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

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Uniroyal WinterExpert /79%	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 /81%	Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ /87%	Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 /81%	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ /90%

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Segment

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Premium

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Premium

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert Upper-middle

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Upper-middle

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Upper-middle

Number of sizes available

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 176

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 97

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 91

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 78

Number of tests

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 23x

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 23x

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 14x

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 12x

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 3x

Best position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 1.

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 1.

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 2.

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 4.

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 5.

Worst position in test

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 5.

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 8.

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 13.

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 14.

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 19.

Average position in tests

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 3.26

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 4.33

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 5.5

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 6.65

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 11.25

Year of the last test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 2025

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 2025

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 2025

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 2025

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 2023

Best rating in test

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Highly recommended

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Very good

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Very good

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Good

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert Satisfactory

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+ Recommended

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert Sufficient

Dry

(Overall rating)

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

80%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

74%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

74%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

69%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

68%

Dry braking

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 81%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 81%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 71%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 70%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 63%

Dry handling

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 88%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 67%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 67%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 64%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 64%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

81%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

80%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

79%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

71%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

70%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 92%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 88%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 81%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 73%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 71%

Wet braking

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 84%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 71%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 69%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 66%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 63%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 96%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 90%

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 81%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 79%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 73%

Wet handling

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 84%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 81%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 75%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 68%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 66%

Wet circle cornering

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 88%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 71%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 70%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 69%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 60%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ B

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ B

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 B

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 B

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

Snow

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

90%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

86%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

84%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

80%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

71%

Snow traction

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 88%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 82%

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 78%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 76%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 77%

Snow braking

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 95%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 94%

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 78%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 78%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 73%

Snow handling

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 96%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 84%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 83%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 81%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 69%

Snow cornering

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 82%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 79%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 64%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

76%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

74%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

73%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

72%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

71%

Exterior noise

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 78%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 77%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 73%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 73%

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 70%

Comfort

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 78%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 69%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 69%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 69%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 69%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 72 dB

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ ?

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 ?

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

80%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

76%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

75%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

72%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

67%

Mileage

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 79%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 73%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 72%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 69%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 67%

Rolling resistance

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 91%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 77%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 73%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 73%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

Price/value

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 84%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 77%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 73%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 69%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 62%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ C

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 C

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ C

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

84.3%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

80.5%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

32%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

0%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

0%

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These tyres were tested together in 9 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

Autobild Winter tyre test 2025 225/40 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1–	1
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Good	2	3	2	2+
BFGoodrich g-Force Winter 2 Rating: Good	3	2–	1	2+
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Rating: Good	2+	2+	1–	2
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2025 225/40 R18

Name	Wet	Snow
Best values in test	32.6	27.1
Uniroyal WinterExpert	34.1	28.6
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	36.0	27.3
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+	33.5	28.3
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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+
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Good	2	2-	2	2
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2	2-	2	2
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Good*	2	2	2	2-
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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
Uniroyal WinterExpert	36.5	29.5
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	37.5	29.4
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	37.8	29.1
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2023 205/60 R16

Name	Enviromental impact	Driving safety
Best values in test	2	2.1
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory	2.9	3.3
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2.4	2.7
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Good*	2.8	2.2
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Rating: Good	2.4	2.3
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory	2	3+	2	2+
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2	2-	1-	2
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R18

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	31,4	29,2
Uniroyal WinterExpert	35,0	30,7
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,2	29,3
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,8	25,4
Uniroyal WinterExpert	36,9	26,1
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,8	25,4
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	35,3	26,6
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+	35,5	25,5
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	2+	2+
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3	1-	2-
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2-	2	1-	2
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Good*	2+	2	2	3+
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Rating: Exemplary	2	2	1-	2
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Comparison: Uniroyal WinterExpert vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ vs. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

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