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Goodyear Eagle Exhilarate vs Vredestein Wintrac Pro — 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 1 + 30 road tests and 13 + 31 owner reviews. How we score

Wintrac Pro is ahead, 76–67

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Vredestein Wintrac Pro
Tire BVredestein

Wintrac Pro

Winter

± 5

Tests 72 · 30 tests Owners 83 · 31 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 16 in 2024 ADAC 17 inch 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.

  1. 68

    Dry

    Wintrac Pro +9
    77
    Why this score
    SourceEagle ExhilarateWintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 26 tests≈ 68 (est.)74
    Reviews found online6983

    Eagle Exhilarate: 60% × 68.3 (est.) + 40% × 68.5 = 68

    Wintrac Pro: 60% × 73.6 + 40% × 83.2 = 77

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

  2. 71

    Wet

    Wintrac Pro +17
    88
    Why this score
    SourceEagle ExhilarateWintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 30 tests≈ 71 (est.)87
    Reviews found online7288

    Eagle Exhilarate: 60% × 71.2 (est.) + 40% × 71.5 = 71

    Wintrac Pro: 60% × 87.3 + 40% × 88.1 = 88

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

  3. 60

    Snow

    Wintrac Pro +19
    79
    Why this score
    SourceEagle ExhilarateWintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 30 tests≈ 64 (est.)78
    Reviews found online5480

    Eagle Exhilarate: 60% × 64.4 (est.) + 40% × 53.7 = 60

    Wintrac Pro: 60% × 78.3 + 40% × 79.5 = 79

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

  4. 66

    Comfort

    Wintrac Pro +7
    73
    Why this score
    SourceEagle ExhilarateWintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 68 (est.)60
    Reviews found online6481

    Eagle Exhilarate: 40% × 68.3 (est.) + 60% × 64.4 = 66

    Wintrac Pro: 40% × 60.4 + 60% × 81.2 = 73

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

  5. 68

    Noise

    Eagle Exhilarate +8
    60
    Why this score
    SourceEagle ExhilarateWintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 25 tests≈ 67 (est.)56
    Reviews found online69≈ 67 (est.)

    Eagle Exhilarate: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 68.9 = 68

    Wintrac Pro: 60% × 55.7 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 60

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

    No owner ratings of noise for Wintrac Pro. 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. 64

    Treadwear

    Wintrac Pro +2
    66
    Why this score
    SourceEagle ExhilarateWintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 6 tests6256
    Reviews found online6780

    Eagle Exhilarate: 60% × 62.4 + 40% × 66.8 = 64

    Wintrac Pro: 60% × 55.6 + 40% × 80.4 = 66

  7. 69

    Handling (owners)

    Wintrac Pro +13
    82
    Why this score
    SourceEagle ExhilarateWintrac Pro
    Reviews found online6982
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    45
    Why this score
    SourceEagle ExhilarateWintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 25 tests–45
Scores at a glance
CategoryGoodyear Eagle ExhilarateVredestein Wintrac Pro
Relative Score 67 76
Dry 68 77
Wet 71 88
Snow 60 79
Comfort 66 73
Noise 68 60
Treadwear 64 66
Handling (owners) 69 82
Efficiency – 45

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Eagle Exhilarate

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Wintrac Pro

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

The professional test results behind the scores

Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.

DisciplineCategoryEagle ExhilarateWintrac ProΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #1/19 2022 Consumer Reports Ultra High Performance All-Season Tires #3/10 2025 Autobild Winter Tire Test R18 – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Eagle Exhilarate

Pros

  • Strong dry pavement handling and sporty steering response
  • High level of ride comfort and bump absorption
  • Reliable wet-weather grip and hydroplaning resistance for many users

Cons

  • Reports of significant road noise, described by some as intrusive
  • Inconsistent tread life and potential for uneven wear
  • Polarizing performance in snow and ice conditions
All owner themes in the Eagle Exhilarate review

Tire B Wintrac Pro

Pros

  • Exceptional wet-weather grip and aquaplaning resistance
  • High-speed stability and responsive steering feedback
  • Strong performance in cold, dry conditions

Cons

  • Noticeable increase in fuel consumption/rolling resistance
  • Potential for accelerated tread wear if used in warmer temperatures
  • Occasional reports of noise or 'squealing' during hard cornering in dry conditions
All owner themes in the Wintrac Pro review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Goodyear Eagle Exhilarate B · Vredestein Wintrac Pro
CategoryAll SeasonWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available37119
Rim diameters17″ – 22″17″ – 22″
Tread depth10 - 11/32″—
UTQG500 AA A—
Treadwear warranty45,000 mi—
SidewallVertical Serrated Band—
Max pressure50 - 51 psi—
Sizes in common3030

Which one should you actually buy?

Goodyear Eagle Exhilarate

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Winner: Vredestein Wintrac Pro — better snow, wet and handling. Pick the Goodyear Eagle Exhilarate if noise matters most to you. Goodyear Eagle Exhilarate rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 13 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Vredestein Wintrac Pro scores 79 vs 60 on snow.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Vredestein Wintrac Pro scores 88 vs 71 on wet.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Vredestein Wintrac Pro scores 82 vs 69 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Vredestein Wintrac Pro scores 77 vs 68 on dry.

Tire A · Goodyear Eagle Exhilarate
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Tire B · Vredestein Wintrac Pro
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Eagle Exhilarate or Wintrac Pro?

Which is better in the wet, Eagle Exhilarate or Wintrac Pro?

Vredestein Wintrac Pro, 88 vs 71 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Eagle Exhilarate or Wintrac Pro?

Vredestein Wintrac Pro, 77 vs 68 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Eagle Exhilarate or Wintrac Pro?

Vredestein Wintrac Pro, 79 vs 60 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, Eagle Exhilarate or Wintrac Pro?

Goodyear Eagle Exhilarate, 68 vs 60 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, Eagle Exhilarate or Wintrac Pro?

Vredestein Wintrac Pro, 73 vs 66 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Eagle Exhilarate or Wintrac Pro?

Neither, by our numbers: 64 vs 66 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