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Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice WRT vs Michelin Pilot Alpin 4 — 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 + 3 road tests and 9 + 28 owner reviews. How we score

Pilot Alpin 4 is ahead, 78–62

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Michelin Pilot Alpin 4
Tire BMichelin

Pilot Alpin 4

Winter

± 7

Tests 71 · 3 tests Owners 89 · 28 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 10 in 2017 Sport Auto Winter Tyre Test (snow handling)

Category by category

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

  1. 59

    Dry

    Pilot Alpin 4 +18
    77
    Why this score
    SourceUltra Grip Ice WRTPilot Alpin 4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests≈ 62 (est.)67
    Reviews found online5592

    Ultra Grip Ice WRT: 60% × 62.4 (est.) + 40% × 54.6 = 59

    Pilot Alpin 4: 60% × 67.2 + 40% × 91.5 = 77

    No road tests of dry for Ultra Grip Ice WRT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 66

    Wet

    Pilot Alpin 4 +18
    84
    Why this score
    SourceUltra Grip Ice WRTPilot Alpin 4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests≈ 67 (est.)78
    Reviews found online6593

    Ultra Grip Ice WRT: 60% × 67.5 (est.) + 40% × 64.8 = 66

    Pilot Alpin 4: 60% × 78.2 + 40% × 93.2 = 84

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

  3. 68

    Snow

    Pilot Alpin 4 +8
    76
    Why this score
    SourceUltra Grip Ice WRTPilot Alpin 4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests≈ 69 (est.)72
    Reviews found online6783

    Ultra Grip Ice WRT: 60% × 69.3 (est.) + 40% × 66.7 = 68

    Pilot Alpin 4: 60% × 72.3 + 40% × 82.7 = 76

    No road tests of snow for Ultra Grip Ice WRT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 57

    Comfort

    Pilot Alpin 4 +24
    81
    Why this score
    SourceUltra Grip Ice WRTPilot Alpin 4
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 72 (est.)
    Reviews found online5188

    Ultra Grip Ice WRT: 40% × 65.1 (est.) + 60% × 51 = 57

    Pilot Alpin 4: 40% × 72.5 (est.) + 60% × 87.5 = 81

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

    No road tests of comfort for Pilot Alpin 4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 61

    Noise

    Level
    61
    Why this score
    SourceUltra Grip Ice WRTPilot Alpin 4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 66 (est.)57
    Reviews found online54≈ 66 (est.)

    Ultra Grip Ice WRT: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 53.8 = 61

    Pilot Alpin 4: 60% × 56.7 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 61

    No road tests of noise for Ultra Grip Ice WRT. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

    No owner ratings of noise for Pilot Alpin 4. 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. 52

    Treadwear

    Pilot Alpin 4 +28
    80
    Why this score
    SourceUltra Grip Ice WRTPilot Alpin 4
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 58 (est.)≈ 75 (est.)
    Reviews found online4289

    Ultra Grip Ice WRT: 60% × 57.9 (est.) + 40% × 42.3 = 52

    Pilot Alpin 4: 60% × 74.5 (est.) + 40% × 89 = 80

    No road tests of treadwear for Ultra Grip Ice WRT. 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 Pilot Alpin 4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. –

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    91
    Why this score
    SourceUltra Grip Ice WRTPilot Alpin 4
    Reviews found online–91
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    66
    Why this score
    SourceUltra Grip Ice WRTPilot Alpin 4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–66
Scores at a glance
CategoryGoodyear Ultra Grip Ice WRTMichelin Pilot Alpin 4
Relative Score 62 78
Dry 59 77
Wet 66 84
Snow 68 76
Comfort 57 81
Noise 61 61
Treadwear 52 80
Handling (owners) – 91
Efficiency – 66

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

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Ultra Grip Ice WRT

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Pilot Alpin 4

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 Ultra Grip Ice WRT

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B Pilot Alpin 4

Pros

  • Exceptional grip and handling in snow and ice
  • Sporty, responsive handling on dry and wet pavement
  • High level of comfort and low road noise for a winter tire

Cons

  • Higher price point compared to some competitors
  • Above-average noise level reported by a few users due to the aggressive tread pattern
  • Slight initial tread squirm when brand new before settling in
All owner themes in the Pilot Alpin 4 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice WRT B · Michelin Pilot Alpin 4
CategoryWinter tireWinter
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover
Tread depth13/32″—
SidewallBlack Side Wall—
Max pressure50 - 80 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice WRT

Michelin Pilot Alpin 4

Winner: Michelin Pilot Alpin 4 — better treadwear, comfort and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice WRT rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 9 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Michelin Pilot Alpin 4 scores 80 vs 52 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Michelin Pilot Alpin 4 scores 81 vs 57 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Pilot Alpin 4 scores 77 vs 59 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin Pilot Alpin 4 scores 84 vs 66 on wet.

Tire A · Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice WRT
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Ultra Grip Ice WRT or Pilot Alpin 4?

Which is better in the wet, Ultra Grip Ice WRT or Pilot Alpin 4?

Michelin Pilot Alpin 4, 84 vs 66 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Ultra Grip Ice WRT or Pilot Alpin 4?

Michelin Pilot Alpin 4, 77 vs 59 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Ultra Grip Ice WRT or Pilot Alpin 4?

Michelin Pilot Alpin 4, 76 vs 68 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, Ultra Grip Ice WRT or Pilot Alpin 4?

Neither, by our numbers: 61 vs 61 on the noise score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, Ultra Grip Ice WRT or Pilot Alpin 4?

Michelin Pilot Alpin 4, 81 vs 57 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Ultra Grip Ice WRT or Pilot Alpin 4?

Michelin Pilot Alpin 4, 80 vs 52 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