Segment
2. Toyo Celsius AS2 Upper-middle
Comparison: Toyo Celsius AS2 vs. Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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In this comparison, we will be assessing two all-round tyres - the Toyo Celsius AS2 and the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3. Both tyres are renowned for their performance, but we'll dive deeper into their specific features, strengths, and weaknesses, as informed by various tyre tests.
Toyo Celsius AS2
The Toyo Celsius AS2, by Toyo, is a decent allround tyre, albeit with some limitations based on test results. Made in Japan, the tyre's strengths include comfort, low exterior noise, and good value for the price. However, the Celsius AS2 did not perform optimally in all sectors in the test by AUTOBILD and autobild 2024, ranking 12th out of 37 tyres and 10th out of 11 tyres, respectively.
Strengths: Stable dry handling, short snow braking distance, low rolling resistance.
Weaknesses: Satisfactory winter quality, understeer in snow and wet handling, extended wet braking distance.
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
The Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3, by Pirelli, is a newer model replacing the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2. It shows great improvement and is a strong all-rounder, having achieved high grades in various sectors of the test. It outperformed the Celsius AS2 significantly in both the AUTOBILD and autobild 2024 tests, ranking second out of 37 and first out of 11 tyres respectively.
Strengths: Exceptional driving characteristics in all weather conditions, dynamic handling qualities, direct steering response, excellent aquaplaning properties.
Weaknesses: None reported.
Verdict
Taking all test results into consideration, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 is a better performer overall than the Toyo Celsius AS2. The Pirelli offers superior all-round performance, with a special shoutout for its aquaplaning and handling capabilities. On the other hand, the Toyo tyre offers more comfort and is noise efficient, but has room for improvement in certain categories, such as winter quality and wet handling.
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2. Toyo Celsius AS2 11.22
Year of the last test
Best rating in test
1. Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 Highly recommended2. Toyo Celsius AS2 Satisfactory
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1. Toyo Celsius AS2 Conditionally recommended
Wet
(Overall rating)Wet braking
Wet handling
Aquaplaning - longitudal
Aquaplaning - cross
Wet circle cornering
Wet braking according to EU label
Snow
(Overall rating)Snow traction
Snow handling
Snow braking
Snow cornering
Dry
(Overall rating)Dry braking
Dry handling
Comfort
(Overall rating)Comfort
Outside noise accoring to EU label
Costs
(Overall rating)Fuel consumption according to EU label
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Mutual tests
| Name | Rating | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | ||
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| Best values in test | příkladné | 2+ | 2+ | 2+ | 2+ | ||
| Toyo Celsius AS2 Rating: Conditionally recommended | podmíněně doporučeno | 3 | 3 | 3+ | 4 | ||
| Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 Rating: Good | dobré | 3 | 2+ | 3+ | 3+ | ||
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| Name | Stopping distance on dry | Stopping distance on wet | |||||
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| Best values in test | 36.8 | 50.5 | |||||
| Toyo Celsius AS2 | 39.9 | 59.0 | |||||
| Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 | 36.9 | 53.5 | |||||
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| Toyo Celsius AS2 Rating: Conditionally recommended | podmíněně doporučeno | ||||||
| Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 Rating: Exemplary | příkladné | ||||||
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