This year Autobild has published a second all season tyre test, this time in their sports car specific publication. The test uses a sporty Subaru BRZ to test eleven sets of 225/40 R18 all season tyres in the dry, wet and snow.
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To help illustrate the differences between all season, summer and winter tyres the tester included a reference summer and winter tyre. Overall the tyres performed as you would expect, the summer tyre was by far the best in the dry and wet, but dangerously unusable in the snow and had the highest rolling resistance (which was a bit of a surprise), whereas the winter tyre was almost last in every dry and wet test, but performed much better in the snow (but not the best in snow braking or snow handling!)
Dry
Naturally the summer tyre had a significant advantage in dry braking, stopping the BRZ 2.5 meters ahead of the best all season tyre, which like in the Tyre Reviews all season tyre test, was the new Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3. The Michelin CrossClimate 2, usually the dry braking master, could only finish in fourth place, behind the new Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 and the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2.
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Dry Handling was again led by the summer tyre / Pirelli combination with the budget Doublecoin tyre really struggling around the lap.
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Wet
The summer / Pirelli combination once again led in wet braking, with the budget Double Coin performing incredibly badly, stopping the Subaru over 10 meters further on when compared to the Pirelli!
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Again, the summer / Pirelli combination was best in wet handling.
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Highlighting its class leading wet performance, the Pirelli was also the best in straight and curved aquaplaning!
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Snow
Surprisingly the budget Double Coin tyre had an excellent result in snow braking, which could imply this is a winter compound with an all season name on the sidewall. This is a trick often used by budget tyre manufactures to increase market reach without doing any extra development.
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The winter tyre was back at the front for snow traction, with the Pirelli proving it really can do everything well, winning the snow traction test.
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The Michelin was back at the front for the snow handling and snow slalom tests.
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Comfort
The budget tyre was the quietest overall.
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Value
Rounding out its near flawless test, the Pirelli also had the lowest rolling resistance, beating the Michelin CrossClimate 2 to second place.
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Results
| # | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 Scores:
Text: Positive - New all-season tyre with convincing driving characteristics in all weather conditions, dynamic handling qualities, direct steering response, exemplary aquaplaning characteristics. Negative - None mentioned. |
| 2 |  |
Michelin CrossClimate 2 Scores:
Text: Positive - Winter expert with exemplary performance on snow and ice, good aquaplaning reserves, stable and secure wet and dry handling, pleasantly quiet rolling comfort, low rolling resistance. Negative - None mentioned. |
| 3 |  |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 Scores:
Text: Positive - All-rounder with a well-balanced high performance potential, very good traction on snow, dynamic driving qualities in all weather conditions, precise steering response, moderate price level. Negative - None mentioned. |
| 4 |  |
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 Scores:
Text: Positive - New all-season tyre with exemplary driving behavior in all weather conditions, dynamic wet and dry handling, good value for money. Negative - Moderate aquaplaning in curves. |
| 5 |  |
Kleber Quadraxer 3 Scores:
Text: Positive - All-rounder with convincing driving characteristics on snow and ice, short dry braking distances, good comfort, affordable price. Negative - Tendency to understeer on dry roads. |
| 6 |  |
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2 Scores:
Text: Positive - Good traction and short braking distances on snow, stable and secure driving behavior in all weather conditions, affordable price. Negative - Only satisfactory aquaplaning characteristics. |
| 7 |  |
Continental AllSeasonContact Scores:
Text: Positive - Good winter qualities, stable wet handling, short wet braking distances, low rolling resistance. Negative - Only satisfactory performance on dry surfaces, moderate aquaplaning qualities. |
| 8 |  |
Falken Euroall Season AS220 Pro. Scores:
Text: Positive - Good traction and short braking distances on snow, dynamic dry handling. Negative - Understeering behavior on snowy and wet roads, moderate aquaplaning reserves. |
| 9 |  |
Vredestein Quatrac Pro Scores:
Text: Positive - Good winter qualities, stable driving behavior on snowy/dry roads. Negative - Only satisfactory wet grip, extended wet and dry braking distances, low aquaplaning reserves. |
| 10 |  |
Toyo Celsius AS2 Scores:
Text: Positive - Stable dry handling, short braking distances on snow, low rolling resistance. Negative - Only satisfactory winter qualities, understeering in snow/wet conditions, extended wet braking distances. |
| 11 |  |
Double-Coin DASP Plus 4 Seasons. Scores:
Text: Positive - None mentioned. Negative - Asian budget tyre with dangerously extended wet braking distances, unbalanced understeering behavior on wet/dry roads, low aquaplaning reserves, spongy steering response. |
| 12 |  |
Reference Winter. Scores:
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