2023 TUV Report All Season Test

For the launch of the new Bridgestone Turanza AllSeason 6, Bridgestone had the independent test body TÜV SÜD Automotive GmbH conduct a comprehensive test of the new all season tire, and compare it to the leaders in the all season category, the Continental AllSeasonContact, Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-3, and Michelin CrossClimate 2.

While this isn't a traditional magazine test, it is interesting data, and as many of you have questions about the performance of the new Turanza AllSeason 6, we believe it's worth including on the site.

There are some missing tests you would usually see in a full tire test, such as dry and wet handling, but from the data we have, the new Bridgestone performs very well in the key safety tests of wet braking, dry braking and snow braking. We've applied a "normal" balanced all season score weighting to the overall results and the new Bridgestone performs best overall.

As always you can adjust the score weighting of the results here to see which tire is best for your own driving.

Wet

Dry

Snow

Results

1^st

Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6

205/55 R16 94V XL

The new Turanza All Season 6 performed well in all tests, with its strongest performances in wet braking (1st place) and dry braking (2nd place). It also performed well in snow, ranking 2nd in snow braking and snow traction. Its performance in the wet circle test and straight aquaplaning was slightly weaker, coming in at 2nd and 4th place respectively

Dry97.9%

Wet98.9%

Snow98.6%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (8)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	2nd / 4	127 ft	+3 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	1st / 4	89 ft	Best in this discipline
Wet CircleHigher is better	2nd / 4	14.5 mph	-0.4 mph
Straight AquaHigher is better	4th / 4	53.9 mph	-1.3 mph
Snow BrakingLower is better	2nd / 4	57 ft	+1 ft
Snow TractionLower is better	2nd / 4	4.17 s	+0.12 s
Subj. Snow HandlingHigher is better	2nd / 4	7.74 Points	-0.22 Points
Snow CircleHigher is better	2nd / 4	11.7 ft/s²	-0.1 ft/s²

3PMSF

Yes

2^nd

Michelin CrossClimate 2

205/55 R16 94V XL

The CrossClimate 2 demonstrated strong performance in dry conditions, ranking 1st in dry braking. It also excelled in snow tests, achieving 1st place in snow braking, snow traction, and subjective snow handling. However, it did not perform as well in wet conditions, ranking 4th in wet braking and the wet circle test

Dry100%

Wet89.7%

Snow100%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (8)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	1st / 4	124 ft	Best in this discipline
Wet BrakingLower is better	4th / 4	103 ft	+14 ft
Wet CircleHigher is better	4th / 4	13.8 mph	-1.1 mph
Straight AquaHigher is better	2nd / 4	54.9 mph	-0.3 mph
Snow BrakingLower is better	1st / 4	56 ft	Best in this discipline
Snow TractionLower is better	1st / 4	4.05 s	Best in this discipline
Subj. Snow HandlingHigher is better	1st / 4	7.96 Points	Best in this discipline
Snow CircleHigher is better	1st / 4	11.8 ft/s²	Best in this discipline

3PMSF

Yes

3^rd

Continental AllSeasonContact

205/55 R16 94V XL

The AllSeasonContact showed exceptional performance in wet conditions, achieving 1st place in the wet circle test and straight aquaplaning. It also performed well in wet braking (2nd place). However, it performed less well in dry conditions and snow, ranking 3rd in dry braking and 4th in all snow tests

Dry91.5%

Wet97.7%

Snow94.2%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (8)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	3rd / 4	135 ft	+11 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	2nd / 4	93 ft	+4 ft
Wet CircleHigher is better	1st / 4	14.9 mph	Best in this discipline
Straight AquaHigher is better	1st / 4	55.2 mph	Best in this discipline
Snow BrakingLower is better	4th / 4	59 ft	+3 ft
Snow TractionLower is better	4th / 4	4.4 s	+0.35 s
Subj. Snow HandlingHigher is better	3rd / 4	7.24 Points	-0.72 Points
Snow CircleHigher is better	3rd / 4	11.3 ft/s²	-0.5 ft/s²

3PMSF

Yes

4^th

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

205/55 R16 94V XL

The Vector 4Seasons Gen3 demonstrated a balanced performance across different conditions. It achieved 1st place in the snow circle test and performed relatively well in other tests, although it ranked 4th in dry braking and subjective snow handling

Dry89.4%

Wet95.2%

Snow95%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (8)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	4th / 4	139 ft	+15 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	3rd / 4	95 ft	+6 ft
Wet CircleHigher is better	3rd / 4	14.3 mph	-0.6 mph
Straight AquaHigher is better	3rd / 4	54.4 mph	-0.8 mph
Snow BrakingLower is better	3rd / 4	57 ft	+1 ft
Snow TractionLower is better	3rd / 4	4.31 s	+0.26 s
Subj. Snow HandlingHigher is better	4th / 4	7.17 Points	-0.79 Points
Snow CircleHigher is better	4th / 4	11.0 ft/s²	-0.8 ft/s²

3PMSF

Yes