference Winter
    44.1 M

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 3.10 Km/H (2.7%) | Avg: 113.27 Km/H

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: All the tires in the dry handling test finished less than 3% apart.
  1. Reference Summer
    115.2 Km/H
  2. Michelin CrossClimate
    114 Km/H
  3. Continental AllSeasonContact
    113.9 Km/H
  4. Apollo Alnac 4G All Season
    113.4 Km/H
  5. Vredestein Quatrac 5
    113.4 Km/H
  6. Hankook Kinergy 4S
    113.2 Km/H
  7. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    113.1 Km/H
  8. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    113.1 Km/H
  9. Kleber Quadraxer 2
    113.1 Km/H
  10. Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
    112.5 Km/H
  11. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    112.2 Km/H
  12. Reference Winter
    112.1 Km/H

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 8.50 M (20.9%) | Avg: 44.89 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 40.7 M. The difference between best and worst was 17.3%.
  1. Reference Summer
    40.7 M
  2. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    41.6 M
  3. Continental AllSeasonContact
    43.1 M
  4. Michelin CrossClimate
    43.6 M
  5. Vredestein Quatrac 5
    43.9 M
  6. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    44.9 M
  7. Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
    45.3 M
  8. Hankook Kinergy 4S
    46.3 M
  9. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    46.5 M
  10. Apollo Alnac 4G All Season
    46.7 M
  11. Kleber Quadraxer 2
    46.9 M
  12. Reference Winter
    49.2 M

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 4.70 Km/H (6.2%) | Avg: 73.38 Km/H

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental AllSeasonContact with a result of 75.6 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 6.2%.
  1. Continental AllSeasonContact
    75.6 Km/H
  2. Reference Summer
    75.3 Km/H
  3. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    75.1 Km/H
  4. Michelin CrossClimate
    74 Km/H
  5. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    73.7 Km/H
  6. Vredestein Quatrac 5
    73.5 Km/H
  7. Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
    73.5 Km/H
  8. Kleber Quadraxer 2
    72.8 Km/H
  9. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    72.5 Km/H
  10. Reference Winter
    72.1 Km/H
  11. Apollo Alnac 4G All Season
    71.6 Km/H
  12. Hankook Kinergy 4S
    70.9 Km/H

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Spread: 4.60 Km/H (6.3%) | Avg: 70.68 Km/H

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental AllSeasonContact with a result of 73.4 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 6.3%.
  1. Continental AllSeasonContact
    73.4 Km/H
  2. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    73.2 Km/H
  3. Reference Summer
    71.4 Km/H
  4. Michelin CrossClimate
    71.1 Km/H
  5. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    70.5 Km/H
  6. Hankook Kinergy 4S
    70.4 Km/H
  7. Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
    70.4 Km/H
  8. Kleber Quadraxer 2
    70.1 Km/H
  9. Vredestein Quatrac 5
    70.1 Km/H
  10. Apollo Alnac 4G All Season
    69.5 Km/H
  11. Reference Winter
    69.3 Km/H
  12. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    68.8 Km/H

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Spread: 10.00 M (58.5%) | Avg: 18.73 M

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental AllSeasonContact with a result of 17.1 M. The difference between best and worst was 36.9%.
  1. Continental AllSeasonContact
    17.1 M
  2. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    17.4 M
  3. Kleber Quadraxer 2
    17.4 M
  4. Reference Winter
    17.4 M
  5. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    17.5 M
  6. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    17.6 M
  7. Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
    18.1 M
  8. Michelin CrossClimate
    18.3 M
  9. Hankook Kinergy 4S
    18.4 M
  10. Vredestein Quatrac 5
    18.7 M
  11. Apollo Alnac 4G All Season
    19.7 M
  12. Reference Summer
    27.1 M

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 24.40 Km/H (40.3%) | Avg: 56.80 Km/H

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental AllSeasonContact with a result of 60.6 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 40.3%.
  1. Continental AllSeasonContact
    60.6 Km/H
  2. Reference Winter
    60.4 Km/H
  3. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    59.6 Km/H
  4. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    59 Km/H
  5. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    58.9 Km/H
  6. Kleber Quadraxer 2
    58.8 Km/H
  7. Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
    58.4 Km/H
  8. Michelin CrossClimate
    58.2 Km/H
  9. Hankook Kinergy 4S
    57.7 Km/H
  10. Vredestein Quatrac 5
    57.5 Km/H
  11. Apollo Alnac 4G All Season
    56.3 Km/H
  12. Reference Summer
    36.2 Km/H

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

Spread: 2.50 dB (3.7%) | Avg: 68.88 dB

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nexen N Blue 4 Season with a result of 67.4 dB. The difference between best and worst was 3.6%.
  1. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    67.4 dB
  2. Reference Winter
    68.5 dB
  3. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    68.6 dB
  4. Kleber Quadraxer 2
    68.6 dB
  5. Vredestein Quatrac 5
    68.7 dB
  6. Michelin CrossClimate
    68.7 dB
  7. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    68.8 dB
  8. Apollo Alnac 4G All Season
    69.1 dB
  9. Continental AllSeasonContact
    69.2 dB
  10. Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
    69.5 dB
  11. Reference Summer
    69.6 dB
  12. Hankook Kinergy 4S
    69.9 dB

Value Performance Overview

Wear (KM)

Spread: 20501.00 KM (42.3%) | Avg: 36515.17 KM

Predicted tread life in KM (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2 with a result of 48501 KM. The difference between best and worst was 42.3%.
  1. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    48501 KM
  2. Kleber Quadraxer 2
    48474 KM
  3. Vredestein Quatrac 5
    44509 KM
  4. Michelin CrossClimate
    44347 KM
  5. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    40004 KM
  6. Apollo Alnac 4G All Season
    32532 KM
  7. Hankook Kinergy 4S
    31911 KM
  8. Continental AllSeasonContact
    31804 KM
  9. Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
    30994 KM
  10. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    29106 KM
  11. Reference Summer
    28000 KM
  12. Reference Winter
    28000 KM

Value (Price/1000)

Spread: 6.02 Price/1000 (100.7%) | Avg: 9.09 Price/1000

Euros/1000km based on cost/wear (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Kleber Quadraxer 2 with a result of 5.98 Price/1000. The difference between best and worst was 50.2%.
  1. Kleber Quadraxer 2
    5.98 Price/1000
  2. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    6.29 Price/1000
  3. Vredestein Quatrac 5
    7.08 Price/1000
  4. Apollo Alnac 4G All Season
    8.15 Price/1000
  5. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    8.62 Price/1000
  6. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    9.1 Price/1000
  7. Hankook Kinergy 4S
    9.24 Price/1000
  8. Michelin CrossClimate
    9.25 Price/1000
  9. Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
    9.68 Price/1000
  10. Continental AllSeasonContact
    11.63 Price/1000
  11. Reference Summer
    12 Price/1000
  12. Reference Winter
    12 Price/1000

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Spread: 2.41 kg / t (32.7%) | Avg: 8.67 kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental AllSeasonContact with a result of 7.38 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 24.6%.
  1. Continental AllSeasonContact
    7.38 kg / t
  2. Kleber Quadraxer 2
    8.09 kg / t
  3. Michelin CrossClimate
    8.13 kg / t
  4. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    8.21 kg / t
  5. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    8.31 kg / t
  6. Vredestein Quatrac 5
    8.53 kg / t
  7. Apollo Alnac 4G All Season
    8.68 kg / t
  8. Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
    8.8 kg / t
  9. Reference Summer
    9.26 kg / t
  10. Hankook Kinergy 4S
    9.27 kg / t
  11. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    9.62 kg / t
  12. Reference Winter
    9.79 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position Tire Score
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 0%
2 Michelin CrossClimate 0%
3 Continental AllSeasonContact 0%
4 Kleber Quadraxer 2 0%
5 BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2 0%
6 Nexen N Blue 4 Season 0%
7 Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason 0%
8 Vredestein Quatrac 5 0%
9 Hankook Kinergy 4S 0%
10 Apollo Alnac 4G All Season 0%
11 Reference Winter 0%
12 Reference Summer 0%
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