All season tyre test 225/50 R17 - Autobild 2021

225/50 R17 - 2021

Winner

Goodyear

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-3

Best Value

kumho

Kumho HA32 Solus 4S

Test Vehicle

bmw BMW 3

Tested tyres

16

1

1

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-3

Rating: Test winner

£122
98 Wmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98W · £154

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2+

Rolling resistance2

Wear1-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/16

Wet Braking#2/16

Wet Handling#3/16

Wet Circle Cornering#6/16

Dry

Dry Braking#5/16

Dry Handling#12/16

Economy

Mileage#2/16

Price Value Ratio#5/16

Rolling Resistance#6/16

Comfort

Ride Comfort#5/16

Noise Exterior#6/16

Snow

Snow Handling#2/16

Snow Braking#3/16

Snow Traction#5/16

Snow Circle Cornering#7/16

2

2

Continental AllSeasonContact

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2

Dry2

Snow2+

Rolling resistance2+

Wear2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/16

Wet Circle Cornering#2/16

Aquaplaning Cross#4/16

Wet Braking#5/16

Wet Handling#6/16

Dry

Dry Handling#5/16

Dry Braking#12/16

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/16

Mileage#6/16

Price Value Ratio#12/16

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/16

Noise Exterior#6/16

Snow

Snow Braking#1/16

Snow Circle Cornering#1/16

Snow Handling#2/16

Snow Traction#10/16

3

3

Hankook Kinergy 4S2 H750

Rating: Good

£134
98 Vtyres.pneus.online.uk

Other indexes:

98W · £12898W · £155

Wet2

Dry2

Snow2

Rolling resistance2

Wear3

4

4

Vredestein Quatrac Pro

Rating: Good

Wet1-

Dry2

Snow2

Rolling resistance3

Wear3

Wet

Wet Braking#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#1/16

Wet Handling#1/16

Aquaplaning Cross#4/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Dry

Dry Braking#5/16

Dry Handling#5/16

Economy

Price Value Ratio#12/16

Mileage#14/16

Rolling Resistance#15/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/16

Ride Comfort#1/16

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#5/16

Snow Handling#6/16

Snow Traction#10/16

Snow Braking#13/16

5

5

Falken EuroALL Season AS210

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2

Rolling resistance3

Wear2+

Wet

Wet Braking#2/16

Wet Handling#2/16

Aquaplaning Cross#4/16

Wet Circle Cornering#6/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Dry

Dry Handling#1/16

Dry Braking#12/16

Economy

Price Value Ratio#3/16

Mileage#4/16

Rolling Resistance#15/16

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/16

Noise Exterior#6/16

Snow

Snow Braking#3/16

Snow Traction#5/16

Snow Handling#12/16

Snow Circle Cornering#14/16

6

6

Nokian Seasonproof

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2-

Dry1-

Snow2+

Rolling resistance2-

Wear1-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#4/16

Wet Circle Cornering#6/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Wet Handling#9/16

Wet Braking#10/16

Dry

Dry Braking#5/16

Dry Handling#14/16

Economy

Mileage#2/16

Price Value Ratio#3/16

Rolling Resistance#11/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/16

Ride Comfort#5/16

Snow

Snow Braking#1/16

Snow Handling#1/16

Snow Traction#1/16

Snow Circle Cornering#2/16

7

7

Michelin CrossClimate 2

Rating: Satisfactory

£161
94 Wmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98V · £19098Y · £176

Wet2-

Dry1-

Snow2+

Rolling resistance1

Wear2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/16

Aquaplaning Cross#8/16

Wet Handling#9/16

Wet Braking#10/16

Wet Circle Cornering#10/16

Dry

Dry Braking#1/16

Dry Handling#1/16

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/16

Mileage#8/16

Price Value Ratio#15/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/16

Ride Comfort#11/16

Snow

Snow Traction#1/16

Snow Circle Cornering#2/16

Snow Handling#2/16

Snow Braking#3/16

8

8

Maxxis Premitra AS AP3

Rating: Satisfactory

£128
94 Wmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94W · £12198T98W · £103

Wet2-

Dry2+

Snow2+

Rolling resistance2-

Wear3+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/16

Aquaplaning Cross#8/16

Wet Handling#9/16

Wet Circle Cornering#10/16

Wet Braking#14/16

Dry

Dry Braking#2/16

Dry Handling#5/16

Economy

Price Value Ratio#5/16

Mileage#11/16

Rolling Resistance#11/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/16

Ride Comfort#5/16

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#2/16

Snow Braking#3/16

Snow Traction#3/16

Snow Handling#6/16

9

9

Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2

Dry2+

Snow2

Rolling resistance2

Wear3+

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/16

Wet Handling#3/16

Wet Braking#5/16

Aquaplaning Cross#13/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/16

Dry

Dry Handling#1/16

Dry Braking#5/16

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/16

Mileage#11/16

Price Value Ratio#12/16

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/16

Noise Exterior#6/16

Snow

Snow Braking#3/16

Snow Traction#5/16

Snow Circle Cornering#7/16

Snow Handling#12/16

10

10

Dunlop Sport All Season

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2-

Rolling resistance2+

Wear3+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Braking#4/16

Wet Circle Cornering#6/16

Wet Handling#6/16

Dry

Dry Handling#1/16

Dry Braking#5/16

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/16

Price Value Ratio#9/16

Mileage#11/16

Comfort

Ride Comfort#11/16

Noise Exterior#15/16

Snow

Snow Traction#5/16

Snow Braking#13/16

Snow Circle Cornering#14/16

Snow Handling#15/16

11

11

Viking Fourtech

Rating: Satisfactory

£186
98 Wmytyres.co.uk

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2-

Rolling resistance1

Wear2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/16

Wet Braking#5/16

Wet Handling#9/16

Wet Circle Cornering#15/16

Dry

Dry Handling#12/16

Dry Braking#15/16

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/16

Price Value Ratio#5/16

Mileage#8/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/16

Ride Comfort#11/16

Snow

Snow Braking#3/16

Snow Handling#6/16

Snow Circle Cornering#7/16

Snow Traction#15/16

12

12

Kumho HA32 Solus 4S

Rating: Satisfactory

£142
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Wet3+

Dry2

Snow2

Rolling resistance2

Wear1

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Wet Circle Cornering#10/16

Aquaplaning Cross#13/16

Wet Braking#14/16

Wet Handling#14/16

Dry

Dry Braking#5/16

Dry Handling#5/16

Economy

Mileage#1/16

Price Value Ratio#1/16

Rolling Resistance#6/16

Comfort

Ride Comfort#5/16

Noise Exterior#6/16

Snow

Snow Braking#3/16

Snow Handling#6/16

Snow Traction#10/16

Snow Circle Cornering#12/16

13

13

Firestone Multiseason 2

Rating: Satisfactory

£109
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Wet3+

Dry2-

Snow2+

Rolling resistance2

Wear2

Wet

Wet Handling#9/16

Wet Braking#10/16

Wet Circle Cornering#10/16

Aquaplaning Cross#16/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#16/16

Dry

Dry Handling#5/16

Dry Braking#12/16

Economy

Price Value Ratio#5/16

Mileage#6/16

Rolling Resistance#6/16

Comfort

Ride Comfort#11/16

Noise Exterior#15/16

Snow

Snow Handling#2/16

Snow Braking#3/16

Snow Traction#3/16

Snow Circle Cornering#7/16

14

14

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3+

Dry2

Snow2

Rolling resistance2+

Wear2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/16

Aquaplaning Cross#13/16

Wet Handling#14/16

Wet Circle Cornering#15/16

Wet Braking#16/16

Dry

Dry Braking#3/16

Dry Handling#5/16

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/16

Mileage#8/16

Price Value Ratio#9/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/16

Ride Comfort#11/16

Snow

Snow Handling#6/16

Snow Circle Cornering#7/16

Snow Traction#10/16

Snow Braking#13/16

15

15

Nexen N Blue 4 Season

Rating: Satisfactory

£100
94 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94V · £12298V · £12898V · £120

Wet3+

Dry2-

Snow3+

Rolling resistance3+

Wear2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#8/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Wet Braking#10/16

Wet Circle Cornering#10/16

Wet Handling#14/16

Dry

Dry Braking#5/16

Dry Handling#16/16

Economy

Price Value Ratio#2/16

Mileage#4/16

Rolling Resistance#13/16

Comfort

Ride Comfort#5/16

Noise Exterior#6/16

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#12/16

Snow Handling#15/16

Snow Traction#15/16

Snow Braking#16/16

16

16

Giti AllSeason AS1

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2-

Rolling resistance3+

Wear3-

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/16

Wet Braking#5/16

Wet Handling#6/16

Aquaplaning Cross#8/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/16

Dry

Dry Handling#14/16

Dry Braking#15/16

Economy

Rolling Resistance#13/16

Price Value Ratio#15/16

Mileage#16/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/16

Ride Comfort#11/16

Snow

Snow Braking#3/16

Snow Handling#12/16

Snow Circle Cornering#14/16

Snow Traction#14/16

Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2021 225/50 R17 test performed by Autobild on a BMW 3 in 2021. This test was performed in 225/50 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-3 is the best of 16 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, Rolling resistance, ). Other featured tyres include Continental AllSeasonContact, Hankook Kinergy 4S2 H750, Vredestein Quatrac Pro; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200, Hankook Ih61 Ion St As, Debica Navigator 3.

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