2019 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
November 7, 2019
Below are all the data points for the 2019 Auto Bild 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.

Michelin CrossClimate Plus
Vredestein Quatrac Pro
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
Continental AllSeasonContact
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
Nexen N Blue 4 Season
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
Kumho Solus HA31
Bridgestone Weather Control A005
Cooper Discoverer All Season
Reference Summer
Reference Winter

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 37.9 M. The difference between best and worst was 14.6%.

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 86.3 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 4.4%.

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 42.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 19.4%.

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Vredestein Quatrac Pro with a result of 72.6 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 8.8%.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 76.8 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 10.3%.

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 23.3 M. The difference between best and worst was 66.4%.

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 with a result of 56.9 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 3.7%.

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 71.3 dB. The difference between best and worst was 3.5%.

Value Performance Overview

Wear (KM)

Predicted tread life in KM (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate Plus with a result of 70800 KM. The difference between best and worst was 44.9%.

Value (Price/1000)

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

Key Insight: The best performer was Nexen N Blue 4 Season with a result of 5.34 Price/1000. The difference between best and worst was 48%.

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 28.9%.

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Weather Control A005 with a result of 8.45 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 24.4%.

Overall Findings

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

Position Tire Score
1 Michelin CrossClimate Plus 0%
2 Vredestein Quatrac Pro 0%
3 Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 0%
4 Continental AllSeasonContact 0%
5 Hankook Kinergy 4S2 0%
6 Nexen N Blue 4 Season 0%
7 Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 0%
8 Kumho Solus HA31 0%
9 Bridgestone Weather Control A005 0%
10 Cooper Discoverer All Season 0%
11 Reference Summer 0%
12 Reference Winter 0%

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