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2023 TUV Report All Season Test

Compare each discipline in the tested size. See the measured result, position and gap to the best tire, then read the verdict for the trade-offs behind the finishing order.

Tested size: 205/55 R16
Tires tested: 4
Disciplines: 8

Read the measurements, not just the rank

Lower is better for braking distances and lap times; higher is better for subjective scores and aquaplaning speed. Bars start at zero. Read the gap alongside the position: adjacent tires can be separated by very different margins.

Positions and gaps always refer to the full test field within each group. Selecting tires does not recalculate rankings or change the best-in-test benchmark.

Dry

Dry Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin CrossClimate 2	124 ft	Best
2Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	127 ft	+3 ft
3Continental AllSeasonContact	135 ft	+11 ft
4Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	139 ft	+15 ft

The difference between best and worst was 11.9% (15 ft ≈ 1 Car Lengths).

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	89 ft	Best
2Continental AllSeasonContact	93 ft	+4 ft
3Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	95 ft	+6 ft
4Michelin CrossClimate 2	103 ft	+14 ft

The difference between best and worst was 15.4% (14 ft ≈ 0.9 Car Lengths).

Wet Circle
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Continental AllSeasonContact	14.9 mph	Best
2Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	14.5 mph	-0.4 mph
3Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	14.3 mph	-0.6 mph
4Michelin CrossClimate 2	13.8 mph	-1.1 mph

The difference between best and worst was 7.4% (1.1 mph).

Straight Aqua
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Continental AllSeasonContact	55.2 mph	Best
2Michelin CrossClimate 2	54.9 mph	-0.3 mph
3Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	54.4 mph	-0.8 mph
4Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	53.9 mph	-1.3 mph

All the tires in the Straight Aqua test finished less than 3% apart.

Snow

Snow Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Michelin CrossClimate 2	56 ft	Best	0 mph
2Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	57 ft	+1 ft	9 mph
3Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	57 ft	+1 ft	12 mph
4Continental AllSeasonContact	59 ft	+3 ft	18 mph

The difference between best and worst was 5.3% (3 ft). From 80 mph, the Continental AllSeasonContact would still be travelling at 18 mph when the Michelin CrossClimate 2 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Snow Traction
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin CrossClimate 2	4.05 s	Best
2Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	4.17 s	+0.12 s
3Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	4.31 s	+0.26 s
4Continental AllSeasonContact	4.4 s	+0.35 s

The difference between best and worst was 8.6% (0.35 s).

Subj. Snow Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin CrossClimate 2	7.96 Points	Best
2Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	7.74 Points	-0.22 Points
3Continental AllSeasonContact	7.24 Points	-0.72 Points
4Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	7.17 Points	-0.79 Points

The difference between best and worst was 9.9% (0.79 Points).

Snow Circle
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin CrossClimate 2	11.8 ft/s²	Best
2Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6	11.7 ft/s²	-0.1 ft/s²
3Continental AllSeasonContact	11.3 ft/s²	-0.5 ft/s²
4Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	11.0 ft/s²	-0.8 ft/s²