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BFGoodrich Winter Slalom looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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BFGoodrich Advantage T/A vs BFGoodrich Winter Slalom — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 4 + 3 owner reviews. How we score

Winter Slalom is ahead, 70–63

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BFGoodrich Advantage T/A
Tire ABFGoodrich

Advantage T/A

High Performance All Season tire

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 60 · 4 reviews

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 63

    Dry

    Winter Slalom +5
    68
    Why this score
    SourceAdvantage T/AWinter Slalom
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6168

    Advantage T/A: 60% × 65.1 (est.) + 40% × 61.1 = 63

    Winter Slalom: 60% × 68 (est.) + 40% × 68.3 = 68

    No road tests of dry for Advantage T/A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

    No road tests of dry for Winter Slalom. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 64

    Wet

    Winter Slalom +10
    74
    Why this score
    SourceAdvantage T/AWinter Slalom
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 73 (est.)
    Reviews found online6275

    Advantage T/A: 60% × 65.6 (est.) + 40% × 62.3 = 64

    Winter Slalom: 60% × 72.8 (est.) + 40% × 75.1 = 74

    No road tests of wet for Advantage T/A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

    No road tests of wet for Winter Slalom. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 60

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceAdvantage T/AWinter Slalom
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)–
    Reviews found online53–

    Advantage T/A: 60% × 64.3 (est.) + 40% × 53 = 60

    No road tests of snow for Advantage T/A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 61

    Comfort

    Winter Slalom +9
    70
    Why this score
    SourceAdvantage T/AWinter Slalom
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online5471

    Advantage T/A: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 53.7 = 61

    Winter Slalom: 60% × 69.5 (est.) + 40% × 71.1 = 70

    No road tests of comfort for Advantage T/A or Winter Slalom. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 64

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceAdvantage T/AWinter Slalom
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online59–

    Advantage T/A: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 59.3 = 64

    No road tests of noise for Advantage T/A. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 64

    Treadwear

    Winter Slalom +2
    66
    Why this score
    SourceAdvantage T/AWinter Slalom
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online6267

    Advantage T/A: 60% × 64.6 (est.) + 40% × 62.2 = 64

    Winter Slalom: 60% × 66 (est.) + 40% × 66.8 = 66

    No road tests of treadwear for Advantage T/A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for Winter Slalom. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 56

    Handling (owners)

    Winter Slalom +11
    67
    Why this score
    SourceAdvantage T/AWinter Slalom
    Reviews found online5667
Scores at a glance
CategoryBFGoodrich Advantage T/ABFGoodrich Winter Slalom
Relative Score 63 70
Dry 63 68
Wet 64 74
Snow 60 –
Comfort 61 70
Noise 64 –
Treadwear 64 66
Handling (owners) 56 67

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Headline score

Advantage T/A

Winter Slalom

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Advantage T/A

Pros

  • Improved grip levels compared to baseline tires like the XM2
  • Adequate stiffness in cold weather conditions

Cons

  • Highly unpredictable compound performance
  • Poor heat resistance leading to a 'mushy' feel in hot weather
  • Lack of confidence-inspiring grip in cold and wet conditions
All owner themes in the Advantage T/A review

Tire B Winter Slalom

Pros

  • Strong traction in snow and wet conditions
  • Aggressive tread profile
  • Low road noise

Cons

  • Significant loss of grip as the tire ages
  • Performance degradation on wet surfaces after several years of use
All owner themes in the Winter Slalom review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · BFGoodrich Advantage T/A B · BFGoodrich Winter Slalom
CategoryHigh Performance All Season tireWinter Touring tires
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Tread depth10 - 12/32″—
UTQG560 - 680 A A - B—
SidewallBlack Side Wall—
Max pressure44 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

BFGoodrich Advantage T/A

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom

Winner: BFGoodrich Winter Slalom — better handling, wet and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score. BFGoodrich Advantage T/A rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 4 reviews), so read this result as provisional. BFGoodrich Winter Slalom rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 3 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom scores 67 vs 56 on handling.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom scores 74 vs 64 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom scores 70 vs 61 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom scores 68 vs 63 on dry.

Tire A · BFGoodrich Advantage T/A
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Tire B · BFGoodrich Winter Slalom
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Advantage T/A or Winter Slalom?

Which is better in the wet, Advantage T/A or Winter Slalom?

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom, 74 vs 64 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Advantage T/A or Winter Slalom?

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom, 68 vs 63 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Advantage T/A or Winter Slalom?

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom, 70 vs 61 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Advantage T/A or Winter Slalom?

Neither, by our numbers: 64 vs 66 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.

How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.

Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology