Comparison: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 vs. Barum Polaris 6 vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

Premium

Goodyear

UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

R15 – R22

VS

Budget

Barum

Polaris 6

WinterCraft WP52+

8.7

R13 – R21

Also compare with

PILOT ALPIN 5

WinterContact TS 870

UltraGrip Performance 3

Test Profile

UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

Polaris 6

WinterCraft WP52+

Number of tests

15

3

Best position

#1

#2

#4

Average position

2.7

7.0

4.3

Latest test

2018

2025

Available sizes

101

98

97

Wet

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

81%

Barum Polaris 6

78%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

79%

Wet circle cornering

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

78%

Barum Polaris 6

75%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

81%

Wet handling

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

81%

Barum Polaris 6

81%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

86%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

82%

Barum Polaris 6

74%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

72%

Wet braking

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

79%

Barum Polaris 6

80%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

84%

Aquaplaning - cross

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

86%

Barum Polaris 6

76%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

66%

Wet performance

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

82%

Barum Polaris 6

64%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

82%

Snow

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

90%

Barum Polaris 6

83%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

81%

Snow braking

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

89%

Barum Polaris 6

89%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

80%

Snow handling

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

94%

Barum Polaris 6

85%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

86%

Snow traction

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

91%

Barum Polaris 6

89%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

76%

Snow cornering

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

86%

Barum Polaris 6

63%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

78%

Dry

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

81%

Barum Polaris 6

81%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

78%

Dry braking

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

83%

Barum Polaris 6

84%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

84%

Dry performance

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

80%

Barum Polaris 6

77%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

78%

Dry handling

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

80%

Barum Polaris 6

78%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

72%

Comfort

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

74%

Barum Polaris 6

81%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

72%

Exterior noise

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

79%

Barum Polaris 6

94%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

72%

Comfort

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

89%

Barum Polaris 6

87%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

68%

Costs

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

83%

Barum Polaris 6

88%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

71%

Mileage

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

73%

Barum Polaris 6

69%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

69%

Rolling resistance

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

86%

Barum Polaris 6

97%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

69%

Ice

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

85%

Dimensions and prices

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Comparison: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 vs. Barum Polaris 6 vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

Polaris 6

WinterCraft WP52+

Test Profile

Wet

Snow

Dry

Comfort

Costs

Ice

Dimensions and prices

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