Passenger Car Winter Ultra High Performance Tires

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Michelin Pilot Alpin 4 (26) 92% 95% 93% 95% 93% 91%
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro (4) 98% 95% 65% 90% 80% 90%
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Plus (3) 97% 93% 83% 87% 97% 87%
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 (23) 93% 92% 90% 91% 91% 80%
Vredestein Wintrac Pro (28) 91% 90% 86% 83% 87% 87%
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1 (28) 86% 90% 83% 85% 88% 90%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM25 RFT (7) 84% 89% 87% 71% 87% 84%
Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 (12) 84% 91% 86% 85% 88% 83%
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus (16) 82% 88% 83% 86% 91% 89%
Nokian Snowproof P (9) 92% 89% 86% 90% 80% 79%
Continental WinterContact TS 860 S (12) 85% 83% 87% 88% 91% 92%
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P (19) 87% 92% 81% 88% 89% 90%
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance (9) 89% 89% 88% 88% 81% 83%
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 (9) 85% 87% 84% 75% 80% 89%
Hankook Winter i cept evo3 (14) 91% 91% 74% 85% 86% 76%
Toyo SNOWPROX S 952 (5) 92% 94% 86% 82% 82% 80%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM25 (9) 85% 85% 75% 84% 84% 84%
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 (50) 89% 92% 82% 87% 79% 80%
Dunlop SP WinterSport 4D (37) 89% 93% 88% 88% 88% 92%
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 (41) 83% 85% 79% 78% 86% 84%
Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip (5) 84% 86% 82% 84% 86% 74%
Hankook Winter i cept evo (28) 80% 79% 76% 72% 80% 79%
Avon WV7 (14) 82% 84% 83% 76% 82% 88%
Nokian WRG2 (72) 85% 87% 83% 80% 83% 85%
Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 ROF (5) 92% 84% 90% 74% 84% 72%
Vredestein Wintrac xtreme S (9) 84% 84% 75% 85% 71% 86%
Continental WinterContact TS 830 P (37) 86% 86% 82% 78% 85% 87%
Goodyear UltraGrip 7 Plus (30) 85% 86% 80% 65% 82% 83%
Nokian WR A4 (23) 85% 88% 73% 78% 78% 85%
Continental WinterContact TS 850 P (19) 84% 86% 84% 85% 82% 79%
Pirelli Sottozero Serie II (30) 84% 87% 89% 81% 81% 86%
Pirelli P Zero Winter (7) 73% 77% 80% 69% 90% 84%
Avon Ice Touring ST (40) 81% 86% 74% 72% 82% 81%
Hankook Winter i cept evo2 (26) 85% 79% 81% 81% 84% 85%
Petlas SnowMaster 2 Sport (3) 80% 73% 77% 80% 83% 73%
Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D (40) 81% 84% 80% 77% 76% 77%
Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme (64) 83% 86% 82% 77% 87% 86%
Yokohama W drive V905 (17) 88% 83% 82% 83% 86% 75%
Pirelli SOTTOZERO (9) 78% 83% 79% 81% 79% 81%
Nokian WR A3 (75) 92% 87% 88% 82% 90% 91%
Goodyear UltraGrip 8 Performance (13) 84% 84% 71% 77% 83% 82%
Hankook Icebear W300 (10) 76% 64% 77% 74% 71% 70%
Dunlop SP Winter Response (3) 63% 53% 67% 63% 63% 73%
Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 2 (9) 79% 73% 74% 71% 70% 81%

Passenger Car Winter Ultra High Performance Tires with no reviews

Ceat WinterDrive Sport, Continental WinterContact 8 S, Dunlop SP Winter Sport M2, Goodyear UltraGrip 6, GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo, GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport, Hankook IceBear W300A, Leao Winter Defender UHP, Michelin Pilot Alpin 4 N, Pirelli ICE ZERO ASIMMETRICO PLUS, Pirelli P Zero Winter 2, RoadX RXFROST WH12, RoadX RXFROST WU01, Vredestein Wintrac Nextreme, Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus, Yokohama Advan Winter V907

Passenger Car Winter Ultra High Performance Tires Tire Review Highlights

Vredestein Wintrac Pro rated 96% while driving a Renault Megane IV estate
Driving on mostly motorways for 30000 average miles
I mostly use the car for long jouneys, so I was looking for a winter tire that provides safety not only on snow and ice, but also on dry and damp roads. Snow became a rare appearance in the last years, so dry and wet performance is really important in winter tires. I have to say the reviews I read here helped my decision, and also I found the Vredestein tires at a really good price. They have an amazing amount of grip on snowy and icy roads, they really inspire confidence. On the dry they feel better compared to my factory fitted Continental Eco Contact 6 summer tires. Maybe on wet roads things could be better, but still it's a safe tire. Wear seems to be extremely good, this is my 3rd winter, approximately 30.000 kms and they still have a lot of tread. So very good value for money, I definitely reccomend the Wintrac Pro.
tire reviewed on 2025-02-23 13:21:16
Pirelli P Zero Winter rated 44% while driving a Porsche 992 Carrera 4S
Driving on mostly country roads for 500 spirited miles
I drive a 992 Carrera 4S in the Pacific Northwest. I'm using the Porsche OEM version of this tire (N-rated). In the snow I've had no problems with grip, under normal fairly cautious driving. But that is where the benefits of this tire end for me. In the dry or damp, the handling feels unpredictable in bends in a way I've never had before, like the grip limits are far lower but it's hard to sense at what speed or how it will behave. In the wet, these are abysmal. I've had ABS kick in under just slightly harder-than-usual braking. On a slightly damp surface (a couple hours after rain), a friend with the same car but on summer tires (in 37F / 3 C weather!) did a hard 0-60 at a highway entrance without issue - I was behind him and tried the same, but got wheel spin and wheel hop as the AWD scrabbled for traction. I'll also add that the rubber on the sidewalls appears to be breaking down, the tires are 2.5 years old and have always lived indoors.

If your winter is mostly snowy, these are not bad, but if you get mild rainy winters with minimal snow, like the PNW, I'd avoid these.
tire reviewed on 2025-02-19 07:36:26
Petlas SnowMaster 2 Sport rated 75% while driving a Skoda Fabia Mk4 1.5 TSI ACT
Driving on a combination of roads for 3000 average miles
I've been using it for 4 months and have driven approximately 5000 km. The majority of this was in the city and on the unpaved road where my workplace is located. The tire performs very well on both dry and wet surfaces, with a good braking distance. I had no issues on snow either. In terms of noise, you can hear the tires at every speed. For me, it was a great price/performance tire, and I can say it has been successful in this regard. If it maintains the same softness next season, I believe it will continue to satisfy me greatly.
tire reviewed on 2025-02-19 05:22:51
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P rated 42% while driving a Alfa Romeo Stelvio 2.9T V6 Quadrifoglio
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 average miles
Using these for second season for about 3-4 months in winter only. DOT 2023 . First season I didn't had chance to drive in real winter snow/ice conditions. Overall these handle fine in dry and wet. Yesterday we had a lot of snow, ice and water and I can only say .........if you want to live don't ever buy this tire and use it in winter conditions !!!! Absolutely horrible traction, braking and handling in winter conditions. I was very lucky I survived yesterday. The tires feels very hard after just around 3-4K km and absolutely useless in snow and ice. I never had such bad experience with any premium tire in my driver life which is around 30 years. The pressure is at factory recommendations and the tires were kept in closed excellent conditions when not driven. I don't know what exactly did the guys at Continental but I guess the rubber compound is terribly mistaken at the factory. Hard as hell . Before I bought them I looked to all the tests from everywhere and this awful tire was always in the top 3 in the tests ???? I will never buy whatever from Continental in my life again !!!
tire reviewed on 2025-02-18 07:43:26
Pirelli Sottozero Serie II rated 52% while driving a BMW 3 series
Driving on mostly country roads for 0 average miles
Got these tires 1year ago and still plenty of tread left. In dry they are ok.. but in wet i just dont feal safe. Aquaplaning is bad. In slushy snow they are actualy good, could climb a steep icy and snowy hill and felt comfortable normal snow driving. Overall i won't be buying them again.
tire reviewed on 2025-02-15 15:27:14
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 rated 100% while driving a BMW 320 d
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 average miles
Just wanted to share my thoughts about this nice tire. Drove it for around 15.000km, and Im really satisfied because my car is RWD and I live in hills. We’ve had a lot of snow and in not cleaned roads I’ve managed to drive with disabling traction and little bit of “drifting”. Noise level and comfort are really good and driving on AutoBahn is really nice. I do not regret buying it and I would do it again because i’ve seen many FWD vehicles that couldn’t drive where I drove.
tire reviewed on 2025-02-04 16:21:56
Hankook Winter i cept evo2 rated 62% while driving a Hyundai i30
Driving on a combination of roads for 25000 average miles
I bought them brand new at a stupid low price. Situation and thoughts after 3 winters - they started great, absolutely great. However....
I never drive like a lunatic, but I have never felt secure that they will get me out of a corner if I mess it up due to lack of feedback (65 wall) but on couple of occasions I went into a corner way too fast and they didn´t even squeak and just pulled me out. Gradually they turned into an average tire. Now (4th winter though) they feel like an old all season tire - they slip, they lack grip and are louder than before (my hearing is not getting stronger). Perhaps the rubber is not good after this much time, it just looses grip. The other day my car completely failed to stop on a slippery road in 1st gear at the lights from 10km/h and it just went into the rear of a small renault with all season tires that DID stop on the spot, not even the ABS worked. Only the registration plate plastic got cracked so... But this morning in similar conditions it went from 50 to 0 on a wet downhill at 0 degrees in about 2-3 seconds with some distance to spare to the car in front so I guess they still can work. Ice grip is always poor on all tires.
Conclusion - do not buy old never worn tires, they don´t feel secure at all after the second year.
tire reviewed on 2025-01-23 05:11:35
Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 rated 84% while driving a Volvo S60 Polestar
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 spirited miles
Great in proper winter conditions, average otherwise.
tire reviewed on 2025-01-22 08:00:32
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 rated 93% while driving a Jaguar Jaguar XE
Driving on a combination of roads for 2 average miles
Excellent winter tire. Snow grip superb, ultimate confidence driving a rwd in snow, handled slushy roads with ease and commutes with icy roads were a less worrisome. Excellent in heavy rain but noise level did increase, did lose traction under heavy breaking in the dry but on that one occasion where it did, my fault for carrying too much speed (normal driving probably wouldn’t have caused an issue). Comfort levels were amazing. Ran Dunlop sport maxx rt2’s in the summer but these winter tires were much more quiet and comfortable. Only used them for two winters before changing cars, but wear was negligible, saying that, I only average approx 5-6 thousand miles a year.
tire reviewed on 2025-01-06 13:23:41
Hankook Winter i cept evo3 rated 82% while driving a Hyundai i20N
Driving on a combination of roads for 2500 miles
Overall good tire, lacks sportiness a bit but for price point of 110€ in my dimension is really decent tire.
tire reviewed on 2024-12-24 09:08:35
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 rated 88% while driving a Hyundai Sonata N Line
Driving on a combination of roads for 4000 spirited miles
This tire feels like a UHP summer tire but in winter. Outstanding performance in dry and wet when cold. Starts to soften above 15 degrees C. Good snow performance - almost as good as X-ice. Ice performance is meh. Michelin sacrificed comfort for handling characteristics; feels too sporty and bumpy for my preference.
tire reviewed on 2024-12-13 11:38:35
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 rated 88% while driving a Mercedes Benz B200
Driving on mostly town for 10000 average miles
After i bought this tires, there is no snow in my city due to climate changes. So no snow or ice experience so far. Best benefit of this tire is comfort. In dry and wet handling, i am satisfied with tire. Near performance to my hp summer tire in corners. Only thing i hate about tire is, it easily skids in standing start from standing start both in dry and wet. Which reduces tire life. Standing start from wet high inclined road is not so fun but still good compared to lots of tires. But it must be improved.
tire reviewed on 2024-12-13 04:34:38
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