2017 All Season Tire Test

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.

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

Quick Navigation

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (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%.

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: All the tires in the dry handling test finished less than 3% apart.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (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%.

Wet Handling (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%.

Straight Aqua (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%.

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (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%.

Snow Handling (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%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (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%.

Value Performance Overview

Wear (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%.

Value (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%.

Rolling Resistance (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%.

Overall Findings

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

Position Tire Score
1 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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