For the 2024 AutoBild Camper test, Autobild tested the popular 235/55 R17 size. While they used a camper van for the test, this tire dimension is commonly found on a variety of vehicles, including SUVs such as the Audi Q3 and BMW X1, and even some family cars like the Volkswagen Passat Alltrack.
The Michelin CrossClimate 2 emerged as the clear winner, earning top marks across all test categories. It demonstrated exceptional performance in winter conditions, with impressive traction and handling on snow and ice. The tire also excelled in wet conditions, offering excellent aquaplaning resistance and short braking distances. On dry roads, it provided precise handling and low rolling resistance, contributing to fuel efficiency.
Following closely behind were the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF 2 and the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-3, both of which showed strong all-round capabilities. These tires performed admirably in winter conditions and maintained high levels of safety and performance in wet and dry situations.
At the other end of the spectrum, the Minerva Allseason Master XL struggled in several key areas, particularly in wet conditions and on dry roads. While it offered acceptable performance on snow, its overall scores were significantly lower than the top-performing tires.
One of the most interesting aspects of the test was how the all-season tires compared to dedicated summer and winter reference tires. Surprisingly, the top-performing all-season tires, particularly the Michelin CrossClimate 2, outperformed the winter tire in several snow and ice tests. This included better traction, shorter braking distances, and more precise handling on snowy surfaces.
In dry conditions, as expected, the summer tire generally outperformed the all-season options. It provided the shortest braking distances and the most dynamic handling on dry roads. However, the gap between the best all-season tires and the summer tire was notably small, with the Michelin and Pirelli models coming close to summer tire performance levels.
The winter tire, while strong in snowy conditions, fell behind the best all-season tires in wet and dry performance.
Dry
Below, you'll find charts detailing the dry braking distances from 100 km/h and the handling performance of each tested tire. Pay particular attention to how the top-performing all-season tires compare to the benchmark summer tire. This comparison will help illustrate just how far all-season tire technology has come in recent years.
Dry Braking
Spread: 7.30 M (17.9%)|Avg: 44.81 M
Dry braking in meters (100 - 0 km/h) (Lower is better)
Reference Summer Ref
40.80 M
Michelin CrossClimate 2
41.70 M
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV
43.00 M
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
43.20 M
Cooper Discoverer All Season
43.80 M
Minerva All Season Master
44.80 M
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
44.80 M
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 E
44.90 M
Continental AllSeasonContact
45.40 M
Nokian SeasonProof
45.70 M
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
46.50 M
Vredestein Quatrac Pro
46.90 M
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
47.70 M
Reference Winter Ref
48.10 M
Dry Handling
Spread: 2.50 Km/H (2.6%)|Avg: 95.41 Km/H
Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
96.80 Km/H
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
96.70 Km/H
Reference Summer Ref
96.50 Km/H
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
95.70 Km/H
Vredestein Quatrac Pro
95.50 Km/H
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
95.50 Km/H
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 E
95.50 Km/H
Continental AllSeasonContact
95.10 Km/H
Michelin CrossClimate 2
95.00 Km/H
Minerva All Season Master
94.90 Km/H
Cooper Discoverer All Season
94.80 Km/H
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV
94.80 Km/H
Nokian SeasonProof
94.70 Km/H
Reference Winter Ref
94.30 Km/H
Wet
The wet tests had some interesting results. While the summer reference tire excelled in wet braking, stopping a full 4.8 meters shorter than the best all-season tire from 100 km/h, it only managed mid-pack performance in wet handling. Surprisingly, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-3 outperformed both the summer and winter reference tires in wet handling, demonstrating the progress of all-season technology. In aquaplaning resistance, the Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV topped the charts, even surpassing the winter tire, which typically excels in this area.
Wet Braking
Spread: 11.00 M (25.1%)|Avg: 50.76 M
Wet braking in meters (100 - 0 km/h) (Lower is better)
Reference Summer Ref
43.90 M
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
48.70 M
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
49.90 M
Continental AllSeasonContact
50.00 M
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV
50.40 M
Cooper Discoverer All Season
50.40 M
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 E
50.50 M
Vredestein Quatrac Pro
50.60 M
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
50.90 M
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
51.00 M
Michelin CrossClimate 2
51.10 M
Minerva All Season Master
54.10 M
Nokian SeasonProof
54.20 M
Reference Winter Ref
54.90 M
Wet Handling
Spread: 3.80 Km/H (4.9%)|Avg: 75.89 Km/H
Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
77.70 Km/H
Continental AllSeasonContact
77.30 Km/H
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
77.10 Km/H
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
77.00 Km/H
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV
76.80 Km/H
Vredestein Quatrac Pro
76.60 Km/H
Cooper Discoverer All Season
75.90 Km/H
Reference Summer Ref
75.90 Km/H
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 E
75.20 Km/H
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
75.20 Km/H
Reference Winter Ref
75.10 Km/H
Nokian SeasonProof
74.60 Km/H
Michelin CrossClimate 2
74.20 Km/H
Minerva All Season Master
73.90 Km/H
Wet Circle
Spread: 1.11 s (6.7%)|Avg: 17.03 s
Wet Circle Lap Time in seconds (Lower is better)
Continental AllSeasonContact
16.63 s
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
16.67 s
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
16.70 s
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV
16.73 s
Reference Summer Ref
16.74 s
Vredestein Quatrac Pro
16.80 s
Cooper Discoverer All Season
16.93 s
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
16.94 s
Reference Winter Ref
17.10 s
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 E
17.31 s
Nokian SeasonProof
17.33 s
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
17.34 s
Michelin CrossClimate 2
17.40 s
Minerva All Season Master
17.74 s
Straight Aqua
Spread: 17.10 Km/H (18.5%)|Avg: 83.84 Km/H
Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV
92.30 Km/H
Reference Winter Ref
91.50 Km/H
Michelin CrossClimate 2
91.00 Km/H
Cooper Discoverer All Season
86.70 Km/H
Reference Summer Ref
86.20 Km/H
Continental AllSeasonContact
85.20 Km/H
Vredestein Quatrac Pro
85.10 Km/H
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
82.60 Km/H
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
82.50 Km/H
Nokian SeasonProof
80.50 Km/H
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 E
79.00 Km/H
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
78.00 Km/H
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
77.90 Km/H
Minerva All Season Master
75.20 Km/H
Snow
In the snow the winter reference tire showed its strength, but didn't dominate as expected. The Michelin CrossClimate 2 matched or exceeded the winter tire's performance in snow traction and handling, while the Nokian led in snow braking.
Snow Braking
Spread: 18.10 M (66.3%)|Avg: 29.96 M
Snow braking in meters (50 - 0 km/h) (Lower is better)
Nokian SeasonProof
27.30 M
Reference Winter Ref
28.10 M
Michelin CrossClimate 2
28.20 M
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
28.60 M
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
28.70 M
Cooper Discoverer All Season
28.70 M
Continental AllSeasonContact
28.80 M
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
28.80 M
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
29.10 M
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV
29.10 M
Minerva All Season Master
29.20 M
Vredestein Quatrac Pro
29.50 M
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 E
29.90 M
Reference Summer Ref
45.40 M
Snow Traction
Spread: 1761.00 N (38.8%)|Avg: 4292.79 N
Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)
Vredestein Quatrac Pro
4543.00 N
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
4540.00 N
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
4525.00 N
Michelin CrossClimate 2
4522.00 N
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
4457.00 N
Reference Winter Ref
4435.00 N
Nokian SeasonProof
4429.00 N
Continental AllSeasonContact
4365.00 N
Cooper Discoverer All Season
4329.00 N
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
4319.00 N
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV
4317.00 N
Minerva All Season Master
4274.00 N
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 E
4262.00 N
Reference Summer Ref
2782.00 N
Snow Handling
Spread: 14.00 Km/H (22.1%)|Avg: 60.31 Km/H
Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)
Michelin CrossClimate 2
63.40 Km/H
Reference Winter Ref
62.30 Km/H
Continental AllSeasonContact
62.10 Km/H
Cooper Discoverer All Season
61.50 Km/H
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
61.30 Km/H
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
61.20 Km/H
Nokian SeasonProof
61.00 Km/H
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV
60.90 Km/H
Vredestein Quatrac Pro
60.90 Km/H
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
60.80 Km/H
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
60.40 Km/H
Minerva All Season Master
59.80 Km/H
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 E
59.40 Km/H
Reference Summer Ref
49.40 Km/H
Snow Slalom
Spread: 1.70 m/sec2 (34.2%)|Avg: 4.41 m/sec2
Lateral acceleration (Higher is better)
Michelin CrossClimate 2
4.97 m/sec2
Nokian SeasonProof
4.68 m/sec2
Continental AllSeasonContact
4.63 m/sec2
Reference Winter Ref
4.58 m/sec2
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV
4.54 m/sec2
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
4.50 m/sec2
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
4.48 m/sec2
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
4.42 m/sec2
Minerva All Season Master
4.41 m/sec2
Cooper Discoverer All Season
4.39 m/sec2
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
4.35 m/sec2
Vredestein Quatrac Pro
4.31 m/sec2
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 E
4.26 m/sec2
Reference Summer Ref
3.27 m/sec2
Comfort
If noise is your priority the majority of the all season tires beat the summer tire, and every all season tire beat the winter tire in the external noise test. The results table includes a "Abrollkomfort" (rolling comfort) score, which is distinct from the external noise test. The Bridgestone Weather Control A005-Evo and the Vredestein Quatrac Pro received high marks for comfort, suggesting they offer a smoother, more pleasant ride. However, it's worth noting that some high-performing tires in safety tests, like the Hankook Kinergy 4S², scored lower in the comfort category, highlighting the trade-offs often necessary in tire design.
Noise
Spread: 2.90 dB (4.1%)|Avg: 71.45 dB
External noise in dB (Lower is better)
Nokian SeasonProof
70.10 dB
Vredestein Quatrac Pro
70.30 dB
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
70.50 dB
Michelin CrossClimate 2
70.70 dB
Cooper Discoverer All Season
70.70 dB
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
71.30 dB
Minerva All Season Master
71.40 dB
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 E
71.40 dB
Reference Summer Ref
71.50 dB
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV
71.80 dB
Continental AllSeasonContact
72.30 dB
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
72.50 dB
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
72.80 dB
Reference Winter Ref
73.00 dB
Value
It's no surprise that Michelin are the most expensive, and the budget tires the cheapest.
Price
Spread: 320.00 (81%)|Avg: 580.42
Price in local currency (Lower is better)
Minerva All Season Master
395.00
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV
520.00
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
535.00
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
555.00
Cooper Discoverer All Season
560.00
Vredestein Quatrac Pro
570.00
Nokian SeasonProof
585.00
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
600.00
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 E
625.00
Continental AllSeasonContact
625.00
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
680.00
Michelin CrossClimate 2
715.00
The Michelin CrossClimate 2 demonstrated the lowest rolling resistance at 6.75 kg/t, potentially offering the best fuel efficiency among the tested tires. It was followed closely by the Continental AllSeasonContact at 6.97 kg/t.
At the other end of the spectrum, the Cooper Discoverer All Season showed the highest rolling resistance at 8.54 kg/t, which could result in slightly higher fuel consumption.
Interestingly, some all-season tires outperformed the summer reference tire in this aspect, with the summer tire measuring 7.33 kg/t. The winter reference tire had a higher rolling resistance at 8.09 kg/t.
Winter specialist with safe driving characteristics in all weather, impressive qualities on ice and snow, very good safety reserves for aquaplaning, precise steering behavior with good feedback, short dry braking distances, fuel-saving rolling resistance.
Premium all-rounder with good performance potential and safe driving characteristics on winter roads, exemplary deceleration on wet and dry tracks, harmonious dry handling, good rolling comfort, low rolling resistance.
Slight understeer tendency in wet conditions, high price.
Exemplary all-season tire with convincing driving performance in all weather conditions, impeccable winter qualities, sporty-dynamic wet and dry handling, precise steering behavior, fuel-saving rolling resistance, very good price-performance ratio.
Proven all-season profile with high performance potential, safe driving behavior on snow and wet roads, good aquaplaning qualities, short wet braking distances, fuel-saving rolling resistance.
Average grip level on dry roads, slightly extended dry braking distances.
Inexpensive all-season tire with balanced qualities on wet roads, stable lateral guidance and short braking distances on snow, very good aquaplaning reserves, short dry braking distances, quiet rolling noise.
Slightly understeering driving behavior on dry roads, limited rolling comfort.
Brand-name all-season tire with balanced qualities on wet and dry roads, good traction on snow, harmonious wet and dry handling, good aquaplaning properties, quiet passing noise.
Slight understeer tendency on ice and snow, extended dry braking distances.
All-rounder with balanced safe driving characteristics on ice and snow, decent safety reserves for aquaplaning, short snow and dry braking distances, quiet passing noise, low price level.
Understeering handling and delayed steering response on dry roads, increased rolling resistance.
Convincingly safe handling qualities in all weather conditions, impeccable winter properties, dynamic wet and dry handling, short wet and dry braking distances, quiet rolling noise, low price.
Limited reserves for aquaplaning, satisfactory rolling comfort, increased rolling resistance.
Premium brand with direct steering and agile driving behavior on wet and dry roads, short dry braking distances, good rolling comfort, fuel-saving rolling resistance.
Weak driving performance and lack of lateral guidance on snow and ice, satisfactory aquaplaning qualities, high price level.