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2021 AZ All Season Tire Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
6 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the 2021 AZ 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 4Seasons Gen 3
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
Vredestein Quatrac
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
Continental AllSeasonContact
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
Michelin CrossClimate Plus
Nokian SeasonProof

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking - Cool (M)

Spread: 3.60 M (9.5%) | Avg: 39.74 M

Dry braking at cooler temperatures in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO with a result of 38 M. The difference between best and worst was 8.7%.
  1. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    38 M
  2. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    38.2 M
  3. Vredestein Quatrac
    38.9 M
  4. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    39.2 M
  5. Continental AllSeasonContact
    39.7 M
  6. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    39.8 M
  7. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    41 M
  8. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    41.3 M
  9. Nokian SeasonProof
    41.6 M

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 2.90 M (7.4%) | Avg: 40.71 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate Plus with a result of 39.2 M. The difference between best and worst was 6.9%.
  1. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    39.2 M
  2. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    39.4 M
  3. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    39.7 M
  4. Vredestein Quatrac
    40.1 M
  5. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    40.2 M
  6. Nokian SeasonProof
    41.7 M
  7. Continental AllSeasonContact
    42 M
  8. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    42 M
  9. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    42.1 M

Dry Handling - Cool (s)

Spread: 1.50 s (2%) | Avg: 77.22 s

Dry handling cooler temperatures in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tires in the dry handling - cool test finished less than 3% apart.
  1. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    76.6 s
  2. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    76.9 s
  3. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    77 s
  4. Vredestein Quatrac
    77.1 s
  5. Continental AllSeasonContact
    77.2 s
  6. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    77.3 s
  7. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    77.4 s
  8. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    77.4 s
  9. Nokian SeasonProof
    78.1 s

Dry Handling (s)

Spread: 1.30 s (1.9%) | Avg: 69.66 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. Vredestein Quatrac
    69.2 s
  2. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    69.3 s
  3. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    69.4 s
  4. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    69.6 s
  5. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    69.7 s
  6. Continental AllSeasonContact
    69.7 s
  7. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    69.7 s
  8. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    69.8 s
  9. Nokian SeasonProof
    70.5 s

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 4.30 M (7.9%) | Avg: 55.96 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 with a result of 54.6 M. The difference between best and worst was 7.3%.
  1. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    54.6 M
  2. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    54.7 M
  3. Continental AllSeasonContact
    54.9 M
  4. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    55.1 M
  5. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    55.4 M
  6. Vredestein Quatrac
    55.7 M
  7. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    56.4 M
  8. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    57.9 M
  9. Nokian SeasonProof
    58.9 M

Wet Braking - Cool (M)

Spread: 12.10 M (22.7%) | Avg: 60.17 M

Wet braking at cooler temperature in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO with a result of 53.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 18.5%.
  1. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    53.4 M
  2. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    56.3 M
  3. Vredestein Quatrac
    56.8 M
  4. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    59.2 M
  5. Continental AllSeasonContact
    59.7 M
  6. Nokian SeasonProof
    62.4 M
  7. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    63.6 M
  8. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    64.6 M
  9. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    65.5 M

Wet Handling - Cool (s)

Spread: 4.10 s (4.5%) | Avg: 92.06 s

Wet handling at cooler temperature in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Vredestein Quatrac with a result of 90.3 s. The difference between best and worst was 4.3%.
  1. Vredestein Quatrac
    90.3 s
  2. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    90.5 s
  3. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    90.5 s
  4. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    90.6 s
  5. Continental AllSeasonContact
    91.5 s
  6. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    93.3 s
  7. Nokian SeasonProof
    93.5 s
  8. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    93.9 s
  9. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    94.4 s

Wet Handling (s)

Spread: 3.10 s (4.8%) | Avg: 66.07 s

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210 with a result of 64.9 s. The difference between best and worst was 4.6%.
  1. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    64.9 s
  2. Continental AllSeasonContact
    65.1 s
  3. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    65.5 s
  4. Vredestein Quatrac
    65.6 s
  5. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    65.9 s
  6. Nokian SeasonProof
    66 s
  7. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    66.6 s
  8. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    67 s
  9. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    68 s

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Spread: 5.80 Km/H (7.5%) | Avg: 75.18 Km/H

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Vredestein Quatrac with a result of 77.2 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 7.5%.
  1. Vredestein Quatrac
    77.2 Km/H
  2. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    76.6 Km/H
  3. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    76.4 Km/H
  4. Continental AllSeasonContact
    76.2 Km/H
  5. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    75.7 Km/H
  6. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    75.5 Km/H
  7. Nokian SeasonProof
    74.6 Km/H
  8. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    73 Km/H
  9. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    71.4 Km/H

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Spread: 1.90 M (5.9%) | Avg: 32.79 M

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental AllSeasonContact with a result of 32 M. The difference between best and worst was 5.6%.
  1. Continental AllSeasonContact
    32 M
  2. Nokian SeasonProof
    32 M
  3. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    32.3 M
  4. Vredestein Quatrac
    32.8 M
  5. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    32.8 M
  6. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    33 M
  7. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    33.1 M
  8. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    33.2 M
  9. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    33.9 M

Snow Traction (N)

Spread: 181.00 N (8.1%) | Avg: 2147.00 N

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental AllSeasonContact with a result of 2240 N. The difference between best and worst was 8.1%.
  1. Continental AllSeasonContact
    2240 N
  2. Nokian SeasonProof
    2205 N
  3. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    2159 N
  4. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    2159 N
  5. Vredestein Quatrac
    2152 N
  6. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    2152 N
  7. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    2114 N
  8. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    2083 N
  9. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    2059 N

Snow Handling (s)

Spread: 1.80 s (6%) | Avg: 30.63 s

Snow handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Kinergy 4S2 with a result of 30 s. The difference between best and worst was 5.7%.
  1. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    30 s
  2. Nokian SeasonProof
    30.3 s
  3. Vredestein Quatrac
    30.4 s
  4. Continental AllSeasonContact
    30.4 s
  5. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    30.4 s
  6. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    30.6 s
  7. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    30.7 s
  8. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    31.1 s
  9. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    31.8 s

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

Spread: 2.00 dB (2.9%) | Avg: 71.00 dB

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tires in the noise test finished less than 3% apart.
  1. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    70 dB
  2. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    70 dB
  3. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    70 dB
  4. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    71 dB
  5. Continental AllSeasonContact
    71 dB
  6. Nokian SeasonProof
    71 dB
  7. Vredestein Quatrac
    72 dB
  8. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    72 dB
  9. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    72 dB

Value Performance Overview

Price

Spread: 75.00 (31.3%) | Avg: 274.44

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3. The difference between best and worst was 23.8%.
  1. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    240
  2. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    250
  3. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    250
  4. Nokian SeasonProof
    260
  5. Vredestein Quatrac
    260
  6. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    290
  7. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    295
  8. Continental AllSeasonContact
    310
  9. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    315

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Spread: 1.70 kg / t (22.7%) | Avg: 8.28 kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian SeasonProof with a result of 7.5 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 18.5%.
  1. Nokian SeasonProof
    7.5 kg / t
  2. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    7.7 kg / t
  3. Continental AllSeasonContact
    7.9 kg / t
  4. Vredestein Quatrac
    7.9 kg / t
  5. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    8.3 kg / t
  6. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    8.4 kg / t
  7. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    8.7 kg / t
  8. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    8.9 kg / t
  9. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    9.2 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position Tire Score
Continental AllSeasonContact 0%
2 Vredestein Quatrac 0%
3 Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 0%
4 Michelin CrossClimate Plus 0%
5 Hankook Kinergy 4S2 0%
6 Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO 0%
7 Nokian SeasonProof 0%
8 Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210 0%
9 Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 0%
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