Tests – · none yet Owners 70 · 3 reviews
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 Winter Slalom vs Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice WRT — 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 3 + 9 owner reviews. How we score
Winter Slalom is ahead, 70–65
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Tests – · none yet Owners 63 · 9 reviews
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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68
Dry
Winter Slalom +464Why this score
Source Winter Slalom Ultra Grip Ice WRT Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 68 (est.) ≈ 65 (est.) Reviews found online 68 61 Winter Slalom: 60% × 68 (est.) + 40% × 68.3 = 68
Ultra Grip Ice WRT: 60% × 65.1 (est.) + 40% × 61.2 = 64
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).
No road tests of dry for Ultra Grip Ice WRT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
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74
Wet
Winter Slalom +470Why this score
Source Winter Slalom Ultra Grip Ice WRT Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 73 (est.) ≈ 70 (est.) Reviews found online 75 70 Winter Slalom: 60% × 72.8 (est.) + 40% × 75.1 = 74
Ultra Grip Ice WRT: 60% × 69.9 (est.) + 40% × 70 = 70
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).
No road tests of wet for Ultra Grip Ice WRT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
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Snow
No comparison70Why this score
Source Winter Slalom Ultra Grip Ice WRT Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 70 (est.) Reviews found online – 71 Ultra Grip Ice WRT: 60% × 70.1 (est.) + 40% × 70.6 = 70
No road tests of snow for Ultra Grip Ice WRT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).
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70
Comfort
Winter Slalom +664Why this score
Source Winter Slalom Ultra Grip Ice WRT Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 69 (est.) ≈ 68 (est.) Reviews found online 71 60 Winter Slalom: 60% × 69.5 (est.) + 40% × 71.1 = 70
Ultra Grip Ice WRT: 60% × 67.5 (est.) + 40% × 59.7 = 64
No road tests of comfort for Winter Slalom or Ultra Grip Ice WRT. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Noise
No comparison64Why this score
Source Winter Slalom Ultra Grip Ice WRT Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online – 60 Ultra Grip Ice WRT: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 60.2 = 64
No road tests of noise for Ultra Grip Ice WRT. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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66
Treadwear
Winter Slalom +759Why this score
Source Winter Slalom Ultra Grip Ice WRT Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 62 (est.) Reviews found online 67 54 Winter Slalom: 60% × 66 (est.) + 40% × 66.8 = 66
Ultra Grip Ice WRT: 60% × 61.9 (est.) + 40% × 53.5 = 59
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).
No road tests of treadwear for Ultra Grip Ice WRT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).
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67
Handling (owners)
Winter Slalom +463Why this score
Source Winter Slalom Ultra Grip Ice WRT Reviews found online 67 63
Scores at a glance
| Category | BFGoodrich Winter Slalom | Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice WRT |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 70 | 65 |
| Dry | 68 | 64 |
| Wet | 74 | 70 |
| Snow | – | 70 |
| Comfort | 70 | 64 |
| Noise | – | 64 |
| Treadwear | 66 | 59 |
| Handling (owners) | 67 | 63 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
70
/ 100
Winter Slalom
65
/ 100
Ultra Grip Ice WRT
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 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
Tire B Ultra Grip Ice WRT
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · BFGoodrich Winter Slalom | B · Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice WRT |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winter Touring tires | Winter tire |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | SUV and 4x4 |
| Tread depth | — | 13/32″ |
| Sidewall | — | Black Side Wall |
| Max pressure | — | 50 - 80 psi |
Which one should you actually buy?
70
/ 100
BFGoodrich Winter Slalom
65
/ 100
Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice WRT
Winner: BFGoodrich Winter Slalom — better treadwear, comfort and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. BFGoodrich Winter Slalom rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 3 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice WRT rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 9 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire A
You want the longest tread life
BFGoodrich Winter Slalom scores 66 vs 59 on treadwear.
Pick tire A
You want the most comfortable ride
BFGoodrich Winter Slalom scores 70 vs 64 on comfort.
Pick tire A
You want the most grip on dry roads
BFGoodrich Winter Slalom scores 68 vs 64 on dry.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
BFGoodrich Winter Slalom scores 74 vs 70 on wet.
Tire A · BFGoodrich Winter Slalom
Tire B · Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice WRT
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Winter Slalom or Ultra Grip Ice WRT?
Which is better in the wet, Winter Slalom or Ultra Grip Ice WRT?
BFGoodrich Winter Slalom, 74 vs 70 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Winter Slalom or Ultra Grip Ice WRT?
BFGoodrich Winter Slalom, 68 vs 64 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Winter Slalom or Ultra Grip Ice WRT?
BFGoodrich Winter Slalom, 70 vs 64 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Winter Slalom or Ultra Grip Ice WRT?
BFGoodrich Winter Slalom, 66 vs 59 on our treadwear score.
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