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Comparison: Goodyear UltraGrip 9 vs. Firestone Winterhawk 3 vs. Michelin ALPIN 7 vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Goodyear UltraGrip 9Premium
GoodyearGoodyear

UltraGrip 9

R14 – R16
Firestone Winterhawk 3Upper-middle
FirestoneFirestone

Winterhawk 3

R13 – R18
Michelin ALPIN 7Premium
MichelinMichelin

ALPIN 7

8.3
R15 – R20
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+Premium
GoodYearGoodYear

UltraGrip Performance+

9.0
R15 – R22
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Test Profile

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9
Firestone
Winterhawk 3
Michelin
ALPIN 7
GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+
Number of tests
17
14
6
23
Best position
#1
#3
#1
#1
Average position
3.6
16.0
3.7
3.3
Latest test
2020
2020
2025
2025
Available sizes
41
66
62
176

Dry

Dry
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
81%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
76%
Michelin ALPIN 7
80%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
78%
Dry braking
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
76%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
75%
Michelin ALPIN 7
83%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
84%
Dry driving behavior
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
76%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
77%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
76%
Dry performance
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
79%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
81%
Michelin ALPIN 7
91%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
72%
Dry handling
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
81%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
76%
Michelin ALPIN 7
86%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
81%
Dry steering response
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
85%
Michelin ALPIN 7
67%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
79%
Dry lane changing
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
100%
Michelin ALPIN 7
67%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
74%

Wet

Wet
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
88%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
67%
Michelin ALPIN 7
86%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
83%
Wet handling
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
87%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
57%
Michelin ALPIN 7
90%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
89%
Aquaplaning - cross
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
89%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
71%
Michelin ALPIN 7
78%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
87%
Aquaplaning - longitudal
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
88%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
74%
Michelin ALPIN 7
87%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
83%
Wet braking
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
84%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
70%
Michelin ALPIN 7
80%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
80%
Wet circle cornering
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
84%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
60%
Michelin ALPIN 7
87%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
82%
Wet performance
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
87%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
62%
Michelin ALPIN 7
80%

Snow

Snow
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
77%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
81%
Michelin ALPIN 7
88%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
91%
Snow traction
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
87%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
79%
Michelin ALPIN 7
85%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
91%
Snow handling
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
69%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
76%
Michelin ALPIN 7
90%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
89%
Snow braking
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
86%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
85%
Michelin ALPIN 7
88%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
89%
Snow performance
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
72%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
74%
Michelin ALPIN 7
91%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
80%
Snow cornering
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
74%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
87%
Michelin ALPIN 7
86%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
88%

Comfort

Comfort
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
73%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
70%
Michelin ALPIN 7
93%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
84%
Exterior noise
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
70%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
74%
Michelin ALPIN 7
84%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
81%
Interior noise
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
70%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
68%
Michelin ALPIN 7
96%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
91%
Comfort
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
88%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
71%
Michelin ALPIN 7
84%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
79%

Costs

Costs
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
81%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
80%
Michelin ALPIN 7
95%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
80%
Mileage
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
80%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
75%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
78%
Fuel efficiency
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
85%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
85%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
91%
Rolling resistance
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
82%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
79%
Michelin ALPIN 7
95%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
80%
Price/value
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
74%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
92%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
69%

Ice

Ice
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
81%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
83%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
84%
Ice braking
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
85%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
83%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
84%
Ice lateral guidance
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
78%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
81%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
86%

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