tyre tests Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-3:
2026
Auto Bild
215/55 R18
good
-
ADAC
185/65 R15
satisfactory
-
2025
ADAC
225/45 R17
good
1
2024
Auto Bild Sportcars
225/40 R18
excellent
3
Auto Zeitung
215/55 R17
Winner of the test
1
ADAC
205/55 R16
good
1
ACE/ARBÖ/GTÜ
215/50 R18
recommended
-
2023
Auto Bild
235/65 R17
excellent
3
Auto Bild
235/55 R17
excellent
3
2022
Auto Bild
195/55 R16
excellent
1
ACE
205/55 R17
recommended
-
2021
Auto Bild
225/50 R17
excellent
1
Auto Zeitung
205/55 R16
highly recommended
3
2020
Auto Bild
205/55 R16
highly recommended
1
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Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-3 is the third generation of a premium all-season tyre. The American brand has come to the conclusion that there is no point in reinventing the wheel and has focused on improving the performance of a model valued by both drivers and automotive experts.
The new 4Seasons offers even better grip on snow - all to give drivers maximum driving confidence in real-winter conditions. This has been achieved by increasing the number of lamellas in the central part of the tread. They are arranged in such a way that the tyre grips the road even more steadily at points of intersection.
Good all-season tyre should also provide driving comfort and dynamic manoeuvrability in good weather conditions, which is why Goodyeat Vector 4Seasons Gen-3 brakes more effectively on dry roads, as well as better handling. The structural change that made this possible turns out to be the reinforcement of the tread blocks. The tyres are less deformed when driving, which improves vehicle handling.
The Vector 4Seasons Gen-3 retains the same level of protection against aquaplaning for many kilometres, as the grooves wear off in such a way that the water is always effectively drained off the wheels.
Goodyear
Goodyear is a company whose history dates back to 1898, when Frank Seiberling founded the firm, named in honour of Charles Goodyear, the inventor of the rubber vulcanisation process. Over many decades, the company has made a name for itself as a pioneer of new technologies, developing, amongst other things, the first fully replaceable tyre and the forerunner to run-flat technology – the LifeGuard dual-tube tyre. It was on the American company’s innovative tyres that a car first broke the 600-mile-per-hour barrier, and they also accompanied the crew during the first successful moon landing. Today, Goodyear is one of the world’s largest tyre manufacturers, classified – and not without reason – in the highest premium segment. The American group owns brands such as Dębica, Fulda and Sava.