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Comparison: Kumho WinterCraft WP52 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Table of contents:

Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Costs
Mutual tests
Dimensions and prices
Buy %

In this comparison, we are comparing a tyre from a manufacturer from South Korea (Kumho) against a tyre from a manufacturer from USA (BFGoodrich). BFGoodrich is a brand that belongs to the Michelin group. Generally, BFGoodrich winter tyres are slightly better rated (75%) than Kumho (61%). In this particular case, the BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 has a better rating of 84% compared to 61% of the Kumho WinterCraft WP52. The first tyre test of Kumho WinterCraft WP52 was done in 2022, compared to 2017 when was the BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 first tested. Important for this comparison is also the AUTOBILD 2024 205/55 R16 test, where both the WinterCraft WP52 and the G-FORCE WINTER 2 were tested. See more mutual tests below. When it comes to comparison, eu labels can be also interesting - 95% of Kumho WinterCraft WP52 dimensions has B wet grip rating. Most (100%) of the BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 also have B wet ratings. If you wonder where the tyres in question are made, the WinterCraft WP52 is made in Korea and G-FORCE WINTER 2 is made in Romania/Poland.

#	Kumho WinterCraft WP52 /61%	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 /84%

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Segment

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Upper-middle

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Upper-middle

Number of sizes available

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 127

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91

Number of tests

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 21x

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 10x

Best position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 1.

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 2.

Worst position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 13.

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 25.

Average position in tests

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 6.19

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 12.2

Year of the last test

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 2024

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 2023

Best rating in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Very good

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Good

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

72%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

62%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 88%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 53%

Wet braking

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 78%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 62%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 81%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 46%

Wet handling

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 72%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 68%

Wet circle cornering

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 61%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 61%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 B

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 B

Snow

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

84%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

67%

Snow traction

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 85%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 64%

Snow braking

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 93%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 64%

Snow handling

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 77%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 72%

Snow cornering

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 82%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 69%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

75%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

65%

Exterior noise

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 79%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 57%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

70%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

65%

Rolling resistance

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 57%

Mileage

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 69%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 66%

Price/value

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 83%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 55%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 C

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 E

Offroad

(Overall rating)

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

74%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

88%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

69%

Dry braking

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 88%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 71%

Dry handling

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 88%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 67%

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Dimensions and prices

Dimension	Price - Firestone Firehawk Sport	Price - Yokohama Advan Sport V105	Percentage Difference
Lowest price percentage	30%	38%
Average price difference in %	44.01%
195/50 R16	N/A	N/A	x
205/50 R17	N/A	£141	x
205/55 R16	N/A	£76	x
205/55 R17	N/A	N/A	x
215/35 R18	£84	N/A	x
215/40 R18	N/A	N/A	x
215/45 R17	N/A	N/A	x
225/35 R19	£109	N/A	x
225/35 R20	£90	£423	365.83%
225/40 R18	£83	£94	12.96%
225/40 R19	N/A	N/A	x
225/45 R17	N/A	£90	x
225/45 R18	£136	£134	1.4%
225/45 R19	£140	N/A	x
225/50 R16	N/A	£144	x
225/50 R17	N/A	£102	x
225/55 R17	N/A	£125	x
235/35 R19	£126	N/A	x
235/35 R20	£132	N/A	x
235/40 R18	£112	N/A	x
235/40 R19	£153	£154	0.07%
235/45 R17	N/A	£219	x
235/45 R18	N/A	N/A	x
235/45 R19	N/A	N/A	x
235/50 R17	N/A	N/A	x
235/50 R18	N/A	£115	x
235/50 R19	N/A	£159	x
235/55 R17	N/A	£131	x
235/55 R18	N/A	£156	x
235/55 R19	N/A	£148	x
235/60 R18	N/A	£125	x
235/65 R17	N/A	£166	x
245/30 R20	£169	N/A	x
245/35 R18	N/A	N/A	x
245/35 R19	£161	N/A	x
245/35 R20	£137	£197	43.99%
245/40 R17	N/A	£120	x
245/40 R18	£105	£132	25.52%
245/40 R19	£151	£177	17.01%
245/40 R20	£140	N/A	x
245/45 R17	N/A	£137	x
245/45 R18	£137	N/A	x
245/45 R19	£146	N/A	x
245/45 R20	£148	£295	98.7%
245/50 R18	N/A	£183	x
255/30 R19	N/A	N/A	x
255/30 R20	N/A	£247	x
255/35 R18	£122	N/A	x
255/35 R19	£138	£138	0.4%
255/35 R20	£137	N/A	x
255/40 R17	N/A	N/A	x
255/40 R18	£155	£163	5.53%
255/40 R19	£146	N/A	x
255/40 R20	N/A	£190	x
255/45 R18	N/A	N/A	x
255/45 R19	N/A	N/A	x
255/45 R20	N/A	£202	x
255/50 R19	N/A	N/A	x
255/50 R20	N/A	N/A	x
255/55 R18	N/A	£158	x
255/55 R19	N/A	£156	x
255/60 R17	N/A	N/A	x
265/30 R19	N/A	N/A	x
265/30 R20	£164	N/A	x
265/35 R18	£109	£147	35.03%
265/35 R19	£153	N/A	x
265/35 R20	£173	£214	23.9%
265/35 R22	N/A	£242	x
265/40 R18	N/A	N/A	x
265/40 R19	N/A	£172	x
265/40 R20	N/A	£206	x
265/40 R21	N/A	N/A	x
265/45 R18	N/A	N/A	x
265/45 R20	N/A	£288	x
265/50 R20	N/A	£268	x
275/30 R19	£150	N/A	x
275/30 R20	£163	£180	10.59%
275/35 R18	N/A	N/A	x
275/35 R19	£154	£148	3.48%
275/35 R20	£169	£196	15.75%
275/40 R19	£179	N/A	x
275/40 R20	N/A	N/A	x
275/40 R22	N/A	£264	x
275/45 R18	N/A	N/A	x
275/45 R21	N/A	£222	x
285/25 R20	N/A	N/A	x
285/30 R19	N/A	£177	x
285/30 R20	N/A	N/A	x
285/35 R18	N/A	£191	x
285/35 R19	N/A	N/A	x
285/40 R19	N/A	N/A	x
295/30 R19	N/A	N/A	x
295/30 R20	N/A	N/A	x
295/30 R22	N/A	£280	x
295/35 R19	N/A	N/A	x
295/35 R20	N/A	£215	x
295/35 R21	N/A	£156	x
295/35 R22	N/A	N/A	x
295/40 R20	N/A	£215	x
305/30 R19	N/A	N/A	x
305/30 R20	N/A	N/A	x
305/35 R23	N/A	£533	x
315/35 R20	N/A	£284	x