2023 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test

Below are all the data points for the 2023 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.

Reference Tires: Reference tires are highlighted with a yellow background and are included as benchmarks rather than competitive entries.
Michelin CrossClimate 2
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
Vredestein Quatrac
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
Kleber Quadraxer 3
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
Kumho Solus 4S HA32 Plus
Dunlop Sport All Season
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02
Toyo Celsius AS2
Ceat 4 SeasonDrive+
Falken Euroall Season AS220 Pro
Reference Winter (Reference)
Reference Summer (Reference)

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate 2 with a result of 37.7 M. The difference between best and worst was 11.3%. The Reference Summer [reference tire] was 4.5% better than the best competitive tire.

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 Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 with a result of 45 M. The difference between best and worst was 11.1%. The Reference Summer [reference tire] was 4.7% better than the best competitive tire.

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Vredestein Quatrac with a result of 76.1 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 7.4%. The Reference Summer [reference tire] was 1.4% better than the best competitive tire.

Wet Circle (s)

Wet Circle Lap Time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Vredestein Quatrac with a result of 11.62 s. The difference between best and worst was 5.2%. The Reference Summer [reference tire] was 0.5% better than the best competitive tire.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 with a result of 81.7 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 12.5%. The best competitive tire was 3.4% better than Reference Summer [reference tire].

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Kinergy 4S2 with a result of 3.58 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 31.8%. The best competitive tire was 4.7% better than Reference Summer [reference tire].

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 with a result of 22.5 M. The difference between best and worst was 12.5%. The Reference Winter [reference tire] was 7.1% better than the best competitive tire.

Snow Traction (N)

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 with a result of 2777 N. The difference between best and worst was 13.2%. The Reference Winter [reference tire] was 4.1% better than the best competitive tire.

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate 2 with a result of 58.1 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 5.5%. The Reference Winter [reference tire] was 1.2% better than the best competitive tire.

Snow Slalom (m/sec2)

Lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate 2 with a result of 4.27 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 16.4%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

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

Tire Weight (Kg)

Tire Weight Per Set (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Dunlop Sport All Season with a result of 34 Kg. The difference between best and worst was 12.1%.

Value Performance Overview

Wear (KM)

Predicted tread life in KM (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nexen N Blue 4Season 2 with a result of 75034 KM. The difference between best and worst was 59.9%.

Value (Price/1000)

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

Key Insight: The best performer was Nexen N Blue 4Season 2 with a result of 4.6 Price/1000. The difference between best and worst was 63.6%.

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02 with a result of 7.16 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 20.5%. The best competitive tire was 9.1% better than Reference Summer [reference tire].

Fuel Consumption (l/100km)

Fuel consumption in Litres per 100 km (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Dunlop Sport All Season with a result of 5.35 l/100km. The difference between best and worst was 7.4%.

Overall Findings

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

Reference Tires: Reference tires (highlighted with yellow background) are included as benchmarks rather than competitive entries. They typically show as 0% in overall scoring as they are not part of the final ranking.
Position Tire Score
1 Nexen N Blue 4Season 2 93.7%
2 Michelin CrossClimate 2 92.5%
3 Hankook Kinergy 4S2 92.1%
4 Continental AllSeasonContact 2 92.1%
5 Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 92%
6 Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 89.1%
7 Toyo Celsius AS2 88.7%
8 Kleber Quadraxer 3 87.9%
9 Ceat 4 SeasonDrive+ 87.3%
10 Kumho Solus 4S HA32 Plus 87.1%
11 Vredestein Quatrac 86.8%
12 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 86.2%
13 BFGoodrich Advantage All Season 84.4%
14 Dunlop Sport All Season 82.8%
15 Falken Euroall Season AS220 Pro 77.8%
16 Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02 75.7%
- Reference Winter (Reference) 0%
- Reference Summer (Reference) 0%

Test Winner

Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2

93.7%

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