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2021 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
13 min read Updated
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.

Hankook Kinergy 4S2
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
Nexen N Blue 4 Season
Dunlop Sport All Season
Viking FourTech
Nokian SeasonProof
Reference Summer
Kumho Solus 4S HA32
Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02
Reference Winter
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
Michelin CrossClimate 2
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
Continental AllSeasonContact
Giti GitiAllSeason AS1
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
Vredestein Quatrac Pro

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 6.90 M (18.5%) | Avg: 41.32 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%.
  1. Reference Summer
    37.3 M
  2. Michelin CrossClimate 2
    37.6 M
  3. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    38.4 M
  4. Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
    40.2 M
  5. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    40.3 M
  6. Nokian SeasonProof
    41.4 M
  7. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    41.4 M
  8. Kumho Solus 4S HA32
    41.5 M
  9. Dunlop Sport All Season
    41.7 M
  10. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    41.9 M
  11. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    42 M
  12. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    42 M
  13. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    42.2 M
  14. Continental AllSeasonContact
    42.3 M
  15. Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02
    42.4 M
  16. Viking FourTech
    43.5 M
  17. Giti GitiAllSeason AS1
    43.5 M
  18. Reference Winter
    44.2 M

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 5.60 Km/H (6%) | Avg: 89.92 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%.
  1. Reference Summer
    92.8 Km/H
  2. Michelin CrossClimate 2
    91.1 Km/H
  3. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    90.8 Km/H
  4. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    90.8 Km/H
  5. Dunlop Sport All Season
    90.5 Km/H
  6. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    90.3 Km/H
  7. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    90.2 Km/H
  8. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    90.2 Km/H
  9. Kumho Solus 4S HA32
    90 Km/H
  10. Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02
    89.9 Km/H
  11. Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
    89.9 Km/H
  12. Continental AllSeasonContact
    89.6 Km/H
  13. Viking FourTech
    89.5 Km/H
  14. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    89.4 Km/H
  15. Nokian SeasonProof
    89 Km/H
  16. Giti GitiAllSeason AS1
    88.9 Km/H
  17. Reference Winter
    88.4 Km/H
  18. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    87.2 Km/H

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 6.10 M (12.2%) | Avg: 52.81 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%.
  1. Reference Summer
    49.9 M
  2. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    50 M
  3. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    50.7 M
  4. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    50.8 M
  5. Dunlop Sport All Season
    51.4 M
  6. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    52.3 M
  7. Viking FourTech
    52.6 M
  8. Giti GitiAllSeason AS1
    52.9 M
  9. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    52.9 M
  10. Continental AllSeasonContact
    53 M
  11. Reference Winter
    53.4 M
  12. Nokian SeasonProof
    53.5 M
  13. Michelin CrossClimate 2
    53.9 M
  14. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    54 M
  15. Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02
    54.1 M
  16. Kumho Solus 4S HA32
    54.4 M
  17. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    54.7 M
  18. Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
    56 M

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 9.30 Km/H (11.6%) | Avg: 73.81 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%.
  1. Reference Summer
    79.9 Km/H
  2. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    77.3 Km/H
  3. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    75.7 Km/H
  4. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    75.1 Km/H
  5. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    74.9 Km/H
  6. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    74.7 Km/H
  7. Dunlop Sport All Season
    74.5 Km/H
  8. Giti GitiAllSeason AS1
    74.2 Km/H
  9. Continental AllSeasonContact
    73.6 Km/H
  10. Reference Winter
    73 Km/H
  11. Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02
    72.9 Km/H
  12. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    72.7 Km/H
  13. Viking FourTech
    72.6 Km/H
  14. Michelin CrossClimate 2
    72.3 Km/H
  15. Nokian SeasonProof
    72.3 Km/H
  16. Kumho Solus 4S HA32
    71.3 Km/H
  17. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    70.9 Km/H
  18. Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
    70.6 Km/H

Wet Circle (s)

Spread: 1.63 s (14%) | Avg: 12.88 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%.
  1. Reference Summer
    11.67 s
  2. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    12.41 s
  3. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    12.66 s
  4. Giti GitiAllSeason AS1
    12.77 s
  5. Continental AllSeasonContact
    12.81 s
  6. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    12.81 s
  7. Dunlop Sport All Season
    12.87 s
  8. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    12.89 s
  9. Nokian SeasonProof
    12.9 s
  10. Reference Winter
    12.95 s
  11. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    12.98 s
  12. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    13.08 s
  13. Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02
    13.09 s
  14. Michelin CrossClimate 2
    13.09 s
  15. Kumho Solus 4S HA32
    13.11 s
  16. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    13.19 s
  17. Viking FourTech
    13.29 s
  18. Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
    13.3 s

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Spread: 12.10 Km/H (12.5%) | Avg: 91.36 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%.
  1. Reference Summer
    97.1 Km/H
  2. Dunlop Sport All Season
    94.9 Km/H
  3. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    93.9 Km/H
  4. Continental AllSeasonContact
    93.3 Km/H
  5. Michelin CrossClimate 2
    93.1 Km/H
  6. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    92.4 Km/H
  7. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    91.6 Km/H
  8. Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
    91.5 Km/H
  9. Viking FourTech
    91.3 Km/H
  10. Reference Winter
    91 Km/H
  11. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    90.7 Km/H
  12. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    90.6 Km/H
  13. Nokian SeasonProof
    90.5 Km/H
  14. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    90.4 Km/H
  15. Kumho Solus 4S HA32
    89.8 Km/H
  16. Giti GitiAllSeason AS1
    88.7 Km/H
  17. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    88.6 Km/H
  18. Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02
    85 Km/H

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Spread: 1.25 m/sec2 (39.3%) | Avg: 2.59 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%.
  1. Reference Summer
    3.18 m/sec2
  2. Dunlop Sport All Season
    3.05 m/sec2
  3. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    3.05 m/sec2
  4. Viking FourTech
    2.99 m/sec2
  5. Nokian SeasonProof
    2.7 m/sec2
  6. Continental AllSeasonContact
    2.68 m/sec2
  7. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    2.65 m/sec2
  8. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    2.62 m/sec2
  9. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    2.54 m/sec2
  10. Michelin CrossClimate 2
    2.52 m/sec2
  11. Giti GitiAllSeason AS1
    2.52 m/sec2
  12. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    2.49 m/sec2
  13. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    2.44 m/sec2
  14. Reference Winter
    2.4 m/sec2
  15. Kumho Solus 4S HA32
    2.36 m/sec2
  16. Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
    2.28 m/sec2
  17. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    2.2 m/sec2
  18. Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02
    1.93 m/sec2

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Spread: 31.30 M (122.3%) | Avg: 28.94 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%.
  1. Nokian SeasonProof
    25.6 M
  2. Reference Winter
    25.8 M
  3. Continental AllSeasonContact
    26.1 M
  4. Viking FourTech
    26.8 M
  5. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    26.9 M
  6. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    27 M
  7. Michelin CrossClimate 2
    27 M
  8. Kumho Solus 4S HA32
    27.1 M
  9. Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02
    27.2 M
  10. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    27.2 M
  11. Giti GitiAllSeason AS1
    27.3 M
  12. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    27.4 M
  13. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    27.6 M
  14. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    28 M
  15. Dunlop Sport All Season
    28.2 M
  16. Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
    28.5 M
  17. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    30.4 M
  18. Reference Summer
    56.9 M

Snow Traction (N)

Spread: 2023.00 N (67.4%) | Avg: 2663.94 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%.
  1. Nokian SeasonProof
    3003 N
  2. Michelin CrossClimate 2
    2995 N
  3. Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02
    2916 N
  4. Reference Winter
    2875 N
  5. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    2867 N
  6. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    2832 N
  7. Dunlop Sport All Season
    2818 N
  8. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    2818 N
  9. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    2805 N
  10. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    2783 N
  11. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    2715 N
  12. Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
    2691 N
  13. Continental AllSeasonContact
    2666 N
  14. Kumho Solus 4S HA32
    2631 N
  15. Giti GitiAllSeason AS1
    2563 N
  16. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    2503 N
  17. Viking FourTech
    2490 N
  18. Reference Summer
    980 N

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 2.30 Km/H (5.5%) | Avg: 40.75 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%.
  1. Nokian SeasonProof
    41.9 Km/H
  2. Reference Winter
    41.7 Km/H
  3. Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02
    41.3 Km/H
  4. Michelin CrossClimate 2
    41.3 Km/H
  5. Continental AllSeasonContact
    41.3 Km/H
  6. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    41.2 Km/H
  7. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    41 Km/H
  8. Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
    40.8 Km/H
  9. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    40.8 Km/H
  10. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    40.6 Km/H
  11. Viking FourTech
    40.6 Km/H
  12. Kumho Solus 4S HA32
    40.5 Km/H
  13. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    40.3 Km/H
  14. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    40.2 Km/H
  15. Giti GitiAllSeason AS1
    39.9 Km/H
  16. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    39.7 Km/H
  17. Dunlop Sport All Season
    39.6 Km/H

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

Spread: 2.40 dB (3.4%) | Avg: 72.19 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%.
  1. Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
    71.1 dB
  2. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    71.4 dB
  3. Nokian SeasonProof
    71.5 dB
  4. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    71.6 dB
  5. Giti GitiAllSeason AS1
    71.6 dB
  6. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    71.9 dB
  7. Kumho Solus 4S HA32
    71.9 dB
  8. Michelin CrossClimate 2
    72 dB
  9. Reference Summer
    72 dB
  10. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    72.1 dB
  11. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    72.3 dB
  12. Viking FourTech
    72.5 dB
  13. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    72.5 dB
  14. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    72.6 dB
  15. Continental AllSeasonContact
    72.6 dB
  16. Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02
    73.1 dB
  17. Dunlop Sport All Season
    73.3 dB
  18. Reference Winter
    73.5 dB

Value Performance Overview

Wear (KM)

Spread: 23850.00 KM (43.7%) | Avg: 42138.06 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%.
  1. Kumho Solus 4S HA32
    54524 KM
  2. Nokian SeasonProof
    51326 KM
  3. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    50455 KM
  4. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    46779 KM
  5. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    46012 KM
  6. Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02
    44821 KM
  7. Continental AllSeasonContact
    43549 KM
  8. Viking FourTech
    42246 KM
  9. Michelin CrossClimate 2
    40407 KM
  10. Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
    40063 KM
  11. Dunlop Sport All Season
    39164 KM
  12. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    38316 KM
  13. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    36578 KM
  14. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    34695 KM
  15. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    34600 KM
  16. Giti GitiAllSeason AS1
    30674 KM

Value (Price/1000)

Spread: 8.63 Price/1000 (117.6%) | Avg: 11.80 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%.
  1. Kumho Solus 4S HA32
    7.34 Price/1000
  2. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    8.23 Price/1000
  3. Nokian SeasonProof
    9.16 Price/1000
  4. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    9.45 Price/1000
  5. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    10.31 Price/1000
  6. Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02
    10.37 Price/1000
  7. Viking FourTech
    10.89 Price/1000
  8. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    11 Price/1000
  9. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    12.83 Price/1000
  10. Dunlop Sport All Season
    13.02 Price/1000
  11. Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
    13.1 Price/1000
  12. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    13.58 Price/1000
  13. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    13.67 Price/1000
  14. Continental AllSeasonContact
    14.12 Price/1000
  15. Michelin CrossClimate 2
    15.72 Price/1000
  16. Giti GitiAllSeason AS1
    15.97 Price/1000

Price

Spread: 250.00 (64.9%) | Avg: 484.69

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%.
  1. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    385
  2. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    395
  3. Kumho Solus 4S HA32
    400
  4. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    435
  5. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    445
  6. Viking FourTech
    460
  7. Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02
    465
  8. Nokian SeasonProof
    470
  9. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    470
  10. Giti GitiAllSeason AS1
    490
  11. Dunlop Sport All Season
    500
  12. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    510
  13. Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
    525
  14. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    555
  15. Continental AllSeasonContact
    615
  16. Michelin CrossClimate 2
    635

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Spread: 2.31 kg / t (32.4%) | Avg: 8.24 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%.
  1. Viking FourTech
    7.13 kg / t
  2. Michelin CrossClimate 2
    7.17 kg / t
  3. Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
    7.51 kg / t
  4. Dunlop Sport All Season
    7.62 kg / t
  5. Reference Summer
    7.64 kg / t
  6. Continental AllSeasonContact
    7.66 kg / t
  7. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
    7.99 kg / t
  8. Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02
    8.13 kg / t
  9. Kumho Solus 4S HA32
    8.2 kg / t
  10. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    8.24 kg / t
  11. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    8.26 kg / t
  12. Nokian SeasonProof
    8.57 kg / t
  13. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    8.6 kg / t
  14. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    8.79 kg / t
  15. Giti GitiAllSeason AS1
    8.81 kg / t
  16. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    9.19 kg / t
  17. Reference Winter
    9.33 kg / t
  18. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    9.44 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position Tire Score
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 0%
2 Continental AllSeasonContact 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 Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO 0%
10 Dunlop Sport All Season 0%
11 Viking FourTech 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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