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Comparison: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert vs. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 vs. Barum Polaris 6

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Costs
Mutual tests
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#	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 /95%	Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ /87%	Uniroyal WinterExpert /79%	Bridgestone Blizzak 6 /91%	Barum Polaris 6 /83%

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Segment

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 Premium

2. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 Premium

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Upper-middle

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert Upper-middle

5. Barum Polaris 6 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 265

2. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 188

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 97

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 91

5. Barum Polaris 6 78

Number of tests

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 24x

2. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 14x

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 12x

4. Barum Polaris 6 3x

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 3x

Best position in test

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 1.

2. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 1.

3. Barum Polaris 6 2.

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 4.

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 5.

Worst position in test

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 5.

2. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 7.

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.

4. Barum Polaris 6 10.

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 19.

Average position in tests

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 2.67

2. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 3.57

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 4.33

4. Barum Polaris 6 7

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 11.25

Year of the last test

1. Barum Polaris 6 2025

2. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 2025

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 2025

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 2025

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 2025

Best rating in test

1. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 Exemplary

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 Test winner

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Good

4. Barum Polaris 6 Good

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Good

2. Barum Polaris 6 Good

3. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 Good

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 Recommended

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

89%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

78%

Bridgestone
Blizzak 6

74%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

73%

Barum
Polaris 6

62%

Wet braking

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 88%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 84%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 75%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 68%

5. Barum Polaris 6 67%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 81%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 76%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 76%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 72%

5. Barum Polaris 6 61%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 92%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 79%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 73%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 66%

5. Barum Polaris 6 56%

Wet handling

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 93%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 86%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 69%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 67%

5. Barum Polaris 6 67%

Wet circle cornering

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 93%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 81%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 77%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 71%

5. Barum Polaris 6 55%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 B

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ B

3. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 B

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

5. Barum Polaris 6 C

Snow

(Overall rating)

Bridgestone
Blizzak 6

85%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

81%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

79%

Barum
Polaris 6

74%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

67%

Snow traction

1. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 87%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 83%

3. Barum Polaris 6 78%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 76%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 69%

Snow braking

1. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 84%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 80%

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 80%

4. Barum Polaris 6 78%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 69%

Snow handling

1. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 88%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 86%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 81%

4. Barum Polaris 6 71%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 63%

Snow cornering

1. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 88%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 81%

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 78%

4. Barum Polaris 6 63%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 63%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Bridgestone
Blizzak 6

81%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

78%

Barum
Polaris 6

75%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

75%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

72%

Dry braking

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 84%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 80%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 75%

4. Barum Polaris 6 73%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 73%

Dry handling

1. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 81%

2. Barum Polaris 6 73%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 73%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 72%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 68%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 6

87%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

80%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

74%

Bridgestone
Blizzak 6

72%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

70%

Exterior noise

1. Barum Polaris 6 87%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 82%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 78%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 72%

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 72%

Comfort

1. Barum Polaris 6 87%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 77%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 72%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 69%

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 68%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Barum Polaris 6 ?

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 ?

3. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 ?

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert ?

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 6

86%

Bridgestone
Blizzak 6

83%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

83%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

82%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

74%

Rolling resistance

1. Barum Polaris 6 96%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 88%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 77%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 74%

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 69%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Barum Polaris 6 C

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

3. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 C

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 C

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ C

Offroad

(Overall rating)

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

84%

Bridgestone
Blizzak 6

79.3%

Barum
Polaris 6

0%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

0%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

0%

Ice

(Overall rating)

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

32%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

0%

Bridgestone
Blizzak 6

0%

Barum
Polaris 6

0%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

0%

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Autobild Winter tyre test 2025 215/55 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	2	2	1
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	1
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Rating: Good	2	2	2
Bridgestone Blizzak 6 Rating: Good	2	2	1
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2025 225/40 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1–	1
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 Rating: Good	2	2	2	1
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Rating: Good	2+	2+	1–	2
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Good	2	3	2	2+
Bridgestone Blizzak 6 Rating: Exemplary	2	2+	2+	1–
Barum Polaris 6 Rating: Good	3	2–	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
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	32.6	28.5
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+	33.5	28.3
Uniroyal WinterExpert	34.1	28.6
Bridgestone Blizzak 6	35.0	28.0
Barum Polaris 6	35.1	28.2
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Comparison: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert vs. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 vs. Barum Polaris 6

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