Comparison: Firestone Winterhawk 3 vs. Pirelli Cinturato Winter vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Upper-middle

Firestone

Winterhawk 3

R13 – R18

VS

Premium

Pirelli

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UltraGrip Performance 3

Test Profile

Winterhawk 3

Cinturato Winter

WinterCraft WP52+

UltraGrip Performance+

Number of tests

14

16

3

23

Best position

#3

#4

#1

Average position

16.0

8.4

4.3

3.3

Latest test

2020

2021

2025

Available sizes

66

57

97

176

Wet

Firestone Winterhawk 3

67%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

79%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

79%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

83%

Wet circle cornering

Firestone Winterhawk 3

60%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

74%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

81%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

82%

Wet handling

Firestone Winterhawk 3

57%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

80%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

86%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

89%

Aquaplaning - cross

Firestone Winterhawk 3

71%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

88%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

66%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

87%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

Firestone Winterhawk 3

74%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

93%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

72%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

83%

Wet braking

Firestone Winterhawk 3

70%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

77%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

84%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

80%

Wet performance

Firestone Winterhawk 3

62%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

83%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

82%

Snow

Firestone Winterhawk 3

81%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

86%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

81%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

91%

Snow traction

Firestone Winterhawk 3

79%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

86%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

76%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

91%

Snow braking

Firestone Winterhawk 3

85%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

86%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

80%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

89%

Snow handling

Firestone Winterhawk 3

76%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

87%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

86%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

89%

Snow performance

Firestone Winterhawk 3

74%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

84%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

88%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

80%

Snow cornering

Firestone Winterhawk 3

87%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

98%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

78%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

88%

Dry

Firestone Winterhawk 3

76%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

74%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

78%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

78%

Dry braking

Firestone Winterhawk 3

75%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

74%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

84%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

84%

Dry driving behavior

Firestone Winterhawk 3

77%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

70%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

76%

Dry performance

Firestone Winterhawk 3

81%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

71%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

78%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

72%

Dry handling

Firestone Winterhawk 3

76%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

80%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

72%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

81%

Costs

Firestone Winterhawk 3

80%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

64%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

71%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

80%

Mileage

Firestone Winterhawk 3

75%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

65%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

69%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

78%

Fuel efficiency

Firestone Winterhawk 3

85%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

81%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

91%

Price/value

Firestone Winterhawk 3

92%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

52%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

84%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

69%

Rolling resistance

Firestone Winterhawk 3

79%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

61%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

69%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

80%

Comfort

Firestone Winterhawk 3

70%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

79%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

72%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

84%

Exterior noise

Firestone Winterhawk 3

74%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

83%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

72%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

81%

Interior noise

Firestone Winterhawk 3

68%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

74%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

91%

Comfort

Firestone Winterhawk 3

71%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

79%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

68%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

79%

Ice

Firestone Winterhawk 3

83%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

84%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

84%

Ice braking

Firestone Winterhawk 3

83%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

85%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

84%

Ice lateral guidance

Firestone Winterhawk 3

81%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

84%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

86%

Dimensions and prices

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Comparison: Firestone Winterhawk 3 vs. Pirelli Cinturato Winter vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Winterhawk 3

Cinturato Winter

WinterCraft WP52+

UltraGrip Performance+

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Dry

Costs

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