2026 Auto Express All Season Tire Test

Auto Express has returned to 205/55 R16 for its 2026 all-season tire test, with eight tires bought on the open market through an independent German supplier. The snow tests were run at Hankook's proving ground at Ivalo in Finland, well inside the Arctic Circle, and the wet and dry tests at Continental's Contidrom in Germany, using a Volkswagen Golf and a Skoda Octavia. Two Continental tires ran alongside the field as references, the WinterContact TS 870 winter tire and the PremiumContact 7 summer tire.

The Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 won again, having also won Auto Express's previous all-season test. It took the key wet braking test, the wet handling lap and dry braking, and finished in the top three in most of the others. The margins behind it are tiny: the Michelin CrossClimate 3 was second, the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 third and the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 fourth, with the Nokian Seasonproof 2 fifth, and a single percentage point covers all five on Auto Express's overall score. The Falken Euroall Season AS220 and the Linglong Sport Master 4S took sixth and seventh, and the budget Tomket Allyear 3 was a distant last.

The Michelin is the most interesting result. It won all three snow tests, and in snow traction it was quicker than even the winter reference tire, but it was only sixth in wet braking and seventh on the wet circle. That is not a one-off: in our own 2026/27 all-season test it also won every snow test and finished ninth of ten in wet braking. The Pirelli is close to the mirror image. It won both of the main wet tests, and it was last of the eight all-season tires in snow braking, just as it was last in snow braking in our own test, although only a small distance covers the snow braking field here. Elsewhere the Nokian won both aquaplaning tests by a clear margin, and the Linglong, the cheapest tire in the test, set the fastest dry handling lap of the all-season tires.

The two references show how far all-season tires have come. The Continental WinterContact TS 870, winner of the 2026 Auto Express winter test, stopped shortest of all on snow and tied the Michelin on the snow handling lap, yet the Michelin beat it in snow traction. In the wet it was quicker around the circle than any all-season tire, but it needed more distance to stop than the best three all-season tires, and in dry braking only the Tomket stopped longer. The summer PremiumContact 7, runner-up in the 2026 Auto Express summer test, stopped shortest of all in both wet and dry braking and set the fastest wet and dry laps, but on snow it needed more than twice the Michelin's braking distance and could barely pull away. The Pirelli also ran in the winter test, as its all-season reference, where Auto Express judged its snow performance good enough for a mid-field finish among dedicated winter tires. Neither reference is included in the ranking here.

A note on the numbers below. Auto Express do not publish raw measurements, only each tire's result as a percentage of the best in that test, so the figures in these charts are built from estimated bests. The percentage gaps between the tires are exact; what is estimated is the absolute value the scale starts from. Auto Express quote the Michelin's snow traction time outright and enough distances and gaps to pin wet and dry braking closely, their note that the Michelin was the only all-season tire to stop in under 62 feet on snow narrows snow braking to a few tenths of a meter, and gaps in their text also set the snow and wet handling laps. For wet cornering, straight-line aquaplaning and rolling resistance, the Pirelli and the WinterContact TS 870 sit in the same relation to each other, within rounding, as they do in the Auto Express winter test, so the scale is taken from our figures for that test. Curved aquaplaning, dry handling and cabin noise have no anchor and are our own estimate, so treat those absolute figures as indicative. Because our scoring works on percentages, none of this affects the score weighting calculator on the results tab.

The full test, including Auto Express's own driving impressions of every tire, is on the Auto Express website.

Snow

Snow braking was measured from 25 mph down to 3 mph, with the track at between 12°F and 16°F. The Michelin stopped shortest of the all-season tires and was the only one to stop in under 62 feet, with the Bridgestone second and the Linglong, Falken and Tomket just behind. The winning Pirelli was last of the eight, but less than 3 feet covers the whole all-season field, so none of these tires is weak here. The winter reference stopped fractionally shorter than the Michelin, while the summer tire needed more than twice the distance.

Derived data. Auto Express publish percentages, not measurements. The gaps between these tires are exact. Auto Express say the Michelin was the only all-season tire to stop in under 62 feet, which limits the scale to a window of a few tenths of a meter, and we have used the middle of it.

Snow traction is the time taken to accelerate from 3 mph to 25 mph. The Michelin was quickest by a clear margin and also beat the winter reference, with the Bridgestone and Pirelli next and the Tomket slowest. The summer tire took around three times as long as the best.

Derived data. Auto Express publish percentages, not measurements. The gaps between these tires are exact, and the scale is anchored on the 5.68 seconds Auto Express quote for the Michelin.

The snow handling lap is an undulating track of around 1 mile. The Michelin set the fastest time, matched only by the winter reference, and Auto Express praised its grip and adjustability. The Pirelli was second, with the Bridgestone, Nokian and Continental closely grouped behind it, and the Linglong and Tomket were the slowest of the all-season tires. The summer tire was well over half a minute a lap slower than the best.

Derived data. Auto Express publish percentages, not measurements. The gaps between these tires are exact; the scale is set by the gap of almost one and a half seconds a lap that Auto Express quote between the Michelin and the Pirelli, so treat the absolute times as indicative.

Wet

The wet and dry tests ran at temperatures just above 45°F. Straight-line wet braking from 50 mph, done on a rail so that every stop used the same stretch of asphalt, is the test Auto Express treat as the benchmark, and the Pirelli won it, with the Bridgestone and Continental just 0 feet behind. The Nokian and Falken were next, the Michelin only sixth and the Linglong seventh. The Tomket needed 135 feet, more than 23 feet further than the next-worst tire from the same speed, which matches our own 2025/26 all-season test, where it was also last in wet braking. Of the references, the summer tire stopped shortest of all, while the winter tire stopped behind the best three all-season tires.

Derived data. Auto Express publish percentages, not measurements. The gaps between these tires are exact, and the scale is pinned by two distances quoted in the Auto Express text, 110 feet for the Falken and 135 feet for the Tomket. The other gaps they quote are consistent with it.

The wet handling circuit is 1 mile long and shows up grip, traction, balance and breakaway. The Pirelli set the fastest lap of the all-season tires, with the Continental a hair behind and the Michelin third, and Auto Express singled out the Pirelli's feel and the Continental's composure at the limit. The Tomket was almost ten seconds off the pace, and its behavior was so unpredictable that the testers stopped the car because it had made them feel sick.

Derived data. Auto Express publish percentages, not measurements. The gaps between these tires are exact; the scale comes from the lap-time gaps Auto Express quote for the Bridgestone and the Tomket, so treat the absolute times as indicative.

Wet cornering was timed on a 189 feet diameter circle. The Continental was quickest of the all-season tires, with the Nokian, Bridgestone and Pirelli close behind, while the Michelin was only seventh and the Tomket last. Both references were quicker than every all-season tire here.

Derived data. Auto Express publish percentages, not measurements. The gaps between these tires are exact. The Pirelli and the WinterContact TS 870 sit in the same relation to each other here as in the 2026 Auto Express winter test, so the scale comes from our figures for that test.

Straight-line aquaplaning is the speed at which a tire running through 9mm of standing water reaches 15 per cent slip. The Nokian was best and the only all-season tire to beat the winter reference, with the Pirelli and Bridgestone next, while the Falken, Linglong and Tomket trailed the rest.

Derived data. Auto Express publish percentages, not measurements. The gaps between these tires are exact. The Pirelli and the WinterContact TS 870 sit in the same relation to each other here, within rounding, as in the 2026 Auto Express winter test, so the scale comes from our figures for that test.

Curved aquaplaning measures the average sideways grip left through a bend flooded to 5mm, driven between 37 mph and 56 mph. The Nokian's advantage was even bigger here, and again it was the only all-season tire ahead of the winter reference. The Falken, Linglong and Tomket were well short of the rest, the Tomket by the widest margin.

Derived data. Auto Express publish percentages, not measurements. The gaps between these tires are exact, but no figure in the Auto Express text fixes the scale, and the three tires that also ran in the 2026 Auto Express winter test (the Pirelli and the two references) do not line up with it here, so it is an average of what those three imply. Treat the absolute figures as indicative.

Dry

Dry braking was measured from 62 mph to a standstill. The Pirelli stopped shortest of the all-season tires by a clear margin, 4 feet ahead of the Bridgestone, with the Michelin third, and the Tomket was last of the all-season tires. The Pirelli's win is typical of it, as it has stopped shortest in the dry in most of the tests it has appeared in on our site. The winter reference stopped almost as long as the Tomket, nearly 20 feet behind the Pirelli, while the summer tire stopped shortest of all.

Derived data. Auto Express publish percentages, not measurements. The gaps between these tires are exact, and the scale is pinned by the gaps Auto Express quote: the Pirelli stopped 4 feet shorter than the Bridgestone, which was 2 feet ahead of the Michelin.

The dry handling lap is a twisting section of the handling circuit about 1 mile long. The Linglong set the fastest time of the all-season tires, ahead of the Continental and the Falken, but the times were very close and only the Nokian was clearly adrift. That result is out of character for the Linglong, which was mid-field on the dry handling lap in our own 2025/26 all-season test. The summer tire was quickest overall and the winter tire, level with the Nokian, the slowest.

Derived data. Auto Express publish percentages, not measurements. The gaps between these tires are exact, but no figure in the Auto Express text fixes the scale, and the three tires that also ran in the 2026 Auto Express winter test (the Pirelli and the two references) do not line up with it here, so it is an average of what those three imply. Treat the absolute times as indicative.

Comfort

Rather than use the drive-by figure on the EU label, Auto Express measure the noise heard inside the car, averaging coastdown readings from 50 mph across three surfaces. The Bridgestone was the quietest all-season tire and the Michelin the loudest, but the whole field sits within a decibel, so this test decides very little. The winter reference was quieter than all of them.

Derived data. Auto Express publish percentages, not measurements. The gaps between these tires are exact, but no figure in the Auto Express text fixes the scale, and the three tires that also ran in the 2026 Auto Express winter test (the Pirelli and the two references) do not line up with it here, so it is an average of what those three imply. Treat the absolute figures as indicative.

Value

Rolling resistance was measured to industry standards rather than taken from the label. The budget Tomket had the lowest, just ahead of the Michelin, with the Linglong and Nokian next, while the Bridgestone and the winning Pirelli had the highest. Lower rolling resistance means less energy is needed to keep the tire turning, so these results feed straight into running costs.

Derived data. Auto Express publish percentages, not measurements. The gaps between these tires are exact, and the three tires that also ran in the 2026 Auto Express winter test (the Pirelli and the two references) all agree with their figures there to within a hundredth of a kg/t, so this scale is well anchored.

Results

Auto Express weight half of the overall score on wet performance and a fifth each on snow and dry, with the focus on braking and handling, and share the final tenth between the other tests. That suits the Pirelli, which led both of the main wet tests and gave little away anywhere else. Behind it, four tires finished within a point of the winner with quite different strengths: the Michelin is the snow specialist, the Nokian the aquaplaning specialist, the Continental the closest to the Pirelli in the wet and the Bridgestone the most consistent, without winning a performance test. The Falken is a solid mid-field choice and the Linglong a reasonable budget option at the lowest price here, while the Tomket, last in every wet test, shows how much wet grip a budget tire can give away.

1^st

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3

205/55 R16 94V XL

Auto Express Test Winner / 5 stars

The Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 won the 2026 Auto Express all-season test, keeping the title it took in their previous one. It won both of the main wet tests, braking and the handling lap, and wet performance makes up half of Auto Express's overall score. It also stayed close to the leaders on snow and in the dry, and it was the tire the testers most enjoyed driving. Its weak point is rolling resistance, the highest in the test.

Dry99.4%

Wet99%

Snow96.5%

Comfort99.9%

Rolling Resistance85.5%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (12)

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 / 8	127 ft	Best in this discipline
Dry HandlingLower is better	5th / 8	56.5 s	+0.73 s
Wet BrakingLower is better	1st / 8	105 ft	Best in this discipline
Wet HandlingLower is better	1st / 8	86.7 s	Best in this discipline
Wet CircleLower is better	3rd / 8	12.36 s	+0.05 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	2nd / 8	50.1 mph	-1.8 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	2nd / 8	10.6 ft/s²	-0.9 ft/s²
Snow BrakingLower is better	8th / 8	65 ft	+3 ft
Snow TractionLower is better	3rd / 8	5.94 s	+0.26 s
Snow HandlingLower is better	2nd / 8	90.65 s	+1.45 s
NoiseLower is better	2nd / 8	68.1 dB	+0.10 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	8th / 8	8.78 kg/t	+1.27 kg/t

EU Label

C/A/72

Price

105.00

2^nd

Michelin CrossClimate 3

205/55 R16 94V XL

Auto Express 4.5 stars

The Michelin CrossClimate 3 finished second overall, a fraction of a point behind the winner, as Michelin returned to Auto Express's all-season test after a few years away. It beat the Pirelli in every snow test but finished behind it in all five wet tests, which makes it the pick of this group for drivers who see regular snow.

Dry97.1%

Wet96%

Snow100%

Comfort99%

Rolling Resistance99.2%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (12)

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 / 8	133 ft	+6 ft
Dry HandlingLower is better	7th / 8	56.73 s	+0.96 s
Wet BrakingLower is better	6th / 8	111 ft	+6 ft
Wet HandlingLower is better	3rd / 8	87.31 s	+0.61 s
Wet CircleLower is better	7th / 8	12.6 s	+0.29 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	4th / 8	48.7 mph	-3.2 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	5th / 8	9.8 ft/s²	-1.7 ft/s²
Snow BrakingLower is better	1st / 8	62 ft	Best in this discipline
Snow TractionLower is better	1st / 8	5.68 s	Best in this discipline
Snow HandlingLower is better	1st / 8	89.2 s	Best in this discipline
NoiseLower is better	8th / 8	68.7 dB	+0.70 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	2nd / 8	7.57 kg/t	+0.06 kg/t

EU Label

B/B/72

Price

110.00

3^rd

Continental AllSeasonContact 2

205/55 R16 94V XL

Auto Express 4.5 stars

The Continental AllSeasonContact 2 took third place, a fraction of a point behind the winner. Its strength is cold, wet grip: it was at or near the front in wet braking, on the wet circle and on the wet handling lap, and it backed that up with a fast dry lap. It gives a little away on snow and in dry braking, so it suits drivers who see far more rain than snow.

Dry96.6%

Wet98.4%

Snow96.5%

Comfort99.3%

Rolling Resistance93.2%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (12)

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	5th / 8	136 ft	+9 ft
Dry HandlingLower is better	2nd / 8	55.94 s	+0.17 s
Wet BrakingLower is better	2nd / 8	105 ft	0 ft
Wet HandlingLower is better	2nd / 8	86.79 s	+0.09 s
Wet CircleLower is better	1st / 8	12.31 s	Best in this discipline
Straight AquaHigher is better	5th / 8	47.7 mph	-4.2 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	4th / 8	10.0 ft/s²	-1.5 ft/s²
Snow BrakingLower is better	6th / 8	64 ft	+2 ft
Snow TractionLower is better	5th / 8	5.99 s	+0.31 s
Snow HandlingLower is better	5th / 8	91.49 s	+2.29 s
NoiseLower is better	7th / 8	68.5 dB	+0.50 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	6th / 8	8.06 kg/t	+0.55 kg/t

EU Label

B/B/71

Price

115.00

4^th

Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6

205/55 R16 94V XL

Auto Express 4.5 stars

The Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 finished fourth, missing the podium by the narrowest of margins in a very close top five. It placed in the top three in most of the tests without winning any of the performance tests, and it was the quietest all-season tire in the cabin. A very consistent all-rounder with no real weakness beyond economy.

Dry98%

Wet98.1%

Snow97.3%

Comfort100%

Rolling Resistance86.1%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (12)

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 / 8	131 ft	+4 ft
Dry HandlingLower is better	4th / 8	56.33 s	+0.56 s
Wet BrakingLower is better	2nd / 8	105 ft	0 ft
Wet HandlingLower is better	5th / 8	88.2 s	+1.50 s
Wet CircleLower is better	3rd / 8	12.36 s	+0.05 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	3rd / 8	49.5 mph	-2.4 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	3rd / 8	10.1 ft/s²	-1.4 ft/s²
Snow BrakingLower is better	2nd / 8	63 ft	+1 ft
Snow TractionLower is better	2nd / 8	5.93 s	+0.25 s
Snow HandlingLower is better	3rd / 8	91.02 s	+1.82 s
NoiseLower is better	1st / 8	68 dB	Best in this discipline
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	7th / 8	8.72 kg/t	+1.21 kg/t

EU Label

C/B/70

Price

110.00

5^th

Nokian Seasonproof 2

205/55 R16 91V

Auto Express 4.5 stars

The Nokian Seasonproof 2 finished fifth, only a small margin short of the podium in a very close top five. It is the best tire here for resisting aquaplaning and very capable in the wet generally, and its snow results were closer to the leaders than its placings suggest. Its dry performance is what holds it back.

Dry95%

Wet98.2%

Snow96.3%

Comfort99.7%

Rolling Resistance96.4%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (12)

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	7th / 8	137 ft	+10 ft
Dry HandlingLower is better	8th / 8	57.55 s	+1.78 s
Wet BrakingLower is better	4th / 8	110 ft	+5 ft
Wet HandlingLower is better	4th / 8	88.02 s	+1.32 s
Wet CircleLower is better	2nd / 8	12.33 s	+0.02 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	1st / 8	51.9 mph	Best in this discipline
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	1st / 8	11.5 ft/s²	Best in this discipline
Snow BrakingLower is better	7th / 8	64 ft	+2 ft
Snow TractionLower is better	6th / 8	6.04 s	+0.36 s
Snow HandlingLower is better	4th / 8	91.11 s	+1.91 s
NoiseLower is better	4th / 8	68.2 dB	+0.20 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	4th / 8	7.79 kg/t	+0.28 kg/t

EU Label

B/A/70

Price

99.00

6^th

Falken Euroall Season AS220

205/55 R16 91V

Auto Express 4 stars

The Falken Euroall Season AS220 finished sixth, a solid result a step behind the leading five. It has no serious weakness and is easy to drive in all conditions, with its best results in the dry. Aquaplaning is where it falls furthest behind the best tires here.

Dry97.2%

Wet94.9%

Snow96.5%

Comfort99.9%

Rolling Resistance94%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (12)

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 / 8	134 ft	+7 ft
Dry HandlingLower is better	3rd / 8	56.16 s	+0.39 s
Wet BrakingLower is better	5th / 8	110 ft	+5 ft
Wet HandlingLower is better	6th / 8	88.74 s	+2.04 s
Wet CircleLower is better	5th / 8	12.47 s	+0.16 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	6th / 8	45.9 mph	-6.0 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	6th / 8	8.6 ft/s²	-2.9 ft/s²
Snow BrakingLower is better	4th / 8	63 ft	+1 ft
Snow TractionLower is better	4th / 8	5.98 s	+0.30 s
Snow HandlingLower is better	6th / 8	92.34 s	+3.14 s
NoiseLower is better	2nd / 8	68.1 dB	+0.10 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	5th / 8	7.99 kg/t	+0.48 kg/t

EU Label

C/B/68

Price

100.00

7^th

Linglong Sport Master 4S

205/55 R16 91V

The Linglong Sport Master 4S finished seventh, well clear of the last-placed tire but a step behind the mid-field brands. Wet grip is its main shortfall, while its dry handling, snow braking and low rolling resistance are genuine strengths, which makes it a sensible budget option at the lowest price in the test.

Dry96.7%

Wet93.6%

Snow95.6%

Comfort99.6%

Rolling Resistance96.7%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (12)

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	5th / 8	136 ft	+9 ft
Dry HandlingLower is better	1st / 8	55.77 s	Best in this discipline
Wet BrakingLower is better	7th / 8	112 ft	+7 ft
Wet HandlingLower is better	7th / 8	88.92 s	+2.22 s
Wet CircleLower is better	5th / 8	12.47 s	+0.16 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	7th / 8	44.4 mph	-7.5 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	7th / 8	7.6 ft/s²	-3.9 ft/s²
Snow BrakingLower is better	3rd / 8	63 ft	+1 ft
Snow TractionLower is better	7th / 8	6.07 s	+0.39 s
Snow HandlingLower is better	7th / 8	93.8 s	+4.60 s
NoiseLower is better	5th / 8	68.3 dB	+0.30 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	3rd / 8	7.77 kg/t	+0.26 kg/t

EU Label

D/B/69

Price

85.00

8^th

Tomket Allyear 3

205/55 R16 94V XL

The Tomket Allyear 3 finished last by a wide margin. Its wet braking and wet handling fall far short of every other tire in the test, which makes it hard to recommend even as a budget choice, particularly as it was not the cheapest tire here. Low rolling resistance is its only notable strength.

Dry92.8%

Wet84.8%

Snow95.1%

Comfort99.4%

Rolling Resistance100%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (12)

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	8th / 8	146 ft	+19 ft
Dry HandlingLower is better	6th / 8	56.56 s	+0.79 s
Wet BrakingLower is better	8th / 8	136 ft	+31 ft
Wet HandlingLower is better	8th / 8	96.55 s	+9.85 s
Wet CircleLower is better	8th / 8	13.12 s	+0.81 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	8th / 8	42.3 mph	-9.6 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	8th / 8	7.3 ft/s²	-4.2 ft/s²
Snow BrakingLower is better	5th / 8	63 ft	+1 ft
Snow TractionLower is better	8th / 8	6.09 s	+0.41 s
Snow HandlingLower is better	8th / 8	94.49 s	+5.29 s
NoiseLower is better	6th / 8	68.4 dB	+0.40 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	1st / 8	7.51 kg/t	Best in this discipline

EU Label

C/C/72

Price

86.00

Reference Tire

Continental WinterContact TS 870

205/55 R16 91H

The Continental WinterContact TS 870, winner of Auto Express's 2026 winter test, was run as a reference and is not ranked here. It shows how close the best all-season tires have come on snow: it was roughly level with the Michelin there, while giving ground to the best all-season tires in wet braking and a great deal more in dry braking.

All discipline results (12)

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

Test	Result
Dry BrakingLower is better	146 ft
Dry HandlingLower is better	57.55 s
Wet BrakingLower is better	108 ft
Wet HandlingLower is better	87.14 s
Wet CircleLower is better	12.1 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	51.4 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	11.0 ft/s²
Snow BrakingLower is better	61 ft
Snow TractionLower is better	5.91 s
Snow HandlingLower is better	89.2 s
NoiseLower is better	67.7 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	8.21 kg/t

EU Label

C/B/70

Price

135.00

Reference Tire

Continental PremiumContact 7

205/55 R16 91V

The Continental PremiumContact 7 ran as Auto Express's summer reference and is not ranked. It remains the benchmark on wet and dry roads even at these low temperatures, but on snow it is in a different category altogether, which is exactly the trade-off an all-season tire is designed to avoid.

All discipline results (12)

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

Test	Result
Dry BrakingLower is better	117 ft
Dry HandlingLower is better	55.22 s
Wet BrakingLower is better	90 ft
Wet HandlingLower is better	84.75 s
Wet CircleLower is better	11.76 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	47.5 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	10.9 ft/s²
Snow BrakingLower is better	143 ft
Snow TractionLower is better	17.59 s
Snow HandlingLower is better	137.65 s
NoiseLower is better	68.3 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	8.43 kg/t

EU Label

C/A/71

Price

113.00