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Comparison: Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

Table of contents:

Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Dimensions and prices
Buy %

In this comparison, both of the tyres are made by a brand from USA. Dunlop is a brand that belongs to the GoodYear group. Generally, Goodyear winter tyres are slightly better rated (94%) than Dunlop (88%). Important for this comparison is also the Sportscars 2018 245/45 R18 test, where both the Winter Sport 5 and the UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 were tested. See more mutual tests below. When it comes to comparison, eu labels can be also interesting - 59% of Dunlop Winter Sport 5 dimensions has B wet grip rating. Most (88%) of the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 also have B wet ratings.

#	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 /0%

Dimensions	R14 - R21	R15 - R22
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Segment

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Premium

Number of sizes available

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 100

Number of tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 15x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 1.

Worst position in test

1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 5.

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

Average position in tests

1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 2.67

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

Year of the last test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 2018

Best rating in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Highly recommended

Worst rating in test

1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Recommended

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

Snow

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

93%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

88%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

81.3%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

76%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

77%

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

70%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 B

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

75%

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

67%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 70 dB

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72 dB

Costs

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

84%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

83%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 C

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

Ice

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

89%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

84%

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Mutual Tests Available

These tyres were tested together in 13 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

Sportscars Winter tyre test 2018 245/45 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	2+	2+	1
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2	2	1
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Rating: Good	2+	2-	2+
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Sportscars Winter tyre test 2017 225/40 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	1-	2+	1-
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2+	2-	2+
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2	2+
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2017 225/50 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2	2	2-
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Rating: Good	2+	2	2+	3+
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2017 225/50 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,2	25,9
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	33,6	27,6
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1	33,4	27,7
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Autoexpress Winter tyre test 2017 225/45 R17

Name	Points total
Best values in test	100
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	99,3
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1	98,6
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2017 215/65 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	2,1	2,0	1,9	2,3	3,1	0,5	1,4
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2,1	2,3	2,5	2,5	3,5	2,0	1,7
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Rating: Satisfactory	2,2	2,4	2,6	2,5	3,1	2,0	1,4
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AutoMotorSport Winter tyre test 2016 235/40 R18

Name
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Recommended
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Rating: Recommended
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Autoexpress Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16

Name	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Noise
Best values in test	100	96,9	99,8	99	100	100
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	97,7	93	99,8	93,4	97,6	97,9
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1	99	96	98,5	95,8	94,6	99,4
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Sportscars Winter tyre test 2016 245/40 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	2	2	1-
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	2-	2-	1-
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Rating: -	2-	2	1-
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2016 225/45 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	2,3	2,1	1,7	2,0	2,8	1,5	1,5
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: -	2,4	2,4	1,9	2,2	2,8	2,0	1,6
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Rating: -	2,7	3,0	1,7	2,0	3,2	2,0	1,5
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Autoexpress Winter tyre test 2016 225/45 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Noise
Best values in test	100	100	100	100	100
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	98,7	98,7	98,1	100	99
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1	98,4	99,4	100	98,4	98,8
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Automotorsport Winter tyre test 2015 225/50 R17

Name	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow	Enviromental impact
Best values in test	9,2	9,4	9,2	9,3	9,4
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: -	9,0	9,2	9,0	9,2	8,4
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Rating: Highly recommended	9,2	9,4	8,8	9,3	9,4
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