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Tyre Reviews All-Season Test 2026/27: Goodyear leads in 225/40 R18

Jiri Zelinka Author Jiri Zelinka
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Tyre Reviews compared ten all-season tyres in 225/40 R18 on a VW Golf GTI Clubsport. Snow testing took place in Ivalo, Finland; dry, wet and road testing in Mireval, France. The test was published on September 14, 2026.

Goodyear Vector All Season 4 finished first with 97.7%, followed by Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport at 97.2% and Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 at 97.0%. Goodyear combined strong wet and snow performance with low noise and rolling resistance. The Sport Michelin led wet braking and efficiency; Pirelli led dry braking, curved aquaplaning and comfort. The regular CrossClimate 3 dominated the snow disciplines but placed eighth overall. Royal Black finished last and needed 43.79 m to stop in the wet, versus 31.82 m for the best tyre.

The source results grid weights dry performance at 25%, wet at 40%, snow at 20%, comfort at 10% and efficiency at 5%. Overall scores below are those published in that grid; they are not Tirelab's cross-test ratings.

Full ranking

  1. Goodyear Vector All Season 4 — 97.7%
  2. Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport — 97.2%
  3. Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 — 97.0%
  4. Vredestein Quatrac (★92) — 96.4%
  5. Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 — 96.1%
  6. Continental AllSeasonContact 2 — 95.6%
  7. Hankook Kinergy 4S2 — 95.4%
  8. Michelin CrossClimate 3 — 95.3%
  9. Nokian Seasonproof 2 — 94.3%
  10. Royal Black Royal AS II — 87.6%

Goodyear Vector All Season 4

Winner with 97.7%. Strong wet grip, stable handling and competitive snow performance, with low noise and rolling resistance.

  • Best wet circle and subjective wet handling.
  • Second in wet braking and timed wet handling.
  • Seventh in straight aquaplaning; fourth in dry braking.

Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport

Second with 97.2%. Strong braking and direct dry-road response, offset by higher noise and less convincing snow breakaway behaviour.

  • Best wet braking: 31.82 m.
  • Lowest rolling resistance: 7.56 kg/t.
  • Loudest measured tyre; eighth in timed wet handling.

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3

Third with 97.0%. Dry braking, standing-water resistance and comfort stood out; wet braking and snow braking were weaker.

  • Best dry braking: 35.5 m.
  • Best curved aquaplaning and comfort.
  • Last in snow braking; eighth in wet braking.

Vredestein Quatrac (★92)

Fourth with 96.4%. Strong wet and snow performance, quiet running and good comfort, with softer steering and weaker dry braking.

  • Best straight aquaplaning: 90.77 km/h.
  • Quietest measured tyre: 69.25 dB.
  • Ninth in dry braking; higher rolling resistance.

Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6

Fifth with 96.1%. Strong dry braking, aquaplaning resistance and comfort, but less competitive snow results and efficiency.

  • Second in dry braking: 36.1 m.
  • Good comfort and standing-water resistance.
  • Ninth in rolling resistance and timed snow handling.

Continental AllSeasonContact 2

Sixth with 95.6%. Fast dry handling and reassuring subjective snow behaviour, with weaker aquaplaning results.

  • Fastest dry handling: 92.54 s.
  • Low measured noise and strong subjective snow handling.
  • Second last in both aquaplaning tests.

Hankook Kinergy 4S2

Seventh with 95.4%. Competitive dry and wet handling, while rolling resistance and braking limited the overall result.

  • Second in timed dry handling: 92.62 s.
  • Strong wet handling and subjective feedback.
  • Highest rolling resistance: 9.11 kg/t.

Michelin CrossClimate 3

Eighth with 95.3%. The strongest snow tyre in this group, but wet grip and dry-road precision held it back overall.

  • Best snow braking: 26.49 m.
  • Best snow traction, timed handling and subjective handling.
  • Ninth in wet braking and timed wet handling.

Nokian Seasonproof 2

Ninth with 94.3%. Very fast timed wet handling and short wet braking, but weaker dry handling, comfort and snow traction.

  • Fastest wet handling: 66.84 s.
  • Joint third in wet braking: 32.36 m.
  • Last in dry handling, snow traction and comfort.

Royal Black Royal AS II

Last with 87.6%. Low rolling resistance and usable snow behaviour could not compensate for substantially weaker wet safety.

  • Second-lowest rolling resistance: 7.76 kg/t.
  • Snow braking and comfort were usable.
  • Last in every wet discipline; wet braking: 43.79 m.

Original test and measurements