In this article we will be looking at independent tyre test data, and real world driver reviews of the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO and the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 to find out which tyre is best for your own driving.
The good news is that both the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO and Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 are Premium Touring All Season tyres designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars, which means comparing the two tyres is relatively simple.
Both tyres are hugely popular in the market place with drivers, and both have been featured in independent tyre tests.
Independent comparison tyre tests are the best source of data to get tyre information from, and the good news is there have been eleven tests which compare both tyres directly!
Out of these eleven tests:
While it might look like the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 is better than the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO 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.
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO was better during one dry braking - cool tests. On average the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO stopped the vehicle in 7.32% less distance than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Dry Braking - Cool: Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
See how the Dry Braking - Cool winner was calculated >>
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:38M | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 41M |
Looking at data from eleven tyre tests, the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO was better during eleven dry braking tests. On average the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO stopped the vehicle in 3.53% less distance than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Dry Braking: Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
See how the Dry Braking winner was calculated >>
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:40.9M | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 41.6M |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:40.9M | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 41.6M |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:41.2M | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 42.3M |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:39.4M | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 42M |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:38.8M | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 40.31M |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:41.4M | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 41.9M |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:41.4M | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 41.9M |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:39.3M | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 41.6M |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:41.4M | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 43.9M |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:41.4M | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 43.9M |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:44.9M | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 46.5M |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during one dry handling - cool [s] tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was 0.91% faster around a lap than the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO.
Best In Dry Handling - Cool [s]: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Dry Handling - Cool winner was calculated >>
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:77.3s | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 76.6s |
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during three dry handling [s] tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was 0.31% faster around a lap than the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO.
Best In Dry Handling [s]: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:69.7s | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 69.4s |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:46.21s | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 46.11s |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:78.9s | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 78.7s |
Looking at data from five tyre tests, the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO was better during two dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO was 0.04% faster around a lap than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:90.6Km/H | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 90Km/H |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:101.7Km/H | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 102.1Km/H |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:90.8Km/H | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 89.4Km/H |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:93.1Km/H | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 93.6Km/H |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:95.5Km/H | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 96.8Km/H |
Looking at data from eleven tyre tests, the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO was better during seven wet braking tests. On average the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO stopped the vehicle in 1.64% less distance than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Wet Braking: Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
See how the Wet Braking winner was calculated >>
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:45M | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 47M |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:45M | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 47M |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:52.1M | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 54.9M |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:54.7M | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 54.6M |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:28.61M | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 29.48M |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:52.9M | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 50.7M |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:52.9M | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 50.7M |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:32M | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 31.9M |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:44.4M | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 46.8M |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:44.4M | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 46.8M |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:50.5M | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 51M |
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO was better during two wet braking - cool tests. On average the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO stopped the vehicle in 8.4% less distance than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Wet Braking - Cool: Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
See how the Wet Braking - Cool winner was calculated >>
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:53.4M | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 59.2M |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:29.44M | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 31.23M |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO and Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 performed equally well in wet handling - cool [s] tests.
Best In Wet Handling - Cool [s]: Both tyres performed equally well
See how the Wet Handling - Cool winner was calculated >>
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:90.5s | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 90.5s |
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during two wet handling [s] tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was 0.93% faster around a wet lap than the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO.
Best In Wet Handling [s]: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:66.6s | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 65.5s |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:49.98s | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 50.18s |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:98.6s | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 97.5s |
Looking at data from five tyre tests, the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO was better during one wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO was 1.28% faster around a wet lap than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:78.3Km/H | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 78.8Km/H |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:63.1Km/H | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 62.8Km/H |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:74.7Km/H | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 75.1Km/H |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:72.5Km/H | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 74.1Km/H |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:75.2Km/H | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 77.7Km/H |
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during one wet circle tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was 0.71% faster around a wet circle than the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO.
Best In Wet Circle: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Wet Circle winner was calculated >>
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:12.81s | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 12.98s |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:12.01s | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 12.17s |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:17.31s | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 16.67s |
Looking at data from eight tyre tests, the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO was better during one straight aqua tests. On average the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO floated at a 3.12% higher speed than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Straight Aqua: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Straight Aqua winner was calculated >>
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:75.8Km/H | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 78.2Km/H |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:74.7Km/H | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 79.2Km/H |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:76.4Km/H | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 71.4Km/H |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:85.7Km/H | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 88.5Km/H |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:88.6Km/H | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 93.9Km/H |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:78.1Km/H | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 79.3Km/H |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:79.1Km/H | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 84.9Km/H |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:79Km/H | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 82.6Km/H |
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO was better during zero curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO slipped out at a 4.42% higher speed than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Curved Aquaplaning winner was calculated >>
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:81.9m/sec2 | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 84.5m/sec2 |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:2.2m/sec2 | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 3.05m/sec2 |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:6.9m/sec2 | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 7.3m/sec2 |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:3.31m/sec2 | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 3.83m/sec2 |
Looking at data from eight tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during six snow braking tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 stopped the vehicle in 6.16% less distance than the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO.
Best In Snow Braking: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Snow Braking winner was calculated >>
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:30.9M | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 28.5M |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:24.7M | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 24.3M |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:33.1M | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 33.2M |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:17.44M | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 17.6M |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:27.6M | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 26.9M |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:36.7M | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 31.5M |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:32M | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 27.4M |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:29.9M | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 28.6M |
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during two snow traction tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 accelerated 17.92% faster than the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO.
Best In Snow Traction: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Snow Traction winner was calculated >>
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:5.9s | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 5.54s |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:9.5s | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 7.1s |
Looking at data from five tyre tests, the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO was better during zero snow traction tests. On average the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO had 6.3% better snow traction than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Snow Traction: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Snow Traction winner was calculated >>
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:3293N | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 3460N |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:2083N | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 2159N |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:2783N | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 2818N |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:2068N | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 2487N |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:4262N | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 4540N |
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during three snow handling [s] tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was 5.27% faster around a lap than the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO.
Best In Snow Handling [s]: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Snow Handling winner was calculated >>
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:31.8s | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 30.6s |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:91.05s | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 89.86s |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:125.4s | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 114.7s |
Looking at data from five tyre tests, the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO was better during zero snow handling [km/h] tests. On average the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO was 4.31% faster around a lap than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Snow Handling [Km/H]: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Snow Handling winner was calculated >>
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:40.1Km/H | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 42Km/H |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:42.5Km/H | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 44.1Km/H |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:40.3Km/H | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 41.2Km/H |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:53Km/H | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 57.3Km/H |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:59.4Km/H | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 61.3Km/H |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during one snow circle tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was 3.4% faster around a snow circle than the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO.
Best In Snow Circle: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Snow Circle winner was calculated >>
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:30.25S | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 29.22S |
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO was better during zero snow slalom tests. On average the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO was 11.24% faster through a slalom than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Snow Slalom: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Snow Slalom winner was calculated >>
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:3.64m/sec2 | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 4.41m/sec2 |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:4.26m/sec2 | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 4.48m/sec2 |
Best In Subj. Comfort: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Subj. Comfort winner was calculated >>
Looking at data from seven tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during three noise tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 measured 0.16% quieter than the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO.
Best In Noise: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Noise winner was calculated >>
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:70.7dB | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 70.7dB |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:68.7dB | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 67.7dB |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:70dB | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 70dB |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:69.9dB | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 69.2dB |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:72.1dB | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 72.3dB |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:72.8dB | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 72.4dB |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:71.4dB | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 72.5dB |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during one noise tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 measured 0.43% quieter than the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO.
Best In Noise: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Noise winner was calculated >>
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:69.8dB | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 69.5dB |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO was better during one tyre weight tests. On average the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO weighed 0.58% less than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Tyre Weight: Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
See how the Tyre Weight winner was calculated >>
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:7563Kg | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 7607Kg |
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO was better during zero wear tests. On average the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO is predicted to cover 27.89% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Wear: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Wear winner was calculated >>
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:48575KM | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 72680KM |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:36578KM | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 50455KM |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:48420KM | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 62095KM |
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during three value tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 proved to have a 21.89% better value based on price/1000km than the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO.
Best In Value: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
See how the Value winner was calculated >>
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:6.59Price/1000 | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 4.27Price/1000 |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:13.67Price/1000 | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 11Price/1000 |
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:9.19Price/1000 | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 7.73Price/1000 |
Looking at data from seven tyre tests, the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO was better during five price tests. On average the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO cost 5.02% less than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Price: Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
See how the Price winner was calculated >>
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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:320 | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 310 |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:490 | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 575 |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:290 | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 295 |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:510 | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 555 |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:83.99 | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 95 |
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✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:445 | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 480 |
2024 Minivan / SUV All Season Tyre Test 235/55 R17 |
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:625 | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 600 |
Looking at data from eight tyre tests, the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO was better during six rolling resistance tests. On average the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO had a 4.39% lower rolling resistance than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Rolling Resistance: Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
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2020 Auto Bild All Season Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:7.73kg / t | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 7.93kg / t |
2020 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tyre Test 215/60 R16 |
✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:6.85kg / t | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 7.64kg / t |
2021 AZ All Season Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:8.3kg / t | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 7.7kg / t |
2021 Tyre Reviews All Season Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:8.11kg / t | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 7.62kg / t |
2021 Auto Bild All Season Tyre Test 225/50 R17 |
✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:7.99kg / t | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 8.26kg / t |
2022/23 Tyre Reviews All Season Tyre Test 225/45 R17 |
✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:7.5kg / t | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 8.2kg / t |
2022 Auto Bild All Season Tyre Test 195/55 R16 |
✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:7.36kg / t | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 8.94kg / t |
2024 Minivan / SUV All Season Tyre Test 235/55 R17 |
✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:7.13kg / t | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 7.44kg / t |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO was better during one fuel consumption tests. On average the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO used 3.17% less fuel than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
Best In Fuel Consumption: Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
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2022 Auto Bild All Season Tyre Test 195/55 R16 |
✓ Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:5.49l/100km | Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 5.67l/100km |
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 24.55% less particle wear matter than the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO.
Best In Abrasion: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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2022 Auto Bild All Season Tyre Test 195/55 R16 |
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO:22Gram/1000km | ✓ Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3: 16.6Gram/1000km |
Tyre Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO and Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
In total the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO has been reviewed 41 times and drivers have given the tyre 73% overall.
The Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 has been reviewed 46 times and drivers have given the tyre 84% overall.
This means in real world driving, people prefer the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.
In conclusion the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO performed better in dry braking - cool, dry braking, wet braking, wet braking - cool, tyre weight, price, rolling resistance and fuel consumption, while the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 performed better in dry handling - cool [s], dry handling [s], dry handling [km/h], wet handling [s], wet handling [km/h], wet circle, straight aqua, curved aquaplaning, snow braking, snow traction, snow traction, snow handling [s], snow handling [km/h], snow circle, snow slalom, noise, noise, wear, value and abrasion.
Interestingly, both tyres performed equally well in wet handling - cool [s], showing that they are closely matched in these areas.
Which tyre is best for you depends a lot on your driving style and situation, plus what you want from the tyre. Comparing all the data in the tyre reviews database, on balance Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 seems to be the best tyre overall.
However, it's important to note that both tyres have their strengths.
Remember, the best tyre for you might depend on which of these factors are most important for your specific driving needs and conditions.
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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.
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