Barum Polaris 3 is a winter tyre made in total of 67 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R16, which means it fits to a 16 inch/406.4mm diameter wheel. 205/55 R16 is 70mm wider than the narrowest dimension (135) and 40mm narrower than the widest one (245). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (205mm), which results in 112.75mm sidewall height. In
205/55 R16, Polaris 3 usually competes against
Alnac 4G Winter, which is a tyre from
Apollo with a rating of 60%, compared to 0% of the
Barum in question. Latest test in
205/55 R16 was held by Autobild in 2016, where Polaris 3 received rating "Sufficient" and finished on the 10. place. It was tested on a
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