All season tyre test 225/45 R17 - Autobild 2019

225/45 R17 - 2019

Winner

Michelin

Michelin CrossClimate+

Best Value

hankook

Hankook Kinergy 4S2 H750

Test Vehicle

bmw BMW 1

Tested tyres

10

1

1

Michelin CrossClimate+

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2

Dry2+

Snow2+

Running costs1

Wet

Wet Handling#2/10

Wet Braking#4/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/10

Wet Circle Cornering#6/10

Aquaplaning Cross#9/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#1/10

Economy

Mileage#1/10

Price Value Ratio#2/10

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#3/10

Noise Exterior#10/10

Snow

Snow Handling#1/10

Snow Circle Cornering#3/10

Snow Traction#3/10

Snow Braking#5/10

2

2

Vredestein Quatrac Pro

Rating: Exemplary

£83
94 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94Y · £83

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow1-

Running costs2-

Wet

Wet Braking#1/10

Wet Circle Cornering#1/10

Wet Handling#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/10

Dry

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Braking#6/10

Economy

Mileage#6/10

Price Value Ratio#6/10

Rolling Resistance#6/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Ride Comfort#5/10

Snow

Snow Traction#1/10

Snow Braking#2/10

Snow Handling#4/10

Snow Circle Cornering#6/10

3

3

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-2

Rating: Good

£90
91 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94V94V · £9594V · £90+1

Wet2

Dry2-

Snow1-

Running costs1-

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Handling#4/10

Dry

Dry Handling#8/10

Dry Braking#10/10

Economy

Price Value Ratio#2/10

Mileage#3/10

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Ride Comfort#3/10

Snow

Snow Braking#1/10

Snow Handling#1/10

Snow Traction#1/10

Snow Circle Cornering#8/10

4

4

Continental AllSeasonContact

Rating: Good

£101
94 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94V94W

Wet2

Dry2-

Snow2+

Running costs1-

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Wet Handling#2/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Wet Braking#5/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/10

Dry

Dry Handling#3/10

Dry Braking#6/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

Mileage#2/10

Price Value Ratio#2/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/10

Ride Comfort#8/10

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#1/10

Snow Braking#2/10

Snow Handling#4/10

Snow Traction#5/10

5

5

Hankook Kinergy 4S2 H750

Rating: Good

£94
94 Wmytyres.co.uk

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow1-

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#4/10

Wet Handling#4/10

Wet Braking#7/10

Dry

Dry Handling#3/10

Dry Braking#4/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Mileage#6/10

Price Value Ratio#6/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/10

Ride Comfort#8/10

Snow

Snow Handling#1/10

Snow Braking#2/10

Snow Circle Cornering#3/10

Snow Traction#3/10

6

6

Nexen N Blue 4 Season

Rating: Good

£82
94 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94V · £8594V · £104

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow2

Running costs2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/10

Aquaplaning Cross#7/10

Wet Braking#7/10

Wet Handling#7/10

Wet Circle Cornering#8/10

Dry

Dry Braking#6/10

Dry Handling#7/10

Economy

Price Value Ratio#1/10

Mileage#4/10

Rolling Resistance#10/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Ride Comfort#1/10

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#1/10

Snow Handling#4/10

Snow Braking#5/10

Snow Traction#5/10

7

7

Maxxis Premitra AS AP3

Rating: Good

£68
91 Wmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94T94W · £68

Wet2-

Dry2+

Snow2

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Braking#7/10

Wet Circle Cornering#8/10

Wet Handling#9/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#3/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/10

Mileage#9/10

Price Value Ratio#9/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Ride Comfort#5/10

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#3/10

Snow Handling#4/10

Snow Traction#5/10

Snow Braking#9/10

8

8

Kumho Solus HA31

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2-

Dry2+

Snow2

Running costs2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/10

Wet Braking#5/10

Wet Circle Cornering#6/10

Aquaplaning Cross#7/10

Wet Handling#7/10

Dry

Dry Braking#9/10

Dry Handling#9/10

Economy

Price Value Ratio#2/10

Mileage#4/10

Rolling Resistance#6/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Ride Comfort#8/10

Snow

Snow Braking#5/10

Snow Traction#5/10

Snow Handling#8/10

Snow Circle Cornering#9/10

9

9

Bridgestone Weather Control A005

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2

Dry2+

Snow3+

Running costs3

Wet

Wet Braking#1/10

Wet Circle Cornering#4/10

Wet Handling#4/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/10

Aquaplaning Cross#9/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#3/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

Mileage#10/10

Price Value Ratio#10/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#5/10

Noise Exterior#6/10

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#9/10

Snow Traction#9/10

Snow Braking#10/10

Snow Handling#10/10

10

10

Cooper Discoverer All Season

Rating: Not recommended

£93
0 Wmytyres.co.uk

Wet3

Dry3-

Snow2-

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#2/10

Wet Braking#10/10

Wet Circle Cornering#10/10

Wet Handling#10/10

Dry

Dry Braking#4/10

Dry Handling#10/10

Economy

Mileage#6/10

Price Value Ratio#6/10

Rolling Resistance#6/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/10

Noise Exterior#6/10

Snow

Snow Braking#5/10

Snow Circle Cornering#6/10

Snow Handling#8/10

Snow Traction#9/10

Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2019 225/45 R17 test performed by Autobild on a BMW 1 in 2019. This test was performed in 225/45 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Michelin CrossClimate+ is the best of 10 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, Running costs, ). Other featured tyres include Vredestein Quatrac Pro, Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-2, Continental AllSeasonContact; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Pirelli Cinturato All Season, Nokian Weatherproof, Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200.

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