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Comparison: Goodyear UltraGrip 9 vs. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 vs. Firestone Winterhawk 3 vs. Pirelli Cinturato Winter

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Goodyear UltraGrip 9 /0%	Vredestein Snowtrac 5 /0%	Firestone Winterhawk 3 /0%	Pirelli Cinturato Winter /0%

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Segment

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Premium

2. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 Premium

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter Premium

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Upper-middle

Number of sizes available

1. Firestone Winterhawk 3 66

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 57

3. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 55

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 41

Number of tests

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 17x

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 16x

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 14x

4. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 12x

Best position in test

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 1.

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 3.

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 3.

4. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 4.

Worst position in test

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 9.

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 27.

3. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 30.

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 32.

Average position in tests

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 3.65

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 8.44

3. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 12.58

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 16

Year of the last test

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2021

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 2020

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 2020

4. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 2018

Best rating in test

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Highly recommended

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter Highly recommended

3. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 Satisfactory

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Good

2. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 Still recommended

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter Conditionally recommended

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Conditionally recommended

Dry

(Overall rating)

Vredestein
Snowtrac 5

84%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

82%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

81%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

77%

Dry braking

1. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 82%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 77%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 77%

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 75%

Dry driving behavior

1. Firestone Winterhawk 3 86%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 80%

3. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 78%

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 76%

Dry performance

1. Firestone Winterhawk 3 86%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 81%

3. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 80%

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 79%

Dry handling

1. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 89%

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 84%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 76%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 73%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

88%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

83%

Vredestein
Snowtrac 5

70%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

66%

Wet handling

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 87%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 82%

3. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 71%

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 57%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 89%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 86%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 71%

4. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 69%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 91%

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 88%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 74%

4. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 73%

Wet braking

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 83%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 81%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 70%

4. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 67%

Wet circle cornering

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 84%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 73%

3. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 73%

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 60%

Wet performance

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 87%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 83%

3. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 70%

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 62%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter B

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 C

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 C

4. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

88%

Vredestein
Snowtrac 5

82%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

81%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

78%

Snow traction

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 87%

2. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 84%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 82%

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 80%

Snow handling

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 85%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 79%

3. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 79%

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 67%

Snow braking

1. Firestone Winterhawk 3 88%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 88%

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 87%

4. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 85%

Snow performance

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 82%

2. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 77%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 73%

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 72%

Snow cornering

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 99%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 87%

3. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 86%

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 74%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

79%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

78%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

70%

Vredestein
Snowtrac 5

70%

Exterior noise

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 86%

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 75%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 71%

4. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 61%

Interior noise

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 70%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 68%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 67%

4. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 67%

Comfort

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 88%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 81%

3. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 81%

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 71%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 68 dB

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter ?

3. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 ?

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

84%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

83%

Vredestein
Snowtrac 5

74%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

63%

Mileage

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 80%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 74%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 64%

4. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 65%

Fuel efficiency

1. Firestone Winterhawk 3 89%

2. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 88%

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 85%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 80%

Rolling resistance

1. Firestone Winterhawk 3 79%

2. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 80%

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 80%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 62%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Firestone Winterhawk 3 E

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 E

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter E

4. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

83%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

82%

Vredestein
Snowtrac 5

81%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

79%

Ice braking

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 85%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 84%

3. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 83%

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 81%

Ice lateral guidance

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 83%

2. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 80%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 78%

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 78%

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These tyres were tested together in 12 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

ADAC Winter tyre test 2019 185/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1,8	2,1	1,9	2,2	2,6	1,5	1,6
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: Recommended	1,9	2,5	3,1	2,5	2,7	2,5	2,2
Vredestein Snowtrac 5 Rating: Recommended	2,8	3,0	2,7	2,4	3,1	2,5	1,8
Pirelli Cinturato Winter Rating: Highly recommended	2,0	2,4	2,4	2,4	2,6	2,5	2,4
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AutoMotorSport Winter tyre test 2018 205/55 R16

Name	Points total
Best values in test	9,1
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: Recommended	8,2
Vredestein Snowtrac 5 Rating: Still recommended	7,8
Pirelli Cinturato Winter Rating: Still recommended	7,9
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2018 195/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	1-	2+	1	1
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: Good	2	2-	1	2
Vredestein Snowtrac 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2	2	2-
Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: Conditionally recommended	3	3+	2+	2+
Pirelli Cinturato Winter Rating: Satisfactory	2+	2-	1-	3-
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2018 175/65 R14

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1,7	2,0	1,8	2,4	3,2	1,5	1,6
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: Satisfactory	2,2	2,6	2,8	2,5	3,5	1,5	1,8
Vredestein Snowtrac 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2,9	2,3	2,2	2,5	3,9	2,5	1,8
Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: Satisfactory	2,6	2,0	2,3	2,5	3,3	2,0	1,8
Pirelli Cinturato Winter Rating: Satisfactory	2,4	3,1	2,2	2,5	3,2	3,0	2,0
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2018 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	2,1	2,0	1,8	2,3	3,0	1,0	1,7
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: Good	2,1	2,3	2,0	2,5	3,3	2,0	1,8
Vredestein Snowtrac 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2,8	2,3	1,9	2,5	3,6	2,5	1,8
Pirelli Cinturato Winter Rating: Satisfactory	2,2	3,5	2,1	2,3	3,2	2,5	2,2
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2018 195/65 R15

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34,3	27
Goodyear UltraGrip 9	35,5	27
Vredestein Snowtrac 5	38	27,9
Firestone Winterhawk 3	38,2	27,8
Pirelli Cinturato Winter	35,9	27,4
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2017 195/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1,8	1,7	1,7	2,1	3,0	1,5	1,7
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: Satisfactory	1,9	2,4	2,7	2,4	3,1	2,0	2,1
Vredestein Snowtrac 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2,7	2,0	2,9	2,5	3,8	3,0	2,0
Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: Satisfactory	3,1	2,1	2,9	2,5	3,4	2,5	1,8
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	1-	2	2+	1
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: -	2+	2	2+	2-
Vredestein Snowtrac 5 Rating: -	3+	2	2-	2-
Pirelli Cinturato Winter Rating: -	2+	2	2	2+
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34,2	25
Goodyear UltraGrip 9	36,1	25
Vredestein Snowtrac 5	38,9	27,0
Firestone Winterhawk 3	39,8	27,5
Pirelli Cinturato Winter	36,2	26,4
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2016 185/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1,8	1,9	1,7	2,2	2,8	1	1,5
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: -	2,2	2,5	1,8	2,5	2,9	2,0	1,5
Vredestein Snowtrac 5 Rating: -	2,7	2,3	2,6	2,6	3,6	2,5	2,4
Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: -	4,6	2,3	2,8	2,6	3,0	2,0	1,8
Pirelli Cinturato Winter Rating: -	2,1	2,9	2,1	2,2	3,2	2,0	2,4
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Autozeitung Winter tyre test 2015 185/65 R15

Name	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	415	144	136	144
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: Highly recommended	384	135	135	114
Vredestein Snowtrac 5 Rating: -	362	111	109	142
Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: -	338	100	112	136
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2015 185/60 R15

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	36,8	27,7
Goodyear UltraGrip 9	36,9	28,6
Vredestein Snowtrac 5	44,8	-
Firestone Winterhawk 3	41,9	28,9
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Comparison: Goodyear UltraGrip 9 vs. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 vs. Firestone Winterhawk 3 vs. Pirelli Cinturato Winter

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