Comparison: Barum Polaris 3 vs. Firestone Roadhawk 2 vs. Hankook ION Evo vs. Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

Budget

Barum

Polaris 3

R13 – R18

VS

Upper-middle

Firestone

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Polaris 3

Roadhawk 2

ION Evo

Efficientgrip 2 SUV

Number of tests

10

6

1

5

Best position

#3

#1

Average position

10.6

4.7

1.0

2.2

Latest test

2018

2026

2025

Available sizes

67

146

66

63

These tyres were not tested together in the same test. The scores below are aggregated from different independent tests, so direct comparison should be taken with caution.

Wet

Confidence

Barum Polaris 3

74%

Firestone Roadhawk 2

86%

Hankook ION Evo

89%

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

83%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

Barum Polaris 3

65%

Firestone Roadhawk 2

95%

Hankook ION Evo

77%

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

78%

Wet braking

Barum Polaris 3

84%

Firestone Roadhawk 2

78%

Hankook ION Evo

97%

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

85%

Wet circle cornering

Barum Polaris 3

79%

Firestone Roadhawk 2

84%

Hankook ION Evo

92%

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

79%

Wet handling

Barum Polaris 3

71%

Firestone Roadhawk 2

88%

Hankook ION Evo

92%

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

86%

Aquaplaning - cross

Barum Polaris 3

71%

Firestone Roadhawk 2

88%

Hankook ION Evo

87%

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

82%

Snow

Confidence

Barum Polaris 3

87%

Costs

Confidence

Barum Polaris 3

79%

Firestone Roadhawk 2

68%

Hankook ION Evo

71%

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

84%

Rolling resistance

Barum Polaris 3

84%

Firestone Roadhawk 2

85%

Hankook ION Evo

69%

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

77%

Comfort

Confidence

Barum Polaris 3

79%

Firestone Roadhawk 2

77%

Hankook ION Evo

72%

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

92%

Exterior noise

Barum Polaris 3

79%

Firestone Roadhawk 2

66%

Hankook ION Evo

66%

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

90%

Dry

Confidence

Barum Polaris 3

79%

Firestone Roadhawk 2

79%

Hankook ION Evo

92%

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

83%

Dry braking

Barum Polaris 3

71%

Firestone Roadhawk 2

81%

Hankook ION Evo

91%

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

82%

Dry handling

Barum Polaris 3

87%

Firestone Roadhawk 2

77%

Hankook ION Evo

92%

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

84%

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