Tests 65 · 5 tests Owners 69 · 7 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 10 in 2021 AMS Winter Tyre Test (straight aquaplaning)
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Pirelli Cinturato Winter vs Goodyear Ultragrip Ice — 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 5 + 0 road tests and 7 + 1 owner reviews. How we score
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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
No comparison–Why this score
Source Cinturato Winter Ultragrip Ice Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests 57 – Reviews found online 64 – Cinturato Winter: 60% × 56.5 + 40% × 64 = 60
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79
Wet
No comparison–Why this score
Source Cinturato Winter Ultragrip Ice Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests 81 – Reviews found online 76 – Cinturato Winter: 60% × 80.8 + 40% × 75.7 = 79
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75
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source Cinturato Winter Ultragrip Ice Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests 76 – Reviews found online 74 – Cinturato Winter: 60% × 75.8 + 40% × 73.5 = 75
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66
Comfort
No comparison–Why this score
Source Cinturato Winter Ultragrip Ice Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests 64 – Reviews found online 68 – Cinturato Winter: 40% × 64.3 + 60% × 67.6 = 66
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71
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source Cinturato Winter Ultragrip Ice 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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53
Treadwear
No comparison–Why this score
Source Cinturato Winter Ultragrip Ice Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests 47 – Reviews found online 62 – Cinturato Winter: 60% × 46.6 + 40% × 62.1 = 53
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67
Handling (owners)
No comparison–Why this score
Source Cinturato Winter Ultragrip Ice Reviews found online 67 – -
59
Efficiency
No comparison–Why this score
Source Cinturato Winter Ultragrip Ice Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests 59 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Pirelli Cinturato Winter | Goodyear Ultragrip Ice |
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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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Headline score
68
/ 100
Cinturato Winter
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Ultragrip Ice
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 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
Tire B 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
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Pirelli Cinturato Winter | B · Goodyear Ultragrip Ice |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winter | High Performance Winter tire |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 33 | — |
| Rim diameters | 14″ – 17″ | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
68
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Pirelli Cinturato Winter
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/ 100
Goodyear Ultragrip Ice
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 · Pirelli Cinturato Winter
Tire B · Goodyear Ultragrip Ice
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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