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Comparison: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 vs. Firestone Winterhawk 3 vs. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 vs. Dunlop Winter

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1Premium
GoodyearGoodyear

UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

R15 – R22
Firestone Winterhawk 3Upper-middle
FirestoneFirestone

Winterhawk 3

R13 – R18
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5Premium
MichelinMichelin

PILOT ALPIN 5

10.0
R16 – R22
Dunlop WinterPremium
DunlopDunlop

Winter

9.3
R15 – R21
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Test Profile

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
Firestone
Winterhawk 3
Michelin
PILOT ALPIN 5
Dunlop
Winter
Number of tests
15
14
21
2
Best position
#1
#3
#1
#1
Average position
2.7
16.0
1.7
1.5
Latest test
2018
2020
2025
2025
Available sizes
101
66
135
66

These tyres were not tested together in the same test. The scores below are aggregated from different independent tests, so direct comparison should be taken with caution.

Wet
Confidence
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
81%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
67%
Dunlop Winter
73%
Wet handling
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
81%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
57%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
84%
Dunlop Winter
67%
Wet circle cornering
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
78%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
60%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
67%
Dunlop Winter
63%
Aquaplaning - longitudal
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
82%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
74%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
65%
Dunlop Winter
71%
Wet braking
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
79%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
70%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
71%
Dunlop Winter
84%
Aquaplaning - cross
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
86%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
71%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
54%
Dunlop Winter
73%
Snow
Confidence
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
90%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
81%
Dunlop Winter
87%
Snow handling
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
94%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
76%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
20%
Dunlop Winter
79%
Snow traction
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
91%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
79%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
97%
Dunlop Winter
96%
Snow braking
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
89%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
85%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
90%
Dunlop Winter
87%
Snow performance
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
92%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
74%
Dunlop Winter
88%
Snow cornering
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
86%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
87%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
94%
Dunlop Winter
96%
Dry
Confidence
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
81%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
76%
Dunlop Winter
69%
Dry braking
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
83%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
75%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
88%
Dunlop Winter
73%
Dry performance
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
80%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
81%
Dunlop Winter
78%
Dry handling
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
80%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
76%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
84%
Dunlop Winter
64%
Comfort
Confidence
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
74%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
70%
Dunlop Winter
87%
Exterior noise
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
79%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
74%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
89%
Dunlop Winter
87%
Interior noise
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
71%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
68%
Comfort
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
89%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
71%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
76%
Dunlop Winter
87%
Costs
Confidence
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
83%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
80%
Dunlop Winter
83%
Fuel efficiency
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
94%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
85%
Mileage
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
73%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
75%
Dunlop Winter
87%
Rolling resistance
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
86%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
79%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
70%
Dunlop Winter
81%
Ice
Confidence
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
85%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
83%
Ice braking
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
85%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
83%
Ice lateral guidance
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
85%
Firestone Winterhawk 3
81%

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