Comparison: Barum Polaris 3 vs. Maxxis Mecotra 3 vs. Sava Eskimo HP2 vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Budget

Barum

Polaris 3

R13 – R18

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Budget

Maxxis

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Polaris 3

Mecotra 3

Eskimo HP2

UltraGrip Performance+

Number of tests

10

2

15

23

Best position

#3

#7

#6

#1

Average position

10.6

10.0

15.5

3.3

Latest test

2018

2019

2025

Available sizes

67

147

28

176

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%

Maxxis Mecotra 3

70%

Sava Eskimo HP2

63%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

83%

Aquaplaning - cross

Barum Polaris 3

71%

Maxxis Mecotra 3

59%

Sava Eskimo HP2

69%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

87%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

Barum Polaris 3

65%

Maxxis Mecotra 3

75%

Sava Eskimo HP2

63%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

83%

Wet braking

Barum Polaris 3

84%

Maxxis Mecotra 3

93%

Sava Eskimo HP2

67%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

80%

Wet circle cornering

Barum Polaris 3

79%

Maxxis Mecotra 3

67%

Sava Eskimo HP2

59%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

82%

Wet handling

Barum Polaris 3

71%

Maxxis Mecotra 3

47%

Sava Eskimo HP2

60%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

89%

Snow

Confidence

Barum Polaris 3

87%

Sava Eskimo HP2

78%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

91%

Snow cornering

Barum Polaris 3

87%

Sava Eskimo HP2

74%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

88%

Snow handling

Barum Polaris 3

87%

Sava Eskimo HP2

67%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

89%

Snow traction

Barum Polaris 3

89%

Sava Eskimo HP2

85%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

91%

Snow braking

Barum Polaris 3

87%

Sava Eskimo HP2

86%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

89%

Costs

Confidence

Barum Polaris 3

79%

Maxxis Mecotra 3

75%

Sava Eskimo HP2

83%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

80%

Price/value

Barum Polaris 3

81%

Sava Eskimo HP2

92%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

69%

Rolling resistance

Barum Polaris 3

84%

Sava Eskimo HP2

83%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

80%

Mileage

Barum Polaris 3

68%

Maxxis Mecotra 3

66%

Sava Eskimo HP2

76%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

78%

Comfort

Confidence

Barum Polaris 3

79%

Maxxis Mecotra 3

70%

Sava Eskimo HP2

72%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

84%

Exterior noise

Barum Polaris 3

79%

Maxxis Mecotra 3

61%

Sava Eskimo HP2

62%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

81%

Comfort

Barum Polaris 3

71%

Sava Eskimo HP2

83%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

79%

Dry

Confidence

Barum Polaris 3

79%

Maxxis Mecotra 3

89%

Sava Eskimo HP2

71%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

78%

Dry braking

Barum Polaris 3

71%

Sava Eskimo HP2

70%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

84%

Dry handling

Barum Polaris 3

87%

Sava Eskimo HP2

72%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

81%

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