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2017 All Season VS Winter 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 VS Winter 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.

Vredestein Quatrac 5
Nokian WeatherProof
Toyo Celsius
Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert
Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
Hankook Kinergy 4S
Michelin CrossClimate
Continental WinterContact TS 860
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 7.80 M (19.8%) | Avg: 44.73 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate with a result of 39.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 16.5%.
  1. Michelin CrossClimate
    39.4 M
  2. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    42.9 M
  3. Hankook Kinergy 4S
    43.8 M
  4. Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
    44.6 M
  5. Vredestein Quatrac 5
    45.1 M
  6. Continental WinterContact TS 860
    45.1 M
  7. Nokian WeatherProof
    45.3 M
  8. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    45.5 M
  9. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200
    46.4 M
  10. Toyo Celsius
    46.7 M
  11. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert
    47.2 M

Dry Handling (s)

Spread: 1.20 s (2%) | Avg: 60.33 s

Dry handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tires in the dry handling test finished less than 3% apart.
  1. Michelin CrossClimate
    59.7 s
  2. Vredestein Quatrac 5
    59.8 s
  3. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    60 s
  4. Toyo Celsius
    60.1 s
  5. Hankook Kinergy 4S
    60.1 s
  6. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    60.4 s
  7. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200
    60.4 s
  8. Continental WinterContact TS 860
    60.6 s
  9. Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
    60.7 s
  10. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert
    60.9 s
  11. Nokian WeatherProof
    60.9 s

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 11.20 M (20.7%) | Avg: 59.82 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 with a result of 54.1 M. The difference between best and worst was 17.2%.
  1. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    54.1 M
  2. Continental WinterContact TS 860
    54.1 M
  3. Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
    58.3 M
  4. Michelin CrossClimate
    58.4 M
  5. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200
    59.1 M
  6. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    59.5 M
  7. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert
    60.2 M
  8. Vredestein Quatrac 5
    61.1 M
  9. Nokian WeatherProof
    63.1 M
  10. Toyo Celsius
    64.8 M
  11. Hankook Kinergy 4S
    65.3 M

Wet Handling (s)

Spread: 4.10 s (4.6%) | Avg: 91.55 s

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 860 with a result of 88.7 s. The difference between best and worst was 4.4%.
  1. Continental WinterContact TS 860
    88.7 s
  2. Michelin CrossClimate
    89.8 s
  3. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    90.9 s
  4. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200
    91.4 s
  5. Vredestein Quatrac 5
    91.5 s
  6. Toyo Celsius
    92.1 s
  7. Hankook Kinergy 4S
    92.4 s
  8. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    92.4 s
  9. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert
    92.5 s
  10. Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
    92.5 s
  11. Nokian WeatherProof
    92.8 s

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Spread: 12.40 Km/H (16.7%) | Avg: 68.13 Km/H

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 860 with a result of 74.3 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 16.7%.
  1. Continental WinterContact TS 860
    74.3 Km/H
  2. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert
    71.7 Km/H
  3. Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
    71.1 Km/H
  4. Michelin CrossClimate
    69.9 Km/H
  5. Nokian WeatherProof
    69.5 Km/H
  6. Hankook Kinergy 4S
    67.9 Km/H
  7. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    66.6 Km/H
  8. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200
    66.2 Km/H
  9. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    66 Km/H
  10. Vredestein Quatrac 5
    64.3 Km/H
  11. Toyo Celsius
    61.9 Km/H

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Spread: 3.70 M (17.5%) | Avg: 22.60 M

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 with a result of 21.1 M. The difference between best and worst was 14.9%.
  1. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    21.1 M
  2. Continental WinterContact TS 860
    21.2 M
  3. Nokian WeatherProof
    21.4 M
  4. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    21.7 M
  5. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert
    21.8 M
  6. Michelin CrossClimate
    23 M
  7. Vredestein Quatrac 5
    23.3 M
  8. Hankook Kinergy 4S
    23.3 M
  9. Toyo Celsius
    23.4 M
  10. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200
    23.6 M
  11. Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
    24.8 M

Snow Handling (s)

Spread: 6.70 s (6.9%) | Avg: 101.18 s

Snow handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian WeatherProof with a result of 97 s. The difference between best and worst was 6.5%.
  1. Nokian WeatherProof
    97 s
  2. Continental WinterContact TS 860
    97.1 s
  3. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert
    98.4 s
  4. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    100.6 s
  5. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    101.1 s
  6. Toyo Celsius
    101.9 s
  7. Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
    102.9 s
  8. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200
    103.2 s
  9. Vredestein Quatrac 5
    103.5 s
  10. Michelin CrossClimate
    103.6 s
  11. Hankook Kinergy 4S
    103.7 s

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

Spread: 2.00 dB (2.8%) | Avg: 71.64 dB

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tires in the noise test finished less than 3% apart.
  1. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    71 dB
  2. Continental WinterContact TS 860
    71 dB
  3. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200
    71 dB
  4. Toyo Celsius
    71 dB
  5. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert
    71 dB
  6. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    72 dB
  7. Hankook Kinergy 4S
    72 dB
  8. Michelin CrossClimate
    72 dB
  9. Nokian WeatherProof
    72 dB
  10. Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
    72 dB
  11. Vredestein Quatrac 5
    73 dB

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Spread: 2.01 kg / t (25.9%) | Avg: 8.72 kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian WeatherProof with a result of 7.77 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 20.6%.
  1. Nokian WeatherProof
    7.77 kg / t
  2. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    7.87 kg / t
  3. Continental WinterContact TS 860
    8.16 kg / t
  4. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    8.41 kg / t
  5. Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
    8.63 kg / t
  6. Michelin CrossClimate
    8.67 kg / t
  7. Vredestein Quatrac 5
    8.75 kg / t
  8. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert
    8.89 kg / t
  9. Toyo Celsius
    9.36 kg / t
  10. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200
    9.64 kg / t
  11. Hankook Kinergy 4S
    9.78 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position Tire Score
Michelin CrossClimate 0%
2 Continental WinterContact TS 860 0%
3 Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 0%
4 BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2 0%
5 Nokian WeatherProof 0%
6 Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 0%
7 Vredestein Quatrac 5 0%
8 Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200 0%
9 Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason 0%
10 Hankook Kinergy 4S 0%
11 Toyo Celsius 0%

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