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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 Scorpion Winter — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 3 road tests and 3 + 20 owner reviews. How we score

Too close to call: Winter Slalom and Scorpion Winter are level at 70.

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Pirelli Scorpion Winter
Tire BPirelli

Scorpion Winter

Winter

Tests 72 · 3 tests Owners 69 · 20 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 10 in 2021 AZ SUV Winter Tyre Test (dry handling)

Category by category

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

  1. 68

    Dry

    Scorpion Winter +5
    73
    Why this score
    SourceWinter SlalomScorpion Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests≈ 68 (est.)76
    Reviews found online6868

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

    Scorpion Winter: 60% × 75.7 + 40% × 68.2 = 73

    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

    Winter Slalom +2
    72
    Why this score
    SourceWinter SlalomScorpion Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests≈ 73 (est.)71
    Reviews found online7575

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

    Scorpion Winter: 60% × 70.7 + 40% × 74.7 = 72

    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
    70
    Why this score
    SourceWinter SlalomScorpion Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests–69
    Reviews found online–71

    Scorpion Winter: 60% × 69.4 + 40% × 71.3 = 70

  4. 70

    Comfort

    Level
    70
    Why this score
    SourceWinter SlalomScorpion Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online7170

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

    Scorpion Winter: 60% × 69.3 (est.) + 40% × 70 = 70

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

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    65
    Why this score
    SourceWinter SlalomScorpion Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests–67
    Reviews found online–63

    Scorpion Winter: 60% × 67 + 40% × 63 = 65

  6. 66

    Treadwear

    Winter Slalom +3
    63
    Why this score
    SourceWinter SlalomScorpion Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online6761

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

    Scorpion Winter: 60% × 64.3 (est.) + 40% × 61.3 = 63

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

  7. 67

    Handling (owners)

    Scorpion Winter +4
    71
    Why this score
    SourceWinter SlalomScorpion Winter
    Reviews found online6771
Scores at a glance
CategoryBFGoodrich Winter SlalomPirelli Scorpion Winter
Relative Score 70 70
Dry 68 73
Wet 74 72
Snow – 70
Comfort 70 70
Noise – 65
Treadwear 66 63
Handling (owners) 67 71

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

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Headline score

Winter Slalom

Scorpion 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 Scorpion Winter

Pros

  • Exceptional wet grip and resistance to aquaplaning
  • Strong dry road handling and high-speed stability
  • Comfortable and quiet ride quality for highway cruising

Cons

  • Reduced performance on mud, heavy slush, and hard ice
  • Faster tread wear, particularly when driven in warmer temperatures
  • Vague high-speed handling at extreme velocities (over 130 mph)
All owner themes in the Scorpion Winter review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · BFGoodrich Winter Slalom B · Pirelli Scorpion Winter
CategoryWinter Touring tiresWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available—88
Rim diameters—16″ – 22″
Tread depth—10/32″
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—50 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom

Pirelli Scorpion Winter

Too close to call: BFGoodrich Winter Slalom and Pirelli Scorpion Winter are within 2 points overall. BFGoodrich Winter Slalom is stronger on treadwear. Pirelli Scorpion Winter is stronger on dry. BFGoodrich Winter Slalom rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 3 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Pirelli Scorpion Winter scores 73 vs 68 on dry.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom scores 66 vs 63 on treadwear.

Tire A · BFGoodrich Winter Slalom
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Tire B · Pirelli Scorpion Winter
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Winter Slalom or Scorpion Winter?

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

Neither, by our numbers: 74 vs 72 on the wet score, within 3 points.

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

Pirelli Scorpion Winter, 73 vs 68 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Winter Slalom or Scorpion Winter?

Neither, by our numbers: 70 vs 70 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Winter Slalom or Scorpion Winter?

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom, 66 vs 63 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