Effect of bitumen characteristics obtained according to EN and Superpave specifications on asphalt mixture performance in low-temperature laboratory tests

•Low-temperature properties of 17 asphalt mixtures and 10 bitumens were tested.•Mixtures were tested in TSRST and 3 PB and bitumen were tested in BBR and Fraass.•Multiple regression between bitumen and mixture properties were determined.•Bitumen rheological properties correspond to cryogenic stresses induced in mixture.•Mixture failure temperature results from combined bitumen properties and its content.