2021 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test

Below are all the data points for the 2021 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.

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
Continental AllSeasonContact
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
Vredestein Quatrac Pro
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
Nokian SeasonProof
Michelin CrossClimate 2
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
Dunlop Sport All Season
Viking FourTech
Kumho Solus 4S HA32
Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
Nexen N Blue 4 Season
Giti GitiAllSeason AS1
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 37.3 M. The difference between best and worst was 15.6%.

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 92.8 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 6%.

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 49.9 M. The difference between best and worst was 10.9%.

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 79.9 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 11.6%.

Wet Circle (s)

Wet Circle Lap Time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 11.67 s. The difference between best and worst was 12.3%.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 97.1 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 12.5%.

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 3.18 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 39.3%.

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian SeasonProof with a result of 25.6 M. The difference between best and worst was 55%.

Snow Traction (N)

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian SeasonProof with a result of 3003 N. The difference between best and worst was 67.4%.

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian SeasonProof with a result of 41.9 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 5.5%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 with a result of 71.1 dB. The difference between best and worst was 3.3%.

Value Performance Overview

Wear (KM)

Predicted tread life in KM (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Kumho Solus 4S HA32 with a result of 54524 KM. The difference between best and worst was 43.7%.

Value (Price/1000)

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

Key Insight: The best performer was Kumho Solus 4S HA32 with a result of 7.34 Price/1000. The difference between best and worst was 54%.

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 39.4%.

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Viking FourTech with a result of 7.13 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 24.5%.

Overall Findings

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

Position Tire Score
1 Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 0%
2 Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO 0%
3 Hankook Kinergy 4S2 0%
4 Vredestein Quatrac Pro 0%
5 Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210 0%
6 Nokian SeasonProof 0%
7 Michelin CrossClimate 2 0%
8 Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 0%
9 Continental AllSeasonContact 0%
10 Viking FourTech 0%
11 Dunlop Sport All Season 0%
12 Kumho Solus 4S HA32 0%
13 Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02 0%
14 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 0%
15 Nexen N Blue 4 Season 0%
16 Giti GitiAllSeason AS1 0%
17 Reference Summer 0%
18 Reference Winter 0%
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