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%
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%
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P (20) 87% 92% 81% 89% 89% 90%
Vredestein Wintrac Pro (29) 90% 90% 85% 82% 87% 87%
Nokian Snowproof P (9) 92% 89% 86% 90% 80% 79%
Continental WinterContact TS 860 S (12) 85% 83% 87% 88% 91% 92%
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance (9) 89% 89% 88% 88% 81% 83%
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus (17) 80% 86% 83% 86% 87% 88%
Hankook Winter i cept evo3 (14) 91% 91% 74% 85% 86% 76%
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 (11) 85% 85% 87% 79% 83% 85%
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 (42) 83% 84% 79% 79% 87% 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%
Goodyear UltraGrip 7 Plus (30) 85% 86% 80% 65% 82% 83%
Pirelli P Zero Winter (8) 74% 80% 80% 69% 89% 84%
Nokian WR A4 (23) 85% 88% 73% 78% 78% 85%
Pirelli Sottozero Serie II (30) 84% 87% 89% 81% 81% 86%
Avon Ice Touring ST (40) 81% 86% 74% 72% 82% 81%
Continental WinterContact TS 830 P (38) 86% 85% 82% 77% 83% 86%
Hankook Winter i cept evo2 (26) 85% 79% 81% 81% 84% 85%
Continental WinterContact TS 850 P (20) 84% 85% 83% 84% 82% 79%
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

Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 rated 86% while driving a BMW X2M35i
Driving on mostly town for 42000 average miles
One of the very best winter tires, 4 years of use and over 40000 miles driven, still acts as new tire in rain and snow, which cannot be seen with Michelins.
Only down side the tire needs to be in operating temperature for dry conditions, then you can feel the diference from others.
tire reviewed on 2025-08-26 00:57:28
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus rated 92% while driving a Volvo Xc90 r design polstar upgrade
Driving on a combination of roads for 20 spirited miles
I drove them for 3 winter seasons on my Xc90 I. I used them to go to ski resorts, snow covered fields, icy slopes etc... not once did i get stuck (i tried properly).
So snow grip is great, wet grip very very good (i never had any kind of sliding), dry grip is good for winter tire. Feedback i will not comment for this type of vehicle.
They did slip on ice but as all studless tires do, but they pulled me where i wanted to go even on very steep icy slopes (and i mean such slopes uou wouldnt think it would be able to go over)!
Wear was negligible (weight of car is 2.3t and i did not try to save them at all). For 3 years wear was about 1.5mm. Car had regular wheel alignment which is a big factor. What i like about this tires is that starting debth is around 9mm and lamelas go all the way to the base of rubber blocks. That is not the same for competition espetialy continetal ! Lamelas need to be deep so after a good deal od wear they stil grip snow! Continental winter tires have about 1÷2mm of full width lamelas and then they start to disapear...
It woul be nice if Johnathan woul do winter tire comparison on snow grip of tires that had some wear (on 5-6 mm debth).
tire reviewed on 2025-08-25 13:40:36
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 rated 89% while driving a Ford Mustang gt
Driving on mostly motorways for 100 average miles
I used 255/40R19 front and 285/40R19 rear, both on 9" rim width. They perform well and handle aquaplaning really good.
tire reviewed on 2025-07-31 16:21:26
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 rated 90% while driving a BMW 320d touring
Driving on mostly town for 25000 average miles
I purchased my set of Dunlop WinterSport 5 tires back in 2016, and after 9 years of use and approximately 40,000 kilometers, I can confidently say I was thoroughly satisfied with their performance.

Even after all these years, tread wear was minimal, which speaks volumes about the durability of the compound. The tires only started to show signs of aging recently, with visible cracking due to age, which is to be expected after nearly a decade.

In winter conditions, especially around 0°C and below, the grip was exceptional. The tire offered great braking performance, predictable handling, and a very reliable, confidence-inspiring feel. Whether it was wet slush or compact snow, the tire performed consistently well.

In warmer temperatures, the tire did begin to lose grip more easily, especially during sudden cornering, with a noticeable tendency for understeer. However, the handling always remained controllable, and I never felt unsafe or out of control.

Overall, I would absolutely recommend the Dunlop WinterSport 5 to anyone looking for a trustworthy winter tire. It delivered great value, excellent winter safety, and durability well beyond expectations. I would buy it again without hesitation.
tire reviewed on 2025-07-30 06:29:34
Continental WinterContact TS 850 P rated 54% while driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD
Driving on a combination of roads for 32000 average miles
This tire performs well in dry conditions and also does well in the wet. Everything else is quite okay, too. However, I had issues with the lateral grip on snow — I was very disappointed in that regard. Because of this, I won’t be buying this tire again.
tire reviewed on 2025-05-26 12:52:32
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus rated 71% while driving a BMW Alpina d3
Driving on a combination of roads for 21000 spirited miles
I drive this tire on an Alpina D3 F31 Bi-turbo Touring Allrad. This tire is okay in dry conditions and good in the wet. It’s the best I know when it comes to lateral grip on snow. With no other tire have I been able to corner so well and so quickly on snow. Everything else is also good. On my vehicle — even though it has all-wheel drive — the rear tires wear out twice as fast as the front ones. I have to replace the rears almost every year, while the fronts usually last about two years, depending on how much and how I drive. I would buy it again and have been doing so for years. Nothing else comes close to this one in terms of lateral grip on snow.
tire reviewed on 2025-05-26 12:21:36
Continental WinterContact TS 830 P rated 49% while driving a BMW Alpina d3
Driving on a combination of roads for 25000 spirited miles
It's a good tire, as the dry grip was very good and the wet grip was okay. It handled well and allowed for sporty driving in dry conditions. However, the lateral grip on snow was disappointing. Everything else was fine. I did have a major issue with this tire, though: severe sawtooth wear. It got so bad that with just about 1 cm of fresh snow (you could still see the road underneath), I couldn't take corners anymore. I could only turn at walking speed. I ended up replacing the tire early. Never again.
tire reviewed on 2025-05-26 11:25:38
Vredestein Wintrac Pro rated 60% while driving a BMW Alpina d3
Driving on a combination of roads for 22000 spirited miles
I drove this tire on an Alpina D3 F31 Bi-Turbo Touring Allrad. It's a good tire in dry conditions, and especially impressive in the wet. I’ve never had a winter tire with such strong wet grip — it even rivals some summer tires. However, I was disappointed with its lateral grip on snow and ice. Everything else was good. Wear was acceptable, but due to the camber of my car, the tires wore down excessively on the inside — to the point where they tore and the internal reinforcement material became visible on the rear tires. I won’t be buying them again, mainly because of that issue and the lack of lateral grip.
tire reviewed on 2025-05-26 11:08:34
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P rated 89% while driving a Audi A4 2.0 TDI Ultra 163
Driving on a combination of roads for 6500 average miles
I have driven these tires for around 10 000 km, it was mild winter this year in the Baltics so not very much of testing for it. But mostly on wet roads it felt very nice, braking performance is really good. Noting to worry about the driving - so I assume it is a feature of a decent tire if you don't have to rethink your driving in special conditions. It's pretty quiet too.
tire reviewed on 2025-03-28 01:13:55
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 rated 78% while driving a Kia Motors Pro ceed
Driving on mostly country roads for 6000 spirited miles
Generally good tires. They feel sporty and truly shine in dry conditions. They keep progressive composure at the limit and have a fun tendency to oversteer slightly rather than understeer (although this was quite new and surprising to me in comparision with my past winter tire experiences). It's a thrill to drive these at the limit when conditions are decent. Launch traction was also good which is important to me - it's often hard to put 204HP down in my fwd car from a stopped start. There were merely a couple days of snow so far but the tires were rather good in piercing through it (better than my previous tires).

They have a rather considerable drawback though. That is ice grip. For me these feel unsafe and miserable on ice compared to my previous Hankook Winter i*cept evo'3's. It's similar but less noticeable when it comes to slushy conditions and deep water grooves. I wouldn't recommend these to a novice driver, based on my experience the Hankooks were safer and more predictable (also much less fun though). Personally I've found noise to be unpleasant and tiresome while driving on motorways with very high speeds - in my experience the Hankooks were more pleasant but it is largely subjective.
tire reviewed on 2025-03-07 05:47:11
Pirelli P Zero Winter rated 88% while driving a Mercedes Benz E220Cdi
Driving on a combination of roads for 20000 average miles
Have it on my Mercedes e-coupe. Best high performance winter tire I had.
tire reviewed on 2025-03-03 13:29:45
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
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