Comparison: Goodyear UltraGrip 9 vs. Barum Polaris 3 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 vs. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 vs. Firestone Winterhawk 3

Premium

Goodyear

UltraGrip 9

R14 – R16

VS

Budget

Barum

Also compare with

PILOT ALPIN 5

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UltraGrip Performance 3

Test Profile

UltraGrip 9

Polaris 3

Blizzak LM-001

Snowtrac 5

Winterhawk 3

Number of tests

17

10

15

12

14

Best position

#1

#3

#4

#3

Average position

3.6

10.6

7.9

12.6

16.0

Latest test

2020

2018

2019

2020

Available sizes

41

67

132

57

66

Dry

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

81%

Barum Polaris 3

79%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

82%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

84%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

76%

Dry braking

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

76%

Barum Polaris 3

71%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

80%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

82%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

75%

Dry performance

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

79%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

88%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

80%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

81%

Dry driving behavior

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

76%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

82%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

78%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

77%

Dry handling

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

81%

Barum Polaris 3

87%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

77%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

89%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

76%

Wet

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

88%

Barum Polaris 3

74%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

79%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

70%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

67%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

88%

Barum Polaris 3

65%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

87%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

73%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

74%

Wet braking

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

84%

Barum Polaris 3

84%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

62%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

67%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

70%

Wet handling

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

87%

Barum Polaris 3

71%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

80%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

71%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

57%

Aquaplaning - cross

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

89%

Barum Polaris 3

71%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

80%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

69%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

71%

Wet circle cornering

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

84%

Barum Polaris 3

79%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

67%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

73%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

60%

Wet performance

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

87%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

81%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

70%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

62%

Snow

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

77%

Barum Polaris 3

87%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

77%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

82%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

81%

Snow traction

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

87%

Barum Polaris 3

89%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

78%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

84%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

79%

Snow braking

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

86%

Barum Polaris 3

87%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

88%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

85%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

85%

Snow handling

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

69%

Barum Polaris 3

87%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

77%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

79%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

76%

Snow performance

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

72%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

77%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

74%

Snow cornering

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

74%

Barum Polaris 3

87%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

86%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

87%

Comfort

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

73%

Barum Polaris 3

79%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

50%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

66%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

70%

Exterior noise

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

70%

Barum Polaris 3

79%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

75%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

61%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

74%

Interior noise

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

70%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

33%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

67%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

68%

Comfort

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

88%

Barum Polaris 3

71%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

81%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

71%

Costs

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

81%

Barum Polaris 3

79%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

77%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

75%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

80%

Mileage

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

80%

Barum Polaris 3

68%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

76%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

65%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

75%

Fuel efficiency

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

85%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

79%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

88%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

85%

Rolling resistance

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

82%

Barum Polaris 3

84%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

78%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

80%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

79%

Price/value

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

74%

Barum Polaris 3

81%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

70%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

65%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

92%

Ice

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

81%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

80%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

81%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

83%

Ice braking

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

85%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

82%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

83%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

83%

Ice lateral guidance

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

78%

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

78%

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

80%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

81%

Dimensions and prices

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Mutual tests

Organization	Season	Year	Dimension
Autobild	Winter	2016	205/55 R16	View
ADAC	Winter	2016	185/65 R15	View
Autobild	Winter	2015	185/60 R15	View

Comparison: Goodyear UltraGrip 9 vs. Barum Polaris 3 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 vs. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 vs. Firestone Winterhawk 3

UltraGrip 9

Polaris 3

Blizzak LM-001

Snowtrac 5

Winterhawk 3

Test Profile

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Wet

Snow

Comfort

Costs

Ice

Dimensions and prices

Mutual tests

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