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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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Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip vs Michelin X Ice Snow — 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 + 13 road tests and 5 + 20 owner reviews. How we score

Too close to call: Eagle UltraGrip and X Ice Snow are level at 72.

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Michelin X Ice Snow
Tire BMichelin

X Ice Snow

Winter

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Tests 70 · 13 tests Owners 78 · 20 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 20 in 2025 Studded, Friction and European Winter Tyre Test (comfort (tester's mark))

Category by category

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

  1. 71

    Dry

    Eagle UltraGrip +4
    67
    Why this score
    SourceEagle UltraGripX Ice Snow
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 11 tests≈ 70 (est.)65
    Reviews found online7271

    Eagle UltraGrip: 60% × 69.7 (est.) + 40% × 72.1 = 71

    X Ice Snow: 60% × 64.9 + 40% × 70.7 = 67

    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 0.41).

  2. 76

    Wet

    Eagle UltraGrip +5
    71
    Why this score
    SourceEagle UltraGripX Ice Snow
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 12 tests≈ 74 (est.)65
    Reviews found online7779

    Eagle UltraGrip: 60% × 74.3 (est.) + 40% × 77.3 = 76

    X Ice Snow: 60% × 64.9 + 40% × 79.2 = 71

    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. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    76
    Why this score
    SourceEagle UltraGripX Ice Snow
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 12 tests–73
    Reviews found online–81

    X Ice Snow: 60% × 73.2 + 40% × 81.2 = 76

  4. 67

    Comfort

    X Ice Snow +13
    80
    Why this score
    SourceEagle UltraGripX Ice Snow
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests≈ 68 (est.)81
    Reviews found online6779

    Eagle UltraGrip: 40% × 68.3 (est.) + 60% × 66.7 = 67

    X Ice Snow: 40% × 80.8 + 60% × 78.7 = 80

    No road tests of comfort for Eagle UltraGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    75
    Why this score
    SourceEagle UltraGripX Ice Snow
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 8 tests–80
    Reviews found online–≈ 66 (est.)

    X Ice Snow: 60% × 80.2 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 75

    No owner ratings of noise for X Ice Snow. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  6. 70

    Treadwear

    X Ice Snow +6
    76
    Why this score
    SourceEagle UltraGripX Ice Snow
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 72 (est.)
    Reviews found online7381

    Eagle UltraGrip: 60% × 68.7 (est.) + 40% × 72.6 = 70

    X Ice Snow: 60% × 71.8 (est.) + 40% × 81.4 = 76

    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 0.36).

    No road tests of treadwear for X Ice Snow. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 74

    Handling (owners)

    Level
    74
    Why this score
    SourceEagle UltraGripX Ice Snow
    Reviews found online7474
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    77
    Why this score
    SourceEagle UltraGripX Ice Snow
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 6 tests–77
Scores at a glance
CategoryGoodyear Eagle UltraGripMichelin X Ice Snow
Relative Score 72 72
Dry 71 67
Wet 76 71
Snow – 76
Comfort 67 80
Noise – 75
Treadwear 70 76
Handling (owners) 74 74
Efficiency – 77

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X Ice Snow

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 X Ice Snow

Pros

  • Exceptional grip and traction in deep snow, packed snow, and slush
  • High confidence and predictable handling on icy and freezing roads
  • Impressive tread wear longevity and minimal wear over multiple seasons

Cons

  • Average performance on dry and wet pavement compared to dedicated non-winter tires
  • Slightly noisier on dry pavement as the tread wears down
  • Can feel slightly twitchy at the limit or less comfortable than older X-Ice generations
All owner themes in the X Ice Snow review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip B · Michelin X Ice Snow
CategoryWinterWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—100
Rim diameters—13″ – 21″

Which one should you actually buy?

Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip

Michelin X Ice Snow

Too close to call: Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip and Michelin X Ice Snow are within 2 points overall. Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip is stronger on wet and dry. Michelin X Ice Snow is stronger on comfort and treadwear. 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

Michelin X Ice Snow scores 80 vs 67 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Michelin X Ice Snow scores 76 vs 70 on treadwear.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip scores 76 vs 71 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip scores 71 vs 67 on dry.

Tire A · Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip
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Tire B · Michelin X Ice Snow
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Eagle UltraGrip or X Ice Snow?

Which is better in the wet, Eagle UltraGrip or X Ice Snow?

Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip, 76 vs 71 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Eagle UltraGrip or X Ice Snow?

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

Which is more comfortable, Eagle UltraGrip or X Ice Snow?

Michelin X Ice Snow, 80 vs 67 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Eagle UltraGrip or X Ice Snow?

Michelin X Ice Snow, 76 vs 70 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