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Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Firestone Destination LE2 vs Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip — 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 + 0 road tests and 102 + 5 owner reviews. How we score

Eagle UltraGrip leads, 72–68 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. 67

    Dry

    Eagle UltraGrip +4
    71
    Why this score
    SourceDestination LE2Eagle UltraGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online6773

    Destination LE2: 60% × 67.6 (est.) + 40% × 66.9 = 67

    Eagle UltraGrip: 60% × 70 (est.) + 40% × 72.6 = 71

    No road tests of dry for Destination LE2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

    No road tests of dry for Eagle UltraGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 70

    Wet

    Eagle UltraGrip +6
    76
    Why this score
    SourceDestination LE2Eagle UltraGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 75 (est.)
    Reviews found online6978

    Destination LE2: 60% × 69.8 (est.) + 40% × 69.1 = 70

    Eagle UltraGrip: 60% × 74.5 (est.) + 40% × 77.6 = 76

    No road tests of wet for Destination LE2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

    No road tests of wet for Eagle UltraGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 66

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceDestination LE2Eagle UltraGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)–
    Reviews found online64–

    Destination LE2: 60% × 68.2 (est.) + 40% × 63.8 = 66

    No road tests of snow for Destination LE2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

  4. 64

    Comfort

    Eagle UltraGrip +4
    68
    Why this score
    SourceDestination LE2Eagle UltraGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online6267

    Destination LE2: 40% × 67.7 (est.) + 60% × 61.5 = 64

    Eagle UltraGrip: 40% × 68.8 (est.) + 60% × 67.4 = 68

    No road tests of comfort for Destination LE2 or Eagle UltraGrip. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 69

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceDestination LE2Eagle UltraGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online72–

    Destination LE2: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 71.5 = 69

    No road tests of noise for Destination LE2. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 68

    Treadwear

    Eagle UltraGrip +2
    70
    Why this score
    SourceDestination LE2Eagle UltraGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6972

    Destination LE2: 60% × 67.1 (est.) + 40% × 68.8 = 68

    Eagle UltraGrip: 60% × 68.3 (est.) + 40% × 72.4 = 70

    No road tests of treadwear for Destination LE2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

    No road tests of treadwear for Eagle UltraGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  7. 67

    Handling (owners)

    Eagle UltraGrip +7
    74
    Why this score
    SourceDestination LE2Eagle UltraGrip
    Reviews found online6774
Scores at a glance
CategoryFirestone Destination LE2Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip
Relative Score 68 72
Dry 67 71
Wet 70 76
Snow 66 –
Comfort 64 68
Noise 69 –
Treadwear 68 70
Handling (owners) 67 74

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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Destination LE2

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Eagle UltraGrip

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 Destination LE2

Pros

  • Excellent dry and wet traction
  • Affordable, high-value pricing
  • Quiet and comfortable highway ride

Cons

  • Tendency to pick up and retain small stones from gravel roads
  • Occasional reports of higher-than-expected road noise on specific vehicle models
  • Isolated instances of balancing difficulties or premature wear
All owner themes in the Destination LE2 review

Tire B Eagle UltraGrip

Pros

  • Exceptional tread life and durability even on high-torque vehicles
  • Significant improvement in winter traction for rear-wheel drive cars
  • Quiet operation comparable to premium summer tires

Cons

  • Performance in deep snow is considered average compared to modern winter tire designs
  • Older tread pattern design compared to current market offerings
  • Run-flat variants may have specific handling characteristics that some drivers find less refined
All owner themes in the Eagle UltraGrip review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Firestone Destination LE2 B · Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip
CategoryAll-Season tireWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available5—
Rim diameters16″ – 18″—
Tread depth11/32″—
UTQG520 A B—
Treadwear warranty60,000 mi—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure44 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Firestone Destination LE2

Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip

Narrow edge: Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip — better handling, wet and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 5 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip scores 74 vs 67 on handling.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip scores 76 vs 70 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip scores 71 vs 67 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip scores 68 vs 64 on comfort.

Tire A · Firestone Destination LE2
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Tire B · Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip
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Destination LE2 or Eagle UltraGrip?

Which is better in the wet, Destination LE2 or Eagle UltraGrip?

Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip, 76 vs 70 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Destination LE2 or Eagle UltraGrip?

Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip, 71 vs 67 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Destination LE2 or Eagle UltraGrip?

Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip, 68 vs 64 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Destination LE2 or Eagle UltraGrip?

Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 70 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.

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