Tests 74 · 3 tests Owners 51 · 4 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 8 in 2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test (wet braking)
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Kumho Road Venture 798 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Head-to-head
Updated
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic vs Kumho Road Venture 798 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 3 + 0 road tests and 4 + 4 owner reviews. How we score
Road Venture 798 leads, 62–59 Narrow edge
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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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60
Dry
Level60Why this score
Source UltraGrip Ice Arctic Road Venture 798 Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests 73 ≈ 63 (est.) Reviews found online 42 56 UltraGrip Ice Arctic: 60% × 72.6 + 40% × 42.2 = 60
Road Venture 798: 60% × 63.2 (est.) + 40% × 56.4 = 60
No road tests of dry for Road Venture 798. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
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65
Wet
UltraGrip Ice Arctic +362Why this score
Source UltraGrip Ice Arctic Road Venture 798 Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests 74 ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online 52 59 UltraGrip Ice Arctic: 60% × 74.3 + 40% × 52.1 = 65
Road Venture 798: 60% × 63.8 (est.) + 40% × 59 = 62
No road tests of wet for Road Venture 798. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
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72
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source UltraGrip Ice Arctic Road Venture 798 Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests 74 – Reviews found online 68 – UltraGrip Ice Arctic: 60% × 74.3 + 40% × 67.9 = 72
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55
Comfort
Road Venture 798 +964Why this score
Source UltraGrip Ice Arctic Road Venture 798 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 64 (est.) ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 41 58 UltraGrip Ice Arctic: 60% × 64.3 (est.) + 40% × 41.2 = 55
Road Venture 798: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 58.3 = 64
No road tests of comfort for UltraGrip Ice Arctic or Road Venture 798. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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54
Treadwear
Road Venture 798 +1266Why this score
Source UltraGrip Ice Arctic Road Venture 798 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 59 (est.) ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online 45 67 UltraGrip Ice Arctic: 60% × 59.3 (est.) + 40% × 45.1 = 54
Road Venture 798: 60% × 65.9 (est.) + 40% × 66.5 = 66
No road tests of treadwear for UltraGrip Ice Arctic. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).
No road tests of treadwear for Road Venture 798. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).
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49
Handling (owners)
Road Venture 798 +554Why this score
Source UltraGrip Ice Arctic Road Venture 798 Reviews found online 49 54
Scores at a glance
| Category | Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic | Kumho Road Venture 798 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 59 | 62 |
| Dry | 60 | 60 |
| Wet | 65 | 62 |
| Snow | 72 | – |
| Comfort | 55 | 64 |
| Treadwear | 54 | 66 |
| Handling (owners) | 49 | 54 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
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Headline score
59
/ 100
UltraGrip Ice Arctic
62
/ 100
Road Venture 798
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 UltraGrip Ice Arctic
Pros
- Excellent traction and handling on packed snow
- Strong performance on ice during the first two seasons
- Reliable winter grip in extreme arctic conditions
Cons
- Significant stud loss after two seasons of use
- Abrupt and dangerous decline in grip performance by the third year
- Poor longevity relative to competitors despite remaining tread depth
Tire B Road Venture 798
Pros
- Exceptional tread life and mileage, with multiple users reporting between 30,000 to over 54,000 miles
- Strong dry traction and commendable performance in snow
- Low road noise levels when relatively fresh
Cons
- Uneven tread wear reported by some users over time
- Signs of cracking around the tread blocks as the tires age
- Noticeable degradation in wet grip and increased noise as the tires wear down
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic | B · Kumho Road Venture 798 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winter | All Season Touring tires |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | SUV and 4x4 |
Which one should you actually buy?
59
/ 100
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic
62
/ 100
Kumho Road Venture 798
Narrow edge: Kumho Road Venture 798 — better treadwear and comfort. Pick the Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic if wet matters most to you. Kumho Road Venture 798 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 4 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Kumho Road Venture 798 scores 66 vs 54 on treadwear.
Pick tire B
You want the most comfortable ride
Kumho Road Venture 798 scores 64 vs 55 on comfort.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic scores 65 vs 62 on wet.
Tire A · Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic
Tire B · Kumho Road Venture 798
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UltraGrip Ice Arctic or Road Venture 798?
Which is better in the wet, UltraGrip Ice Arctic or Road Venture 798?
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic, 65 vs 62 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, UltraGrip Ice Arctic or Road Venture 798?
Neither, by our numbers: 60 vs 60 on the dry score, within 3 points.
Which is more comfortable, UltraGrip Ice Arctic or Road Venture 798?
Kumho Road Venture 798, 64 vs 55 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, UltraGrip Ice Arctic or Road Venture 798?
Kumho Road Venture 798, 66 vs 54 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