2018 AMS All Season Tire Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
September 28, 2018
Below are all the data points for the 2018 AMS 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.

Continental WinterContact TS 860
Continental AllSeasonContact
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
Michelin CrossClimate Plus
Nexen N Blue 4 Season
Vredestein Quatrac 5
Continental Premium Contact 5
Nokian WeatherProof
Toyo Celsius

Quick Navigation

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental Premium Contact 5 with a result of 35.7 M. The difference between best and worst was 20.8%.

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Vredestein Quatrac 5 with a result of 121.6 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 3.5%.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 860 with a result of 31.8 M. The difference between best and worst was 18.5%.

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate Plus with a result of 74.4 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 6%.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 860 with a result of 79.3 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 18.4%.

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 860 with a result of 28.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 46.1%.

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 860 with a result of 55.9 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 85.7%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 860 with a result of 71.9 dB. The difference between best and worst was 4.8%.

Value Performance Overview

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nexen N Blue 4 Season. The difference between best and worst was 29.8%.

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental Premium Contact 5 with a result of 7.9 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 17.7%.

Overall Findings

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

Position Tire Score
1 Continental WinterContact TS 860 0%
2 Continental AllSeasonContact 0%
3 Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 0%
4 Michelin CrossClimate Plus 0%
5 Nexen N Blue 4 Season 0%
6 Vredestein Quatrac 5 0%
7 Continental Premium Contact 5 0%
8 Nokian WeatherProof 0%
9 Toyo Celsius 0%

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