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Comparison: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 vs. Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S vs. Nokian WR D4 vs. Yokohama W.drive V905

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 /0%	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%	Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 /0%	Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S /0%	Nokian WR D4 /0%	Yokohama W.drive V905 /0%

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Segment

1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Premium

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

3. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Premium

4. Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S Premium

5. Nokian WR D4 Upper-middle

6. Yokohama W.drive V905 Upper-middle

Number of sizes available

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 100

3. Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S 85

4. Nokian WR D4 82

5. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 25

6. Yokohama W.drive V905 8

Number of tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

2. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 27x

3. Nokian WR D4 26x

4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 15x

5. Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S 12x

6. Yokohama W.drive V905 10x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 1.

3. Nokian WR D4 2.

4. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 2.

5. Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S 4.

6. Yokohama W.drive V905 7.

Worst position in test

1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 5.

2. Nokian WR D4 14.

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

4. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 19.

5. Yokohama W.drive V905 24.

6. Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S 27.

Average position in tests

1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 2.67

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

3. Nokian WR D4 6.04

4. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 8.07

5. Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S 8.58

6. Yokohama W.drive V905 14

Year of the last test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

2. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 2021

3. Yokohama W.drive V905 2019

4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 2018

5. Nokian WR D4 2018

6. Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S 2017

Best rating in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

2. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Exemplary

3. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Highly recommended

4. Nokian WR D4 Highly recommended

5. Yokohama W.drive V905 Satisfactory

6. Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Nokian WR D4 Recommended

2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Recommended

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

4. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Still recommended

5. Yokohama W.drive V905 Conditionally recommended

6. Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S Conditionally recommended

Wet

(Overall rating)

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

77%

Nokian
WR D4

73%

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

70%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

69%

Yokohama
W.drive V905

54%

Vredestein
Wintrac Xtreme S

0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

2. Nokian WR D4 B

3. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 B

4. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 B

5. Yokohama W.drive V905 ?

6. Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

93%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

88%

Yokohama
W.drive V905

82%

Nokian
WR D4

80%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

68%

Vredestein
Wintrac Xtreme S

0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

81.3%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

79.8%

Nokian
WR D4

77%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

76%

Yokohama
W.drive V905

76%

Vredestein
Wintrac Xtreme S

0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

75%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

69%

Nokian
WR D4

69%

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

67%

Yokohama
W.drive V905

48%

Vredestein
Wintrac Xtreme S

0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 70 dB

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72 dB

3. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 ?

4. Nokian WR D4 ?

5. Yokohama W.drive V905 ?

6. Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

84%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

83%

Nokian
WR D4

81%

Yokohama
W.drive V905

72%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

71%

Vredestein
Wintrac Xtreme S

0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 C

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

3. Nokian WR D4 C

4. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 C

5. Yokohama W.drive V905 ?

6. Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

89%

Nokian
WR D4

86%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

84%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

75%

Yokohama
W.drive V905

69%

Vredestein
Wintrac Xtreme S

0%

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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
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Good	2-	2+	2
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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+
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 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-
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Satisfactory	1-	2	3+	3
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Satisfactory	2	2-	2	3+
Yokohama W.drive V905 Rating: Satisfactory	2-	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
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	32,2	29,8
Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S	33,7	32,7
Nokian WR D4	35	27,7
Yokohama W.drive V905	34,7	28,3
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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
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	97,9
Nokian WR D4	98
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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
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Satisfactory	2,6	2,5	1,9	2,5	3,4	2,5	2,0
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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
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Recommended
Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S Rating: Conditionally 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
Nokian WR D4	99,7	96,9	99,5	99	85,1	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-
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2
Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S Rating: Conditionally recommended	3+	2-	3+
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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
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: -	2,7	2,9	2,7	2,6	3,1	2,5	2,2
Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S Rating: -	2,4	2,4	3,4	2,5	3,0	3,0	2,4
Nokian WR D4 Rating: -	2,6	2,4	2,2	2,1	3,1	3,0	2,0
Yokohama W.drive V905 Rating: -	3,3	2,5	2,1	2,9	4,0	3,5	2,4
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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
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	99,6	99	94,8	93	99,1
Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S	97,8	99,6	95	90	100
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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
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Recommended	188	56	63	45	18	2
Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S Rating: Conditionally recommended	176	55	46	45	18	6
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Recommended	193	63	58	45	18	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
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: -	9,1	8,7	9,2	9,3	9,1
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Recommended	8,2	8,0	7,9	8,7	8,4
Yokohama W.drive V905 Rating: Conditionally recommended	7,6	6,7	8,5	8,0	7,0
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Comparison: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 vs. Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S vs. Nokian WR D4 vs. Yokohama W.drive V905

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