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Barum Polaris 3

225/55 R17 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 R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 225/55 R17 is 90mm wider than the narrowest dimension (135) and 20mm narrower than the widest one (245). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (225mm), which results in 123.75mm sidewall height. In 225/55 R17, there is only one possible speed index for Barum Polaris 3 - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h.

225/55 R17 101 V

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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 (225/55 R17)
Autobild
Autobild Winter tyre test 2017 225/50 R17
satisfactory
Ranked #16 of 20
Name WetDrySnowRunning costs
Best values in test2+2+12+
Barum Polaris 33+21-2+
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Source: reifenpresse.de
Autobild
Name Stopping distance on wetStopping distance on snow
Best values in test32,225,9
Barum Polaris 335,827,6
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Source: www.autobild.de

225/55 R17 - Best winter tyres (according to tests)

#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
83.2%
77.8%
82.7%
80.3%
Premium £162
97 H + 4
2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
92.2%
79.6%
84.4%
82.6%
Premium £174
97 H + 1
3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
84.6%
92.6%
80.2%
85.4%
Premium £165
97 H + 4
4. Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6
81.2%
72.1%
85.8%
66.6%
Premium £186
97 H + 4
5. Michelin ALPIN 6! Newer model available: Michelin ALPIN 7
83.2%
83.9%
85.5%
82.5%
Premium
6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
78.7%
81.3%
66.3%
81.3%
Premium £150
101 V
7. Kleber KRISALP HP3
77.3%
88.7%
74.5%
80.5%
Upper-middle £127
97 H + 2
8. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
81.7%
90.7%
81.6%
74.3%
Premium £160
101 V + 1
9. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
82.9%
92.2%
82.8%
75.3%
Premium
10. Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4
87.4%
91.3%
89.3%
Premium £215
97 H
11. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
84.9%
84.6%
80.4%
75.4%
Upper-middle £143
97 H + 2
12. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
72.5%
94.8%
73.9%
81.1%
Upper-middle £139
97 H + 2
13. Nokian WR D4
73.4%
93.7%
81.9%
72.5%
Upper-middle
14. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
Premium £176
97 H + 4
15. Michelin ALPIN A4! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6
82.9%
Premium £133
97 H + 1
16. 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
17. Firestone Winterhawk 4
Upper-middle £101
101 V
18. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
80.6%
77.4%
83.7%
Premium £172
97 H + 4
19. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
78.4%
70.3%
78.3%
71.2%
Lowcost £111
0 V
20. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
74.5%
77.6%
76%
68.8%
Lowcost £139
97 H + 2
21. Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5
78.1%
77.2%
71.3%
79.7%
Lowcost
22. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
70%
85.9%
74%
72.3%
Lowcost £135
97 H + 1
23. Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02
78.2%
74.2%
74.2%
77.1%
Upper-middle £153
97 H + 1
24. Nokian WR Snowproof! Newer model available: Nokian Snowproof 2
68.7%
80.6%
82.5%
85.9%
Upper-middle
25. Toyo Observe S944
67.9%
66.9%
85.1%
79.9%
Upper-middle £122
0 V
26. Nokian WR Snowproof P
66.1%
79.2%
92.3%
Upper-middle
27. Toyo Snowprox S954
78.8%
70.6%
92.2%
82.7%
Upper-middle
28. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
58.7%
77%
87.7%
Premium £167
101 H
29. Continental VanContact Winter
94.2%
85.1%
61.8%
Premium £285
109 + 1
30. Sava Eskimo HP2
65.3%
79.5%
72.3%
73.5%
Lowcost £123
101 V
31. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
81.9%
76.7%
78%
Upper-middle £130
97 H + 2
32. Pirelli CARRIER WINTER
66.3%
Premium £270
0 + 1
33. Uniroyal MS Plus 77! Newer model available: Uniroyal WinterExpert
79.2%
83.3%
75.4%
74.1%
Upper-middle
34. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-80 EVO
66.3%
92%
85%
Premium
35. Giti GitiWinter W1
65.8%
77.2%
72.4%
72.7%
Lowcost
36. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
Lowcost £90
97 H + 3
37. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
Premium
38. Debica Frigo HP2
70%
86.5%
74.1%
71.9%
Lowcost £109
101 V
39. Nexen WinGuard Sport
Lowcost
40. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65.6%
75.1%
72.4%
74.7%
Upper-middle £122
101 V
41. Nokian WR C3
30.7%
95.8%
59.9%
Upper-middle
42. Falken EuroWinter VAN01
65.8%
Upper-middle £141
109 T
43. Barum Polaris 5! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 6
63.8%
78.1%
72%
74.8%
Lowcost £140
101 V
44. Nokian WR A4
Upper-middle
45. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
Upper-middle
46. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
81.6%
70.5%
85.4%
Upper-middle
47. Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4
66.5%
83.4%
77.3%
71.3%
Upper-middle
48. Matador MP93 Nordicca
Lowcost
49. Kormoran SNOW
Lowcost
50. Fortune Fsr901
Lowcost
51. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow! Newer model available: Matador MP93 Nordicca
72.1%
80.3%
76.9%
Lowcost
52. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
62%
70.7%
88.8%
Lowcost £84
101 V
53. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
Lowcost
54. Imperial SnowDragon 3
Lowcost £83
97 H