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Comparison: Continental WinterContact TS 860 vs. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 vs. Continental WinterContact TS 870 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Continental WinterContact TS 860 /0%	Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 /81%	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 /95%	Continental WinterContact TS 870 /99%	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 /81%	Uniroyal WinterExpert /79%	Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ /87%

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Segment

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Premium

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Premium

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 Premium

4. Continental WinterContact TS 870 Premium

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Upper-middle

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert Upper-middle

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Upper-middle

Number of sizes available

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 265

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 97

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 91

5. Continental WinterContact TS 870 80

6. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 78

7. Continental WinterContact TS 860 76

Number of tests

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 24x

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 23x

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 23x

4. Continental WinterContact TS 870 17x

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 14x

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 12x

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 3x

Best position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 1.

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 1.

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 1.

4. Continental WinterContact TS 870 1.

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 2.

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 4.

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 5.

Worst position in test

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 5.

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 7.

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 8.

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 13.

6. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 14.

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 19.

Average position in tests

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 1.71

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 2.35

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 2.67

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 4.33

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 5.5

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 6.65

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 11.25

Year of the last test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 2025

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 2025

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 2025

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 2025

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 2025

6. Continental WinterContact TS 870 2024

7. Continental WinterContact TS 860 2021

Best rating in test

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Highly recommended

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 Test winner

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Very good

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Very good

5. Continental WinterContact TS 870 Very good

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Good

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Good

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Good

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 Good

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Good

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Good

6. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 Recommended

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert Sufficient

Dry

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870

88%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

87%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

82%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

78%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

78%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

72%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

68%

Dry braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 86%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 84%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 82%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 74%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 72%

6. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 72%

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 42%

Dry handling

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 91%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 91%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 85%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 82%

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 72%

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 66%

7. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 67%

Dry driving behavior

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 100%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 78%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

4. Continental WinterContact TS 860 73%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 56%

6. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 0%

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Dry performance

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 80%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 78%

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 78%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 69%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 56%

6. Continental WinterContact TS 870 0%

7. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 0%

Dry steering response

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 100%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 90%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 85%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 85%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 79%

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 78%

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Dry lane changing

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 95%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 90%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 80%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 80%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 77%

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 65%

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

91%

Continental
WinterContact TS 870

88%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

84%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

81%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

78%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

69%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

62%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 93%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 88%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 85%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 76%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 74%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 66%

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 62%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 94%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 92%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 90%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 86%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 74%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 72%

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 53%

Wet braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 89%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 87%

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 84%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 80%

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 77%

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 67%

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 59%

Wet circle cornering

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 94%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 90%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 86%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 81%

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 79%

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 70%

7. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 65%

Wet handling

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 94%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 91%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 92%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 86%

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 81%

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 69%

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%

Wet performance

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 91%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 84%

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 82%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 73%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 64%

6. Continental WinterContact TS 870 0%

7. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 B

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 B

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ B

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 B

5. Continental WinterContact TS 870 B

6. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 B

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

Snow

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

93%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

90%

Continental
WinterContact TS 870

90%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

83%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

81%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

74%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

68%

Snow traction

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 88%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 87%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 81%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 79%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 76%

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 67%

Snow braking

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 93%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 90%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 90%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 83%

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 80%

6. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 77%

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 67%

Snow handling

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 90%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 90%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 87%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 86%

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 78%

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 70%

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 62%

Snow cornering

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 93%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 94%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 89%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 89%

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 78%

6. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 79%

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 64%

Snow performance

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 93%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 88%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 88%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 74%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 71%

6. Continental WinterContact TS 870 0%

7. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870

90%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

83%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

82%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

80%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

75%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

71%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

70%

Exterior noise

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 86%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 83%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 80%

4. Continental WinterContact TS 860 80%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 74%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 72%

7. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 65%

Interior noise

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 98%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 84%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 84%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 81%

5. Continental WinterContact TS 860 77%

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 70%

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Comfort

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 90%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 85%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 78%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 73%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 69%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 68%

7. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 65%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 ?

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 ?

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 ?

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert ?

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ ?

7. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870

80%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

78%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

77%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

74%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

73%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

68%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

66%

Mileage

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 83%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 77%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 74%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 69%

6. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 56%

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 39%

Rolling resistance

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 88%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 89%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 82%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 75%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

6. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 73%

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 69%

Price/value

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 84%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 77%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 73%

4. Continental WinterContact TS 870 68%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 68%

6. Continental WinterContact TS 860 68%

7. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 68%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ C

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 C

4. Continental WinterContact TS 870 C

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 C

6. Continental WinterContact TS 860 C

7. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870

85%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

80%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

79%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

32%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

0%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

0%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

0%

Ice braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 85%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 82%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 80%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 32%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 -27%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

7. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 0%

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