All season tyre test 215/65 R17 - Autobild 2021

215/65 R17 - 2021

Winner

Hankook

Hankook Kinergy 4S2 X H750A

Best Value

hankook

Hankook Kinergy 4S2 X H750A

Test Vehicle

vw VW Tiguan

Tested tyres

10

1

1

Hankook Kinergy 4S2 X H750A

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow1-

Wet

Wet Braking#2/10

Wet Handling#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#4/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/10

Dry

Dry Braking#3/10

Dry Handling#4/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#5/10

Noise Exterior#9/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/10

Snow

Snow Braking#1/10

Snow Circle Cornering#1/10

Snow Handling#1/10

Snow Traction#1/10

2

2

Michelin CrossClimate 2

Rating: Good

£125
103 Vmytyres.co.uk

Wet2-

Dry1-

Snow1-

Wet

Wet Handling#3/10

Wet Braking#5/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/10

Wet Circle Cornering#8/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#7/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Ride Comfort#1/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Snow

Snow Traction#1/10

Snow Braking#3/10

Snow Circle Cornering#3/10

Snow Handling#3/10

3

3

GoodYear Vector 4Seasons SUV Gen-3

Rating: Good

Wet2+

Dry2-

Snow2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Handling#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#4/10

Wet Braking#7/10

Dry

Dry Handling#3/10

Dry Braking#4/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Ride Comfort#7/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Snow

Snow Handling#5/10

Snow Traction#6/10

Snow Circle Cornering#7/10

Snow Braking#8/10

4

4

Continental AllSeasonContact SUV

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet1-

Dry2-

Snow1-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Handling#1/10

Wet Braking#2/10

Wet Circle Cornering#3/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Braking#7/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/10

Ride Comfort#8/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Snow

Snow Braking#1/10

Snow Circle Cornering#1/10

Snow Handling#1/10

Snow Traction#1/10

5

5

Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2+

Dry2-

Snow2+

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/10

Wet Braking#4/10

Wet Handling#6/10

Dry

Dry Braking#4/10

Dry Handling#4/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/10

Ride Comfort#8/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Snow

Snow Braking#3/10

Snow Circle Cornering#3/10

Snow Handling#5/10

Snow Traction#5/10

6

6

Vredestein Quatrac Pro

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2-

Wet

Wet Braking#1/10

Wet Circle Cornering#1/10

Wet Handling#6/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Braking#2/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/10

Ride Comfort#5/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#9/10

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#7/10

Snow Braking#8/10

Snow Handling#8/10

Snow Traction#9/10

7

7

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/10

Wet Circle Cornering#6/10

Wet Braking#7/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Dry

Dry Handling#8/10

Dry Braking#9/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#2/10

Noise Exterior#3/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

Snow

Snow Traction#1/10

Snow Braking#3/10

Snow Circle Cornering#3/10

Snow Handling#4/10

8

8

Maxxis Premitra AS AP3

Rating: Satisfactory

£112
103 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

103V · £157

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow2

Wet

Wet Braking#5/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/10

Wet Circle Cornering#6/10

Wet Handling#9/10

Dry

Dry Braking#4/10

Dry Handling#9/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#2/10

Noise Exterior#5/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Snow

Snow Braking#3/10

Snow Circle Cornering#3/10

Snow Handling#5/10

Snow Traction#6/10

9

9

Cooper Discoverer All Season

Rating: Satisfactory

£122
0 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

99V

Wet2,3

Dry2-

Snow2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Handling#1/10

Wet Braking#7/10

Wet Circle Cornering#9/10

Dry

Dry Handling#4/10

Dry Braking#7/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#2/10

Noise Exterior#9/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Snow

Snow Braking#3/10

Snow Traction#8/10

Snow Circle Cornering#9/10

Snow Handling#9/10

10

10

Imperial All Season Driver

Rating: Not recommended

£87
99 Vtyres.pneus.online.uk

Other indexes:

103V

Wet4

Dry3+

Snow3+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/10

Wet Braking#10/10

Wet Circle Cornering#10/10

Wet Handling#10/10

Dry

Dry Braking#9/10

Dry Handling#10/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/10

Ride Comfort#8/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#9/10

Snow

Snow Braking#8/10

Snow Traction#9/10

Snow Circle Cornering#10/10

Snow Handling#10/10

Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2021 215/65 R17 test performed by Autobild on a VW Tiguan in 2021. This test was performed in 215/65 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (215). Hankook Kinergy 4S2 X H750A is the best of 10 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, ). Other featured tyres include Michelin CrossClimate 2, GoodYear Vector 4Seasons SUV Gen-3, Continental AllSeasonContact SUV; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200, GoodYear Vector 4Seasons SUV Gen-2, Nokian Weatherproof SUV.

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