Goodyear UltraGrip 8 Reviews - Page 4

I Must admit that after all of the hype, i'm a little disappointed with the snow grip of these Ultragrip 8 tyres. I'm currently renting a property out in the country for a short period which didn't really justify the purchase of a 4wd, and so snow tyres seemed a good compromise for the odd few days that we get snow in the uk......then the snow actually came this weekend, and I got the opportunity to 'test' them.

I must admit that if my Journey hadn't have been a family emergency, I probably wouldn't have ventured out of doors however when it was obvious that I would need to make the effort, I did at least feel confident that I had snow tyres on the car when I went out into the chaos.

When I hit the roads we had around 6cm of Snow, not extreme by any means at least not when you read reviews of people putting them on their vehicle to go skiing in the Austrian Alps!. On flat, level surfaces, yes the tyres do seem to work, and do increase traction, however if you try to climb an incline or hill in fresh snow its the same old story.....slip, slide, lose the back end, then all traction completely lost and your stuck, just like summer tyres.

So if you live in a relatively flat place, such as Cambridge, or a leafy suburb of London where 1 cm of snow is 'extreme', then you'll love these tyres, however if you have a few hills to climb or live around untreated country roads then do yourself a big favour and hit your browser's back button, because beyond nice flat level motorways and 'A' roads they are no different to summer tyres when faced with a bit of an ungritted incline.

Some people over hype these things on the basis of 'wow I can get in my drive' isn't really a review nor impressive on a suburban housing estate. Try them in an inch of fresh snow on a hill in the country miles from anywhere, then come back and tell us how wonderful they are.

Yes, my car is Rear Wheel Drive, but then that represents a massive target market for Snow Tyres in the first place, especially in Germany and Austria where every other car is a German rear wheel drive and where winter tyres are a legal requirement.

So i'm left bitterly disappointed with what the Ultragrip 8 actually delivers when the snow falls and the going gets tough, and like most politicians they talk big and deliver extremely little.

The snow finally arrived and the tyres got us out and about without any problems, no wheelspin or loss of traction so i am very happy. I have a 3 week old new daughter and I feel so happy to have these tyres fitted to the car. Dont wait until its too late, get winter tyres on in November and just drive, best £400 spent.

I've had these tyres fitted since early December for the onslaught of Winter which hasn't arrived yet. Handling in the wet is very good as although we have not had any real snow as such, there has been lot's of heavy rain & the grip has been excellent. No wheelspins when you move off which is not the case with my summer tyres. Handling in the dry is also very good & no matter the weather conditions, I feel in total control of the car.

I will post another review on the snow handling, once it arrives, as it surely will at some point.

I've bought a Mercedes benz c22, I was worried about the winter as I heard so many things about the car in the snow, I purchased a full set of Goodyear ultra grips from camskill tyres, and got them fitted seperately, today, I set of for work, early, the snow was coming down, there was about and inch of snow, the conditions were quite hazardous, it became. Apparent to me that the control of the car excercised was excellent, I didn't feel any slip whatsoever, I felt in total control of my car, also I was passing many other cars, that I consider good in the snow, pulled in at the side of the road, I would highly reccomend these tyres, try them, they are a good investment

Living in rural north east of Scotland you have to be prepared for anything.
Spent the whole of last winter clearing drive to get car in after work then spent another hour in morning clearing drive to get car out, driving on Continental Sport. Fitted Ultragrip8 and drove 1800 miles dry / wet roads before snow came 04 Dec, really tried to push it since then to see how good they really were - no complaints whatsoever - well maybe one - hating the driver in front who does not have them fitted and can't get going!

This tyre are the best... i have a new ford focus 2011 and i run with 190 Km/h and i give 10/10 because low noise and best comfort and good steering also on wet and dry road... i wiil buy next year also. this are the best tyre

i had Vredestein Snowtrac 3 tyres last winter, and bought these this year as I couldn't get Vresesteins. I thought the Snowtracs were unbeatable. I was wrong! Dead silent to drive on. grip like mad in the dry, great in wet and on mud too. Seem to be perfectly suited to my Golf V6 4motion.Tread pattern great too.
Buy again? Definitely!

Very nice tyres, highly recommend. I've had them on the car for about 1500 miles and they're very comfortable and quite on the motorways. Wet grip is good, you get good feeling back through the steering but they do get a little "snappy" if you're right on the edge and decide to turn.

Been through some rather muddy patches and grip wise they're amazing, not once did the TC kick in and I've yet to skid (or trigger the ABS) when stopping.

Dry grip is as good as any tyre, they're narrower than my summer tyres so I'm bound to notice a little loss, but that's more to do with my car setup than the tyres.

Wear is always hard to comment on after so few miles, but I can say the rubber still has the little nobbles on and if you jet wash a section it still looks brand new ;)

brought 2 of these for front of my pug 206hdi, only had them on 2 weeks.and ive already seen an imrovement with handling/grip in really wet conditions..these were £67 each.so far an ace buy!!!

This one could easily be the best Winter tire this year.
Buy it try it you won't bee sorry.

The car's ride felt comfortable and the tires were very well connected to the road, grip levels high.
At 70 mph the planted feeling was going away but it did not feel unsafe.
and there is some tyre noise as you go towards the speed limit.
If you use the Motor-ways and duals a lot I think it is best to leave fitting till its 7c or below, town drivers will get longer use of this great tyre.