Tests – · none yet Owners – · 3 reviews (needs 5)
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 Michelin X-Ice Snow SUV — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 2 road tests and 3 + 4 owner reviews. How we score
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Tests 68 · 2 tests Owners 76 · 4 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 8 in 2022 ViBilagare Nordic SUV Winter Tyre Test (snow traction)
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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Dry
No comparison72Why this score
Source Winter Slalom X-Ice Snow SUV Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests – 70 Reviews found online – 74 X-Ice Snow SUV: 60% × 70.3 + 40% × 73.7 = 72
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Wet
No comparison67Why this score
Source Winter Slalom X-Ice Snow SUV Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests – 57 Reviews found online – 80 X-Ice Snow SUV: 60% × 57.5 + 40% × 80.4 = 67
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Snow
No comparison76Why this score
Source Winter Slalom X-Ice Snow SUV Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests – 73 Reviews found online – 81 X-Ice Snow SUV: 60% × 73.2 + 40% × 80.6 = 76
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Comfort
No comparison74Why this score
Source Winter Slalom X-Ice Snow SUV Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 70 (est.) Reviews found online – 77 X-Ice Snow SUV: 40% × 70.4 (est.) + 60% × 76.9 = 74
No road tests of comfort for X-Ice Snow SUV. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).
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Noise
No comparison72Why this score
Source Winter Slalom X-Ice Snow SUV Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests – 77 Reviews found online – ≈ 66 (est.) X-Ice Snow SUV: 60% × 76.6 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 72
No owner ratings of noise for X-Ice Snow SUV. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
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Treadwear
No comparison70Why this score
Source Winter Slalom X-Ice Snow SUV Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online – 72 X-Ice Snow SUV: 60% × 68.6 (est.) + 40% × 72.2 = 70
No road tests of treadwear for X-Ice Snow SUV. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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Handling (owners)
No comparison73Why this score
Source Winter Slalom X-Ice Snow SUV Reviews found online – 73 -
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Efficiency
No comparison73Why this score
Source Winter Slalom X-Ice Snow SUV Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests – 73
Scores at a glance
| Category | BFGoodrich Winter Slalom | Michelin X-Ice Snow SUV |
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| Relative Score | – | 72 |
| Dry | – | 72 |
| Wet | – | 67 |
| Snow | – | 76 |
| Comfort | – | 74 |
| Noise | – | 72 |
| Treadwear | – | 70 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 73 |
| Efficiency | – | 73 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
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Winter Slalom
72
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X-Ice Snow SUV
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 X-Ice Snow SUV
Pros
- Outstanding traction on snow and ice
- Remarkably low road noise for a winter tire
- Excellent ride comfort
Cons
- Unsuitable for year-round use due to soft compound in warm temperatures
- Reduced handling precision compared to dedicated summer tires
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · BFGoodrich Winter Slalom | B · Michelin X-Ice Snow SUV |
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| Category | Winter Touring tires | Winter |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | SUV and 4x4 |
| Sizes available | — | 90 |
| Rim diameters | — | 16″ – 22″ |
Which one should you actually buy?
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BFGoodrich Winter Slalom
72
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Michelin X-Ice Snow SUV
Only Michelin X-Ice Snow SUV has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · BFGoodrich Winter Slalom
Tire B · Michelin X-Ice Snow SUV
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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