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2020 AutoBild Van All Season Commercial Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
7 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the 2020 AutoBild Van All Season Commercial Tyre Test, displaying how each tyre 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 tyre'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.

Kleber Transpro 4S
Reference Summer
Reference Winter
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo
Maxxis VanSmart AS AL2
Continental VanContact 4Season
Pirelli Carrier All Season
Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season
Hifly All Transit
Falken EuroAll Season Van11

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 10.30 M (24.4%) | Avg: 48.19 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 42.2 M. The difference between best and worst was 19.6%.
  1. Reference Summer
    42.2 M
  2. Pirelli Carrier All Season
    44.8 M
  3. Hifly All Transit
    45.3 M
  4. Maxxis VanSmart AS AL2
    48.3 M
  5. Continental VanContact 4Season
    48.4 M
  6. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo
    49.7 M
  7. Kleber Transpro 4S
    49.9 M
  8. Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season
    50.1 M
  9. Falken EuroAll Season Van11
    50.7 M
  10. Reference Winter
    52.5 M

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 2.00 Km/H (3.3%) | Avg: 59.01 Km/H

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 59.9 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 3.3%.
  1. Reference Summer
    59.9 Km/H
  2. Kleber Transpro 4S
    59.6 Km/H
  3. Pirelli Carrier All Season
    59.6 Km/H
  4. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo
    59.3 Km/H
  5. Continental VanContact 4Season
    59.3 Km/H
  6. Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season
    58.9 Km/H
  7. Maxxis VanSmart AS AL2
    58.8 Km/H
  8. Hifly All Transit
    58.7 Km/H
  9. Falken EuroAll Season Van11
    58.1 Km/H
  10. Reference Winter
    57.9 Km/H

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 12.70 M (25.7%) | Avg: 55.74 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 49.5 M. The difference between best and worst was 20.4%.
  1. Reference Summer
    49.5 M
  2. Pirelli Carrier All Season
    51.8 M
  3. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo
    54.3 M
  4. Continental VanContact 4Season
    54.8 M
  5. Maxxis VanSmart AS AL2
    55.4 M
  6. Hifly All Transit
    55.8 M
  7. Kleber Transpro 4S
    57.8 M
  8. Falken EuroAll Season Van11
    57.8 M
  9. Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season
    58 M
  10. Reference Winter
    62.2 M

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 3.30 Km/H (4.8%) | Avg: 67.44 Km/H

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 68.6 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 4.8%.
  1. Reference Summer
    68.6 Km/H
  2. Continental VanContact 4Season
    68.6 Km/H
  3. Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season
    68.2 Km/H
  4. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo
    68.1 Km/H
  5. Pirelli Carrier All Season
    68 Km/H
  6. Kleber Transpro 4S
    67.2 Km/H
  7. Maxxis VanSmart AS AL2
    67.2 Km/H
  8. Falken EuroAll Season Van11
    66.7 Km/H
  9. Reference Winter
    66.5 Km/H
  10. Hifly All Transit
    65.3 Km/H

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Spread: 4.60 Km/H (4.9%) | Avg: 91.86 Km/H

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Maxxis VanSmart AS AL2 with a result of 94.5 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 4.9%.
  1. Maxxis VanSmart AS AL2
    94.5 Km/H
  2. Reference Summer
    93.7 Km/H
  3. Pirelli Carrier All Season
    93.2 Km/H
  4. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo
    92.8 Km/H
  5. Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season
    92.6 Km/H
  6. Kleber Transpro 4S
    91 Km/H
  7. Continental VanContact 4Season
    90.9 Km/H
  8. Reference Winter
    90 Km/H
  9. Falken EuroAll Season Van11
    90 Km/H
  10. Hifly All Transit
    89.9 Km/H

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Spread: 5.90 M (24.3%) | Avg: 26.38 M

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter with a result of 24.3 M. The difference between best and worst was 19.5%.
  1. Reference Winter
    24.3 M
  2. Kleber Transpro 4S
    24.6 M
  3. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo
    24.6 M
  4. Continental VanContact 4Season
    25.3 M
  5. Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season
    25.7 M
  6. Maxxis VanSmart AS AL2
    26.3 M
  7. Falken EuroAll Season Van11
    26.5 M
  8. Pirelli Carrier All Season
    29.9 M
  9. Hifly All Transit
    30.2 M

Snow Traction (N)

Spread: 620.00 N (13.9%) | Avg: 4168.33 N

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo with a result of 4460 N. The difference between best and worst was 13.9%.
  1. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo
    4460 N
  2. Kleber Transpro 4S
    4410 N
  3. Reference Winter
    4350 N
  4. Continental VanContact 4Season
    4320 N
  5. Falken EuroAll Season Van11
    4130 N
  6. Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season
    4115 N
  7. Maxxis VanSmart AS AL2
    4030 N
  8. Pirelli Carrier All Season
    3860 N
  9. Hifly All Transit
    3840 N

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 1.40 Km/H (3.1%) | Avg: 44.67 Km/H

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter with a result of 45.3 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 3.1%.
  1. Reference Winter
    45.3 Km/H
  2. Continental VanContact 4Season
    45.1 Km/H
  3. Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season
    45 Km/H
  4. Falken EuroAll Season Van11
    44.9 Km/H
  5. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo
    44.8 Km/H
  6. Hifly All Transit
    44.5 Km/H
  7. Maxxis VanSmart AS AL2
    44.3 Km/H
  8. Kleber Transpro 4S
    44.2 Km/H
  9. Pirelli Carrier All Season
    43.9 Km/H

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

Spread: 4.20 dB (6%) | Avg: 72.32 dB

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli Carrier All Season with a result of 70.5 dB. The difference between best and worst was 5.6%.
  1. Pirelli Carrier All Season
    70.5 dB
  2. Reference Summer
    71 dB
  3. Hifly All Transit
    71 dB
  4. Kleber Transpro 4S
    71.6 dB
  5. Falken EuroAll Season Van11
    72.3 dB
  6. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo
    72.4 dB
  7. Maxxis VanSmart AS AL2
    72.5 dB
  8. Continental VanContact 4Season
    72.5 dB
  9. Reference Winter
    74.7 dB
  10. Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season
    74.7 dB

Tyre Weight (Kg)

Spread: 11.20 Kg (20%) | Avg: 62.20 Kg

Tyre Weight Per Set (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hifly All Transit with a result of 56 Kg. The difference between best and worst was 16.7%.
  1. Hifly All Transit
    56 Kg
  2. Kleber Transpro 4S
    59.2 Kg
  3. Continental VanContact 4Season
    60.8 Kg
  4. Maxxis VanSmart AS AL2
    61.6 Kg
  5. Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season
    61.6 Kg
  6. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo
    65.2 Kg
  7. Pirelli Carrier All Season
    66 Kg
  8. Falken EuroAll Season Van11
    67.2 Kg

Value Performance Overview

Price

Spread: 245.00 (63.6%) | Avg: 531.88

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hifly All Transit. The difference between best and worst was 38.9%.
  1. Hifly All Transit
    385
  2. Maxxis VanSmart AS AL2
    440
  3. Pirelli Carrier All Season
    510
  4. Falken EuroAll Season Van11
    510
  5. Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season
    585
  6. Kleber Transpro 4S
    595
  7. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo
    600
  8. Continental VanContact 4Season
    630

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Spread: 1.04 kg / t (16.4%) | Avg: 6.97 kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental VanContact 4Season with a result of 6.36 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 14.1%.
  1. Continental VanContact 4Season
    6.36 kg / t
  2. Kleber Transpro 4S
    6.8 kg / t
  3. Reference Winter
    6.8 kg / t
  4. Pirelli Carrier All Season
    6.84 kg / t
  5. Hifly All Transit
    6.9 kg / t
  6. Reference Summer
    6.98 kg / t
  7. Falken EuroAll Season Van11
    7.21 kg / t
  8. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo
    7.22 kg / t
  9. Maxxis VanSmart AS AL2
    7.23 kg / t
  10. Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season
    7.4 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position Tyre Score
Continental VanContact 4Season 0%
2 Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo 0%
3 Kleber Transpro 4S 0%
4 Maxxis VanSmart AS AL2 0%
5 Pirelli Carrier All Season 0%
6 Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season 0%
7 Hifly All Transit 0%
8 Falken EuroAll Season Van11 0%
9 Reference Summer 0%
10 Reference Winter 0%

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Discussion

7 comments
  1. Abadon58 archived

    I would be interested in the conditions of the test. What temperature were they carried out in as that is more important they work better at temps below 7c where they should exceed summer tyres. Only reason for me to buy all season is to meet the legal requirement for many EU countries and be safer than regular camper tyres.

    #6517
  2. Néocray archived

    That's quite a shame that they didn't include the Michelin Agilis CrossClimate which seems to work wonderfully.

    #5876
    1. TyreReviews Néocray archived

      Agreed, it's performed well in other van tests

      #5877
      1. 4cvg TyreReviews archived

        Is it possible to post summaries of these too? (One merit of TR, which this would serve, is acting as a one-stop-shop for magazine test summaries.)

        #5879
        1. TyreReviews 4cvg archived

          I'll see what I can dig out from 2020 :)

          #5889
  3. 4cvg archived

    I share your enthusiasm for AutoBild's work. They also do "classic" tyre tests. Would it be possible to feature these as well?

    #5689
    1. TyreReviews 4cvg archived

      Sorry I missed this, I'll try and look them out!

      #5878