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Comparison: BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ vs. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 /81%	Uniroyal WinterExpert /79%	Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ /87%	Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 /81%	Semperit Speed-Grip 5 /78%	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ /90%

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Segment

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Premium

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Premium

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Upper-middle

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert Upper-middle

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Upper-middle

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 176

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 97

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 93

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 91

7. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 78

Number of tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 23x

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 23x

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 14x

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 12x

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 12x

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 3x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 1.

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 1.

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 2.

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 3.

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 4.

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 5.

Worst position in test

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 5.

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 8.

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 13.

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 14.

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 19.

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 19.

Average position in tests

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 3.26

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 4.33

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 5.5

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 6.65

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 9.33

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 11.25

Year of the last test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 2025

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 2025

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 2025

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 2025

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 2025

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 2023

Best rating in test

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Exemplary

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Highly recommended

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Very good

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Very good

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Good

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Good

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Good

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Good

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Good

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Recommended

6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

81%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

80%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

79%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

72%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

72%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

71%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

70%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 92%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 88%

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 81%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 81%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 73%

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 71%

Wet braking

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 84%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 71%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 69%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 66%

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 65%

6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 64%

7. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 63%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 96%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 90%

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 86%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 81%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 79%

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 73%

7. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 65%

Wet handling

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 84%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 81%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 76%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 75%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 68%

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 66%

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 65%

Wet circle cornering

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 88%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 75%

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 71%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 70%

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 69%

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 64%

7. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 60%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ B

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ B

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 B

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 B

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

Dry

(Overall rating)

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

80%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

74%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

74%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

72%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

69%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

68%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

67%

Dry braking

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 81%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 81%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 71%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 70%

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 70%

6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 66%

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 63%

Dry handling

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 88%

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 78%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 69%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 67%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 67%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 64%

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 64%

Snow

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

90%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

86%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

84%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

81%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

80%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

71%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

70%

Snow traction

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 88%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 88%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 82%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 78%

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 76%

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 77%

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 70%

Snow braking

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 95%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 94%

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 78%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 78%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 74%

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 73%

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 73%

Snow handling

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 96%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 84%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 83%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 81%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 81%

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 72%

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 69%

Snow cornering

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 82%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 79%

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 73%

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 64%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

76%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

75%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

74%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

73%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

72%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

71%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

70%

Exterior noise

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 78%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 77%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 73%

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 73%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 73%

6. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 70%

7. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 62%

Comfort

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 78%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 78%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 78%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 74%

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 74%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72 dB

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 72 dB

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 ?

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert ?

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 ?

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

80%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

80%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

77%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

76%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

75%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

72%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

67%

Rolling resistance

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 91%

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 83%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 81%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 77%

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 73%

6. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 73%

7. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

Mileage

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 81%

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 80%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 79%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 73%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 72%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 69%

7. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 67%

Price/value

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 84%

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 79%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 77%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 73%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 69%

6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 70%

7. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 62%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ C

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 C

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ C

6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

7. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

84.3%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

80.5%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

76.5%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

32%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

27.5%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

0%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

0%

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Autobild Winter tyre test 2025 225/40 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1–	1
BFGoodrich g-Force Winter 2 Rating: Good	3	2–	1	2+
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Good	2	3	2	2+
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Rating: Good	2+	2+	1–	2
Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Rating: Good	2–	2	2–	2
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2025 225/40 R18

Name	Wet	Snow
Best values in test	32.6	27.1
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	36.0	27.3
Uniroyal WinterExpert	34.1	28.6
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+	33.5	28.3
Semperit Speed-Grip 5	34.9	29.0
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AUTOBILD Winter tyre test 2024 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2	2-	2	2
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Good	2	2-	2	2
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Good*	2	2	2	2-
Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	1	2
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2-	2-	1	2
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AUTOBILD Winter tyre test 2024 205/55 R16

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34.6	28.9
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	37.5	29.4
Uniroyal WinterExpert	36.5	29.5
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	37.8	29.1
Semperit Speed-Grip 5	36.8	29.1
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	37.4	29.2
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2023 205/60 R16

Name	Enviromental impact	Driving safety
Best values in test	2	2.1
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2.4	2.7
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory	2.9	3.3
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Good*	2.8	2.2
DUNLOP Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2.3	2.1
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Rating: Good	2.4	2.3
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2	2-	1-	2
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory	2	3+	2	2+
Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2-	2-	1-
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2	2-	2	2+
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R18

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	31,4	29,2
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,2	29,3
Uniroyal WinterExpert	35,0	30,7
Semperit Speed-Grip 5	35,9	31,3
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	36,1	30,7
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,8	25,4
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,8	25,4
Uniroyal WinterExpert	36,9	26,1
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	35,3	26,6
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	35,3	26,5
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+	35,5	25,5
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	2+	2+
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2-	2	1-	2
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3	1-	2-
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Good*	2+	2	2	3+
Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Rating: Good	2	2-	2+	2
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	2	2-	2+	2
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Rating: Exemplary	2	2	1-	2
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Comparison: BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ vs. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

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