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Barum Polaris 3

195/55 R16 Barum Polaris 3 variants


Barum Polaris 3 is a winter tyre made in total of 65 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R16, which means it fits to a 16 inch/406.4mm diameter wheel. 195/55 R16 is 60mm wider than the narrowest dimension (135) and 50mm narrower than the widest one (245). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (195mm), which results in 107.25mm sidewall height. In 195/55 R16, there is only one possible speed index for Barum Polaris 3 - "H", which is good for speeds up to 210 km/h. In 195/55 R16, Polaris 3 usually competes against MS Plus 77, which is a tyre from Uniroyal with a rating of 59%, compared to 44% of the Barum in question.

195/55 R16 87 H


Barum Polaris 3 is made in 65 sizes, starting from 135/80 R13 up to 245/45 R18.

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Barum Polaris 3 in tyre tests

Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (195/55 R16)
Name Stopping distance on wetStopping distance on snow
Best values in test34,327
Barum Polaris 336,727,8
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Source: www.autobild.de
Autobild Winter tyre test 2018 195/65 R15
satisfactory
Ranked #16 of 20
Name WetDrySnowRunning costs
Best values in test1-2+11
Barum Polaris 33+2-2+2-
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Source: www.autobild.de

195/55 R16 - Best winter tyres (according to tests)

#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. Continental WinterContact TS 860! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870
93.6%
92.5%
86.2%
80.7%
Premium
2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
92.2%
79.8%
84.4%
83.1%
Premium £115
87 H + 1
3. GoodYear UltraGrip 9
90.4%
79.1%
82.8%
74.5%
Premium
4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
82.7%
92%
82.4%
79.3%
Premium £111
87 H + 3
5. Michelin ALPIN 6
84.4%
83.6%
86.8%
84.2%
Premium £175
87 H + 2
6. Kleber KRISALP HP3
77.6%
89.7%
74.8%
79.7%
Upper-middle £114
87 T + 2
7. Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6
81.2%
72.1%
85.8%
66.6%
Premium
8. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
72.6%
95.5%
73.9%
85.2%
Upper-middle
9. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+
87%
82.5%
78%
77.5%
Premium £126
87 T + 2
10. Nokian WR D4
73.4%
93.7%
81.9%
72.5%
Upper-middle
11. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452! Newer model available: Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
87.2%
92.1%
85.7%
78.6%
Upper-middle
12. Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
80.7%
87.6%
75.7%
80.5%
Premium
13. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
80.6%
77.4%
83.7%
Premium £126
87 T + 3
14. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
75.8%
90.5%
85.7%
67.4%
Upper-middle £157
87 H + 1
15. Firestone Winterhawk 4
79.3%
88.5%
72.7%
81.5%
Upper-middle £91
87 H + 1
16. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
79.5%
71.1%
80.6%
80.6%
Lowcost £106
0 H
17. Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5
78.1%
77.2%
71.3%
79.7%
Lowcost
18. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
75.2%
80.2%
78.7%
Lowcost £96
87 H + 1
19. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
71.4%
85.5%
74.3%
72.7%
Lowcost £98
87 T + 2
20. Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02
78.2%
74.2%
74.2%
77.1%
Upper-middle £64
87 H
21. Toyo Observe S944
67.9%
66.9%
85.1%
79.9%
Upper-middle £95
0 H
22. Nokian WR Snowproof! Newer model available: Nokian Snowproof 2
68.7%
80.6%
82.5%
85.9%
Upper-middle £76
87 H + 1
23. Sava Eskimo HP2
65.3%
79.5%
72.3%
73.5%
Lowcost £79
87 H
24. Giti GitiWinter W1
65.8%
77.2%
72.4%
72.7%
Lowcost
25. Uniroyal MS Plus 77! Newer model available: Uniroyal WinterExpert
79.2%
83.3%
75.4%
74.1%
Upper-middle
26. Kumho WinterCraft WP51! Newer model available: Kumho WinterCraft WP52
68.1%
79%
74.8%
71.4%
Upper-middle £87
87 H + 1
27. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21
72.3%
70.3%
70.6%
Lowcost £84
87 T + 1
28. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
Premium £140
87 H
29. Nokian WR D3
Upper-middle
30. Debica Frigo HP2
70%
86.5%
74.1%
71.9%
Lowcost £81
87 H
31. Uniroyal WinterExpert
63.8%
77.5%
71.5%
75.2%
Upper-middle £99
87 H + 1
32. Barum Polaris 5
64.6%
77.9%
71.1%
75.2%
Lowcost £119
91 H
33. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
81.6%
70.5%
85.4%
Upper-middle
34. Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4
66.5%
83.4%
77.3%
71.3%
Upper-middle
35. Matador MP93 Nordicca
Lowcost £89
91 H
36. Fortune Fsr901
Lowcost
37. Kormoran SNOW
Lowcost
38. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow! Newer model available: Matador MP93 Nordicca
72.1%
80.3%
76.9%
Lowcost
39. Imperial SnowDragon HP
Lowcost