{"id":9976,"date":"2026-10-25T15:07:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T14:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetirelab.com\/mag\/auto-bild-tyre-test-2026-225-40-r18-all-season-tyres-05b47ab8-en\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T15:07:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T14:07:40","slug":"auto-bild-tyre-test-2026-225-40-r18-all-season-tyres-05b47ab8-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/padangoslab.eu\/mag\/auto-bild-tyre-test-2026-225-40-r18-all-season-tyres-05b47ab8-en\/","title":{"rendered":"AUTO BILD tyre test 2026: 225\/40 R18 \u2014 all-season tyres"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">\u2630<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ade628f12533\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ade628f12533\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/padangoslab.eu\/mag\/auto-bild-tyre-test-2026-225-40-r18-all-season-tyres-05b47ab8-en\/#AUTO_BILD_tyre_test_2026_22540_R18\" title=\"AUTO BILD tyre test 2026: 225\/40 R18\">AUTO BILD tyre test 2026: 225\/40 R18<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/padangoslab.eu\/mag\/auto-bild-tyre-test-2026-225-40-r18-all-season-tyres-05b47ab8-en\/#Goodyear_Vector_All_Season_4\" title=\"Goodyear Vector All Season 4\">Goodyear Vector All Season 4<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/padangoslab.eu\/mag\/auto-bild-tyre-test-2026-225-40-r18-all-season-tyres-05b47ab8-en\/#Continental_AllSeasonContact_2\" title=\"Continental AllSeasonContact 2\">Continental AllSeasonContact 2<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/padangoslab.eu\/mag\/auto-bild-tyre-test-2026-225-40-r18-all-season-tyres-05b47ab8-en\/#Michelin_CrossClimate_3_Sport\" title=\"Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport\">Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/padangoslab.eu\/mag\/auto-bild-tyre-test-2026-225-40-r18-all-season-tyres-05b47ab8-en\/#Pirelli_Cinturato_All_Season_SF3\" title=\"Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3\">Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/padangoslab.eu\/mag\/auto-bild-tyre-test-2026-225-40-r18-all-season-tyres-05b47ab8-en\/#Bridgestone_Turanza_All_Season_6\" title=\"Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6\">Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"AUTO_BILD_tyre_test_2026_22540_R18\"><\/span>AUTO BILD tyre test 2026: 225\/40 R18<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>AUTO BILD compared 5 tyres in size 225\/40 R18.<\/p>\n<p>VW Golf R<\/p>\n<p>Positions follow the original publisher classification.<\/p>\n<p>Discipline positions compare tyres within this test and are separate from the overall finishing order.<\/p>\n<p>Overall results are reproduced from the linked secondary report; the full original score sheet has not been independently checked.<\/p>\n<p>Unavailable source values are shown as \u2014 and are not estimated.<\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>Published overall result<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1.<\/td>\n<th scope=\"row\">Goodyear Vector All Season 4<\/th>\n<td>\u2014 \u00b7 Exemplary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2.<\/td>\n<th scope=\"row\">Continental AllSeasonContact 2<\/th>\n<td>\u2014 \u00b7 Exemplary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3.<\/td>\n<th scope=\"row\">Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport<\/th>\n<td>\u2014 \u00b7 Exemplary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4.<\/td>\n<th scope=\"row\">Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3<\/th>\n<td>\u2014 \u00b7 Exemplary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5.<\/td>\n<th scope=\"row\">Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6<\/th>\n<td>\u2014 \u00b7 Good<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Goodyear_Vector_All_Season_4\"><\/span>Goodyear Vector All Season 4<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Goodyear Vector All Season 4: 1\/5. AUTO BILD \u00b7 Published overall result: \u2014 (Exemplary).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Published overall result: \u2014 \u00b7 1\/5<\/li>\n<li>Best discipline position: Snow cornering (1\/5)<\/li>\n<li>Lowest discipline position: Exterior noise (4\/5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Dry braking (m)<\/th>\n<td>37.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Dry handling &#8211; objective (km\/h)<\/th>\n<td>99.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wet braking (m)<\/th>\n<td>51.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wet handling &#8211; objective (km\/h)<\/th>\n<td>74.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wet circle cornering (s)<\/th>\n<td>19.85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Longitudinal aquaplaning (km\/h)<\/th>\n<td>87.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Cornering aquaplaning (m\/sec2)<\/th>\n<td>2.11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow braking (m)<\/th>\n<td>29.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow traction (N)<\/th>\n<td>2310<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow handling &#8211; objective (km\/h)<\/th>\n<td>54.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow cornering (m\/sec2)<\/th>\n<td>4.16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Exterior noise (dB)<\/th>\n<td>64.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Rolling resistance (kg\/t)<\/th>\n<td>7.61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Continental_AllSeasonContact_2\"><\/span>Continental AllSeasonContact 2<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Continental AllSeasonContact 2: 2\/5. AUTO BILD \u00b7 Published overall result: \u2014 (Exemplary).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Published overall result: \u2014 \u00b7 2\/5<\/li>\n<li>Best discipline position: Dry handling &#8211; objective (1\/5)<\/li>\n<li>Lowest discipline position: Snow traction (5\/5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Dry braking (m)<\/th>\n<td>38.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Dry handling &#8211; objective (km\/h)<\/th>\n<td>101.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wet braking (m)<\/th>\n<td>51.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wet handling &#8211; objective (km\/h)<\/th>\n<td>74.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wet circle cornering (s)<\/th>\n<td>20.24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Longitudinal aquaplaning (km\/h)<\/th>\n<td>83.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Cornering aquaplaning (m\/sec2)<\/th>\n<td>1.97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow braking (m)<\/th>\n<td>29.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow traction (N)<\/th>\n<td>2142<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow handling &#8211; objective (km\/h)<\/th>\n<td>54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow cornering (m\/sec2)<\/th>\n<td>4.01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Exterior noise (dB)<\/th>\n<td>64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Rolling resistance (kg\/t)<\/th>\n<td>8.49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Michelin_CrossClimate_3_Sport\"><\/span>Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport: 3\/5. AUTO BILD \u00b7 Published overall result: \u2014 (Exemplary).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Published overall result: \u2014 \u00b7 3\/5<\/li>\n<li>Best discipline position: Exterior noise (1\/5)<\/li>\n<li>Lowest discipline position: Wet circle cornering (5\/5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Dry braking (m)<\/th>\n<td>37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Dry handling &#8211; objective (km\/h)<\/th>\n<td>99.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wet braking (m)<\/th>\n<td>50.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wet handling &#8211; objective (km\/h)<\/th>\n<td>73.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wet circle cornering (s)<\/th>\n<td>20.64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Longitudinal aquaplaning (km\/h)<\/th>\n<td>86.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Cornering aquaplaning (m\/sec2)<\/th>\n<td>2.04<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow braking (m)<\/th>\n<td>29.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow traction (N)<\/th>\n<td>2272<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow handling &#8211; objective (km\/h)<\/th>\n<td>54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow cornering (m\/sec2)<\/th>\n<td>4.02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Exterior noise (dB)<\/th>\n<td>63.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Rolling resistance (kg\/t)<\/th>\n<td>7.53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pirelli_Cinturato_All_Season_SF3\"><\/span>Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 4\/5. AUTO BILD \u00b7 Published overall result: \u2014 (Exemplary).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Published overall result: \u2014 \u00b7 4\/5<\/li>\n<li>Best discipline position: Cornering aquaplaning (1\/5)<\/li>\n<li>Lowest discipline position: Wet braking (4\/5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Dry braking (m)<\/th>\n<td>36.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Dry handling &#8211; objective (km\/h)<\/th>\n<td>99.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wet braking (m)<\/th>\n<td>51.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wet handling &#8211; objective (km\/h)<\/th>\n<td>74.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wet circle cornering (s)<\/th>\n<td>20.07<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Longitudinal aquaplaning (km\/h)<\/th>\n<td>91.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Cornering aquaplaning (m\/sec2)<\/th>\n<td>2.38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow braking (m)<\/th>\n<td>29.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow traction (N)<\/th>\n<td>2242<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow handling &#8211; objective (km\/h)<\/th>\n<td>53.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow cornering (m\/sec2)<\/th>\n<td>4.02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Exterior noise (dB)<\/th>\n<td>64.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Rolling resistance (kg\/t)<\/th>\n<td>7.98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bridgestone_Turanza_All_Season_6\"><\/span>Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6: 5\/5. AUTO BILD \u00b7 Published overall result: \u2014 (Good).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Published overall result: \u2014 \u00b7 5\/5<\/li>\n<li>Best discipline position: Longitudinal aquaplaning (2\/5)<\/li>\n<li>Lowest discipline position: Wet braking (5\/5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Dry braking (m)<\/th>\n<td>37.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Dry handling &#8211; objective (km\/h)<\/th>\n<td>99.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wet braking (m)<\/th>\n<td>53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wet handling &#8211; objective (km\/h)<\/th>\n<td>73.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wet circle cornering (s)<\/th>\n<td>20.12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Longitudinal aquaplaning (km\/h)<\/th>\n<td>87.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Cornering aquaplaning (m\/sec2)<\/th>\n<td>2.08<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow braking (m)<\/th>\n<td>30.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow traction (N)<\/th>\n<td>2147<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow handling &#8211; objective (km\/h)<\/th>\n<td>53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow cornering (m\/sec2)<\/th>\n<td>3.99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Exterior noise (dB)<\/th>\n<td>65.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Rolling resistance (kg\/t)<\/th>\n<td>8.88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodyear.eu\/de_at\/consumer\/tires\/vector_all_season_4\/225-40-18-92-Y-724537.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AUTO BILD<\/a> \u00b7 Secondary measurement source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyrereviews.com\/Tyre-Tests\/2026-Autobild-Mini-All-Season-Test.htm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.tyrereviews.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AUTO BILD compared 5 tyres in size 225\/40 R18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/padangoslab.eu\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/padangoslab.eu\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/padangoslab.eu\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/padangoslab.eu\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/padangoslab.eu\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/padangoslab.eu\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9976\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/padangoslab.eu\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/padangoslab.eu\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/padangoslab.eu\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/padangoslab.eu\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}