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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.

Head-to-head Updated

Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip vs Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1 — 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 + 4 road tests and 5 + 31 owner reviews. How we score

Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1 is ahead, 78–72

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Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1
Tire BGoodyear

Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1

Winter

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Tests 72 · 4 tests Owners 81 · 31 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 10 in 2017 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test (wet braking)

Category by category

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

  1. 71

    Dry

    Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1 +3
    74
    Why this score
    SourceEagle UltraGripUltra Grip Performance Gen-1
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests≈ 70 (est.)70
    Reviews found online7381

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

    Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1: 60% × 69.6 + 40% × 80.9 = 74

    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. 76

    Wet

    Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1 +8
    84
    Why this score
    SourceEagle UltraGripUltra Grip Performance Gen-1
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests≈ 75 (est.)82
    Reviews found online7886

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

    Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1: 60% × 82.2 + 40% × 85.8 = 84

    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).

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    Snow

    No comparison
    76
    Why this score
    SourceEagle UltraGripUltra Grip Performance Gen-1
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests–76
    Reviews found online–77

    Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1: 60% × 76.1 + 40% × 76.7 = 76

  4. 68

    Comfort

    Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1 +9
    77
    Why this score
    SourceEagle UltraGripUltra Grip Performance Gen-1
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online6781

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

    Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1: 40% × 71.3 (est.) + 60% × 80.7 = 77

    No road tests of comfort for Eagle UltraGrip or Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    67
    Why this score
    SourceEagle UltraGripUltra Grip Performance Gen-1
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests–68
    Reviews found online–≈ 67 (est.)

    Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1: 60% × 67.8 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 67

    No owner ratings of noise for Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1. 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. 70

    Treadwear

    Level
    70
    Why this score
    SourceEagle UltraGripUltra Grip Performance Gen-1
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 68 (est.)63
    Reviews found online7282

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

    Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1: 60% × 63 + 40% × 81.5 = 70

    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. 74

    Handling (owners)

    Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1 +9
    83
    Why this score
    SourceEagle UltraGripUltra Grip Performance Gen-1
    Reviews found online7483
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    72
    Why this score
    SourceEagle UltraGripUltra Grip Performance Gen-1
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests–72
Scores at a glance
CategoryGoodyear Eagle UltraGripGoodyear Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1
Relative Score 72 78
Dry 71 74
Wet 76 84
Snow – 76
Comfort 68 77
Noise – 67
Treadwear 70 70
Handling (owners) 74 83
Efficiency – 72

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

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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 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

Tire B Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1

Pros

  • Exceptional wet weather and slush performance
  • Strong traction and braking capabilities in snow
  • High durability and long tread life

Cons

  • Increased road noise reported by some users at higher speeds
  • Vague steering feedback and sidewall flex during spirited dry-road driving
  • Occasional loss of grip in dry conditions or when temperatures exceed 7°C
All owner themes in the Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip B · Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1
CategoryWinterWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—17
Rim diameters—16″ – 20″
Tread depth—9 - 11/32″
Sidewall—Raised Black Lettering
Max pressure—50 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip

Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1

Winner: Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1 — better comfort, handling and wet. 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 want the most comfortable ride

Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1 scores 77 vs 68 on comfort.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1 scores 83 vs 74 on handling.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1 scores 84 vs 76 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1 scores 74 vs 71 on dry.

Tire A · Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip
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Eagle UltraGrip or Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1?

Which is better in the wet, Eagle UltraGrip or Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1?

Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1, 84 vs 76 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Eagle UltraGrip or Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1?

Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1, 74 vs 71 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Eagle UltraGrip or Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1?

Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1, 77 vs 68 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Eagle UltraGrip or Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1?

Neither, by our numbers: 70 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