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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 Winter Slalom vs Kumho Road Venture AT51 — 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 + 154 owner reviews. How we score

Winter Slalom leads, 70–66 Narrow edge

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Category by category

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

  1. 68

    Dry

    Winter Slalom +1
    67
    Why this score
    SourceWinter SlalomRoad Venture AT51
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6867

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

    Road Venture AT51: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 66.6 = 67

    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 Road Venture AT51. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 74

    Wet

    Winter Slalom +5
    69
    Why this score
    SourceWinter SlalomRoad Venture AT51
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 73 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online7569

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

    Road Venture AT51: 60% × 69.1 (est.) + 40% × 68.6 = 69

    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 Road Venture AT51. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    69
    Why this score
    SourceWinter SlalomRoad Venture AT51
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online–68

    Road Venture AT51: 60% × 69.2 (est.) + 40% × 67.8 = 69

    No road tests of snow for Road Venture AT51. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 70

    Comfort

    Winter Slalom +4
    66
    Why this score
    SourceWinter SlalomRoad Venture AT51
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online7162

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

    Road Venture AT51: 60% × 68 (est.) + 40% × 62.3 = 66

    No road tests of comfort for Winter Slalom or Road Venture AT51. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    64
    Why this score
    SourceWinter SlalomRoad Venture AT51
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online–60

    Road Venture AT51: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 60.1 = 64

    No road tests of noise for Road Venture AT51. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 66

    Treadwear

    Winter Slalom +5
    61
    Why this score
    SourceWinter SlalomRoad Venture AT51
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online6757

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

    Road Venture AT51: 60% × 63 (est.) + 40% × 57.2 = 61

    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 Road Venture AT51. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 67

    Handling (owners)

    Winter Slalom +5
    62
    Why this score
    SourceWinter SlalomRoad Venture AT51
    Reviews found online6762
Scores at a glance
CategoryBFGoodrich Winter SlalomKumho Road Venture AT51
Relative Score 70 66
Dry 68 67
Wet 74 69
Snow – 69
Comfort 70 66
Noise – 64
Treadwear 66 61
Handling (owners) 67 62

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

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Headline score

Winter Slalom

Road Venture AT51

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
All owner themes in the Winter Slalom review

Tire B Road Venture AT51

Pros

  • Exceptional value and affordable price point compared to premium competitors
  • Impressive traction and confidence in snow and winter conditions
  • Quiet and smooth highway ride with minimal road noise for an all-terrain tire

Cons

  • Faster-than-expected tread wear for some users under heavy or everyday use
  • Poor self-cleaning capabilities in deep or heavy mud
  • Reduced wet traction and potential slippage when the tread wears low
All owner themes in the Road Venture AT51 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · BFGoodrich Winter Slalom B · Kumho Road Venture AT51
CategoryWinter Touring tiresAll-Terrain tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available—10
Rim diameters—15″ – 18″
Tread depth—13.5/32″
UTQG—540 A A
Treadwear warranty—55,000 mi
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—65 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom

Kumho Road Venture AT51

Narrow edge: BFGoodrich Winter Slalom — better wet, treadwear and comfort. 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.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom scores 74 vs 69 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom scores 66 vs 61 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom scores 70 vs 66 on comfort.

Tire A · BFGoodrich Winter Slalom
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Winter Slalom or Road Venture AT51?

Which is better in the wet, Winter Slalom or Road Venture AT51?

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom, 74 vs 69 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Winter Slalom or Road Venture AT51?

Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 67 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, Winter Slalom or Road Venture AT51?

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom, 70 vs 66 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Winter Slalom or Road Venture AT51?

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom, 66 vs 61 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