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2026 Autobild Mini All Season Test
- Tested size
- 225/40 R18
- Tires tested
- 5
- Disciplines
- 13
- Test vehicle
- VW Golf R
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Season defaults
Results
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| ft ↓ | mph ↑ | ft ↓ | mph ↑ | s ↓ | mph ↑ | ft/s² ↑ | ft ↓ | lbf ↑ | mph ↑ | ft/s² ↑ | dB ↓ | kg/t ↓ | |||||||||
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| 1 | 1 | 98.65 | 124 | 62.0 | 97.9 | 168 | 46.4 | 19.85 | 54.6 | 6.9 | 98.3 | 96 | 519 | 33.7 | 13.6 | 99.8 | 64.6 | 98.6 | 7.61 | 99.0 | |
StrengthsThe Goodyear Vector All Season 4 leads on snow, best for traction, handling and the slalom, and in the wet, fastest on the handling track and the wet circle. It is also second for snow braking, wet braking, dry handling, rolling resistance and aquaplaning in bends. ConsiderationsIts dry braking is only fourth and it is the second-loudest tire. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry97.91 × 27% = 26.43 Wet98.34 × 37% = 36.39 Snow99.82 × 26% = 25.95 Comfort98.61 × 5% = 4.93 Rolling Resistance98.95 × 5% = 4.95 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | 96.96 | 125 | 62.8 | 98.3 | 168 | 46.2 | 20.24 | 52.1 | 6.5 | 96.8 | 97 | 482 | 33.6 | 13.2 | 96.9 | 64.0 | 99.5 | 8.49 | 88.7 | |
StrengthsThe Continental AllSeasonContact 2 is fastest through the dry handling course, joint second for snow and wet handling, and the second-quietest tire. ConsiderationsIt has the longest dry braking and the lowest snow traction, and is last for aquaplaning both straight and in bends. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry98.3 × 27% = 26.54 Wet96.81 × 37% = 35.82 Snow96.89 × 26% = 25.19 Comfort99.53 × 5% = 4.98 Rolling Resistance88.69 × 5% = 4.43 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 98.29 | 121 | 61.8 | 98.9 | 164 | 45.7 | 20.64 | 54.0 | 6.7 | 97.1 | 95 | 511 | 33.6 | 13.2 | 98.7 | 63.7 | 100.0 | 7.53 | 100.0 | |
StrengthsThe Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport has the shortest wet braking and snow braking, the lowest rolling resistance and the lowest noise, and is second for dry braking and snow traction. ConsiderationsIt is slowest on the wet circle and fourth for aquaplaning both straight and in bends and for dry handling. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry98.89 × 27% = 26.7 Wet97.09 × 37% = 35.92 Snow98.7 × 26% = 25.66 Comfort100 × 5% = 5 Rolling Resistance100 × 5% = 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 98.33 | 121 | 62.0 | 99.3 | 170 | 46.2 | 20.07 | 57.0 | 7.8 | 98.6 | 98 | 504 | 33.4 | 13.2 | 97.5 | 64.2 | 99.2 | 7.98 | 94.4 | |
StrengthsThe Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 is the best tire for aquaplaning both straight and in bends, by a clear margin in a straight line, with the shortest dry braking and second place on the wet circle. ConsiderationsIt is fourth for snow braking, snow handling and wet braking. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry99.31 × 27% = 26.81 Wet98.58 × 37% = 36.48 Snow97.53 × 26% = 25.36 Comfort99.22 × 5% = 4.96 Rolling Resistance94.36 × 5% = 4.72 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 96.07 | 123 | 61.6 | 97.9 | 174 | 45.7 | 20.12 | 54.6 | 6.8 | 96.4 | 100 | 483 | 32.9 | 13.1 | 95.6 | 65.6 | 97.1 | 8.88 | 84.8 | |
StrengthsThe Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 is second for straight-line aquaplaning and third for dry braking, aquaplaning in bends and the wet circle. ConsiderationsIt is last for snow braking, snow handling, the slalom, wet braking, dry handling, rolling resistance and noise. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry97.95 × 27% = 26.45 Wet96.4 × 37% = 35.67 Snow95.63 × 26% = 24.86 Comfort97.1 × 5% = 4.86 Rolling Resistance84.8 × 5% = 4.24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Leading with these priorities
Goodyear Vector All Season 4
These are calculated scenarios, not new test awards. The published verdict may reflect judgement, close results and factors outside this calculation.
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Reference tires provide context only. They do not set the benchmark and cannot win the personalised ranking.
Weighting vs real impact
What decides this ranking
The weighting is how much each category counts. The real impact is how much of the difference between the tires it creates: a discipline in which every tire performed about the same barely changes the order, however much it counts.
No weighting is recorded for this test, so the weighting here starts from Tire Reviews’ season defaults, not from the test’s own scoring.
- Dry Weighting 27% Real impact 20%
- Wet Weighting 37% Real impact 24%
- Snow Weighting 26% Real impact 27%
- Comfort Weighting 5% Real impact 2%
- Rolling Resistance Weighting 5% Real impact 27%
- Rolling Resistance counts for 5% of the score but creates 27% of the difference between the tires, because their results in it were far apart.
- Dry Handling counts for 13.5% of the score but creates only 3% of the difference, because most tires performed about the same in it.
Every discipline 13
| Discipline | Weighting | Real impact |
|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | 13.5% | 17% |
| Dry Handling | 13.5% | 3% |
| Wet Braking | 10.7% | 7% |
| Wet Handling | 10.7% | 6% |
| Wet Circle | 10.4% | 5% |
| Straight Aqua | 2.6% | 1% |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 2.6% | 4% |
| Snow Braking | 7% | 7% |
| Snow Traction | 6% | 17% |
| Snow Handling | 7% | 2% |
| Snow Slalom | 6% | 1% |
| Noise | 5% | 2% |
| Rolling Resistance | 5% | 27% |
How it is worked out: each discipline’s weighting is multiplied by the spread of its results (the gap across the middle half of the tires, as a percentage of the best result), then shared out so that all the disciplines add up to 100%. It estimates what separates the tires; it is not a second set of weights, and it follows the weights you set.
How your ranking is calculated
Each discipline is scored against the best non-reference tire in the full test field: best ÷ result × 100 when lower is better, or result ÷ best × 100 when higher is better. Discipline scores are rounded to two decimal places, then combined using your weights.
Within-category weights divide that category’s share of the overall score. A 50% wet category and 40% wet-braking share give wet braking 20% of the total. A weight is a scoring priority, not a measure of its actual effect on the ranking: the performance gaps matter too. What decides this ranking ↑
Published joint positions are preserved separately. Calculated positions tie only when their underlying scores match; two displayed scores can look equal after rounding.
A zero weight excludes that category or discipline. At least one active discipline is required, and the disciplines in every active category must have a positive total.
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