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Comparison: Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 /81%	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 /95%	Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ /87%	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 /81%

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Segment

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Premium

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 Premium

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Upper-middle

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Upper-middle

Number of sizes available

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 265

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 97

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 78

Number of tests

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 24x

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 23x

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 14x

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 3x

Best position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 1.

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 1.

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 2.

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 4.

Worst position in test

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 5.

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 13.

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 14.

Average position in tests

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 2.67

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 4.33

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 5.5

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 6.65

Year of the last test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 2025

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 2025

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 2025

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 2025

Best rating in test

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Highly recommended

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 Test winner

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Very good

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Good

Worst rating in test

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Good

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Good

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Good

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 Recommended

Wet

(Overall rating)

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

81%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

80%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

77%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

73%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 89%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 85%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 81%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 59%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 89%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 88%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 80%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 63%

Wet braking

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 83%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 78%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 74%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 61%

Wet handling

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 88%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 88%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 80%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 69%

Wet circle cornering

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 90%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 83%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 78%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 67%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ B

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 B

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 B

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 B

Snow

(Overall rating)

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

87%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

82%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

82%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

77%

Snow braking

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 90%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 86%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 81%

Snow traction

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 88%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 86%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 84%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 73%

Snow handling

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 83%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 75%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 74%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 69%

Snow cornering

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 89%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 88%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 82%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 77%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

84%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

83%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

80%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

68%

Dry braking

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 87%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 79%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 71%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 69%

Dry handling

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 83%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 79%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 80%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 67%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

80%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

75%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

68%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

66%

Exterior noise

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 76%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 73%

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 66%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 64%

Comfort

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 80%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 72%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 60%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 ?

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 ?

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

79%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

74%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

67%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

64%

Rolling resistance

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 83%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 73%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 64%

Mileage

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 80%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 77%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 67%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 C

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 C

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ C

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 E

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Mutual Tests Available

These tyres were tested together in 7 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

Autobild Winter tyre test 2025 215/55 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	2	2	1
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Exemplary*	2	2	1
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	1
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Rating: Good	2	2	2
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AUTOBILD Winter tyre test 2024 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Good*	2	2	2	2-
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 Rating: Exemplary	2	2+	1	2+
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2	2-	2	2
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Autozeitung Winter tyre test 2024 215/55 R17

Name	Points total
Best values in test	392
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Recommended*	369
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 Rating: Recommended	372
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2024 215/55 R17

Name	Winter	Wet	Dry	Enviromental impact	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1.7	2.1	2.2	1.7	2.7	1.6	1.3
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Satisfactory*	2.1	2.4	2.8	2.6	3.2	2.6	1.7
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 Rating: Good	2.0	2.1	2.2	1.7	2.9	1.6	1.3
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2024 205/55 R16

Name	Winter	Wet	Dry	Enviromental impact	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1.6	1.9	2.0	2.3	2.9	1.7	2.0
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Satisfactory*	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.6	3.0	2.4	2.5
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 Rating: Good	2.0	2.2	2.0	2.3	3.2	1.7	2.0
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AUTOBILD Winter tyre test 2024 205/55 R16

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34.6	28.9
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	37.8	29.1
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	36.9	29.4
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	37.5	29.4
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