Tests 89 · 35 tests Owners 82 · 15 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 51 in 2025 Winter Tyre Braking Test - 52 Sets! (wet braking)
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Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 3 vs Triangle Snowlink PL02 — 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 35 + 2 road tests and 15 + 0 owner reviews. How we score
Ultra Grip Performance 3 is ahead, 93–43
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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.
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81
Dry
No comparison–Why this score
Source Ultra Grip Performance 3 Snowlink PL02 Professional tests (TWG score) · 28 / – tests 81 – Reviews found online 80 – Ultra Grip Performance 3: 60% × 81.3 + 40% × 80.3 = 81
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93
Wet
Ultra Grip Performance 3 +5043Why this score
Source Ultra Grip Performance 3 Snowlink PL02 Professional tests (TWG score) · 35 / 2 tests 98 37 Reviews found online 86 ≈ 52 (est.) Wet Braking (% of best) · 2 shared tests · wins 2–0 90% 73% Ultra Grip Performance 3: 60% × 97.6 + 40% × 85.8 = 93
Snowlink PL02: 60% × 37.1 + 40% × 52.4 (est.) = 43
No owner ratings of wet for Snowlink PL02. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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83
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source Ultra Grip Performance 3 Snowlink PL02 Professional tests (TWG score) · 34 / – tests 84 – Reviews found online 81 – Ultra Grip Performance 3: 60% × 84.3 + 40% × 81 = 83
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88
Comfort
No comparison–Why this score
Source Ultra Grip Performance 3 Snowlink PL02 Professional tests (TWG score) · 9 / – tests 100 – Reviews found online 81 – Ultra Grip Performance 3: 40% × 100 + 60% × 80.8 = 88
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78
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source Ultra Grip Performance 3 Snowlink PL02 Professional tests (TWG score) · 24 / – tests 85 – Reviews found online ≈ 66 (est.) – Ultra Grip Performance 3: 60% × 85.2 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 78
No owner ratings of noise for Ultra Grip Performance 3. 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.
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87
Treadwear
No comparison–Why this score
Source Ultra Grip Performance 3 Snowlink PL02 Professional tests (TWG score) · 11 / – tests 90 – Reviews found online 83 – Ultra Grip Performance 3: 60% × 89.6 + 40% × 82.6 = 87
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81
Handling (owners)
No comparison–Why this score
Source Ultra Grip Performance 3 Snowlink PL02 Reviews found online 81 – -
70
Efficiency
No comparison–Why this score
Source Ultra Grip Performance 3 Snowlink PL02 Professional tests (TWG score) · 27 / – tests 70 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 3 | Triangle Snowlink PL02 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 93 | 43 |
| Dry | 81 | – |
| Wet | 93 | 43 |
| Snow | 83 | – |
| Comfort | 88 | – |
| Noise | 78 | – |
| Treadwear | 87 | – |
| Handling (owners) | 81 | – |
| Efficiency | 70 | – |
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Recomputed
Headline score
93
/ 100
Ultra Grip Performance 3
43
/ 100
Snowlink PL02
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.
In the overall rankings of 2 tests that ran both, Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 3 finished ahead 2 times and Triangle Snowlink PL02 0 times.
| Discipline | Category | Ultra Grip Performance 3 | Snowlink PL02 | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | Wet | 90% | 73% | +17.1 | 2–0 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2026 Winter Tyre Braking Test - 50 Sets · 245/45 R19 |
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #9/50 | #50/50 | – | 2–0 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2026 Winter Tyre Braking Test - 50 Sets · 245/45 R19 |
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Ultra Grip Performance 3
Pros
- Exceptional grip and predictable handling in snow and slush
- High level of ride comfort with a quiet, smooth rolling experience
- Strong wet and dry braking performance with good aquaplaning resistance
Cons
- Higher price point compared to some budget or mid-range alternatives
- Softer sidewalls can result in reduced steering feedback and minor twist during aggressive cornering
- Lateral grip may feel less suited for extremely fast driving in milder temperatures
Tire B Snowlink PL02
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 3 | B · Triangle Snowlink PL02 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winter | Winter |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 172 | — |
| Rim diameters | 14″ – 22″ | — |
| Tread depth | 11/32″ | — |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall - Raised Black Lettering | — |
| Max pressure | 50 - 51 psi | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
93
/ 100
Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 3
43
/ 100
Triangle Snowlink PL02
Winner: Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 3 — better wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 3 scores 93 vs 43 on wet.
Tire A · Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 3
Tire B · Triangle Snowlink PL02
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Ultra Grip Performance 3 or Snowlink PL02?
Which is better in the wet, Ultra Grip Performance 3 or Snowlink PL02?
Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 3, 93 vs 43 on our wet 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