Comparison: Barum Polaris 3 vs. Hankook Ventus Evo vs. Falken e.Ziex vs. GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2 vs. Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

Budget

Barum

Polaris 3

R13 – R18

VS

Premium

Hankook

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Polaris 3

Ventus Evo

e.Ziex

Efficientgrip Performance 2

Efficientgrip 2 SUV

Number of tests

10

5

3

4

5

Best position

#3

#1

#2

#1

Average position

10.6

2.8

3.7

3.3

2.2

Latest test

2018

2026

2025

2026

2025

Available sizes

67

139

36

40

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

Barum Polaris 3

74%

Hankook Ventus Evo

88%

Falken e.Ziex

75%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

82%

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

83%

Wet braking

Barum Polaris 3

84%

Hankook Ventus Evo

91%

Falken e.Ziex

87%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

84%

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

85%

Wet circle cornering

Barum Polaris 3

79%

Hankook Ventus Evo

94%

Falken e.Ziex

77%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

81%

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

79%

Wet handling

Barum Polaris 3

71%

Hankook Ventus Evo

92%

Falken e.Ziex

69%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

81%

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

86%

Aquaplaning - cross

Barum Polaris 3

71%

Hankook Ventus Evo

77%

Falken e.Ziex

61%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

73%

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

82%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

Barum Polaris 3

65%

Hankook Ventus Evo

84%

Falken e.Ziex

68%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

71%

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

78%

Snow

Barum Polaris 3

87%

Costs

Barum Polaris 3

79%

Hankook Ventus Evo

74%

Falken e.Ziex

80%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

88%

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

84%

Rolling resistance

Barum Polaris 3

84%

Hankook Ventus Evo

72%

Falken e.Ziex

95%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

81%

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

77%

Mileage

Barum Polaris 3

68%

Hankook Ventus Evo

78%

Falken e.Ziex

60%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

99%

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

96%

Dry

Barum Polaris 3

79%

Hankook Ventus Evo

89%

Falken e.Ziex

85%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

79%

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

83%

Dry handling

Barum Polaris 3

87%

Hankook Ventus Evo

93%

Falken e.Ziex

81%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

80%

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

84%

Dry braking

Barum Polaris 3

71%

Hankook Ventus Evo

85%

Falken e.Ziex

88%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

82%

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

82%

Comfort

Barum Polaris 3

79%

Hankook Ventus Evo

84%

Falken e.Ziex

78%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

78%

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

92%

Exterior noise

Barum Polaris 3

79%

Hankook Ventus Evo

87%

Falken e.Ziex

78%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

80%

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

90%

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