All season tyre test 225/50 R17 - Autobild 2021

225/50 R17 - 2021

Winner

Michelin

Michelin CrossClimate 2

Best Value

kumho

Kumho HA32 Solus 4S

Test Vehicle

bmw BMW 3

Tested tyres

32

1

1

Michelin CrossClimate 2

Rating: -

£139
94 Wmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98V · £18398Y · £139

Stopping distance on dry37,6

Stopping distance on wet53,9

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

2

2

Vredestein Quatrac Pro

Rating: -

£165
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98Y · £165

Stopping distance on dry42

Stopping distance on wet50

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

3

3

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-3

Rating: -

£125
98 Wmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98W · £125

Stopping distance on dry41,9

Stopping distance on wet50,7

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

4

4

Hankook Kinergy 4S2 H750

Rating: -

£109
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98W · £12398W · £145

Stopping distance on dry40,3

Stopping distance on wet52,3

5

5

Falken EuroALL Season AS210

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry42,2

Stopping distance on wet50,8

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

Dunlop Sport All Season

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry41,7

Stopping distance on wet51,4

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

7

7

Maxxis Premitra AS AP3

Rating: -

£103
94 Wmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94W · £11598T98W · £103

Stopping distance on dry38,4

Stopping distance on wet54,7

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

8

8

Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry41,4

Stopping distance on wet52,9

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

9

9

Nokian Seasonproof

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry41,4

Stopping distance on wet53,5

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

10

10

Continental AllSeasonContact

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry42,3

Stopping distance on wet53

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

11

11

Kumho HA32 Solus 4S

Rating: -

£124
98 Vtyres.pneus.online.uk

Stopping distance on dry41,5

Stopping distance on wet54,4

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

12

12

Nexen N Blue 4 Season

Rating: -

£106
94 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94V · £11598V · £11898V · £114

Stopping distance on dry42

Stopping distance on wet54

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

13

13

Viking Fourtech

Rating: -

£178
98 Wmytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on dry43,5

Stopping distance on wet52,6

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

14

14

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry40,2

Stopping distance on wet56

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

Giti AllSeason AS1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry43,5

Stopping distance on wet52,9

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

16

16

Firestone Multiseason 2

Rating: -

£97
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on dry42,4

Stopping distance on wet54,1

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

17

17

Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2

Rating: -

£114
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on dry44,8

Stopping distance on wet52,7

18

18

BFGoodrich G-Grip All Season 2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry42

Stopping distance on wet55,9

19

19

Barum Quartaris 5

Rating: -

£100
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98Y · £114

Stopping distance on dry44,4

Stopping distance on wet53,9

20

20

Kleber Quadraxer 2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry42,6

Stopping distance on wet55,8

21

21

Laufenn G Fit 4S

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry43,6

Stopping distance on wet55,2

22

22

Semperit AllSeason-Grip

Rating: -

£121
98 Wmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98W · £121

Stopping distance on dry44,1

Stopping distance on wet55,5

23

23

Avon AS7

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry40,9

Stopping distance on wet59,5

24

24

Kenda Kenetica 4S

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry43,3

Stopping distance on wet57,2

25

25

Cooper Discoverer All Season

Rating: -

£136
0 Vmytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on dry41,1

Stopping distance on wet59,6

26

26

Apollo Alnac 4G All Season

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry42,8

Stopping distance on wet58,5

27

27

CST Medallion All Season ACP1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry44,3

Stopping distance on wet57,5

28

28

General Tire Altimax A/S 365

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry44,2

Stopping distance on wet58,2

29

29

GT Radial 4Seasons

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry45,3

Stopping distance on wet58,2

30

30

Fulda MultiControl

Rating: -

£105
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on dry45,5

Stopping distance on wet58,6

31

31

Berlin Tires All Season 1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry42,4

Stopping distance on wet62,3

32

32

Tomket Allyear 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry42,9

Stopping distance on wet63,7

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). Michelin CrossClimate 2 is the best of 32 tested tyres according to tested properties (Stopping distance on dry, Stopping distance on wet, ). Other featured tyres include Vredestein Quatrac Pro, Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-3, Hankook Kinergy 4S2 H750; 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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