See how this tyre stacks up against its closest rivals across all tested properties
This tyre UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
Premium Winter Sport 5
Premium Winter Sottozero 3
Worse at: Ice lateral guidance, Mileage
Premium ContiWinterContact TS 850P
Better at: Dry handling, Wet braking
Premium UltraGrip Performance+
Better at: Mileage, Wet handling
Premium Blizzak LM-005
Better at: Wet braking, Wet handling
Premium Pilot Alpin PA4
Better at: Snow braking, Dry handling
Worse at: Rolling resistance
Premium Scorpion Winter
Better at: Wet handling, Dry braking
Worse at: Mileage, Ice braking
Premium Alpin 5
Better at: Mileage, Dry braking
Worse at: Snow handling, Snow braking
Premium WinterContact TS 850P SUV
Better at: Mileage, Wet handling
Worse at: Exterior noise
Premium Blizzak LM-001
Worse at: Ice lateral guidance, Ice braking
Upper-middle Winter i*cept evo2 W320
Better at: Dry handling
Worse at: Wet braking, Snow handling
Budget Kristall Control HP2
Better at: Mileage, Dry handling
Worse at: Wet handling, Wet braking
Upper-middle WR D4
Better at: Wet braking, Dry braking
Worse at: Snow handling, Snow braking
Upper-middle MS plus 77
Better at: Wet handling
Worse at: Snow braking, Snow handling
Upper-middle WR A4
Better at: Dry handling
Worse at: Wet handling, Snow handling
Size: 235/45 R18 255/45 R20 225/50 R17 235/50 R19 205/55 R16
R0 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 R20 R21 R22
Width: All 195 mm 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm
2 Variants
94 91 V H
Best £92 Compare prices
3 Variants
92 96 V H XL RFT
Best £89 Compare prices
Width: All 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm
5 Variants
98 94 V H XL RFT
Best £139 Compare prices
Width: All 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm 255 mm
3 Variants
95 V H XL RFT
Best £139 Compare prices
2 Variants
104 H XL RFT AO
Best £168 Compare prices
Width: All 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm 255 mm
Width: All 195 mm 235 mm 245 mm 255 mm 265 mm 285 mm
Width: All 275 mm 295 mm 305 mm
11× By professional organizations
● Highly recommended 5× (45%)
● Good 6× (55%)
Performance by size
xxx/xx R16 8.5 xxx/xx R17 9.3 xxx/xx R18 9.3 215/xx Rxx 8.5 225/xx Rxx 9.5 235/xx Rxx 8.5 245/xx Rxx 9.3
Frequently asked questions Yes, this tyre is also made in SUV sizes.
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