Nokian WR SUV 3 vs Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1
The Nokian WR SUV 3 and the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1 have met in one independent test so far, and the UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1 finished ahead.
Performance profile
Their shared test recorded too few of the same measurements to chart, so the chart starts from each tire's Tire Reviews Score categories: its whole record, not the shared test.
Where each scores higher
WR SUV 3
UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1
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Category scores are percentiles among tires of the same season and class: 90 means this tire out-performs 90% of them, measured across every test we hold, not only the ones it appeared in.
Where owners rate each higher
WR SUV 3
Not ahead in any category
UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1
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Owners rate the WR SUV 3 83% from 17 reviews and the UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1 92% from 3. Each spoke is one question owners answer out of 10; reviews are vetted by hand before publication.
Head to head in 1 test in 2016
Each row is one published test in which both tires ran on the same car, in the same size, on the same day. The line is the whole field, winner on the left.
| Test | WR SUV 3 | Field | UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 AutoBild 4x4 Winter Tire Test | P7 of 8 | P1 of 8 |
WR SUV 3 vs UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1: your questions
Is the Nokian WR SUV 3 or the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1 the better tire?
The Nokian WR SUV 3 and the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1 have met in one independent test so far, and the UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1 finished ahead. On the Tire Reviews Score, which weighs every test and review we hold, the WR SUV 3 scores 8.5 and the UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1 8.5 out of 10.
Which is quieter and more comfortable?
Owners rate comfort 8.8/10 for the WR SUV 3 and 9.5/10 for the UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1.
What do owners say?
Owners rate the WR SUV 3 83% from 17 reviews and the UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1 92% from 3.
Are they available in the same sizes?
The WR SUV 3 is made in 20 sizes (15 to 20 inch) and the UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1 in 36 (16 to 22 inch). 10 sizes are available in both. On the EU label the WR SUV 3 is graded C for wet grip and C for rolling resistance in most sizes; the UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1 B and C.
Which is the newer tire?
The UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1 is the newer design: it reached the market in 2021, the WR SUV 3 in 2013.
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Where this data comes from
Finishing positions and measurements are transcribed from each published test. A test only counts here when both tires ran in it, so every figure was recorded on the same car, size and day as the one it is compared to.
About the TR Score
The Tire Reviews Score rates each tire out of 10 from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold, so two tires can be compared even before a test has run them together.
Who does the testing
Every test published as a Tire Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tires independently since 2007.