Name: Barum Polaris 6 215/65 R17
Brand: Barum
Rating: 83 (3 reviews)

215/65 R17 Barum Polaris 6 variants

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Barum Polaris 6 is a winter tyre made in total of 78 sizes, ranging from R14 to R14 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 215/65 R17 is 60mm wider than the narrowest dimension (155) and 40mm narrower than the widest one (255). This tyre profile of 65 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 65% of the tyre width (215mm), which results in 139.75mm sidewall height. In 215/65 R17, there is only one possible speed index for Barum Polaris 6 - "H", which is good for speeds up to 210 km/h. In 215/65 R17, Polaris 6 usually competes against Speed-Grip 5, which is a tyre from Semperit with a rating of 78%, compared to 83% of the Barum in question. Latest test in 215/65 R17 was held by Autozurnal in 2025, where Polaris 6 received rating "Good" and finished on the 2. place. It was tested on a .

Name	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	101.1	87.2	96.2	94.9
Barum Polaris 6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
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#	Name	Our rating	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen-1	89.9% 82.5% 86.4% 91.5%	Autobild 2019	Premium
2.	Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5	73.8% 87.1% 87.8% 80.9%		Premium	£194 99 H
3.	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV	95% 78% 90.9% 70.6%	Autobild 2019	Premium	£131 99 V
4.	Pirelli SCORPION WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Scorpion Winter 2	78.7% 86.3% 94% 69.6%	ADAC 2017	Premium	£159 99 H + 2
5.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6	92.2% 79.6% 84.4% 82.6%	Autozeitung 2024	Premium
6.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3	84.6% 92.6% 80.2% 85.4%	ADAC 2022	Premium
7.	Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV	87.1% 84.2% 89% 78.5%	Autobild 2019	Premium	£144 99 T + 5
8.	Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6	81.2% 72.1% 85.8% 66.6%	ADAC 2017	Premium	£188 99 H + 2
9.	Kleber KRISALP HP3	72.3% 86.3% 68% 80.1%	ADAC 2022	Upper-middle	£140 99 T + 1
10.	Nokian WR SUV 4	69.5% 85.9% 88.6% 72.8%		Upper-middle
11.	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	72.3% 95.2% 73.8% 80.8%	Autobild 2022	Upper-middle	£157 99 T + 1
12.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III			Premium	£188 99 H
13.	Firestone Winterhawk 4		ADAC 2024	Upper-middle	£131 103 H
14.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	80.6% 77.4% 83.7%		Premium	£196 99 H + 3
15.	Semperit Speed-Grip 5	65.8% 70.3% 65.8% 69.5%	ADAC 2024	Lowcost	£118 99 H + 2
16.	Nokian WR SUV 3! Newer model available: Nokian WR SUV 4	87.9% 90.2% 94.9%	Autobild 2015	Upper-middle
17.	Falken EUROWINTER HS01 SUV	82.5% 81.4% 77.9%	Autobild 2019	Upper-middle
18.	Toyo Observe S944	67.9% 66.9% 85.1% 79.9%	Autobild 2022	Upper-middle	£142 103 V
19.	Toyo Snowprox S954	78.8% 70.6% 92.2% 82.7%	Automotorsport 2019	Upper-middle
20.	Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A	79.7% 90.7% 87% 77.8%		Upper-middle	£129 99 V + 1
21.	Kumho WinterCraft WS71			Upper-middle	£106 99 T + 2
22.	Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320A			Upper-middle	£117 99 H + 1
23.	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 SUV		ADAC 2017	Upper-middle	£153 99 H + 1
24.	Uniroyal WinterExpert	60% 70.1% 67.3% 74.9%	ADAC 2022	Upper-middle	£119 99 V
25.	Yokohama Bluearth Winter V905	81.6% 70.5% 85.4%		Upper-middle	£195 99 Q + 1
26.	Matador MP93 Nordicca	40.2% 50.2%	Autobild 2022	Lowcost
27.	Fortune FSR901			Lowcost
28.	Imperial SnowDragon UHP	44.8% 61.6% 73.3%	Autobild 2022	Lowcost

215/65 R17 103 H

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