Review on Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice 2 205/50 R17 93T winter by Mateusz Drabarczyk ᠌

Tires Made in Germany. Acquired in 2022, drove them for 45,000 km, 5.5 seasons. Dimension 215/55 R17. The protector is still retained with a full pattern (4-5 mm). I add my opinion only in comparison with Nokian and Goodyear studded tires, as well as Dunlop, Yokohama, Hankook summer tires that I used. In practice, I did not compare it with other non-studded winter tires, since I immediately chose Goodyear, having studied the tests of auto publications and the types of coatings that I most often have to drive on in winter. In the Hong Kong region, as a rule, winters are not severe (more often -5 . +5, less often up to -10), there is no permanent dense snow and ice on the roads, most of the winter is dry, wet or slightly snowy asphalt. It is in such conditions that this tire is the undisputed leader of all available tests. In my opinion, it is true: in comparison with other tires that I have driven, on surfaces without deep snow and ice, the car handles almost as well as on summer tires. And, on the contrary, in the conditions of severe northern winters, constant snow or ice cover on the roads, studded tires (the same Nokian) become leaders in terms of driving efficiency. Although the winter of 2022-2022 shows that even in snowy frosty conditions, the Ultragrip Ice2 copes with both snow and ice. As new winter tires, I now most likely consider them.