Barum Polaris 5 is a winter tyre made in total of 76 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. 165/60 R15 is 30mm wider than the narrowest dimension (135) and 90mm narrower than the widest one (255). This tyre profile of 60 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 60% of the tyre width (165mm), which results in 99mm sidewall height. In 165/60 R15, there is only one possible speed index for Barum Polaris 5 - "T", which is good for speeds up to 190 km/h.
# | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
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1. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6 | Premium | £96 81 T | |||
2. | Continental WinterContact TS 860! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 | Premium | £147 77 T | |||
3. | Kleber KRISALP HP3 | Upper-middle | £93 77 T + 1 | |||
4. | Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 | Upper-middle | £102 81 T | |||
5. | Nokian WR D4 | Upper-middle | ||||
6. | Firestone Winterhawk 4 | Upper-middle | ||||
7. | Semperit Speed-Grip 5 | Lowcost | £83 77 T | |||
8. | Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02 | Upper-middle | £132 77 T + 2 | |||
9. | Nokian WR Snowproof! Newer model available: Nokian Snowproof 2 | Upper-middle | £95 77 T | |||
10. | Hankook Ventus Prime 4 | Premium | £90 77 H + 1 | |||
11. | Barum Polaris 5! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 6 | Lowcost | £73 77 T | |||
12. | Falken EUROWINTER HS449 | Upper-middle | ||||
13. | Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3 | Lowcost | £64 77 T + 1 | |||
14. | Semperit Master-Grip 2 | Lowcost |