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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 Pirelli Cinturato Winter — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 5 road tests and 3 + 7 owner reviews. How we score

Winter Slalom leads, 70–66 Narrow edge

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Pirelli Cinturato Winter
Tire BPirelli

Cinturato Winter

Winter

Tests 65 · 5 tests Owners 69 · 7 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 10 in 2021 AMS Winter Tyre Test (straight aquaplaning)

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 +8
    60
    Why this score
    SourceWinter SlalomCinturato Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests≈ 68 (est.)57
    Reviews found online6866

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

    Cinturato Winter: 60% × 56.5 + 40% × 65.7 = 60

    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. 74

    Wet

    Cinturato Winter +5
    79
    Why this score
    SourceWinter SlalomCinturato Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 5 tests≈ 73 (est.)80
    Reviews found online7576

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

    Cinturato Winter: 60% × 80.1 + 40% × 76.3 = 79

    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. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    74
    Why this score
    SourceWinter SlalomCinturato Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 5 tests–76
    Reviews found online–72

    Cinturato Winter: 60% × 75.5 + 40% × 72.3 = 74

  4. 70

    Comfort

    Winter Slalom +4
    66
    Why this score
    SourceWinter SlalomCinturato Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 69 (est.)64
    Reviews found online7168

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

    Cinturato Winter: 60% × 64.3 + 40% × 68.2 = 66

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

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    71
    Why this score
    SourceWinter SlalomCinturato Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests–74
    Reviews found online–≈ 67 (est.)

    Cinturato Winter: 60% × 74.2 + 40% × 67.3 (est.) = 71

    No owner ratings of noise for Cinturato Winter. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  6. 66

    Treadwear

    Winter Slalom +13
    53
    Why this score
    SourceWinter SlalomCinturato Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 66 (est.)47
    Reviews found online6763

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

    Cinturato Winter: 60% × 46.6 + 40% × 63.1 = 53

    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. 67

    Handling (owners)

    Cinturato Winter +2
    69
    Why this score
    SourceWinter SlalomCinturato Winter
    Reviews found online6769
Scores at a glance
CategoryBFGoodrich Winter SlalomPirelli Cinturato Winter
Relative Score 70 66
Dry 68 60
Wet 74 79
Snow – 74
Comfort 70 66
Noise – 71
Treadwear 66 53
Handling (owners) 67 69

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

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Headline score

Winter Slalom

Cinturato Winter

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 Cinturato Winter

Pros

  • Amazing snow and ice grip
  • Strong and reliable wet weather performance
  • Good initial noise levels and overall ride comfort

Cons

  • Average to deteriorating dry grip and emergency braking performance
  • Increases significantly in noise as the tire ages
  • Soft sidewalls affect handling precision
All owner themes in the Cinturato Winter review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · BFGoodrich Winter Slalom B · Pirelli Cinturato Winter
CategoryWinter Touring tiresWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—33
Rim diameters—14″ – 17″

Which one should you actually buy?

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

Narrow edge: BFGoodrich Winter Slalom — better treadwear, dry and comfort. Pick the Pirelli Cinturato Winter if wet matters most to you. BFGoodrich Winter Slalom rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 3 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom scores 66 vs 53 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom scores 68 vs 60 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Pirelli Cinturato Winter scores 79 vs 74 on wet.

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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Tire B · Pirelli Cinturato Winter
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Winter Slalom or Cinturato Winter?

Which is better in the wet, Winter Slalom or Cinturato Winter?

Pirelli Cinturato Winter, 79 vs 74 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Winter Slalom or Cinturato Winter?

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom, 68 vs 60 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Winter Slalom or Cinturato Winter?

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

Which lasts longer, Winter Slalom or Cinturato Winter?

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom, 66 vs 53 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