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Comparison: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 vs. Michelin Alpin A4 vs. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 vs. Firestone Winterhawk 3

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 /0%	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%	Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 /0%	Michelin Alpin A4 /0%	Goodyear UltraGrip 9 /0%	Firestone Winterhawk 3 /0%

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Segment

1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Premium

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

3. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 Premium

4. Michelin Alpin A4 Premium

5. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Premium

6. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Upper-middle

Number of sizes available

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 100

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 66

4. Michelin Alpin A4 42

5. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 41

6. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 28

Number of tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 17x

3. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 15x

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 14x

5. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 10x

6. Michelin Alpin A4 5x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 1.

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

3. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 1.

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 1.

5. Michelin Alpin A4 2.

6. Firestone Winterhawk 3 3.

Worst position in test

1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 5.

2. Michelin Alpin A4 6.

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 9.

4. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 12.

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

6. Firestone Winterhawk 3 32.

Average position in tests

1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 2.67

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 3.65

3. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 4.2

4. Michelin Alpin A4 4.4

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

6. Firestone Winterhawk 3 16

Year of the last test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 2020

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 2020

4. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 2018

5. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 2018

6. Michelin Alpin A4 2016

Best rating in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

2. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 Highly recommended

3. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Highly recommended

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Highly recommended

5. Michelin Alpin A4 Highly recommended

6. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Satisfactory

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. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Conditionally recommended

6. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

88.4%

Dunlop
SP Winter Response 2

83.8%

Michelin
Alpin A4

82.9%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

77%

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

70%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

66.5%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 B

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

3. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 B

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 C

5. Michelin Alpin A4 C

6. Firestone Winterhawk 3 C

Snow

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

93%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

88%

Dunlop
SP Winter Response 2

85.9%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

77.1%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

76%

Michelin
Alpin A4

70%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

81.3%

Michelin
Alpin A4

81.3%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

80.8%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

76%

Dunlop
SP Winter Response 2

74.5%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

66%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

76%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

75%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

73%

Dunlop
SP Winter Response 2

73.4%

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. Firestone Winterhawk 3 ?

5. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 ?

6. 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%

Dunlop
SP Winter Response 2

78.4%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

77%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 C

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

3. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 C

4. Michelin Alpin A4 E

5. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 E

6. Firestone Winterhawk 3 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

89%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

89%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

84%

Michelin
Alpin A4

84%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

81.3%

Dunlop
SP Winter Response 2

80.9%

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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-
Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2	2	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
Firestone Winterhawk 3	36,3	27,9
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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
Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: -	3,0	2,9	2,4	2,0	2,8	2,0	2,2
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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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GTÜ Winter tyre test 2015 225/50 R17

Name	Points total	Winter	Wet	Dry	Rolling resistance	Noise
Best values in test	205	64	70	46	18	8
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Rating: -	203	64	69	43	18	6
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: -	197	62	68	44	17	3
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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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Comparison: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 vs. Michelin Alpin A4 vs. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 vs. Firestone Winterhawk 3

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