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Comparison: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 vs. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 vs. Barum Polaris 3 vs. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 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%	Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 /0%	Barum Polaris 3 /0%	Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 /0%	Goodyear UltraGrip 9 /0%	Firestone Winterhawk 3 /0%

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Segment

1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Premium

2. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Premium

3. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 Premium

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Premium

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Upper-middle

6. Barum Polaris 3 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 100

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 66

3. Barum Polaris 3 66

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 41

5. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 28

6. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 25

Number of tests

1. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 27x

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 17x

3. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 15x

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 14x

5. Barum Polaris 3 10x

6. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 10x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 1.

2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 1.

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 1.

4. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 2.

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 3.

6. Barum Polaris 3 3.

Worst position in test

1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 5.

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 9.

3. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 12.

4. Barum Polaris 3 16.

5. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 19.

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. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 8.07

5. Barum Polaris 3 10.6

6. Firestone Winterhawk 3 16

Year of the last test

1. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 2021

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 2020

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 2020

4. Barum Polaris 3 2018

5. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 2018

6. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 2018

Best rating in test

1. Barum Polaris 3 Exemplary

2. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Exemplary

3. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 Highly recommended

4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Highly recommended

5. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Highly recommended

6. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Good

2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Recommended

3. Barum Polaris 3 Satisfactory

4. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Still 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%

Barum
Polaris 3

73.6%

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

70%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

69%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

66.5%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 B

2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 B

3. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 B

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 C

5. Barum Polaris 3 C

6. Firestone Winterhawk 3 C

Dry

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

81.3%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

80.8%

Barum
Polaris 3

79%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

79.8%

Dunlop
SP Winter Response 2

74.5%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

66%

Snow

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

93%

Barum
Polaris 3

87.3%

Dunlop
SP Winter Response 2

85.9%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

77.1%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

76%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

68%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 3

79%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

76%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

73%

Dunlop
SP Winter Response 2

73.4%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

69%

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. Barum Polaris 3 ?

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 ?

5. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 ?

6. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

84%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

81%

Barum
Polaris 3

79%

Dunlop
SP Winter Response 2

78.4%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

77%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

71%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 C

2. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 C

3. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 C

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 E

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 E

6. Barum Polaris 3 F

Ice

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

89%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

89%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

81.3%

Dunlop
SP Winter Response 2

80.9%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

75%

Barum
Polaris 3

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+
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+
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Good	2	2-	2+
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2017 225/55 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	1-	2+	1-
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Rating: Exemplary	1-	2	1-
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Exemplary	1-	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+
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Satisfactory	1-	2	3+	3
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2	1-	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
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	32,2	29,8
Barum Polaris 3	35,8	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
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	97,9
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GTÜ Winter tyre test 2017 235/55 R17

Name	Points total	Winter	Wet	Dry	Rolling resistance	Noise
Best values in test	203	69	65	44	18	8
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Rating: Recommended	199	66	63	42	15	8
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Recommended	190	63	56	42	17	7
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AutoMotorSport Winter tyre test 2016 235/40 R18

Name
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Rating: Recommended
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Recommended
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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-
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2
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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
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: -	2,7	2,9	2,7	2,6	3,1	2,5	2,2
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
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	99,6	99	94,8	93	99,1
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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
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: -	9,1	8,7	9,2	9,3	9,1
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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
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Recommended	188	56	63	45	18	2
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Comparison: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 vs. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 vs. Barum Polaris 3 vs. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 vs. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 vs. Firestone Winterhawk 3

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