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2020 Sport Auto All Season Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
6 min read Updated
Contents
  1. Introduction
  2. Dry
  3. Wet
  4. Snow
  5. Environment
  6. Results
  7. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
  8. Michelin CrossClimate+
  9. Continental AllSeasonContact
  10. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
  11. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
  12. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
  13. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
  14. Reference Summer
  15. Reference Winter

Test Publication:
Sport Auto
225/45 R18 9 tyres 5 categories
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Test Size: 225/45 R18
Tyres Tested: 9 tyres
Test Categories:
5 categories (9 tests)
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The 2020 Sport Auto all season tyre test has covered seven of the best all season tyres in 225/45 18, using a new BMW 3 Series.

Most of the tyres on test were also included in the 2020 Tyre Reviews all season tyre test, however as Sport Auto used a different size and vehicle, this test still makes for interesting reading!

Sport Auto found the Bridgestone WeatherControl A005 to be an excellent tyre in the dry and wet, and even with its mid pack performance in the snow, crowned it best in test, a little ahead of the Michelin CrossClimate+, which performed better in the wet than it did in our test.

One interesting piece of information Sport Auto shared was the summer and winter reference tyres used. Usually these remain anonymous, but in this test it was the Bridgestone Turanza T005 and the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005. This is especially interesting as the LM005 is winning most of the 2020 winter tests, so seeing how one of the best winter tyres compares to some of the best all season tyres is a great insight into the different balance between the all season and winter tyres.

Dry

It will be no surprise to regular readers of the site that the summer tyre had a significant advantage in the dry, stopping the BMW a full 3 meters ahead of the best all season tyre, which for a change wasn't the Michelin CrossClimate+!

Dry Braking

Spread: 7.20 M (19.7%)|Avg: 41.29 M
Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)
  1. Reference Summer
    36.60 M
  2. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    39.60 M
  3. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    40.00 M
  4. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    40.30 M
  5. Continental AllSeasonContact
    41.90 M
  6. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    42.70 M
  7. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    42.90 M
  8. Reference Winter
    43.80 M
  9. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    43.80 M

The summer tyre retained its advantage in during dry handling tests, while the Bridgestone WeatherControl A005 jumped ahead of the rest of the all season tyres.

Dry Handling

Spread: 5.30 Km/H (4.3%)|Avg: 120.58 Km/H
Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)
  1. Reference Summer
    123.90 Km/H
  2. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    122.30 Km/H
  3. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    120.50 Km/H
  4. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    120.50 Km/H
  5. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    120.30 Km/H
  6. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    120.30 Km/H
  7. Continental AllSeasonContact
    119.60 Km/H
  8. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    119.20 Km/H
  9. Reference Winter
    118.60 Km/H

Wet

The Bridgestone all season again proved best in the wet braking test with a significant advantage, with the winter tyre performing well.

Wet Braking

Spread: 5.10 M (16.9%)|Avg: 32.48 M
Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)
  1. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    30.20 M
  2. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    31.10 M
  3. Reference Winter
    31.70 M
  4. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    32.10 M
  5. Reference Summer
    32.20 M
  6. Continental AllSeasonContact
    32.50 M
  7. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    33.00 M
  8. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    34.20 M
  9. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    35.30 M

Surprisingly the winter tyre was best during the wet handling testing.

Wet Handling

Spread: 5.40 Km/H (7.3%)|Avg: 71.73 Km/H
Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)
  1. Reference Winter
    74.10 Km/H
  2. Reference Summer
    73.20 Km/H
  3. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    72.30 Km/H
  4. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    72.20 Km/H
  5. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    72.20 Km/H
  6. Continental AllSeasonContact
    71.70 Km/H
  7. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    71.70 Km/H
  8. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    69.50 Km/H
  9. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    68.70 Km/H

The summer tyre out performed all the all season tyres during straight aquaplaning testing.

Straight Aqua

Spread: 9.40 Km/H (9.4%)|Avg: 94.08 Km/H
Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)
  1. Reference Summer
    99.60 Km/H
  2. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    97.20 Km/H
  3. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    95.80 Km/H
  4. Reference Winter
    94.70 Km/H
  5. Continental AllSeasonContact
    93.80 Km/H
  6. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    92.30 Km/H
  7. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    91.80 Km/H
  8. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    91.30 Km/H
  9. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    90.20 Km/H

Snow

During snow braking the BFGoodrich all season tyre surprisingly out performed the full winter tyre, with the Continental AllSeasonContact a close third.

Snow Braking

Spread: 24.10 M (92.3%)|Avg: 32.18 M
Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)
  1. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    26.10 M
  2. Reference Winter
    27.30 M
  3. Continental AllSeasonContact
    28.60 M
  4. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    29.90 M
  5. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    31.40 M
  6. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    31.70 M
  7. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    31.80 M
  8. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    32.60 M
  9. Reference Summer
    50.20 M

Snow handling kept the Winter, Continental and BFGoodrich as the top three tyres, just this time in a different order.

Snow Handling

Spread: 29.40 Km/H (63.4%)|Avg: 41.54 Km/H
Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)
  1. Reference Winter
    46.40 Km/H
  2. Continental AllSeasonContact
    45.70 Km/H
  3. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    45.70 Km/H
  4. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    45.00 Km/H
  5. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    44.90 Km/H
  6. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    43.80 Km/H
  7. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    43.00 Km/H
  8. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    42.40 Km/H
  9. Reference Summer
    17.00 Km/H

Environment

As usual, the summer tyre proved to have the lowest rolling resistance.

Rolling Resistance

Spread: 1.80 kg / t (24%)|Avg: 8.48 kg / t
Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)
  1. Reference Summer
    7.50 kg / t
  2. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    7.80 kg / t
  3. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    8.20 kg / t
  4. Reference Winter
    8.30 kg / t
  5. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    8.30 kg / t
  6. Continental AllSeasonContact
    8.70 kg / t
  7. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    8.90 kg / t
  8. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    9.30 kg / t
  9. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    9.30 kg / t
19,000 km
£1.45/L
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Estimates based on typical driving conditions. Rolling resistance accounts for approximately 20% of IC vehicle fuel consumption and 25% of EV energy consumption. Actual savings vary based on driving style, vehicle weight, road conditions, and tyre age. For comparative purposes only. Lifetime savings based on a 40,000km / 25,000 mile tread life.

While all tyres were relatively close on the external pass by noise test, the testers noted humming noises from a couple of the tyres on test (see notes below)

Noise

Spread: 3.10 dB (4.4%)|Avg: 71.97 dB
External noise in dB (Lower is better)
  1. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    70.80 dB
  2. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
    71.50 dB
  3. Michelin CrossClimate Plus
    71.60 dB
  4. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    71.60 dB
  5. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    71.60 dB
  6. Continental AllSeasonContact
    71.80 dB
  7. Reference Winter
    71.90 dB
  8. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    73.00 dB
  9. Reference Summer
    73.90 dB

Results

Score weighting - Dry 30%, Wet 40%, Snow 20%, Environment 10%

1st

Bridgestone Weather Control A005

225/45 R18 95V
Bridgestone Weather Control A005
  • EU Label: C/A/71
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 3rd 40 M 36.6 M +3.4 M 91.5%
Dry Handling 2nd 122.3 Km/H 123.9 Km/H -1.6 Km/H 98.71%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 1st 30.2 M 100%
Wet Handling 4th 72.2 Km/H 74.1 Km/H -1.9 Km/H 97.44%
Straight Aqua 8th 91.3 Km/H 99.6 Km/H -8.3 Km/H 91.67%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Snow Braking 5th 31.4 M 26.1 M +5.3 M 83.12%
Snow Handling 8th 42.4 Km/H 46.4 Km/H -4 Km/H 91.38%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 2nd 71.5 dB 70.8 dB +0.7 dB 99.02%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Rolling Resistance 4th 8.3 kg / t 7.5 kg / t +0.8 kg / t 90.36%
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2nd

Michelin CrossClimate+

225/45 R18 95Y
Michelin CrossClimate Plus
  • EU Label: C/B/69
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 4th 40.3 M 36.6 M +3.7 M 90.82%
Dry Handling 5th 120.3 Km/H 123.9 Km/H -3.6 Km/H 97.09%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 2nd 31.1 M 30.2 M +0.9 M 97.11%
Wet Handling 4th 72.2 Km/H 74.1 Km/H -1.9 Km/H 97.44%
Straight Aqua 9th 90.2 Km/H 99.6 Km/H -9.4 Km/H 90.56%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Snow Braking 7th 31.8 M 26.1 M +5.7 M 82.08%
Snow Handling 4th 45 Km/H 46.4 Km/H -1.4 Km/H 96.98%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 3rd 71.6 dB 70.8 dB +0.8 dB 98.88%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Rolling Resistance 2nd 7.8 kg / t 7.5 kg / t +0.3 kg / t 96.15%
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Continental AllSeasonContact

225/45 R18 95Y
Continental AllSeasonContact
  • EU Label: C/B/69
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 5th 41.9 M 36.6 M +5.3 M 87.35%
Dry Handling 7th 119.6 Km/H 123.9 Km/H -4.3 Km/H 96.53%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 6th 32.5 M 30.2 M +2.3 M 92.92%
Wet Handling 6th 71.7 Km/H 74.1 Km/H -2.4 Km/H 96.76%
Straight Aqua 5th 93.8 Km/H 99.6 Km/H -5.8 Km/H 94.18%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Snow Braking 3rd 28.6 M 26.1 M +2.5 M 91.26%
Snow Handling 2nd 45.7 Km/H 46.4 Km/H -0.7 Km/H 98.49%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 6th 71.8 dB 70.8 dB +1 dB 98.61%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Rolling Resistance 6th 8.7 kg / t 7.5 kg / t +1.2 kg / t 86.21%
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Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3

225/45 R18 95W
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
  • EU Label: C/C/71
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 2nd 39.6 M 36.6 M +3 M 92.42%
Dry Handling 3rd 120.5 Km/H 123.9 Km/H -3.4 Km/H 97.26%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 4th 32.1 M 30.2 M +1.9 M 94.08%
Wet Handling 6th 71.7 Km/H 74.1 Km/H -2.4 Km/H 96.76%
Straight Aqua 2nd 97.2 Km/H 99.6 Km/H -2.4 Km/H 97.59%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Snow Braking 6th 31.7 M 26.1 M +5.6 M 82.33%
Snow Handling 6th 43.8 Km/H 46.4 Km/H -2.6 Km/H 94.4%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 3rd 71.6 dB 70.8 dB +0.8 dB 98.88%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Rolling Resistance 8th 9.3 kg / t 7.5 kg / t +1.8 kg / t 80.65%
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5th

Vredestein Quatrac Pro

225/45 R18 95Y
Vredestein Quatrac Pro
  • EU Label: E/B/71
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 6th 42.7 M 36.6 M +6.1 M 85.71%
Dry Handling 3rd 120.5 Km/H 123.9 Km/H -3.4 Km/H 97.26%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 7th 33 M 30.2 M +2.8 M 91.52%
Wet Handling 3rd 72.3 Km/H 74.1 Km/H -1.8 Km/H 97.57%
Straight Aqua 3rd 95.8 Km/H 99.6 Km/H -3.8 Km/H 96.18%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Snow Braking 8th 32.6 M 26.1 M +6.5 M 80.06%
Snow Handling 7th 43 Km/H 46.4 Km/H -3.4 Km/H 92.67%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 3rd 71.6 dB 70.8 dB +0.8 dB 98.88%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Rolling Resistance 8th 9.3 kg / t 7.5 kg / t +1.8 kg / t 80.65%
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BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2

225/45 R18 95V
BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
  • EU Label: C/B/69
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 8th 43.8 M 36.6 M +7.2 M 83.56%
Dry Handling 8th 119.2 Km/H 123.9 Km/H -4.7 Km/H 96.21%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 8th 34.2 M 30.2 M +4 M 88.3%
Wet Handling 8th 69.5 Km/H 74.1 Km/H -4.6 Km/H 93.79%
Straight Aqua 7th 91.8 Km/H 99.6 Km/H -7.8 Km/H 92.17%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Snow Braking 1st 26.1 M 100%
Snow Handling 2nd 45.7 Km/H 46.4 Km/H -0.7 Km/H 98.49%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 1st 70.8 dB 100%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Rolling Resistance 3rd 8.2 kg / t 7.5 kg / t +0.7 kg / t 91.46%
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7th

Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210

225/45 R18 95V
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
  • EU Label: C/B/70
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 7th 42.9 M 36.6 M +6.3 M 85.31%
Dry Handling 5th 120.3 Km/H 123.9 Km/H -3.6 Km/H 97.09%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 9th 35.3 M 30.2 M +5.1 M 85.55%
Wet Handling 9th 68.7 Km/H 74.1 Km/H -5.4 Km/H 92.71%
Straight Aqua 6th 92.3 Km/H 99.6 Km/H -7.3 Km/H 92.67%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Snow Braking 4th 29.9 M 26.1 M +3.8 M 87.29%
Snow Handling 5th 44.9 Km/H 46.4 Km/H -1.5 Km/H 96.77%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 8th 73 dB 70.8 dB +2.2 dB 96.99%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Rolling Resistance 7th 8.9 kg / t 7.5 kg / t +1.4 kg / t 84.27%
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8th

Reference Summer

225/45 R18
Reference Summer
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 1st 36.6 M 100%
Dry Handling 1st 123.9 Km/H 100%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 5th 32.2 M 30.2 M +2 M 93.79%
Wet Handling 2nd 73.2 Km/H 74.1 Km/H -0.9 Km/H 98.79%
Straight Aqua 1st 99.6 Km/H 100%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Snow Braking 9th 50.2 M 26.1 M +24.1 M 51.99%
Snow Handling 9th 17 Km/H 46.4 Km/H -29.4 Km/H 36.64%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 9th 73.9 dB 70.8 dB +3.1 dB 95.81%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Rolling Resistance 1st 7.5 kg / t 100%
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8th

Reference Winter

225/45 R18
Reference Winter
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 8th 43.8 M 36.6 M +7.2 M 83.56%
Dry Handling 9th 118.6 Km/H 123.9 Km/H -5.3 Km/H 95.72%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 3rd 31.7 M 30.2 M +1.5 M 95.27%
Wet Handling 1st 74.1 Km/H 100%
Straight Aqua 4th 94.7 Km/H 99.6 Km/H -4.9 Km/H 95.08%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Snow Braking 2nd 27.3 M 26.1 M +1.2 M 95.6%
Snow Handling 1st 46.4 Km/H 100%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Noise 7th 71.9 dB 70.8 dB +1.1 dB 98.47%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Rolling Resistance 4th 8.3 kg / t 7.5 kg / t +0.8 kg / t 90.36%
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Discussion

11 comments
  1. R B archived

    Regarding Michelin CrossClimate, I found it interesting that the testers said:
    '.....Sensitive to slipping so not recommended for vehicles without ESP.....'

    My previous car had CC+ and I drove about 30000 miles on the tyres.

    Although very good in a wide range of conditions, I did notice occasional slight slipping of the tyres when pulling away on dry roads (but not wet roads) which got slightly worse as the tyres wore and was possibly more common in the first few minutes of a journey before the tyres had warmed up.

    The slight slip wasn't enough to cause the ESP light to flash but I could feel it.

    I thought it was just my clumsy size 14 boots affecting the clutch control although Vector Gen 2 on my wife's car never do that despite their generally-accepted lower dry grip.

    #6310
    1. TyreReviews R B archived

      Interesting, it's not something i've noticed above and beyond other all season tyres when comparing them back to back, but I guess it's a thing!

      #6311
  2. Peter Lawaetz Winkler archived

    I need to decide for at a set of 235/45-18 All Seasons for a Tesla 3 Long Range for use in Denmark, should be comparable to the UK climate. For an EV rolling resistance and noise are perhaps overweighted as selection criteria, but on the other hand its a quite powerfull car, so the tyres should be able to handle that safely

    Based on the test I consider the Bridgestones. However it seems that there is also a EVO version available. If the "old" A005 wins this test, the "A005 EVO" should be a "no-brainer pick"?

    I'm hesitating to this, since The Michelin CC+ seems to be the popular pick among when I consult Tesla forums.

    #6251
    1. TyreReviews Peter Lawaetz Winkler archived

      The EVO version of the A005 was meant to improve the snow performance, but in testing to seems to still be very close to the regular A005, which is no bad thing.

      Where the CC+ has the edge over the A005 is wear.

      #6252
    2. Engineer_Andy Peter Lawaetz Winkler archived

      It may depend upon how much snow and ice you get and how bad it gets when you do. I run CC+s (but only 195/65 R15) on my 15yo Mazda3 in the UK and they're great, but I purposely bought them because I live in the South East/East of England, where we don't get much snow and ice and its rarely bad when we do.

      As such, a summer-biased A/S tyre is the best for me, and a long-lived one even better because I don't do much mileage for the most part. The Bridgestone tyre is similar or perhaps even more summer biased than the Michelin CC+.

      From previous tests, the Conti is in between the more traditional more 'winter-biased' A/S tyres. There seems also to be more choice in smaller, higher profile tyre combos like mine (one of the most popular sizes of tyre generally), though if I recall, Michelin also did make A more sporty 'Pilot Sport AS' tyre for larger, lower profile tyre sizes. Not sure how new that tyre design is though and whether it's offered any more.

      #6265
    3. Kolemjdouci Peter Lawaetz Winkler archived

      Compare still the new and latest tests winning Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen3, which should be between the current Michelin and Conti in its character.
      If you have at least 3-6 months for your decision, you can also wait a bit and be the early adopter of the brand new Michelin Cross Climate 2, which is already sold in the USA and to Europe it will come in early 2021. Obviously it must be even better than the current CC+.

      #6280
  3. Peter archived

    Is there any explanation for quite huge difference in rolling resistance measured for Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 (i.e. winter reference tyre in this test) - 8.3 kg/t and in 2020 Auto Bild Performance Winter Tyre Test - 7.35 kg/t? The tyre size was the same.
    Actually, Auto Bild result seems to be too low as that would put the tyre in "B" class according to EU rating, while its EU label says it is "C", i.e. rolling resistance between 7.8 and 9.0 kg/t.
    I would assume that rolling resistance result should be the most accurate and comparable from all tested parameters across diffferent tests, but apparently it isn't...

    #6246
    1. TyreReviews Peter archived

      It's an interesting question. I can only assume variation in the testing but I'll dig a little deeper next week

      #6247
    2. Kolemjdouci Peter archived

      Are you/both tests comparing the same tyre sizes/dimensions?

      #6279