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Comparison: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Barum Polaris 3 vs. Michelin Alpin A4 vs. Goodyear UltraGrip 9

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 /0%	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%	Barum Polaris 3 /0%	Michelin Alpin A4 /0%	Goodyear UltraGrip 9 /0%

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Segment

1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Premium

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

3. Michelin Alpin A4 Premium

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Premium

5. Barum Polaris 3 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 100

3. Barum Polaris 3 66

4. Michelin Alpin A4 42

5. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 41

Number of tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 17x

3. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 15x

4. Barum Polaris 3 10x

5. Michelin Alpin A4 5x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 1.

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 1.

4. Michelin Alpin A4 2.

5. Barum Polaris 3 3.

Worst position in test

1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 5.

2. Michelin Alpin A4 6.

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 9.

4. Barum Polaris 3 16.

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

Average position in tests

1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 2.67

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 3.65

3. Michelin Alpin A4 4.4

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

5. Barum Polaris 3 10.6

Year of the last test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 2020

3. Barum Polaris 3 2018

4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 2018

5. Michelin Alpin A4 2016

Best rating in test

1. Barum Polaris 3 Exemplary

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

3. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Highly recommended

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Highly recommended

5. Michelin Alpin A4 Highly recommended

Worst rating in test

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Good

2. Michelin Alpin A4 Recommended

3. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Recommended

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

5. Barum Polaris 3 Satisfactory

Wet

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

88.4%

Michelin
Alpin A4

82.9%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

77%

Barum
Polaris 3

73.6%

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

70%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 B

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 C

4. Michelin Alpin A4 C

5. Barum Polaris 3 C

Dry

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

81.3%

Michelin
Alpin A4

81.3%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

80.8%

Barum
Polaris 3

79%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

76%

Snow

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

93%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

88%

Barum
Polaris 3

87.3%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

77.1%

Michelin
Alpin A4

70%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 3

79%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

75%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

73%

Michelin
Alpin A4

72.4%

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

67%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 68 dB

2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 70 dB

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72 dB

4. Barum Polaris 3 ?

5. Michelin Alpin A4 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Michelin
Alpin A4

85.7%

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

84%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

83%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

81%

Barum
Polaris 3

79%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 C

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

3. Michelin Alpin A4 E

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 E

5. Barum Polaris 3 F

Ice

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

89%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

84%

Michelin
Alpin A4

84%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

81.3%

Barum
Polaris 3

0%

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Mutual Tests Available

These tyres were tested together in 13 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

Sportscars Winter tyre test 2018 245/45 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	2+	2+	1
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Rating: Good	2+	2-	2+
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2	2	1
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Sportscars Winter tyre test 2017 225/40 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	1-	2+	1-
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2	2+
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2+	2-	2+
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2017 225/50 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Rating: Good	2+	2	2+	3+
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2	2	2-
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2	1-	2+
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2017 225/50 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,2	25,9
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1	33,4	27,7
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	33,6	27,6
Barum Polaris 3	35,8	27,6
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Autoexpress Winter tyre test 2017 225/45 R17

Name	Points total
Best values in test	100
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1	98,6
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	99,3
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2017 215/65 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	2,1	2,0	1,9	2,3	3,1	0,5	1,4
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Rating: Satisfactory	2,2	2,4	2,6	2,5	3,1	2,0	1,4
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2,1	2,3	2,5	2,5	3,5	2,0	1,7
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AutoMotorSport Winter tyre test 2016 235/40 R18

Name
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Rating: Recommended
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Recommended
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Autoexpress Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16

Name	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Noise
Best values in test	100	96,9	99,8	99	100	100
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1	99	96	98,5	95,8	94,6	99,4
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	97,7	93	99,8	93,4	97,6	97,9
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Sportscars Winter tyre test 2016 245/40 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	2	2	1-
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Rating: -	2-	2	1-
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	2-	2-	1-
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2016 225/45 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	2,3	2,1	1,7	2,0	2,8	1,5	1,5
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Rating: -	2,7	3,0	1,7	2,0	3,2	2,0	1,5
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: -	2,4	2,4	1,9	2,2	2,8	2,0	1,6
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Autoexpress Winter tyre test 2016 225/45 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Noise
Best values in test	100	100	100	100	100
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1	98,4	99,4	100	98,4	98,8
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	98,7	98,7	98,1	100	99
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Automotorsport Winter tyre test 2015 225/50 R17

Name	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow	Enviromental impact
Best values in test	9,2	9,4	9,2	9,3	9,4
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Rating: Highly recommended	9,2	9,4	8,8	9,3	9,4
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: -	9,0	9,2	9,0	9,2	8,4
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