See how this tyre stacks up against its closest rivals across all tested properties
This tyre UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
Premium Winter Sport 5
Better at: Wet circle cornering
Worse at: Exterior noise, Dry braking, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Upper-middle Winter i*cept evo2 W320
Better at: Dry handling
Worse at: Aquaplaning - cross, Dry braking, Exterior noise
Upper-middle WR D4
Better at: Dry handling
Worse at: Comfort, Aquaplaning - cross, Exterior noise
Premium Blizzak LM-001
Better at: Dry handling, Wet handling
Worse at: Interior noise, Snow traction, Wet braking
Premium Winter Sottozero 3
Better at: Dry handling
Worse at: Snow traction, Exterior noise, Aquaplaning - cross
Premium Pilot Alpin PA4
Better at: Dry handling, Wet braking, Wet circle cornering
Worse at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Aquaplaning - cross, Exterior noise
Budget Kristall Control HP2
Worse at: Exterior noise, Wet circle cornering, Dry braking
Premium ContiWinterContact TS 850P
Better at: Dry handling, Wet circle cornering, Wet handling
Worse at: Aquaplaning - cross, Dry braking, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Premium WinterContact TS 850P SUV
Better at: Dry handling, Wet handling, Interior noise
Worse at: Exterior noise, Aquaplaning - cross, Snow traction
Upper-middle WeatherMaster SA2+
Better at: Aquaplaning - longitudal
Worse at: Snow traction, Snow handling, Comfort
Upper-middle WR A4
Better at: Dry handling
Worse at: Aquaplaning - cross, Snow handling, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Premium Scorpion Winter
Better at: Dry handling, Wet circle cornering
Worse at: Snow traction, Interior noise, Aquaplaning - cross
Budget Wintermax NW 211
Worse at: Comfort, Dry braking, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Upper-middle MS plus 77
Better at: Dry handling, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Worse at: Dry braking, Aquaplaning - cross, Exterior noise
Budget WV7
Better at: Aquaplaning - longitudal
Worse at: Wet handling, Wet braking, Dry braking
Size: 235/45 R18 255/45 R20 225/50 R17 235/50 R19 205/55 R16
R0 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 R20 R21 R22
Width: All 195 mm 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm
2 Variants
94 91 V H
Best £92 Compare prices
3 Variants
92 96 V H XL RFT
Best £91 Compare prices
Width: All 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm
4 Variants
94 91 V H RFT
Best £196 Compare prices
5 Variants
98 94 V H XL RFT
Best £155 Compare prices
Width: All 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm 255 mm
3 Variants
95 V H XL RFT
Best £139 Compare prices
2 Variants
104 H XL RFT AO
Best £165 Compare prices
Width: All 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm 255 mm
Width: All 195 mm 235 mm 245 mm 255 mm 265 mm 285 mm
Width: All 275 mm 295 mm 305 mm
11× By professional organizations
● Test winner 5× (45%)
● Good 6× (55%)
Performance by size
xxx/xx R16 8.5 xxx/xx R17 9.3 xxx/xx R18 9.3 215/xx Rxx 8.5 225/xx Rxx 9.5 235/xx Rxx 8.5 245/xx Rxx 9.3
Frequently asked questions Yes, this tyre is also made in SUV sizes.
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