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Goodride Snowmaster SW608 review

The Goodride is the cheapest we tested, but you get what you pay for

At around half the price of the most expensive tyres here, the Goodride looks like a bargain. Yet while it is dramatically more effective in snow than a standard or summer tyre, which many of us in the UK choose to tackle winter with, it’s not a great cold-weather choice. More significantly, it performed poorly in the wet, particularly in the braking test. 

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On the snow, the Goodride was sixth in both the braking and acceleration tests, and was slowest around the handling course; its pace limited by weak turn-in and grip, and glassy, numb steering. In all of the wet and dry tests, it was at the bottom of the table, by a long way in some instances. In wet braking, it took almost three metres longer to stop than the sixth-placed tyre. It was some way off the pace on the wet handling circuit too.

At more than two seconds slower than the sixth-placed tyre, it struggled for traction and lacked grip. It was also last in both of the aquaplaning tests. In dry braking it took almost 4m longer to stop than the best. Its best results were in cabin noise, which was good, and fuel economy, which was fair to poor. The inclusion of the Goodride in our tests proves that, to a large degree, you generally get what you pay for.

We say…

“Better than a summer tyre in snow but otherwise a poor performer, especially in the vital wet braking test.” 

Blackcircles.com says…

 “We are unable to provide any insight into the tyre’s performance or popularity with our customers.”

Goodride Snowmaster SW608  
Overall95% 
Price£76 
Snow braking92.4%6th
Snow traction94.4%6th
Snow handling96.2%7th
Straight aquaplaning82.8%7th
Curved aquaplaning96.2%7th
Wet braking88.6%7th
Wet handling95.8%7th
Wet circle94.7%7th
Dry braking93.7%7th
Dry handling95.2%>6th
Cabin noise99.0%>4th
Rolling resistance93.9%5th

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