Auto Bild AllRads's 2024 SUV All Season Tire Test tested 12 all-season tires in size 245/45 R18, alongside summer and winter reference tires. The test revealed significant performance gaps between the best and worst all-season tires across various conditions, while also highlighting the compromises these tires make compared to specialized seasonal options.
In dry conditions, the top-performing all-season tires approached the capabilities of the summer reference tire, but couldn't quite match its grip or balance. The Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 demonstrated the shortest dry braking distance among all-season tires at 37.7 meters, though still 2.4 meters behind the summer reference. The poorest performing Minerva All Season Master required an additional 5.7 meters to stop. Dry handling tests showed similar trends, with the best all-season tire, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2, achieving an average speed just 1.1 km/h slower than the summer reference, while the slowest Nexen N Blue 4Season 2 lagged by 5.3 km/h.
Wet performance highlighted even greater differences. The Vredestein Quatrac Pro+ stopped in 48.1 meters on wet surfaces, 2.3 meters behind the summer reference but a full 17 meters shorter than the Davanti Alltoura 4 Seasons. In wet handling, the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 nearly matched the summer tire's performance, while the Davanti again trailed significantly, with a 9.8 km/h slower average speed.
Snow testing demonstrated the true versatility of all-season tires. The Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 achieved a snow braking distance just 0.8 meters longer than the winter reference tire, while the summer reference tire required more than double the distance to stop. Snow traction and handling tests told a similar story, with the best all-season tires closely matching or even slightly outperforming the winter reference, while the summer tire proved utterly inadequate.
These results underscore the wide performance abilities within the all-season tire category. While the best performers offer an interesting balance for year-round use, the poorer options struggle to deliver consistent performance across varying conditions. The test also reinforces that while high-quality all-season tires can approach the performance of specialized tires in many situations, they still involve some compromise compared to using dedicated summer and winter tires for their respective seasons.
In dry braking, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 performed best among the all-season tires, stopping in 37.7 meters. The worst performer was the Minerva All Season Master, requiring 43.4 meters - a significant 5.7 meter difference. The reference summer tire outperformed all all-season tires with a 35.3 meter stopping distance, while the reference winter tire was near the bottom at 42 meters. This shows that even the best all-season tires compromise dry performance compared to dedicated summer tires.
Dry Braking
Spread: 8.10 M (22.9%)|Avg: 40.13 M
Dry braking in meters (100 - 0 km/h) (Lower is better)
Reference Summer Ref
35.30 M
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
37.70 M
Michelin CrossClimate 2
38.10 M
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
38.30 M
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
39.80 M
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
40.30 M
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
40.70 M
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
41.80 M
Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus
41.80 M
Reference Winter Ref
42.00 M
Davanti Alltoura 4 Seasons
42.30 M
Minerva All Season Master
43.40 M
The Hankook Kinergy 4S2 achieved the highest average speed of 114.2 km/h in dry handling, while the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2 was slowest at 110 km/h - a 4.2 km/h difference. The reference summer tire again topped the chart at 115.3 km/h, with the reference winter tire in the lower half at 112.9 km/h. Interestingly, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2, which excelled in dry handling, was only mid-pack in dry braking, showing that performance can vary across different dry tests.
Dry Handling
Spread: 5.30 Km/H (4.6%)|Avg: 112.88 Km/H
Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)
Reference Summer Ref
115.30 Km/H
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
114.20 Km/H
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
113.70 Km/H
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
113.70 Km/H
Michelin CrossClimate 2
113.50 Km/H
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
113.10 Km/H
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
113.00 Km/H
Reference Winter Ref
112.90 Km/H
Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus
112.70 Km/H
Davanti Alltoura 4 Seasons
111.40 Km/H
Minerva All Season Master
111.00 Km/H
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
110.00 Km/H
Wet
The Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus stopped in just 48.1 meters in wet conditions, while the Davanti Alltoura 4 Seasons needed 65.1 meters - a substantial 17 meter difference. The reference summer tire performed best overall at 45.8 meters, with the reference winter tire near the bottom at 57.3 meters. This highlights the superior wet performance of summer tires and the challenges all-season tires face in balancing wet and dry performance.
Wet Braking
Spread: 19.30 M (42.1%)|Avg: 54.65 M
Wet braking in meters (100 - 0 km/h) (Lower is better)
Reference Summer Ref
45.80 M
Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus
48.10 M
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
50.80 M
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
52.60 M
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
53.10 M
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
53.10 M
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
54.10 M
Michelin CrossClimate 2
55.20 M
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
56.90 M
Reference Winter Ref
57.30 M
Minerva All Season Master
63.70 M
Davanti Alltoura 4 Seasons
65.10 M
Continental AllSeasonContact 2 achieved the highest average speed of 84.2 km/h in wet handling, while the Davanti Alltoura 4 Seasons was slowest at 74.4 km/h - a significant 9.8 km/h difference. The reference summer tire again outperformed all others at 85.9 km/h, with the reference winter tire in the lower half at 80.2 km/h. The Davanti Alltoura 4 Seasons struggled in both wet braking and handling, indicating consistent poor wet performance.
Wet Handling
Spread: 11.50 Km/H (13.4%)|Avg: 81.32 Km/H
Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)
Reference Summer Ref
85.90 Km/H
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
84.20 Km/H
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
83.40 Km/H
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
83.10 Km/H
Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus
82.80 Km/H
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
82.40 Km/H
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
82.30 Km/H
Michelin CrossClimate 2
80.80 Km/H
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
80.40 Km/H
Reference Winter Ref
80.20 Km/H
Minerva All Season Master
75.90 Km/H
Davanti Alltoura 4 Seasons
74.40 Km/H
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 achieved the highest float speed of 75.5 km/h, while the Minerva All Season Master was lowest at 64.3 km/h - an 11.2 km/h difference. The reference summer tire performed best at 76.1 km/h, with the reference winter tire in the middle at 72.2 km/h. The Minerva All Season Master struggled in both straight and curved aquaplaning tests, indicating poor overall water evacuation.
Straight Aqua
Spread: 11.80 Km/H (15.5%)|Avg: 71.35 Km/H
Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)
Reference Summer Ref
76.10 Km/H
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
75.50 Km/H
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
75.40 Km/H
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
74.10 Km/H
Michelin CrossClimate 2
73.00 Km/H
Reference Winter Ref
72.20 Km/H
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
71.70 Km/H
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
71.60 Km/H
Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus
69.40 Km/H
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
66.90 Km/H
Davanti Alltoura 4 Seasons
66.00 Km/H
Minerva All Season Master
64.30 Km/H
Snow
The Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 stopped in 22.1 meters on snow, while the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 needed 23.7 meters - a 1.6 meter difference. The reference winter tire outperformed all all-season tires at 21.3 meters, while the reference summer tire was extremely poor at 56.1 meters. This highlights the crucial importance of winter or all-season tires for snow driving.
Snow Braking
Spread: 34.80 M (163.4%)|Avg: 25.47 M
Snow braking in meters (50 - 0 km/h) (Lower is better)
Reference Winter Ref
21.30 M
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
22.10 M
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
22.20 M
Michelin CrossClimate 2
22.40 M
Minerva All Season Master
22.50 M
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
22.90 M
Davanti Alltoura 4 Seasons
23.00 M
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
23.00 M
Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus
23.10 M
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
23.30 M
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
23.70 M
Reference Summer Ref
56.10 M
The Michelin CrossClimate 2 achieved the highest traction force of 4234 N, while the Minerva All Season Master managed only 3779 N - a 455 N difference. The reference winter tire was close to the top performers at 4114 N, while the reference summer tire was extremely poor at 1127 N. The Michelin CrossClimate 2 consistently performed well across all snow tests.
Snow Traction
Spread: 3107.00 N (73.4%)|Avg: 3767.00 N
Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)
Michelin CrossClimate 2
4234.00 N
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
4126.00 N
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
4118.00 N
Reference Winter Ref
4114.00 N
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
4045.00 N
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
4025.00 N
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
3928.00 N
Davanti Alltoura 4 Seasons
3924.00 N
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
3920.00 N
Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus
3864.00 N
Minerva All Season Master
3779.00 N
Reference Summer Ref
1127.00 N
The Michelin CrossClimate 2 achieved the highest average speed of 55.6 km/h, while the Minerva All Season Master was slowest at 51.2 km/h - a 4.4 km/h difference. The reference winter tire was close to the top at 55.1 km/h, while the reference summer tire's performance was too poor to be listed. The Minerva All Season Master consistently struggled across all snow tests.
Snow Handling
Spread: 4.40 Km/H (7.9%)|Avg: 53.40 Km/H
Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)
Michelin CrossClimate 2
55.60 Km/H
Reference Winter Ref
55.10 Km/H
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
54.70 Km/H
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
53.90 Km/H
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
53.70 Km/H
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
53.50 Km/H
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
53.00 Km/H
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
52.90 Km/H
Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus
52.20 Km/H
Davanti Alltoura 4 Seasons
51.60 Km/H
Minerva All Season Master
51.20 Km/H
The Michelin CrossClimate 2 achieved the highest lateral acceleration of 4.0 m/s², while the Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus managed only 3.4 m/s² - a 0.6 m/s² difference. The reference winter tire was close to the top at 3.98 m/s², while the reference summer tire was extremely poor at 1.71 m/s². The Michelin CrossClimate 2 demonstrated excellent snow performance across all tests.
Snow Circle
Spread: 2.29 ms/2 (57.3%)|Avg: 3.59 ms/2
Lateral snow grip in m/s squared (Higher is better)
Michelin CrossClimate 2
4.00 ms/2
Reference Winter Ref
3.98 ms/2
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
3.88 ms/2
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
3.82 ms/2
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
3.74 ms/2
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
3.74 ms/2
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
3.73 ms/2
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
3.71 ms/2
Davanti Alltoura 4 Seasons
3.70 ms/2
Minerva All Season Master
3.64 ms/2
Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus
3.40 ms/2
Reference Summer Ref
1.71 ms/2
Comfort
The Minerva All Season Master was quietest at 71 dB, while the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 was loudest at 74 dB - a 3 dB difference. The reference summer tire was in the lower half at 73.7 dB, with the reference winter tire the loudest overall at 74.6 dB. Interestingly, the Minerva All Season Master, which struggled in many performance tests, excelled in noise reduction.
Noise
Spread: 3.60 dB (5.1%)|Avg: 73.07 dB
External noise in dB (Lower is better)
Minerva All Season Master
71.00 dB
Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus
71.90 dB
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
72.40 dB
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
72.70 dB
Michelin CrossClimate 2
73.10 dB
Davanti Alltoura 4 Seasons
73.20 dB
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
73.20 dB
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
73.40 dB
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
73.60 dB
Reference Summer Ref
73.70 dB
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
74.00 dB
Reference Winter Ref
74.60 dB
Value
The Michelin CrossClimate 2 had the lowest rolling resistance at 6.72 kg/t, while the Minerva All Season Master had the highest at 8.57 kg/t - a significant 1.85 kg/t difference. The reference summer tire was in the middle at 7.52 kg/t, with the reference winter tire slightly higher at 7.68 kg/t. The Michelin CrossClimate 2 demonstrated that it's possible to achieve low rolling resistance without compromising performance in other areas.
Rolling Resistance
Spread: 1.85 kg / t (27.5%)|Avg: 7.58 kg / t
Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)
Michelin CrossClimate 2
6.72 kg / t
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
6.90 kg / t
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
6.98 kg / t
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
7.05 kg / t
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
7.18 kg / t
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
7.44 kg / t
Reference Summer Ref
7.52 kg / t
Reference Winter Ref
7.68 kg / t
Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus
7.95 kg / t
Davanti Alltoura 4 Seasons
8.41 kg / t
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
8.51 kg / t
Minerva All Season Master
8.57 kg / t
There was over twice the price difference between the most expensive and cheapest. The Michelin CrossClimate 2 topped the chart at 840€ per set, while the Minerva All Season Master was the most budget-friendly at just 405€ - a difference of 435€. Interestingly, the top-performing tires weren't necessarily the most expensive, with the test-winning Continental AllSeasonContact 2 priced at 735€. The budget options from Davanti and Minerva, priced at 420€ and 405€ respectively, performed poorly in safety tests, suggesting that extreme cost-cutting may compromise crucial performance aspects.