All Season vs Winter vs Nordic vs Studded Tires

Below are all the data points for the All Season vs Winter vs Nordic vs Studded Tires, displaying how each tire performed across all test categories. The spider chart below provides a complete overview of performance, where one hundred percent represents the best performance in each category. The larger the area covered by each tire's plot, the better its overall performance.
How to read these charts: For each test category, data is presented relative to the best performing tire. The direction indicates whether lower or higher values are better - pay close attention to this when interpreting results.

Performance Overview

This radar chart shows relative performance across all test categories, with 100% representing the best performance in each category. Reference tires may have gaps where data is not available.

Continental WinterContact TS 860
Continental AllSeasonContact
Reference Winter Nordic
Reference Winter Studded

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental AllSeasonContact with a result of 40.1 M. The difference between best and worst was 13.8%.

Subj. Dry Handling ( Points)

Subjective Dry Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental AllSeasonContact with a result of 5 Points. The difference between best and worst was 60%.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental AllSeasonContact with a result of 25.9 M. The difference between best and worst was 18%.

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental AllSeasonContact with a result of 39.63 s. The difference between best and worst was 10.7%.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 860 with a result of 74.9 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 19.9%.

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter Nordic with a result of 17.56 M. The difference between best and worst was 15.6%.

Snow Traction (s)

Snow acceleration time (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter Studded with a result of 4.19 s. The difference between best and worst was 12.2%.

Snow Handling (s)

Snow handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter Studded with a result of 86.76 s. The difference between best and worst was 12.3%.

Ice Performance Overview

Ice Braking (M)

Ice braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter Studded with a result of 9.9 M. The difference between best and worst was 34.4%.

Ice Traction (s)

Ice acceleration time (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter Studded with a result of 4.55 s. The difference between best and worst was 44.2%.

Ice Handling (s)

Ice handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter Nordic with a result of 53.85 s. The difference between best and worst was 11.1%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter Nordic with a result of 66.2 dB. The difference between best and worst was 5.6%.

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter Nordic with a result of 4.47 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 4.1%.

Overall Findings

Based on the weighted scoring from all tests, here are the overall results:

Position Tire Score
1 Continental WinterContact TS 860 0%
2 Continental AllSeasonContact 0%
3 Reference Winter Nordic 0%
4 Reference Winter Studded 0%
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