Comparison: Firestone Winterhawk 3 vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

Upper-middle

Firestone

Winterhawk 3

R13 – R18

VS

Premium

GoodYear

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Test Profile

Winterhawk 3

UltraGrip Performance 3

Blizzak LM-005

WinterCraft WP52+

Number of tests

14

24

49

3

Best position

#3

#1

#4

Average position

16.0

2.7

3.2

4.3

Latest test

2020

2025

2024

2025

Available sizes

66

302

213

97

Wet

Firestone Winterhawk 3

67%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

83%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

90%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

79%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

Firestone Winterhawk 3

74%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

74%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

86%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

72%

Wet braking

Firestone Winterhawk 3

70%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

80%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

95%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

84%

Wet circle cornering

Firestone Winterhawk 3

60%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

86%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

90%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

81%

Wet handling

Firestone Winterhawk 3

57%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

91%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

93%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

86%

Aquaplaning - cross

Firestone Winterhawk 3

71%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

74%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

84%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

66%

Wet performance

Firestone Winterhawk 3

62%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

84%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

82%

Snow

Firestone Winterhawk 3

81%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

75%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

78%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

81%

Snow traction

Firestone Winterhawk 3

79%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

79%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

82%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

76%

Snow performance

Firestone Winterhawk 3

74%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

74%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

83%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

88%

Snow braking

Firestone Winterhawk 3

85%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

77%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

86%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

80%

Snow handling

Firestone Winterhawk 3

76%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

62%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

72%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

86%

Snow cornering

Firestone Winterhawk 3

87%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

79%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

77%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

78%

Dry

Firestone Winterhawk 3

76%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

79%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

82%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

78%

Dry performance

Firestone Winterhawk 3

81%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

56%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

77%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

78%

Dry braking

Firestone Winterhawk 3

75%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

72%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

81%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

84%

Dry driving behavior

Firestone Winterhawk 3

77%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

100%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

83%

Dry handling

Firestone Winterhawk 3

76%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

82%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

89%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

72%

Costs

Firestone Winterhawk 3

80%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

70%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

78%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

71%

Mileage

Firestone Winterhawk 3

75%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

56%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

64%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

69%

Fuel efficiency

Firestone Winterhawk 3

85%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

89%

Rolling resistance

Firestone Winterhawk 3

79%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

75%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

87%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

69%

Price/value

Firestone Winterhawk 3

92%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

68%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

60%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

84%

Comfort

Firestone Winterhawk 3

70%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

85%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

81%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

72%

Exterior noise

Firestone Winterhawk 3

74%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

80%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

79%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

72%

Interior noise

Firestone Winterhawk 3

68%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

84%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

85%

Comfort

Firestone Winterhawk 3

71%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

73%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

82%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

68%

Ice

Firestone Winterhawk 3

83%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

81%

Ice braking

Firestone Winterhawk 3

83%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

79%

Ice lateral guidance

Firestone Winterhawk 3

81%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

82%

Dimensions and prices

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Comparison: Firestone Winterhawk 3 vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

Winterhawk 3

UltraGrip Performance 3

Blizzak LM-005

WinterCraft WP52+

Test Profile

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Snow

Dry

Costs

Comfort

Ice

Dimensions and prices

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