2019 ACE GTU All Season Tire Test

8 Premium Touring All Season tires tested in 205/60 R16 | Published October 30th, 2019 by Jonathan Benson

Test Summary
Wet Braking	Michelin CrossClimate Plus
Dry Braking	Continental AllSeasonContact
Wet Handling	Fulda MultiControl
Rolling Resistance	Bridgestone Weather Control A005 Continental AllSeasonContact
Snow Handling	Bridgestone Weather Control A005 Michelin CrossClimate Plus Continental AllSeasonContact

The ACE / GTU tire test is always a funny one, as they go to a lot of effort to test the tires, but then provide no data at all, only the overview scores.

For this reason, we always keep the commentary low, but it's important to have the test results on Tire Reviews, as the more tests published the better right?

This year, ACE have tested eight 205/60 R16 patterns using a Citroen Berlingo, and have concluded that none of the tires tested make for a perfect year round solution.

The test winning Continental AllSeasonContact was the best in wet conditions, and good in snow, but had longer dry braking distances than the very best. The second placed Fulda MultiControl was the best in the snow but struggled in the wet and dry, and the Michelin CrossClimate+ might have been best in the dry, but it was too weak in the snow for climates which see a lot of inclement weather.

Fortunately for most of the UK, we don't see a huge amount of snow in the winter, so a more summer bias all season tire such as the Michelin CrossClimate can make for an excellent summer tire.

Results

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1st: Continental AllSeasonContact
205/60 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 194 Dry: 46 Wet: 66 Snow: 56 Rolling Resistance: 18 Noise: 8 Read Reviews
2nd: Fulda MultiControl
205/60 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 186 Dry: 43 Wet: 55 Snow: 66 Rolling Resistance: 16 Noise: 6 Read Reviews
3rd: Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
205/60 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 182 Dry: 46 Wet: 63 Snow: 50 Rolling Resistance: 17 Noise: 6 Read Reviews Buy from £101.98
3rd: Nokian WeatherProof
205/60 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 183 Dry: 43 Wet: 59 Snow: 59 Rolling Resistance: 16 Noise: 6 Read Reviews
5th: Hankook Kinergy 4S2
205/60 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 182 Dry: 46 Wet: 61 Snow: 52 Rolling Resistance: 17 Noise: 6 Read Reviews Buy from £100.73
6th: Michelin CrossClimate+
205/60 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 183 Dry: 49 Wet: 60 Snow: 49 Rolling Resistance: 17 Noise: 8 Read Reviews Buy from £130.88
7th: Bridgestone Weather Control A005
205/60 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 181 Dry: 47 Wet: 65 Snow: 43 Rolling Resistance: 18 Noise: 8 Read Reviews Buy from £106.44
8th: Nexen N Blue 4 Season
205/60 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 162 Dry: 43 Wet: 54 Snow: 45 Rolling Resistance: 14 Noise: 6 Read Reviews