Tests – · none yet Owners – · 1 review (needs 5)
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Goodyear Ultragrip Ice vs Pirelli Cinturato Winter — 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 + 5 road tests and 1 + 7 owner reviews. How we score
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Tests 65 · 5 tests Owners 69 · 7 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 10 in 2021 AMS Winter Tyre Test (straight aquaplaning)
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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Dry
No comparison60Why this score
Source Ultragrip Ice Cinturato Winter Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests – 57 Reviews found online – 64 Cinturato Winter: 60% × 56.5 + 40% × 64 = 60
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Wet
No comparison79Why this score
Source Ultragrip Ice Cinturato Winter Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 5 tests – 81 Reviews found online – 76 Cinturato Winter: 60% × 80.8 + 40% × 75.7 = 79
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Snow
No comparison75Why this score
Source Ultragrip Ice Cinturato Winter Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 5 tests – 76 Reviews found online – 74 Cinturato Winter: 60% × 75.8 + 40% × 73.5 = 75
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Comfort
No comparison66Why this score
Source Ultragrip Ice Cinturato Winter Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 64 Reviews found online – 68 Cinturato Winter: 40% × 64.3 + 60% × 67.6 = 66
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Noise
No comparison71Why this score
Source Ultragrip Ice Cinturato Winter Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests – 74 Reviews found online – ≈ 67 (est.) Cinturato Winter: 60% × 74.3 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 71
No owner ratings of noise for Cinturato Winter. 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.
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Treadwear
No comparison53Why this score
Source Ultragrip Ice Cinturato Winter Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 47 Reviews found online – 62 Cinturato Winter: 60% × 46.6 + 40% × 62.1 = 53
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Handling (owners)
No comparison67Why this score
Source Ultragrip Ice Cinturato Winter Reviews found online – 67 -
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Efficiency
No comparison59Why this score
Source Ultragrip Ice Cinturato Winter Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests – 59
Scores at a glance
| Category | Goodyear Ultragrip Ice | Pirelli Cinturato Winter |
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| Relative Score | – | 68 |
| Dry | – | 60 |
| Wet | – | 79 |
| Snow | – | 75 |
| Comfort | – | 66 |
| Noise | – | 71 |
| Treadwear | – | 53 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 67 |
| Efficiency | – | 59 |
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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Headline score
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Ultragrip Ice
68
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Cinturato Winter
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
Pros
- Reliable traction and handling in deep snow
- Effective winter-specific compound design
Cons
- Poor acceleration performance on ice
- Potential for structural defects such as sidewall splitting
- Inadequate customer service and support accessibility
Tire B Cinturato Winter
Pros
- Amazing snow and ice grip
- Strong and reliable wet weather performance
- Good initial noise levels and overall ride comfort
Cons
- Average to deteriorating dry grip and emergency braking performance
- Increases significantly in noise as the tire ages
- Soft sidewalls affect handling precision
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Goodyear Ultragrip Ice | B · Pirelli Cinturato Winter |
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| Category | High Performance Winter tire | Winter |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 33 |
| Rim diameters | — | 14″ – 17″ |
Which one should you actually buy?
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Goodyear Ultragrip Ice
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Pirelli Cinturato Winter
Only Pirelli Cinturato Winter has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Goodyear Ultragrip Ice
Tire B · Pirelli Cinturato Winter
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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