The Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2 is an Ultra High Performance studless winter tyre with directional tread pattern, designed for Passenger cars.
Contents
- Key performance
- 2021 Vi Bilagare Goodyear Ultragrip Ice 2 Test
- 2021 Test World Goodyear Ultragrip Ice 2 Test
- 2020 Vi Bilagare Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2 Test
- 2020 Test World Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice 2 Test
- 2019 Vi Bilagare Goodyear UG Ice 2 Test
- 2018 Moottori Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2 Test
- 2018 Autofil Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2 test
- Overall Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2 Reviews
Key performance
Dry performance
93.53%
Wet performance
96.48%
Aquaplaning
100%
Ice performance
92.79%
Snow performance
97.71%
Noise
89.83%
Rolling resistance
99.19%
2021 Vi Bilagare Goodyear Ultragrip Ice 2 Test
In 2021 experts of the Sweden magazine Vi Bilagare have tested the Goodyear at size 205/55 R16 and compared to 6 similar budget, mid-range and premium winter Ice & Snow tires. Also they included into the teste the Continental TS870 as an “European” tire type to compare results.
| # | Test | Place | Result | Difference | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry braking at 80km/h | 1 | 28.16m | -0.19m | 100% | |
| Subj. Dry handling | 5-6 | 3 points | -2 points | 60% | |
| Wet braking at 80km/h | 1 | 32.93m | -1.34m | 100% | |
| Subj. Wet handling | 1 | 5 points | +1 point | 100% | |
| Straight aqua | 1 | 68.3km/h | +2.3km/h | 100% | |
| Ice braking at 25km/h | 3 | 13.28m | +0.67m | 94.95% | |
| Ice handling | 3 | 52.9sec | +1.93sec | 96.35% | |
| Ice traction | 4 | 4.13sec | +0.31sec | 92.49% | |
| Snow braking at 35km/h | 4-5 | 11.16m | +0.1m | 96.15% | |
| Snow handling | 5 | 81.07sec | +1.56sec | 98.07% | |
| Snow traction | 2-4 | 4.08sec | +0.04sec | 99.02% | |
| Noise | 2-3 | 4 points | -1 point | 80% |
2021 Test World Goodyear Ultragrip Ice 2 Test
Test by the Finnish organization Test world in 2021. The experts have tested the tire at size 205/55 R16 and compared to 6 similar Ice & Snow Winter tires from different price categories.
| # | Test | Place | Result | Difference | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry braking at 80km/h | 6-7 | 31.8m | +2.4m | 92.45% | |
| Subj. Dry handling | 2-3 | 7 points | -1 point | 87.5% | |
| Wet braking at 80km/h | 3 | 33.5m | +4.6m | 86.26% | |
| Wet handling | 2 | 35.4sec | +1.9sec | 94.63% | |
| Ice braking at 50km/h | 3 | 46.5m | +2.1m | 95.48% | |
| Ice handling | 3 | 66.6sec | +1.6sec | 97.59% | |
| Ice traction | 3 | 5.4sec | +0.3sec | 94.44% | |
| Snow braking at 80km/h | 3 | 51.5m | +0.5m | 99.03% | |
| Snow handling | 2 | 53.1sec | +0.4sec | 99.25% | |
| Snow traction | 1 | 5.7sec | -0.2sec | 100% | |
| Noise | 2-5 | 9 points | -1 point | 90% | |
| Rolling resistance | 3 | – | +0.6% | 99.4% |
2020 Vi Bilagare Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2 Test
In 2020 experts of the Swedish magazine Vi Bilagare have tested the Goodyear at size 205/60 R16 and compared to 7 similar budget, mid-range and premium winter tires.
| # | Test | Place | Result | Difference | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry braking at 80km/h | 2 | 29.38m | +0.69m | 97.65% | |
| Subj. Dry handling | 1-2 | 5 points | +1 point | 100% | |
| Wet braking at 80km/h | 1 | 34.41m | -2.88m | 100% | |
| Wet handling | 1 | 43.11sec | -1.02sec | 100% | |
| Straight aqua | 1 | 73.3km/h | +8km/h | 100% | |
| Ice braking at 15km/h | 4 | 3.35m | 0.81m | 75.82% | |
| Ice handling | 8 | 53.46sec | +4.64sec | 91.32% | |
| Ice traction | 5-6 | 2.52sec | +0.27sec | 89.28% | |
| Snow braking at 35km/h | 6 | 11.61m | +0.31m | 97.33% | |
| Snow handling | 6 | 73.6sec | +1.35sec | 98.16% | |
| Snow traction | 5 | 4.17sec | +0.2sec | 95.2% | |
| Noise | 2-4 | 4 points | -1 point | 80% | |
| Rolling resistance | 2 | 5.94 l/100km | +0.05 l/100km | 99.16% |
2020 Test World Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice 2 Test
Test by the Finnish organization Test World in 2020. The experts have tested the tire at size 205/55 R16 and compared to 12 similar budget, mid-range and premium winter tires.
| # | Test | Place | Result | Difference | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry braking at 80km/h | 9 | 30.7m | +1.7m | 94.46% | |
| Subj. Dry handling | 4-9 | 8 points | -2 points | 80% | |
| Wet braking at 80km/h | 2 | 36.5m | +6.8m | 77.01% | |
| Wet handling | 2 | 34.1sec | +0.4sec | 98.83% | |
| Ice braking at 15km/h | 1 | 42.2m | -0.3m | 100% | |
| Ice handling | 9 | 63.3sec | +2.6sec | 95.89% | |
| Ice traction | 3 | 5.5sec | +0.2sec | 96.36% | |
| Snow braking at 80km/h | 3 | 50.6m | +0.4m | 99.21% | |
| Snow handling | 10 | 49.8sec | +1.5sec | 95.98% | |
| Snow traction | 6-10 | 6.1sec | +0.2sec | 96.72% | |
| Noise | 8-13 | 8 points | -1 point | 88.8% | |
| Rolling resistance | 3 | – | +1.7% | 98.3% |
2019 Vi Bilagare Goodyear UG Ice 2 Test
Test by the Swedish publication Vi Bilagare have tested the tire at size 225/50 R17 and compared to 6 similar budget, mid-range and premium winter tires. Also the included into the test the Continental TS860 as “European type” tire to compare results.
| # | Test | Place | Result | Difference | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry braking at 100km/h | 2 | 30.5m | +0.5m | 98.36% | |
| Subj. Dry handling | 1-2 | 4 points | +1 point | 100% | |
| Wet braking at 80km/h | 3 | 45m | +2m | 95.5% | |
| Wet handling | 3 | 42.55sec | +0.33sec | 99.22% | |
| Straight aqua | 1 | 70.4km/h | +5.4km/h | 100% | |
| Ice braking at 25km/h | 6 | 11.75m | +1.11m | 90.55% | |
| Ice handling | 5 | 55.81sec | +4.46sec | 92% | |
| Ice traction | 3 | 6.25sec | +1.09sec | 82.56% | |
| Snow braking at 40km/h | 4 | 17.8m | +0.9m | 94.94% | |
| Snow handling | 2 | 86.12sec | +0.53sec | 99.38% | |
| Snow traction | 5 | 4.3sec | +0.25sec | 94.18% | |
| Noise | 1-2 | 5 points | +1 point | 100% | |
| Rolling resistance | 1 | 4.38 l/100km | -0.08 l/100km | 100% |
2018 Moottori Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2 Test
In 2018 experts of the Finnish magazine Moottori have tested the Goodyear at size 205/55 R16 and compared to 7 similar mid-range and premium winter tires.
| # | Test | Place | Result | Difference | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry braking at 80km/h | 2-3 | 28.7m | +0.2m | 99.3% | |
| Subj. Dry handling | 1-3 | 8.5 points | +0.5 point | 100% | |
| Wet braking at 80km/h | 1 | 33m | -2.8m | 100% | |
| Wet handling | 1 | 29.7sec | -0.3sec | 100% | |
| Ice braking at 25km/h | 5 | 13.8m | +0.7m | 94.93% | |
| Ice handling | 6 | 54.9sec | +5.9sec | 89.25% | |
| Ice traction | 5 | 6.57sec | +0.2sec | 96.9% | |
| Snow braking at 30km/h | 2-4 | 13.1m | +0.1m | 99.24% | |
| Snow handling | 3-4 | 34.1sec | +0.5sec | 98.53% | |
| Snow traction | 3-4 | 4.14sec | +0.03sec | 99.27% | |
| Noise | 1-3 | 9.5 points | +0.5 point | 100% |
2018 Autofil Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2 test
In 2018 experts of the Norwegian magazine Autofil have tested the Goodyear UG Ice 2 at size 205/55 R16 and compared it with nine similar budget, mid-range and premium studless winter tires.
| # | Test | Place | Result | Difference | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry braking at 80km/h | 1-2 | 31.4m | +0.1m | 99.68% | |
| Subj. Dry handling | 1-5 | 8 points | +1 point | 100% | |
| Wet braking at 80km/h | 1 | 35.2m | -2.4m | 100% | |
| Wet handling | 1 | 40.1sec | -0.5sec | 100% | |
| Ice braking at 50km/h | 5 | 52.8m | +0.9m | 98.29% | |
| Ice handling | 9 | 73.5sec | +7.6sec | 89.66% | |
| Ice traction | 5-6 | 5.4sec | +0.3sec | 94.44% | |
| Snow braking at 80km/h | 5 | 52m | +1.1m | 97.88% | |
| Snow handling | 7 | 51.8sec | +1.1sec | 97.87% | |
| Snow traction | 5-9 | 5.9sec | +0.2sec | 96.61% | |
| Rolling resistance | 4 | – | +0.9% | 99.1% | |
| Noise | 2-9 | 9 points | -1 point | 90% |
Overall Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2 Reviews
| # | Test | 2021 Vi Bilagare | 2021 Test World | 2020 Vi Bilagare | 2020 Test World | 2019 Vi Bilagare | 2018 Moottori | 2018 Autofil | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry braking | 100% | 92.45% | 97.65% | 94.46% | 98.36% | 99.3% | 99.68% | 97.41% | |
| Dry handling | 60% | 87.5% | 100% | 80% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 89.64% | |
| Wet braking | 100% | 86.26% | 100% | 77.01% | 95.5% | 100% | 100% | 94.11% | |
| Wet handling | 100% | 94.63% | 100% | 98.13% | 99.22% | 100% | 100% | 98.85% | |
| Straight aqua | 100% | – | 100% | – | 100% | – | – | 100% | |
| Ice braking | 94.95% | 95.48% | 75.82% | 100% | 90.55% | 94.93% | 98.29% | 92.86% | |
| Ice handling | 96.35% | 97.59% | 91.32% | 95.89% | 92% | 89.25% | 89.66% | 93.15% | |
| Ice traction | 92.49% | 94.44% | 89.28% | 96.36% | 82.56% | 96.9% | 94.44% | 92.35% | |
| Snow braking | 96.15% | 99.03% | 97.33% | 99.21% | 94.94% | 99.24% | 97.88% | 97.68% | |
| Snow handling | 98.07% | 99.25% | 98.16% | 95.89% | 99.38% | 98.53% | 97.87% | 98.16% | |
| Snow traction | 99.02% | 100% | 95.2% | 96.72% | 94.18% | 99.27% | 96.61% | 97.29% | |
| Rolling resistance | – | 99.4% | 99.16% | 98.3% | 100% | – | 99.1% | 99.19% | |
| Noise | 80% | 90% | 80% | 88.8% | 100% | 100% | 90% | 89.83% |
1.2020 Vi Bilagare (205/60 R16) – 3-4th place.
Main conclusions:
- The shortest wet braking distance and the best handling speed.
- The best straight aquaplaning resistance.
- Short dry braking distance and the best handling.
- Short ice braking distance and good traction, the worst handling.
- Good snow performance.
- Low rolling resistance.
- Low noise.
2. 2020 Test World (205/55 R16) – 4-5th place.
Main conclusions:
- Great wet performance.
- Good dry braking and handling.
- The shortest ice braking distance, good traction and average handling.
- Good snow performance.
- Acceptable noise.
- Low rolling resistance.
3. 2019 Vi Bilagare (225/50 R17) – 3rd place.
Main conclusions:
- Average wet braking and good handling.
- High straight aquaplaning resistance.
- Short dry braking distance and good handling speed.
- Relatively long ice braking distance, good handling and traction.
- Good snow performance.
- The best rolling resistance.
- The best noise.
4. 2018 Moottori (205/55 R16) – 1st place on the wet and dry; 3rd on the snow; 6th on the ice.
Main conclusions:
- The best results on the wet.
- Short dry braking distance and the best handling.
- Average on the ice.
- Good snow performance.
- Low noise.
5. 2018 Autofil (205/55 R16) – 2-3th place (shared with the Pirelli).
Main conclusions:
- Great dry performance.
- The best wet braking distance and handling time.
- Good on the snow.
- Short ice braking distance, average traction and handling.
- Good noise level.
- Low rolling resistance.
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