Segment
1. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 Premium2. Michelin Alpin A4 Premium3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Premium4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Upper-middle5. Barum Polaris 3 Lowcost6. Fulda Kristall Montero 3 Lowcost
Comparison: Barum Polaris 3 vs. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 vs. Michelin Alpin A4 vs. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 vs. Firestone Winterhawk 3 vs. Fulda Kristall Montero 3
Number of sizes available
Number of tests
Best position in test
Worst position in test
Average position in tests
4. Barum Polaris 3 10.6
Year of the last test
Best rating in test
1. Barum Polaris 3 Exemplary2. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 Highly recommended3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Highly recommended4. Michelin Alpin A4 Highly recommended5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Satisfactory6. Fulda Kristall Montero 3 Sufficient
Worst rating in test
2. Michelin Alpin A4 Recommended3. Barum Polaris 3 Satisfactory4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Conditionally recommended5. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 Sufficient6. Fulda Kristall Montero 3 Sufficient
Wet
(Overall rating)Wet braking according to EU label
Snow
(Overall rating)Costs
(Overall rating)Fuel consumption according to EU label
Comfort
(Overall rating)Outside noise accoring to EU label
1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 68 dB
Dry
(Overall rating)Add to comparison
Mutual Tests Available
These tyres were tested together in 4 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.
4
Mutual tests
| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Noise | Wear | Fuel consumption |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best values in test | 1,8 | 1,9 | 1,7 | 2,2 | 2,8 | 1 | 1,5 |
| Barum Polaris 3 Rating: - | 3,4 | 2,2 | 2,1 | 2,8 | 3,6 | 1,5 | 2,0 |
| Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 Rating: - | 1,8 | 3,0 | 2,1 | 2,7 | 3,0 | 2,5 | 2,0 |
| Michelin Alpin A4 Rating: - | 2,4 | 2,0 | 2,4 | 2,4 | 3,5 | 1 | 2,5 |
| Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: - | 2,2 | 2,5 | 1,8 | 2,5 | 2,9 | 2,0 | 1,5 |
| Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: - | 4,6 | 2,3 | 2,8 | 2,6 | 3,0 | 2,0 | 1,8 |
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| Name | Points total | Wet | Dry | Snow | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best values in test | 415 | 144 | 136 | 144 | |||
| Barum Polaris 3 Rating: - | 346 | 95 | 116 | 135 | |||
| Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 Rating: Highly recommended | 382 | 129 | 111 | 142 | |||
| Michelin Alpin A4 Rating: Highly recommended | 367 | 114 | 124 | 129 | |||
| Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: Highly recommended | 384 | 135 | 135 | 114 | |||
| Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: - | 338 | 100 | 112 | 136 | |||
| Fulda Kristall Montero 3 Rating: - | 317 | 93 | 98 | 126 | |||
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| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best values in test | 1 | 2+ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Barum Polaris 3 Rating: Exemplary | 2- | 2 | 2+ | 2- | |||
| Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 Rating: - | 1 | 2 | 1- | 3+ | |||
| Michelin Alpin A4 Rating: - | 2 | 2- | 1 | 1- | |||
| Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: - | 1 | 2- | 2+ | 2 | |||
| Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: - | 2- | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Fulda Kristall Montero 3 Rating: - | 3+ | 2- | 2+ | 2 | |||
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| Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best values in test | 36,8 | 27,7 | |||||
| Barum Polaris 3 | 40,8 | 28,6 | |||||
| Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 | 36,8 | 28,3 | |||||
| Michelin Alpin A4 | 39,7 | 27,9 | |||||
| Goodyear UltraGrip 9 | 36,9 | 28,6 | |||||
| Firestone Winterhawk 3 | 41,9 | 28,9 | |||||
| Fulda Kristall Montero 3 | 42,8 | 27,7 | |||||
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