Comparison: Goodyear UltraGrip 9 vs. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Premium

Goodyear

UltraGrip 9

R14 – R16

VS

Upper-middle

Falken

Also compare with

PILOT ALPIN 5

WinterContact TS 870

UltraGrip Performance 3

Test Profile

UltraGrip 9

EuroWinter HS02 Pro

WinterCraft WP52+

UltraGrip Performance+

Number of tests

17

13

3

23

Best position

#1

#7

#4

#1

Average position

3.6

11.9

4.3

3.3

Latest test

2020

2025

Available sizes

41

78

97

176

Dry

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

81%

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

73%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

78%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

78%

Dry braking

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

76%

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

79%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

84%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

84%

Dry driving behavior

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

76%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

76%

Dry performance

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

79%

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

70%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

78%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

72%

Dry handling

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

81%

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

77%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

72%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

81%

Dry steering response

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

85%

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

71%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

79%

Dry lane changing

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

100%

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

69%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

74%

Wet

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

88%

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

72%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

79%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

83%

Wet braking

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

84%

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

73%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

84%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

80%

Wet handling

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

87%

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

75%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

86%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

89%

Aquaplaning - cross

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

89%

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

58%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

66%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

87%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

88%

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

67%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

72%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

83%

Wet circle cornering

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

84%

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

79%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

81%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

82%

Wet performance

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

87%

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

63%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

82%

Snow

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

77%

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

52%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

81%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

91%

Snow traction

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

87%

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

66%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

76%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

91%

Snow handling

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

69%

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

27%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

86%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

89%

Snow braking

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

86%

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

67%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

80%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

89%

Snow performance

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

72%

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

69%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

88%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

80%

Snow cornering

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

74%

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

62%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

78%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

88%

Comfort

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

73%

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

76%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

72%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

84%

Exterior noise

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

70%

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

76%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

72%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

81%

Interior noise

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

70%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

91%

Comfort

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

88%

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

71%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

68%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

79%

Costs

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

81%

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

60%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

71%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

80%

Mileage

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

80%

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

54%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

69%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

78%

Fuel efficiency

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

85%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

91%

Rolling resistance

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

82%

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

60%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

69%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

80%

Price/value

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

74%

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

71%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

84%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

69%

Ice

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

81%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

84%

Ice lateral guidance

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

78%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

86%

Ice braking

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

85%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

84%

Dimensions and prices

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Comparison: Goodyear UltraGrip 9 vs. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

UltraGrip 9

EuroWinter HS02 Pro

WinterCraft WP52+

UltraGrip Performance+

Test Profile

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Wet

Snow

Comfort

Costs

Ice

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