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Comparison: Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Firestone Winterhawk 3 vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 /81%	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%	Firestone Winterhawk 3 /0%	Uniroyal WinterExpert /79%

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Segment

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Upper-middle

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Upper-middle

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert Upper-middle

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 91

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 66

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

Number of tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 23x

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 14x

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 12x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 1.

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 3.

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 5.

Worst position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 13.

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 19.

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 32.

Average position in tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 6.65

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 11.25

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 16

Year of the last test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 2025

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 2025

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 2020

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Very good

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Satisfactory

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Good

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Conditionally recommended

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

77%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

75%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

74%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

68%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

66.5%

Wet braking

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 76%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 71%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 65%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 60%

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 86%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 77%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 77%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 73%

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 79%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 78%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 70%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 54%

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 0%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 89%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 83%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 77%

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 0%

Wet handling

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 77%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 72%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 72%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 54%

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 B

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 C

Snow

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

90%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

84%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

81.4%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

78%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

67%

Snow traction

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 86%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 83%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 70%

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 0%

Snow braking

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 92%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 88%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 85%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 75%

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 0%

Snow cornering

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 88%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 80%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 73%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 60%

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 0%

Snow handling

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 86%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 83%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 69%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 57%

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

75%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

75.8%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

68%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

68%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

67%

Dry braking

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 76%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 72%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 68%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 64%

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 0%

Dry handling

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 70%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 68%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 67%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 65%

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

73%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

73%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

72%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

72%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

70.3%

Exterior noise

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 82%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 72%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 67%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 65%

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 0%

Comfort

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 84%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 74%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 69%

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72 dB

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert ?

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

83%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

80.3%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

78%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

74%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

72%

Rolling resistance

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 88%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 84%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 79%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 0%

Mileage

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 77%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 75%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 74%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 72%

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 0%

Price/value

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 84%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 72%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 64%

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 E

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

82.7%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

80.5%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

76.5%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71.4%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

32%

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These tyres were tested together in 14 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

Autobild Winter tyre test 2025 225/40 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1–	1
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3–	2	2+	2
BFGoodrich g-Force Winter 2 Rating: Good	3	2–	1	2+
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Good	2	3	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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36.9	28.0
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	36.0	27.3
Uniroyal WinterExpert	34.1	28.6
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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+
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3	3	3
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2	2-	2	2
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2-	2-	1	2
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Good	2	2-	2	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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	38.6	29.6
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	37.5	29.4
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	37.4	29.2
Uniroyal WinterExpert	36.5	29.5
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2023 205/60 R16

Name	Enviromental impact	Driving safety
Best values in test	2	2.1
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	2	2.9
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2.4	2.7
DUNLOP Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2.3	2.1
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory	2.9	3.3
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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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	37,4	30,7
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,2	29,3
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	36,1	30,7
Uniroyal WinterExpert	35,0	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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,8	26,3
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,8	25,4
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	35,3	26,5
Uniroyal WinterExpert	36,9	26,1
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2021 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Wear
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+	1
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3+	2-	2	1
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2	3+	1-	3+	2
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2+	2-	2+	2	3+
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2021 205/55 R16

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,1	27,3
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,8	28,6
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,6	27,9
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	33,6	27,3
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ACE Winter tyre test 2020 225/50 R17

Name	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Noise
Best values in test	200	67	48	60	18	9
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Recommended	177	56	45	57	16	3
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Recommended	194	63	42	60	14	9
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2020 245/45 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	1-	2+	1-
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Good	2-	2-	2+	2+
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2+	2+
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2	2	2+	2+
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2019 225/45 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Good	2-	2-	2+	2-
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2+	2-	1-	2
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2	3+	1-	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+
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Good	2	2	2+	1-
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2	2-	1	2
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2	2	2-
Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2	2	2-
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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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	35,5	28,1
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,1	25,9
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	33,6	27,6
Firestone Winterhawk 3	36,3	27,9
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Comparison: Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Firestone Winterhawk 3 vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert

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