See how this tyre stacks up against its closest rivals across all tested properties
This tyre Polaris 5
Budget Speed-Grip 5
Better at: Mileage, Ice braking
Worse at: Rolling resistance
Budget Kristall Control HP2
Better at: Comfort, Mileage
Worse at: Rolling resistance, Wet handling
Budget Gitiwinter W2
Better at: Exterior noise, Snow braking
Worse at: Rolling resistance, Dry handling
Budget Polaris 6
Better at: Comfort, Exterior noise
Worse at: Snow handling
Budget Sport Master Winter
Better at: Dry braking
Worse at: Mileage, Snow handling
Budget I FIT Plus
Better at: Dry braking, Exterior noise
Worse at: Mileage, Dry handling
Budget Frigo HP2
Better at: Snow braking, Wet handling
Worse at: Dry handling, Mileage
Budget WinTech
Worse at: Mileage, Comfort
Budget Winguard Snow G3 WH21
Better at: Ice braking, Comfort
Worse at: Rolling resistance, Mileage
Budget Eskimo HP2
Better at: Comfort
Worse at: Snow handling, Rolling resistance
Budget Aspire XP Winter
Better at: Dry handling, Rolling resistance
Worse at: Exterior noise, Snow braking
Upper-middle G-FORCE WINTER 2
Better at: Snow handling, Ice braking
Worse at: Rolling resistance, Dry handling
Premium ALPIN 6
Better at: Mileage, Wet handling
Worse at: Rolling resistance, Snow braking
Premium Wintrac
Better at: Wet handling, Wet braking
Worse at: Snow braking, Mileage
Upper-middle Winterhawk 4
Better at: Wet braking, Wet handling
Worse at: Dry handling, Mileage
Size: 235/45 R18 255/45 R20 225/50 R17 235/50 R19 205/55 R16
R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19
Width: All 135 mm 145 mm 155 mm 165 mm 175 mm
Width: All 155 mm 165 mm 175 mm 185 mm
3 Variants
82 86 T XL
Best £70 Compare prices
1 Variants
88 T XL
Best £76 Compare prices
Width: All 165 mm 175 mm 185 mm 195 mm 205 mm 215 mm
1 Variants
97 T XL
Best £68 Compare prices
Width: All 185 mm 195 mm 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm
1 Variants
89 H .
Best £71 Compare prices
1 Variants
97 H XL
Best £88 Compare prices
Width: All 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm
Width: All 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm
Width: All 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm 255 mm
7× By professional organizations
● Good 6× (86%)
● Sufficient 1× (14%)
Performance by size
xxx/xx R15 7.5 xxx/xx R16 8.5 xxx/xx R18 8.5 185/xx Rxx 6.5 195/xx Rxx 8.5 205/xx Rxx 8.5 225/xx Rxx 8.5 245/xx Rxx 8.5
Frequently asked questions Barum Polaris 5 is made in Czech Republic.
Winter
