Review on Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice 2 205/50 R17 93T winter by Kiril Stanoychev ᠌

Name: Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice 2 205/50 R17 93T winter
Item: Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice 2 205/50 R17 93T winter
Rating: 4

July 06, 2023

I like it, thanks for the quality product.

Operating experience - 2 seasons. Skoda Octavia 1.8 205/55/16
What will happen in season 3 - I don’t know, most likely I’ll buy the same one, but wider and taller in size 225/50/17, now it’s a torment of choice, but I can’t find anything better yet, Hakkapelita R3 seems to be not bad but the price is unreasonably high.

Updated 9 months ago

Rating has not been changed

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Pros

Excellent tires, for the first time in winter it felt like you were driving in summer on summer tires. Absolute control, very quiet, very predictable handling, it rows perfectly on solid snow, it also goes perfectly on packed snow. The only thing it can handle is not super - transparent ice, but don't expect miracles here - these are not spikes, but it behaves very worthy on ice. Tread wear is also insignificant, after 2 seasons it looks almost like new. I found only one, but a serious drawback, about it - below.

Cons

Every year it loses its effectiveness - the first winter I was delighted. In the second year, the grip became worse, the car began to slip more strongly, the behavior remained the same controlled, but the feeling that you are driving in the summer is no longer there: you start off - axle box, on the highway you press 80 to the floor - axle box, box-box-box. You can ride, but there is no longer such a buzz as immediately after purchase. Also, because of the heap of sipes, pebbles are hammered into the tread, and at the back, where the mass is less (front-wheel drive), I can’t say that this is a direct disadvantage, but it’s not pleasant to pick them out.