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Tire Rack Touring All-Season Tire Test (November 2025)

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
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Below are all the data points for the Tire Rack Touring All-Season Tire Test (November 2025), 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.

Michelin Defender 2
Yokohama AVID Ascend LX
Goodyear Assurance MaxLife 2
Bridgestone Turanza EverDrive
Bridgestone Turanza Prestige
Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady 2
Continental TrueContact Tour 54

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 3.05 M (7.8%) | Avg: 41.19 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Defender 2 with a result of 39.319 M. The difference between best and worst was 7.2%.
  1. Michelin Defender 2
    39.319 M
  2. Continental TrueContact Tour 54
    40.234 M
  3. Goodyear Assurance MaxLife 2
    41.148 M
  4. Yokohama AVID Ascend LX
    42.062 M
  5. Bridgestone Turanza EverDrive
    42.367 M
  6. Bridgestone Turanza Prestige
    42.367 M
  7. Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady 2
    40.843 M

Dry Circle (g)

Spread: 0.01 g (1.2%) | Avg: 0.85 g

Average cornering G force in the dry (Higher is better)

Key Insight: All the tires in the dry circle test finished less than 3% apart.
  1. Bridgestone Turanza EverDrive
    0.85 g
  2. Bridgestone Turanza Prestige
    0.85 g
  3. Michelin Defender 2
    0.85 g
  4. Yokohama AVID Ascend LX
    0.84 g
  5. Goodyear Assurance MaxLife 2
    0.84 g
  6. Continental TrueContact Tour 54
    0.84 g
  7. Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady 2
    0.85 g

Subj. Road Score (Points)

Spread: 1.00 Points (12.5%) | Avg: 7.36 Points

Subjective Real World Driving Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady 2 with a result of 8 Points. The difference between best and worst was 12.5%.
  1. Continental TrueContact Tour 54
    7.75 Points
  2. Goodyear Assurance MaxLife 2
    7.5 Points
  3. Bridgestone Turanza EverDrive
    7.25 Points
  4. Bridgestone Turanza Prestige
    7 Points
  5. Michelin Defender 2
    7 Points
  6. Yokohama AVID Ascend LX
    7 Points
  7. Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady 2
    8 Points

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 4.57 M (9.8%) | Avg: 48.55 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady 2 with a result of 46.634 M. The difference between best and worst was 8.9%.
  1. Continental TrueContact Tour 54
    46.634 M
  2. Michelin Defender 2
    47.549 M
  3. Bridgestone Turanza Prestige
    48.158 M
  4. Goodyear Assurance MaxLife 2
    49.682 M
  5. Bridgestone Turanza EverDrive
    49.987 M
  6. Yokohama AVID Ascend LX
    51.206 M
  7. Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady 2
    46.634 M

Wet Handling (s)

Spread: 2.20 s (6.6%) | Avg: 34.53 s

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady 2 with a result of 33.43 s. The difference between best and worst was 6.2%.
  1. Continental TrueContact Tour 54
    33.78 s
  2. Bridgestone Turanza Prestige
    34.31 s
  3. Goodyear Assurance MaxLife 2
    34.32 s
  4. Yokohama AVID Ascend LX
    34.87 s
  5. Michelin Defender 2
    35.35 s
  6. Bridgestone Turanza EverDrive
    35.63 s
  7. Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady 2
    33.43 s

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Spread: 7.35 M (40%) | Avg: 22.55 M

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Turanza Prestige with a result of 18.392 M. The difference between best and worst was 28.6%.
  1. Bridgestone Turanza Prestige
    18.392 M
  2. Continental TrueContact Tour 54
    20.376 M
  3. Bridgestone Turanza EverDrive
    21.123 M
  4. Yokohama AVID Ascend LX
    23.832 M
  5. Goodyear Assurance MaxLife 2
    24.835 M
  6. Michelin Defender 2
    25.746 M
  7. Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady 2
    23.567 M

Snow Handling (s)

Spread: 6.17 s (11.2%) | Avg: 58.33 s

Snow handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Turanza Prestige with a result of 55.19 s. The difference between best and worst was 10.1%.
  1. Bridgestone Turanza Prestige
    55.19 s
  2. Continental TrueContact Tour 54
    56.38 s
  3. Bridgestone Turanza EverDrive
    57.72 s
  4. Yokohama AVID Ascend LX
    59.43 s
  5. Goodyear Assurance MaxLife 2
    61.03 s
  6. Michelin Defender 2
    61.36 s
  7. Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady 2
    57.21 s

Ice Performance Overview

Ice Braking (M)

Spread: 1.92 M (12%) | Avg: 17.03 M

Ice braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Turanza EverDrive with a result of 15.941 M. The difference between best and worst was 10.7%.
  1. Bridgestone Turanza EverDrive
    15.941 M
  2. Michelin Defender 2
    16.764 M
  3. Continental TrueContact Tour 54
    16.977 M
  4. Goodyear Assurance MaxLife 2
    17.343 M
  5. Bridgestone Turanza Prestige
    17.496 M
  6. Yokohama AVID Ascend LX
    17.861 M
  7. Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady 2
    16.825 M

Comfort Performance Overview

Subj. Comfort ( Points)

Spread: 1.00 Points (11.8%) | Avg: 7.93 Points

Subjective Comfort Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Assurance MaxLife 2 with a result of 8.5 Points. The difference between best and worst was 11.8%.
  1. Goodyear Assurance MaxLife 2
    8.5 Points
  2. Bridgestone Turanza EverDrive
    8 Points
  3. Bridgestone Turanza Prestige
    7.75 Points
  4. Continental TrueContact Tour 54
    7.75 Points
  5. Michelin Defender 2
    7.5 Points
  6. Yokohama AVID Ascend LX
    7.5 Points
  7. Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady 2
    8.5 Points

Subj. Noise ( Points)

Spread: 1.25 Points (15.2%) | Avg: 7.57 Points

Subjective in car noise levels (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Assurance MaxLife 2 with a result of 8.25 Points. The difference between best and worst was 15.2%.
  1. Goodyear Assurance MaxLife 2
    8.25 Points
  2. Michelin Defender 2
    8 Points
  3. Continental TrueContact Tour 54
    7.75 Points
  4. Bridgestone Turanza Prestige
    7.5 Points
  5. Bridgestone Turanza EverDrive
    7.5 Points
  6. Yokohama AVID Ascend LX
    7 Points
  7. Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady 2
    7 Points

Overall Findings

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

This test compares tires from different seasonal categories. We've ranked them within each category so you can compare like-for-like.
Position Tire Score
All Season Tires
Goodyear Assurance MaxLife 2 0%
2 Continental TrueContact Tour 54 0%
3 Bridgestone Turanza Prestige 0%
4 Michelin Defender 2 0%
5 Bridgestone Turanza EverDrive 0%
6 Yokohama AVID Ascend LX 0%
All Weather Tires
Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady 2 0%

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