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Cells are colour-coded from green (best) to red (worst). The Total Score reflects the weighted sum of all categories. A ★ marks the best tyre in each test.
| # | Tyre | Total Score | Dry | Wet | Snow | Comfort | Value | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braking M | Handling Km/H | % | Braking M | Handling Km/H | Straight Aqua Km/H | % | Braking M | Handling Km/H | % | Noise dB | % | Rolling Resistance kg / t | % | |||
| 1 ▲7 | Reference Winter | 94.4% | 43.8 | 118.6 | 89.6% | 31.7 3 | 74.1 ★ | 94.7 | 97.4% | 27.3 2 | 46.4 ★ | 97.8% | 71.9 | 98.5% | 8.3 | 90.4% |
| 2 | Michelin CrossClimate Plus | 94.1% | 40.3 | 120.3 | 94% | 31.1 2 | 72.2 | 90.2 | 96.5% | 31.8 | 45 | 89.5% | 71.6 3 | 98.9% | 7.8 2 | 96.2% |
| 3 ▼2 | Bridgestone Weather Control A005 | 93.8% | 40 3 | 122.3 2 | 95.1% | 30.2 ★ | 72.2 | 91.3 | 97.9% | 31.4 | 42.4 | 87.3% | 71.5 2 | 99% | 8.3 | 90.4% |
| 4 ▼1 | Continental AllSeasonContact | 93% | 41.9 | 119.6 | 91.9% | 32.5 | 71.7 | 93.8 | 94.8% | 28.6 3 | 45.7 2 | 94.9% | 71.8 | 98.6% | 8.7 | 86.2% |
| 5 ▲1 | BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2 | 92.7% | 43.8 | 119.2 | 89.9% | 34.2 | 69.5 | 91.8 | 91.2% | 26.1 ★ | 45.7 2 | 99.2% | 70.8 ★ | 100% | 8.2 3 | 91.5% |
| 6 ▼3 | Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 | 92.1% | 39.6 2 | 120.5 3 | 94.8% | 32.1 | 71.7 | 97.2 2 | 95.7% | 31.7 | 43.8 | 88.4% | 71.6 3 | 98.9% | 9.3 | 80.7% |
| 7 ▼2 | Vredestein Quatrac Pro | 90.4% | 42.7 | 120.5 3 | 91.5% | 33 | 72.3 3 | 95.8 3 | 94.7% | 32.6 | 43 | 86.4% | 71.6 3 | 98.9% | 9.3 | 80.7% |
| 8 ▼1 | Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210 | 89.9% | 42.9 | 120.3 | 91.2% | 35.3 | 68.7 | 92.3 | 89.5% | 29.9 | 44.9 | 92% | 73 | 97% | 8.9 | 84.3% |
| 9 ▼1 | Reference Summer | 86.5% | 36.6 ★ | 123.9 ★ | 100% | 32.2 | 73.2 2 | 99.6 ★ | 96.7% | 50.2 | 17 | 44.3% | 73.9 | 95.8% | 7.5 ★ | 100% |
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Dry
90%
Wet
97%
Snow
98%
Comfort
99%
Value
90%
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Dry
Dry Braking
43.8 M
Dry Handling
118.6 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking
31.7 M
3
Wet Handling
74.1 Km/H
★
Straight Aqua
94.7 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking
27.3 M
2
Snow Handling
46.4 Km/H
★
Comfort
Noise
71.9 dB
Value
Rolling Resistance
8.3 kg / t
Dry
94%
Wet
97%
Snow
90%
Comfort
99%
Value
96%
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Dry
Dry Braking
40.3 M
Dry Handling
120.3 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking
31.1 M
2
Wet Handling
72.2 Km/H
Straight Aqua
90.2 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking
31.8 M
Snow Handling
45 Km/H
Comfort
Noise
71.6 dB
3
Value
Rolling Resistance
7.8 kg / t
2
Dry
95%
Wet
98%
Snow
87%
Comfort
99%
Value
90%
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Dry
Dry Braking
40 M
3
Dry Handling
122.3 Km/H
2
Wet
Wet Braking
30.2 M
★
Wet Handling
72.2 Km/H
Straight Aqua
91.3 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking
31.4 M
Snow Handling
42.4 Km/H
Comfort
Noise
71.5 dB
2
Value
Rolling Resistance
8.3 kg / t
Dry
92%
Wet
95%
Snow
95%
Comfort
99%
Value
86%
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Dry
Dry Braking
41.9 M
Dry Handling
119.6 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking
32.5 M
Wet Handling
71.7 Km/H
Straight Aqua
93.8 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking
28.6 M
3
Snow Handling
45.7 Km/H
2
Comfort
Noise
71.8 dB
Value
Rolling Resistance
8.7 kg / t
Dry
90%
Wet
91%
Snow
99%
Comfort
100%
Value
92%
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Dry
Dry Braking
43.8 M
Dry Handling
119.2 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking
34.2 M
Wet Handling
69.5 Km/H
Straight Aqua
91.8 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking
26.1 M
★
Snow Handling
45.7 Km/H
2
Comfort
Noise
70.8 dB
★
Value
Rolling Resistance
8.2 kg / t
3
Dry
95%
Wet
96%
Snow
88%
Comfort
99%
Value
81%
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Dry
Dry Braking
39.6 M
2
Dry Handling
120.5 Km/H
3
Wet
Wet Braking
32.1 M
Wet Handling
71.7 Km/H
Straight Aqua
97.2 Km/H
2
Snow
Snow Braking
31.7 M
Snow Handling
43.8 Km/H
Comfort
Noise
71.6 dB
3
Value
Rolling Resistance
9.3 kg / t
Dry
92%
Wet
95%
Snow
86%
Comfort
99%
Value
81%
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Dry
Dry Braking
42.7 M
Dry Handling
120.5 Km/H
3
Wet
Wet Braking
33 M
Wet Handling
72.3 Km/H
3
Straight Aqua
95.8 Km/H
3
Snow
Snow Braking
32.6 M
Snow Handling
43 Km/H
Comfort
Noise
71.6 dB
3
Value
Rolling Resistance
9.3 kg / t
Dry
91%
Wet
90%
Snow
92%
Comfort
97%
Value
84%
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Dry
Dry Braking
42.9 M
Dry Handling
120.3 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking
35.3 M
Wet Handling
68.7 Km/H
Straight Aqua
92.3 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking
29.9 M
Snow Handling
44.9 Km/H
Comfort
Noise
73 dB
Value
Rolling Resistance
8.9 kg / t
Dry
100%
Wet
97%
Snow
44%
Comfort
96%
Value
100%
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Dry
Dry Braking
36.6 M
★
Dry Handling
123.9 Km/H
★
Wet
Wet Braking
32.2 M
Wet Handling
73.2 Km/H
2
Straight Aqua
99.6 Km/H
★
Snow
Snow Braking
50.2 M
Snow Handling
17 Km/H
Comfort
Noise
73.9 dB
Value
Rolling Resistance
7.5 kg / t
★
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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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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+.
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...
It's an interesting question. I can only assume variation in the testing but I'll dig a little deeper next week
And what you have dig out?
I didn't get too far :(
Are you/both tests comparing the same tyre sizes/dimensions?