Continental AllSeasonContact 2 vs Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
Test Results
Independent comparison tyre tests are the best source of data to get tyre information from, and the good news is there have been thirteen tests which compare both tyres directly!
| Tyre | Test Wins | Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Continental AllSeasonContact 2 | eleven | |
| Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 | one | |
| one draws in one tests | ||
While it might look like the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 is better than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 purely based on the higher number of test wins, tyres are very complicated objects which means where one tyre is better than the other can be more important in real world use.
Let's look at how the two tyres compare across multiple tyre test categories.
Key Strengths
- Consistently shorter dry and wet braking across most tests
- Balanced winter performance with frequent wins in snow handling/slalom
- Lowest rolling resistance on multiple tests; strong efficiency
- Low noise and high overall test placements
- Sporty, engaging handling; frequent wet handling strengths
- Excellent curved-aquaplaning resistance
- Outstanding projected mileage and value in ADAC
- Strong winter braking/ice braking performance in some tests
Dry Braking
Looking at data from twelve tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 was better during twelve dry braking tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 stopped the vehicle in 3.66% less distance than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Dry Braking: Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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Dry Handling [s]
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during two dry handling [s] tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was 0.93% faster around a lap than the Continental AllSeasonContact 2.
Best In Dry Handling [s]: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
Dry Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from six tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 was better during three dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 was 0.05% faster around a lap than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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Subj. Dry Handling
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 was better during two subj. dry handling tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 scored 8.33% more points than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Subj. Dry Handling: Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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Wet Braking
Looking at data from twelve tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 was better during eleven wet braking tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 stopped the vehicle in 4.66% less distance than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Wet Braking: Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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Wet Braking - Concrete
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 was better during one wet braking - concrete tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 stopped the vehicle in 1.79% less distance than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Wet Braking - Concrete: Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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Wet Handling [s]
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during three wet handling [s] tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was 1.12% faster around a wet lap than the Continental AllSeasonContact 2.
Best In Wet Handling [s]: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
Wet Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from six tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 was better during four wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 was 0.76% faster around a wet lap than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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Subj. Wet Handling
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 and Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 performed equally well in subj. wet handling tests.
Best In Subj. Wet Handling: Both tyres performed equally well
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Wet Circle
Looking at data from five tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 was better during three wet circle tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 was 0.61% faster around a wet circle than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Wet Circle: Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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Straight Aqua
Looking at data from ten tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 was better during five straight aqua tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 floated at a 0.32% higher speed than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Straight Aqua: Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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Curved Aquaplaning
Looking at data from eight tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during seven curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 slipped out at a 7.59% higher speed than the Continental AllSeasonContact 2.
Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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Snow Braking
Looking at data from nine tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during seven snow braking tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 stopped the vehicle in 1.37% less distance than the Continental AllSeasonContact 2.
Best In Snow Braking: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Snow Braking winner was calculated >>
Snow Traction
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 was better during one snow traction tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 accelerated 7.45% faster than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Snow Traction: Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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Snow Traction
Looking at data from eight tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during six snow traction tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 had 0.77% better snow traction than the Continental AllSeasonContact 2.
Best In Snow Traction: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Snow Traction winner was calculated >>
Snow Handling [s]
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 was better during two snow handling [s] tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 was 0.83% faster around a lap than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Snow Handling [s]: Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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Snow Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from six tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 was better during four snow handling [km/h] tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 was 1.44% faster around a lap than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Snow Handling [Km/H]: Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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Subj. Snow Handling
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 and Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 performed equally well in subj. snow handling tests.
Best In Subj. Snow Handling: Both tyres performed equally well
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Snow Circle
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 was better during two snow circle tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 provided 0.72% more lateral grip than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Snow Circle: Continental AllSeasonContact 2
See how the Snow Circle winner was calculated >>
Snow Slalom
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 was better during four snow slalom tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 was 3.16% faster through a slalom than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Snow Slalom: Continental AllSeasonContact 2
See how the Snow Slalom winner was calculated >>
Ice Braking
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during one ice braking tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 stopped the vehicle 5.77% shorter than the Continental AllSeasonContact 2.
Best In Ice Braking: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Ice Braking winner was calculated >>
Subj. Comfort
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during one subj. comfort tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 scored 1.14% more points than the Continental AllSeasonContact 2.
Best In Subj. Comfort: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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Subj. Noise
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 was better during one subj. noise tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 scored 20% more points than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Subj. Noise: Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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Noise
Looking at data from nine tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 was better during seven noise tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 measured 0.37% quieter than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Noise: Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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Tyre Weight
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during one tyre weight tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 weighed 6.18% less than the Continental AllSeasonContact 2.
Best In Tyre Weight: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Tyre Weight winner was calculated >>
Wear
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during one wear tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 is predicted to cover 8.23% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Continental AllSeasonContact 2.
Best In Wear: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Wear winner was calculated >>
Value
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during two value tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 proved to have a 4.85% better value based on price/1000km than the Continental AllSeasonContact 2.
Best In Value: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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Price
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during one price tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 cost 0.69% less than the Continental AllSeasonContact 2.
Best In Price: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Price winner was calculated >>
Rolling Resistance
Looking at data from nine tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 was better during seven rolling resistance tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 had a 4.94% lower rolling resistance than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Rolling Resistance: Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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Fuel Consumption
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 was better during two fuel consumption tests. On average the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 used 1.11% less fuel than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Fuel Consumption: Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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Abrasion
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during one abrasion tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 emitted 23.88% less particle wear matter than the Continental AllSeasonContact 2.
Best In Abrasion: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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Real World Driver Reviews
Continental AllSeasonContact 2 Driver Reviews
Most drivers rate the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 highly, praising its excellent wet grip and braking, quiet and comfortable ride, and balanced performance across seasons, including competent snow traction. Many high-scoring reviews also note strong longevity and good efficiency/low rolling resistance. The main drawbacks reported by a noticeable minority are a softer sidewall feel with vague/less precise steering (especially in warm, dry conditions or at higher speeds) and some mixed reports of faster front-axle wear. Overall, it's a confident, well-rounded choice for mild climates and everyday driving.
Based on 46 reviews with an average rating of 82%
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 Driver Reviews
Across most reviews, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 is described as a highly capable all-round tyre with standout wet-road security (strong grip, wet braking, and aquaplaning resistance) and confidence in cold conditions including snow for an all-season. Many drivers also report very good longevity/wear and a generally quiet, comfortable ride. The most repeated drawbacks are a softer, less precise steering/feedback feel and slightly weaker dry braking/traction when pushed in warm or hot conditions compared with dedicated summer tyres.
Based on 68 reviews with an average rating of 81%
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Conclusion
Key Differences
- Braking: Continental consistently stops shorter in dry and wet; Goodyear often lags by 2-9% depending on test.
- Handling focus: Goodyear trends quicker in dry/wet lap times; Continental emphasizes stability and predictability.
- Aquaplaning: Goodyear usually leads in curved aquaplaning; straight-line aquaplaning is closer or tilts to Continental.
- Efficiency: Continental repeatedly posts lower rolling resistance; Goodyear can run higher RR in several tests.
- Longevity/value: Goodyear posts much higher projected mileage and better value in ADAC; Continental only edges wear in some Auto Bild tests.
- Noise/refinement: Continental is typically quieter; Goodyear often records higher pass-by noise.
Overall Winner: Continental AllSeasonContact 2
Based on the tyre test data and user reviews we have in our database, the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 has demonstrated better overall performance in this comparison. However, as you can see from the spider diagram above, each tyre has its own strengths which should be considered in your final tyre buying choice.Similar Comparisons
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Footnote
This page has been developed using tyre industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tyres in the same test.
Why is this important? Tyre testing is heavily affected by things like surface grip levels and surface temperature, which means you can only compare values from the same day. During a tyre test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tyre tests performed on different days or at different locations.
As a result you will see other tests on Tyre Reviews which feature both the %s and %s, but as they weren't conducted on the same day, the results are not comparable.
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