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Comparison: Barum Polaris 3 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 vs. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Barum Polaris 3 /0%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	Goodyear UltraGrip 9 /0%	Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 /0%

Dimensions	R13 - R18	R15 - R19	R14 - R16	R13 - R17
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Segment

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Premium

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Premium

3. Barum Polaris 3 Lowcost

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 88

2. Barum Polaris 3 66

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 41

Number of tests

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 21x

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 17x

4. Barum Polaris 3 10x

Best position in test

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 1.

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 2.

4. Barum Polaris 3 3.

Worst position in test

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 9.

2. Barum Polaris 3 16.

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 20.

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

Average position in tests

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 3.65

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 7.1

3. Barum Polaris 3 10.6

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

Year of the last test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 2020

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 2020

4. Barum Polaris 3 2018

Best rating in test

1. Barum Polaris 3 Exemplary

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Highly recommended

4. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Highly recommended

Worst rating in test

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Good

2. Barum Polaris 3 Satisfactory

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

4. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Satisfactory

Wet

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

89%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

87%

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

85%

Barum
Polaris 3

74%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 C

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 C

4. Barum Polaris 3 C

Snow

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

95%

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

89%

Barum
Polaris 3

88%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

85%

Costs

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

87%

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

87%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

79%

Barum
Polaris 3

78%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 E

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 E

4. Barum Polaris 3 F

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

83%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

83%

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

80%

Barum
Polaris 3

75%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 68 dB

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 ?

4. Barum Polaris 3 ?

Dry

(Overall rating)

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

87%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

82%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

81%

Barum
Polaris 3

79%

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Mutual Tests Available

These tyres were tested together in 4 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

Autobild Winter tyre test 2018 195/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	1-	2+	1	1
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2-	2+	2-
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	1	2
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: Good	2	2-	1	2
Hankook Winter icept RS2 W452 Rating: Good*	2	2	1-	1-
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2018 195/65 R15

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34,3	27
Barum Polaris 3	36,7	27,8
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	34,8	27,6
Goodyear UltraGrip 9	35,5	27
Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452	34,9	27,7
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