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.
Dry Performance Overview
Dry Braking (M)
Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)
Dry Handling (Km/H)
Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)
Wet Performance Overview
Wet Braking (M)
Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)
Wet Handling (Km/H)
Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)
Wet Circle (m/s)
Lateral wet grip in m/s squared (Higher is better)
Straight Aqua (Km/H)
Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)
Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)
Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)
Snow Performance Overview
Snow Braking (M)
Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)
Snow Handling (Km/H)
Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)
Snow Slalom (m/sec2)
Lateral acceleration (Higher is better)
Comfort Performance Overview
Noise (dB)
External noise in dB (Lower is better)
Value Performance Overview
Price
Price in local currency (Lower is better)
Rolling Resistance (kg / t)
Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)
Overall Findings
Based on the weighted scoring from all tests, here are the overall results:
| Position | Tyre | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Michelin CrossClimate 2 | 0% | |
| 2 | Vredestein Quatrac Pro | 0% |
| 3 | Continental AllSeasonContact | 0% |
| 4 | Bridgestone Weather Control A005 | 0% |
| 5 | Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 | 0% |
| 6 | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 | 0% |
| 7 | Toyo Celsius AS2 | 0% |
| - | Bridgestone Potenza Sport (Reference) | 0% |
Interesting. The difference though between the winter and a/s seems frankly negligible. Is there a reason for that - what temperature were the tests conducted at? I have vredstein hitrac a/s on the car currently was considering a winter for a drive through some snowy passes, but based on this data doesn't look like there would be much benefit?
These are European all season tyres, which you call all weather tyres. They have a lot more snow performance than a US all season
Hey there’s error on this test results. Michellin cross climate 2 has 3pmsf.
You're right, they''re all 3peak
This is a really good test that I’ve been hankering for. Can the top winter tyres match all seasons and even a summer tyre in similar sizes. I have 235/40/18 tyres on a short wheel base Quattro 3.2 TT. A heavy little car, FWD biased and obviously when pushed prefers an under steer balance. My gut says a Vred Wintrac Pro is a better solution than a Bridgestone Weather Control all season, but due to laws on the continent, I need all season or a winter tyre. After experiencing the CC2 on my wife’s car year round, I’d rather just get the very very best UHP winter or all season I can buy.
I've fitted a pair of CC2 tyres to the rear of my car (front has CC+) in 205/55R16 , this is the first time I've read elsewhere about someone else experiencing a strange noise with them on, but I too get a weird 'whooshing' noise only when coasting on quiet surfaces between ~40-50mph. Weird!
That is an interesting review with known winter and summer references AND temperatures.
It looks like the Quatrac Pro is better in the dry on this size than the 225/45R17 recently tested by Jon. Too bad, because otherwise, it seems the right balance for winter driving on mild climate.
Either the Quatrac Pro is better or the competition is worse in this size. Vred always seem to have done better in tests in bigger sizes, though there's a reason there's not a lot of all season tyres in the big sizes, they start becoming too much of a compromise!
This disparity with the different sizes makes me uncertain. My car runs 245/45R18, it seems like it's halfway from the 225 from the other test and this one
It might just be that the better size had a midlife update that wasn't in the other size at time of testing. Only Vred will know.