Name: Barum Polaris 5 215/50 R17
Brand: Barum
Rating: 63 (13 reviews)

215/50 R17 Barum Polaris 5 variants

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Barum Polaris 5 is a winter tyre made in total of 76 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 215/50 R17 is 80mm wider than the narrowest dimension (135) and 40mm narrower than the widest one (255). This tyre profile of 50 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 50% of the tyre width (215mm), which results in 107.5mm sidewall height. In 215/50 R17, there is only one possible speed index for Barum Polaris 5 - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h. In 215/50 R17, Polaris 5 usually competes against Kristall Control HP2, which is a tyre from Fulda with a rating of 64%, compared to 63% of the Barum in question.

#	Name	Our rating	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	83.2% 77.8% 82.7% 80.3%	Automotorsport 2019	Premium
2.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6	92.2% 79.6% 84.4% 82.6%	Autozeitung 2024	Premium
3.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3	84.6% 92.6% 80.2% 85.4%	ADAC 2022	Premium
4.	Kleber KRISALP HP3	72.3% 86.3% 68% 80.1%	ADAC 2022	Upper-middle	£127 95 H + 1
5.	Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6	81.2% 72.1% 85.8% 66.6%	ADAC 2017	Premium
6.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+	82.9% 92.2% 82.8% 75.3%	ADAC 2017	Premium
7.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	76.1% 81.8% 64.7% 81.5%	Die Reifentester 2025	Premium
8.	Dunlop Winter Sport 5	79% 89.5% 79.4% 74.3%	ADAC 2024	Premium	£158 91 H + 3
9.	Michelin ALPIN 6! Newer model available: Michelin ALPIN 7	83.2% 83.9% 85.5% 82.5%	Autozeitung 2024	Premium
10.	Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	85.7% 83.3% 85.5% 79.2%	AutoMotorSport 2025	Upper-middle	£118 95 V
11.	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	72.3% 95.2% 73.8% 80.8%	Autobild 2022	Upper-middle	£142 95 H + 1
12.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III			Premium	£134 95 H + 1
13.	Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	80.7% 87.6% 75.7% 80.5%		Premium
14.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	80.6% 77.4% 83.7%		Premium
15.	Hankook Winter icept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter icept evo3 W330	75.8% 90.5% 85.7% 67.4%	Automotorsport 2019	Upper-middle
16.	Firestone Winterhawk 4		ADAC 2024	Upper-middle	£102 95 V
17.	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	69.7% 66.2% 74.2% 71.2%	ADAC 2024	Lowcost	£92 0 V
18.	Semperit Speed-Grip 5	65.8% 70.3% 65.8% 69.5%	ADAC 2024	Lowcost	£109 95 V
19.	Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5	78.1% 77.2% 71.3% 79.7%		Lowcost
20.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2	65.3% 82.4% 68.3% 72.4%	Autobild 2022	Lowcost	£102 95 V
21.	Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02	78.2% 74.2% 74.2% 77.1%	ADAC 2022	Upper-middle
22.	Toyo Observe S944	67.9% 66.9% 85.1% 79.9%	Autobild 2022	Upper-middle	£111 95 V
23.	Nokian WR Snowproof P	66.1% 79.2% 92.3%	Autobild 2022	Upper-middle
24.	Toyo Snowprox S954	78.8% 70.6% 92.2% 82.7%	Automotorsport 2019	Upper-middle
25.	Barum Polaris 3! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 5	73.6% 87.3%		Lowcost
26.	Kumho WinterCraft WP71	81.9% 76.7% 78%		Upper-middle	£107 95 V
27.	Sava Eskimo HP2	65.3% 79.5% 72.3% 73.5%	Autobild 2022	Lowcost	£102 95 V
28.	Uniroyal MS Plus 77! Newer model available: Uniroyal WinterExpert	79.2% 83.3% 75.4% 74.1%	ADAC 2017	Upper-middle
29.	Giti GitiWinter W1	65.8% 77.2% 72.4% 72.7%	Autobild 2022	Lowcost
30.	Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906	68.3% 67.6% 84%	ADAC 2022	Upper-middle	£94 95 V
31.	Hankook Ventus Prime 4	75.7% 82.2% 78.9%	ADAC 2024	Premium	£139 41 IKAIO + 7
32.	Yokohama W.drive V905! Newer model available: Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906	70.9% 76% 93.1% 60.4%		Upper-middle
33.	Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7		Autobild 2022	Lowcost	£111 95 V + 1
34.	Kumho WinterCraft WP51! Newer model available: Kumho WinterCraft WP52	68.1% 79% 74.8% 71.4%		Upper-middle	£116 95 H + 1
35.	Debica Frigo HP2	70% 86.5% 74.1% 71.9%	Autobild 2022	Lowcost	£95 95 V
36.	Nexen WinGuard Sport			Lowcost
37.	Barum Polaris 5! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 6	63.8% 78.1% 72% 74.8%	Autobild 2022	Lowcost
38.	Nokian WR A4			Upper-middle
39.	Yokohama BluEarth winter V905	81.6% 70.5% 85.4%		Upper-middle	£167 95 T + 3
40.	Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4	66.5% 83.4% 77.3% 71.3%		Upper-middle
41.	Matador MP93 Nordicca	40.2% 50.2%	Autobild 2022	Lowcost
42.	Fortune Fsr901			Lowcost
43.	Kormoran SNOW		Autobild 2022	Lowcost
44.	Imperial SnowDragon UHP	44.8% 61.6% 73.3%	Autobild 2022	Lowcost
45.	Dunlop Wintersport 5			Premium	£128 91 H

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,8	25,4
Barum Polaris 5	37,5	26,9

215/50 R17 95 V

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