2021 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test

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.

Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
Michelin CrossClimate 2
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV
Continental AllSeasonContact
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
Vredestein Quatrac Pro
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV
Cooper Discoverer All Season
Imperial All Season Driver
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 35.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 23.7%.

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

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

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 46.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 23.7%.

Wet Handling (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%.

Straight Aqua (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%.

Curved Aquaplaning (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%.

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 M. The difference between best and worst was 59.8%.

Snow Traction (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%.

Snow Handling (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%.

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 70.8 dB. The difference between best and worst was 4.6%.

Value Performance Overview

Price

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%.

Rolling Resistance (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%.

Overall Findings

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

Position Tire Score
1 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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