2018 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test

Below are all the data points for the 2018 Auto Bild SUV 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 SUV
Michelin CrossClimate SUV
Nokian WeatherProof SUV
Vredestein Quatrac 5 SUV
Hankook Kinergy 4S
Mastersteel ALL WEATHER M
Yokohama Geolandar AT G015
General Grabber AT3
Reference Summer
Reference Winter

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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 37.9 M. The difference between best and worst was 12.7%.

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 83 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 3.3%.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate SUV with a result of 49.2 M. The difference between best and worst was 28.4%.

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Vredestein Quatrac 5 SUV with a result of 73.1 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 15.2%.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 SUV with a result of 77.5 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 16.4%.

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter with a result of 23.7 M. The difference between best and worst was 66.8%.

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter with a result of 51.2 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 33.2%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was General Grabber AT3 with a result of 72.2 dB. The difference between best and worst was 3.6%.

Value Performance Overview

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Mastersteel ALL WEATHER M. The difference between best and worst was 40.3%.

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 6.45 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 34.7%.

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 SUV 0%
2 Michelin CrossClimate SUV 0%
3 Nokian WeatherProof SUV 0%
4 Vredestein Quatrac 5 SUV 0%
5 Hankook Kinergy 4S 0%
6 Mastersteel ALL WEATHER M 0%
7 Yokohama Geolandar AT G015 0%
8 General Grabber AT3 0%
9 Reference Summer 0%
10 Reference Winter 0%
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