Segment
1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Upper-middle2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Upper-middle
Comparison: Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
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In this comparison, we are comparing a tyre from a manufacturer from South Korea (Kumho) against a tyre from a manufacturer from USA (BFGoodrich). BFGoodrich is a brand that belongs to the Michelin group. Generally, BFGoodrich winter tyres are slightly better rated (75%) than Kumho (63%). In this particular case, the Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ has a better rating of 87% compared to 81% of the BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2. The first tyre test of Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ was done in 2025, compared to 2017 when was the BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 first tested. Important for this comparison is also the Autobild 2025 225/40 R18 test, where both the WinterCraft WP52+ and the G-FORCE WINTER 2 were tested. See more mutual tests below. When it comes to comparison, eu labels can be also interesting - 77% of Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ dimensions has B wet grip rating. Most (100%) of the BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 also have B wet ratings.
| # | Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
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Number of sizes available
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Best position in test
Worst position in test
Average position in tests
Year of the last test
Best rating in test
1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Very good
Worst rating in test
Wet
(Overall rating)Wet braking according to EU label
Snow
(Overall rating)Dry
(Overall rating)Costs
(Overall rating)Fuel consumption according to EU label
Comfort
(Overall rating)Outside noise accoring to EU label
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Mutual Tests Available
These tyres were tested together in 2 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.
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Mutual tests
| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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| Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 1– | 1 | |||
| Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Rating: Good | 2+ | 2+ | 1– | 2 | |||
| BFGoodrich g-Force Winter 2 Rating: Good | 3 | 2– | 1 | 2+ | |||
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| Name | Wet | Snow | |||||
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| Best values in test | 32.6 | 27.1 | |||||
| Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ | 33.5 | 28.3 | |||||
| BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 | 36.0 | 27.3 | |||||
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