All season tyre test 225/40 R18 - Autobild 2025

всесезонні Initial brake tests (dry/wet) were conducted on a special measurement track in Germany under controlled summer conditions; finalists were then air-freighted to New Zealand for comprehensive snow testing in authentic winter conditions (July in New Zealand). Wet handling/further discipline testing occurred on the irrigated Wachauring in Niederösterreich, Austria.

2025

Year

15

Tyres

Test vehicles included high-performance compact models in the 225/40 R18 segment: VW Golf GTI, BMW M135, and Audi S3, all featuring front-wheel drive and high-output engines typical for this tyre class.

Winner

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3

Best value

Vredestein Quatrac

Test vehicle

VW Golf GTI

випробувані шини

15

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3

рейтинг: Exemplary

Winter2+

Wet2+

Dry2+

Running costs2–

Wet

Aquaplaning cross#1/15

Aquaplaning longitudinal#1/15

Wet braking#2/15

Wet circle cornering#3/15

Wet handling#4/15

Dry

Dry braking#1/15

Dry handling#6/15

економічність

Rolling resistance#3/15

Fuel efficiency#10/15

Mileage#11/15

Price value ratio#13/15

Comfort

Noise exterior#2/15

Ride comfort#3/15

Snow

Snow circle cornering#1/15

Snow handling#5/15

Snow traction#5/15

Snow braking#12/15

2

Continental AllSeasonContact 2

рейтинг: Exemplary

Winter2+

Wet2

Dry2

Running costs2

Wet

Wet circle cornering#1/15

Wet handling#1/15

Wet braking#2/15

Aquaplaning cross#6/15

Aquaplaning longitudinal#6/15

Dry

Dry handling#1/15

Dry braking#11/15

економічність

Fuel efficiency#8/15

Mileage#9/15

Rolling resistance#9/15

Price value ratio#13/15

Comfort

Noise exterior#2/15

Ride comfort#3/15

Snow

Snow traction#1/15

Snow braking#2/15

Snow circle cornering#3/15

Snow handling#5/15

3

Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport

рейтинг: Exemplary

Winter1-

Wet2

Dry2+

Running costs3+

Wet

Wet handling#4/15

Aquaplaning cross#6/15

Aquaplaning longitudinal#6/15

Wet braking#7/15

Wet circle cornering#7/15

Dry

Dry braking#1/15

Dry handling#1/15

економічність

Rolling resistance#1/15

Mileage#11/15

Fuel efficiency#12/15

Price value ratio#15/15

Comfort

Noise exterior#4/15

Ride comfort#10/15

Snow

Snow traction#1/15

Snow braking#2/15

Snow handling#2/15

Snow circle cornering#3/15

4

Vredestein Quatrac

рейтинг: Exemplary

Winter1-

Wet2

Dry2

Running costs3+

Wet

Aquaplaning cross#1/15

Aquaplaning longitudinal#1/15

Wet braking#1/15

Wet handling#1/15

Wet circle cornering#3/15

Dry

Dry braking#8/15

Dry handling#9/15

економічність

Price value ratio#10/15

Mileage#11/15

Fuel efficiency#12/15

Rolling resistance#12/15

Comfort

Noise exterior#1/15

Ride comfort#3/15

Snow

Snow circle cornering#6/15

Snow braking#7/15

Snow handling#7/15

Snow traction#9/15

5

Hankook Kinergy 4S2

рейтинг: Exemplary

Winter2

Wet2

Dry2

Running costs2+

6

Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6

рейтинг: Good

Winter2-

Wet2+

Dry2+

Running costs2+

Wet

Aquaplaning longitudinal#1/15

Wet braking#2/15

Aquaplaning cross#3/15

Wet circle cornering#7/15

Wet handling#9/15

Dry

Dry braking#1/15

Dry handling#1/15

економічність

Fuel efficiency#4/15

Mileage#4/15

Price value ratio#5/15

Rolling resistance#9/15

Comfort

Ride comfort#3/15

Noise exterior#11/15

Snow

Snow handling#7/15

Snow circle cornering#10/15

Snow traction#11/15

Snow braking#12/15

7

Michelin CrossClimate 3

рейтинг: Good

Winter1-

Wet2-

Dry2

Running costs1–

Wet

Aquaplaning longitudinal#8/15

Wet braking#11/15

Aquaplaning cross#13/15

Wet circle cornering#13/15

Wet handling#14/15

Dry

Dry braking#8/15

Dry handling#9/15

економічність

Fuel efficiency#2/15

Mileage#2/15

Rolling resistance#3/15

Price value ratio#10/15

Comfort

Ride comfort#3/15

Noise exterior#4/15

Snow

Snow braking#1/15

Snow circle cornering#1/15

Snow handling#1/15

Snow traction#1/15

8

Ceat 4 SeasonDrive X5

рейтинг: Good

Winter2

Wet2-

Dry2+

Running costs2+

Wet

Wet circle cornering#3/15

Wet braking#7/15

Wet handling#9/15

Aquaplaning longitudinal#13/15

Aquaplaning cross#14/15

Dry

Dry braking#1/15

Dry handling#6/15

економічність

Price value ratio#1/15

Rolling resistance#3/15

Fuel efficiency#4/15

Mileage#6/15

Comfort

Ride comfort#3/15

Noise exterior#4/15

Snow

Snow traction#5/15

Snow circle cornering#6/15

Snow braking#7/15

Snow handling#9/15

9

Kleber Quadraxer 3

рейтинг: Good

Winter2+

Wet2

Dry2-

Running costs2–

Wet

Aquaplaning longitudinal#1/15

Aquaplaning cross#3/15

Wet braking#7/15

Wet handling#9/15

Wet circle cornering#13/15

Dry

Dry braking#7/15

Dry handling#11/15

економічність

Rolling resistance#3/15

Mileage#9/15

Fuel efficiency#10/15

Price value ratio#10/15

Comfort

Noise exterior#4/15

Ride comfort#15/15

Snow

Snow handling#2/15

Snow circle cornering#3/15

Snow traction#5/15

Snow braking#7/15

10

Laufenn G Fit 4S

рейтинг: Good

Winter2

Wet2+

Dry2-

Running costs2

Wet

Wet circle cornering#1/15

Wet handling#1/15

Wet braking#2/15

Aquaplaning cross#6/15

Aquaplaning longitudinal#8/15

Dry

Dry handling#1/15

Dry braking#14/15

економічність

Price value ratio#1/15

Mileage#6/15

Fuel efficiency#8/15

Rolling resistance#14/15

Comfort

Ride comfort#10/15

Noise exterior#15/15

Snow

Snow braking#2/15

Snow traction#9/15

Snow circle cornering#10/15

Snow handling#11/15

11

Sailun Atrezzo 4 Seasons Ultra

рейтинг: Good

Winter2-

Wet2

Dry2-

Running costs2+

12

Dunlop All Season 2

рейтинг: Satisfactory

Winter1-

Wet2-

Dry3+

Running costs1

Wet

Wet handling#4/15

Aquaplaning cross#6/15

Wet braking#11/15

Wet circle cornering#11/15

Aquaplaning longitudinal#13/15

Dry

Dry handling#11/15

Dry braking#14/15

економічність

Fuel efficiency#1/15

Mileage#1/15

Price value ratio#1/15

Rolling resistance#3/15

Comfort

Ride comfort#10/15

Noise exterior#11/15

Snow

Snow traction#1/15

Snow braking#2/15

Snow handling#2/15

Snow circle cornering#6/15

13

Toyo Celsius AS2

рейтинг: Satisfactory

Winter3+

Wet2-

Dry2-

Running costs1–

Wet

Wet handling#4/15

Aquaplaning longitudinal#5/15

Aquaplaning cross#6/15

Wet circle cornering#11/15

Wet braking#14/15

Dry

Dry braking#8/15

Dry handling#15/15

економічність

Price value ratio#1/15

Fuel efficiency#2/15

Mileage#2/15

Rolling resistance#3/15

Comfort

Ride comfort#1/15

Noise exterior#4/15

Snow

Snow braking#7/15

Snow circle cornering#10/15

Snow handling#13/15

Snow traction#13/15

14

Linglong Sport Master 4S

рейтинг: Satisfactory

Winter3

Wet2

Dry2+

Running costs3+

Wet

Aquaplaning cross#6/15

Wet braking#7/15

Wet circle cornering#7/15

Aquaplaning longitudinal#8/15

Wet handling#9/15

Dry

Dry braking#1/15

Dry handling#1/15

економічність

Price value ratio#5/15

Mileage#11/15

Fuel efficiency#12/15

Rolling resistance#15/15

Comfort

Ride comfort#3/15

Noise exterior#4/15

Snow

Snow circle cornering#14/15

Snow handling#14/15

Snow traction#14/15

Snow braking#15/15

15

Roadhog RGAS02

рейтинг: Conditionally recommended

Winter3

Wet3-

Dry2

Running costs3+

Wet

Aquaplaning cross#15/15

Aquaplaning longitudinal#15/15

Wet braking#15/15

Wet circle cornering#15/15

Wet handling#15/15

Dry

Dry braking#1/15

Dry handling#11/15

економічність

Price value ratio#5/15

Fuel efficiency#12/15

Rolling resistance#12/15

Mileage#15/15

Comfort

Ride comfort#10/15

Noise exterior#14/15

Snow

Snow braking#14/15

Snow handling#14/15

Snow traction#14/15

Snow circle cornering#15/15

Same size tyres not featured in the test

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.

#	назва	Our rating	Segment
1	Premium Continental AllSeasonContact 90%	90%	Premium
2	Premium Michelin CrossClimate 2 89%	89%	Premium
3	Upper-middle Hankook Kinergy 4S2 H750 88%	88%	Upper-middle
4	Premium Michelin CrossClimate+ 87%	87%	Premium
5	Premium GoodYear Vector 4Seasons Gen-2 87%	87%	Premium
6	Premium Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO 85%	85%	Premium
7	Premium Pirelli Cinturato All Season 84%	84%	Premium
8	Upper-middle Nokian Seasonproof 84%	84%	Upper-middle

9	Premium Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 84%	84%	Premium
10	Budget GT RADIAL ClimateActive 83%	83%	Budget
11	Premium Dunlop Sport All Season 83%	83%	Premium
12	Upper-middle Nokian Weatherproof 81%	81%	Upper-middle
13	Upper-middle Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200 80%	80%	Upper-middle
14	Upper-middle Firestone Multiseason 2 79%	79%	Upper-middle
15	Upper-middle Kumho HA32 Solus 4S 76%	76%	Upper-middle
16	Budget Debica Navigator 3 75%	75%	Budget

17	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-Grip All Season 2 74%	74%	Upper-middle
18	Budget Ceat 4 SeasonDrive 72%	72%	Budget
19	Budget Barum Quartaris 5 70%	70%	Budget
20	Premium Bridgestone Weather Control A005 67%	67%	Premium
21	Budget Kormoran All Season 66%	66%	Budget
22	Premium Pirelli Cinturato All Season Plus 62%	62%	Premium
23	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth-4S AW21 61%	61%	Upper-middle
24	Upper-middle Kleber Quadraxer 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle

25	Budget Semperit AllSeason-Grip 50%	50%	Budget
26	Upper-middle Cooper Discoverer All Season 48%	48%	Upper-middle
27	Budget Fulda MultiControl 36%	36%	Budget
28	Nokian Seasonproof 1 36%	36%
29	Budget Delinte AW6 28%	28%	Budget
30	Upper-middle Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2 23%	23%	Upper-middle