Below are all the data points for the 2021 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.

Reference Winter

Imperial All Season Driver

Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV

Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

Vredestein Quatrac Pro

Continental AllSeasonContact

Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV

Michelin CrossClimate 2

Cooper Discoverer All Season

Reference Summer

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 11.00 M (31.1%) | Avg: 41.56 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 35.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 23.7%.

Reference Summer

35.4 M
Michelin CrossClimate 2

38.2 M
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

40.3 M
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV

40.6 M
Cooper Discoverer All Season

40.7 M
Vredestein Quatrac Pro

41.9 M
Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X

42 M
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV

42.9 M
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO

43.3 M
Imperial All Season Driver

43.4 M
Continental AllSeasonContact

43.6 M
Reference Winter

46.4 M

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 2.20 Km/H (2.1%) | Avg: 104.53 Km/H

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: All the tires in the dry handling test finished less than 3% apart.

Reference Summer

105.7 Km/H
Michelin CrossClimate 2

105.5 Km/H
Vredestein Quatrac Pro

105.2 Km/H
Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X

104.9 Km/H
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO

104.8 Km/H
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV

104.6 Km/H
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV

104.5 Km/H
Continental AllSeasonContact

104.2 Km/H
Cooper Discoverer All Season

104.1 Km/H
Imperial All Season Driver

103.7 Km/H
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

103.7 Km/H
Reference Winter

103.5 Km/H

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 14.40 M (31%) | Avg: 51.21 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 46.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 23.7%.

Reference Summer

46.4 M
Continental AllSeasonContact

48.3 M
Vredestein Quatrac Pro

48.6 M
Reference Winter

49.5 M
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV

49.9 M
Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X

50.4 M
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO

50.7 M
Cooper Discoverer All Season

51 M
Michelin CrossClimate 2

52 M
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

53 M
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV

53.9 M
Imperial All Season Driver

60.8 M

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 4.90 Km/H (7.4%) | Avg: 64.26 Km/H

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Vredestein Quatrac Pro with a result of 66.2 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 7.4%.

Vredestein Quatrac Pro

66.2 Km/H
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO

65.7 Km/H
Reference Summer

65.6 Km/H
Continental AllSeasonContact

65.5 Km/H
Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X

65.1 Km/H
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV

64.7 Km/H
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

64.1 Km/H
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV

63.6 Km/H
Reference Winter

63.3 Km/H
Michelin CrossClimate 2

63.2 Km/H
Cooper Discoverer All Season

62.8 Km/H
Imperial All Season Driver

61.3 Km/H

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Spread: 11.80 Km/H (13.6%) | Avg: 82.67 Km/H

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV with a result of 86.8 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 13.6%.

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV

86.8 Km/H
Continental AllSeasonContact

86 Km/H
Reference Winter

86 Km/H
Cooper Discoverer All Season

85.5 Km/H
Reference Summer

84.4 Km/H
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO

83.6 Km/H
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

83.5 Km/H
Michelin CrossClimate 2

82 Km/H
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV

81.5 Km/H
Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X

81 Km/H
Imperial All Season Driver

76.7 Km/H
Vredestein Quatrac Pro

75 Km/H

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Spread: 1.33 m/sec2 (27.4%) | Avg: 4.27 m/sec2

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter with a result of 4.86 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 27.4%.

Reference Winter

4.86 m/sec2
Cooper Discoverer All Season

4.81 m/sec2
Continental AllSeasonContact

4.8 m/sec2
Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X

4.45 m/sec2
Michelin CrossClimate 2

4.43 m/sec2
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV

4.39 m/sec2
Reference Summer

4.36 m/sec2
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO

3.99 m/sec2
Vredestein Quatrac Pro

3.97 m/sec2
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

3.83 m/sec2
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV

3.76 m/sec2
Imperial All Season Driver

3.53 m/sec2

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Spread: 34.20 M (148.7%) | Avg: 27.15 M

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter with a result of 23 M. The difference between best and worst was 59.8%.

Reference Winter

23 M
Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X

23.8 M
Continental AllSeasonContact

23.9 M
Michelin CrossClimate 2

24.4 M
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

24.5 M
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV

24.6 M
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO

24.6 M
Cooper Discoverer All Season

24.6 M
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV

24.9 M
Vredestein Quatrac Pro

25 M
Imperial All Season Driver

25.3 M
Reference Summer

57.2 M

Snow Traction (N)

Spread: 2212.00 N (62.9%) | Avg: 3210.33 N

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X with a result of 3518 N. The difference between best and worst was 62.9%.

Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X

3518 N
Reference Winter

3514 N
Michelin CrossClimate 2

3493 N
Continental AllSeasonContact

3486 N
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

3478 N
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO

3444 N
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV

3376 N
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV

3339 N
Cooper Discoverer All Season

3230 N
Vredestein Quatrac Pro

3177 N
Imperial All Season Driver

3163 N
Reference Summer

1306 N

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 12.00 Km/H (27.3%) | Avg: 41.87 Km/H

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter with a result of 44 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 27.3%.

Reference Winter

44 Km/H
Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X

43.6 Km/H
Continental AllSeasonContact

43.4 Km/H
Michelin CrossClimate 2

43.4 Km/H
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

42.9 Km/H
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV

42.6 Km/H
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV

42.5 Km/H
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO

42.4 Km/H
Vredestein Quatrac Pro

42.3 Km/H
Cooper Discoverer All Season

42 Km/H
Imperial All Season Driver

41.3 Km/H
Reference Summer

32 Km/H

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

Spread: 3.40 dB (4.8%) | Avg: 72.62 dB

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 with a result of 70.8 dB. The difference between best and worst was 4.6%.

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

70.8 dB
Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X

71.7 dB
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV

72.2 dB
Reference Summer

72.3 dB
Cooper Discoverer All Season

72.4 dB
Michelin CrossClimate 2

72.5 dB
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO

72.6 dB
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV

72.7 dB
Continental AllSeasonContact

72.7 dB
Imperial All Season Driver

73.5 dB
Vredestein Quatrac Pro

73.8 dB
Reference Winter

74.2 dB

Value Performance Overview

Price

Spread: 285.00 (96.6%) | Avg: 458.00

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Imperial All Season Driver. The difference between best and worst was 49.1%.

Imperial All Season Driver

295
Cooper Discoverer All Season

365
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV

395
Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X

415
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

440
Vredestein Quatrac Pro

510
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV

515
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO

520
Continental AllSeasonContact

545
Michelin CrossClimate 2

580

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Spread: 2.66 kg / t (39.9%) | Avg: 7.80 kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 6.66 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 28.5%.

Reference Summer

6.66 kg / t
Michelin CrossClimate 2

7.11 kg / t
Continental AllSeasonContact

7.2 kg / t
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

7.32 kg / t
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO

7.86 kg / t
Vredestein Quatrac Pro

7.88 kg / t
Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X

7.9 kg / t
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV

7.93 kg / t
Reference Winter

8.01 kg / t
Imperial All Season Driver

8.01 kg / t
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV

8.39 kg / t
Cooper Discoverer All Season

9.32 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position	Tire	Score
	Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X	0%
2	Michelin CrossClimate 2	0%
3	Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV	0%
4	Continental AllSeasonContact	0%
5	Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	0%
6	Vredestein Quatrac Pro	0%
7	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2	0%
8	Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV	0%
9	Cooper Discoverer All Season	0%
10	Imperial All Season Driver	0%
11	Reference Summer	0%
12	Reference Winter	0%

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2021 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test