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Comparison: Barum Polaris 3 vs. Michelin Alpin A4 vs. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 vs. Firestone Winterhawk 3 vs. Uniroyal MS plus 77

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Costs
Mutual tests
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#	Barum Polaris 3 /0%	Michelin Alpin A4 /0%	Goodyear UltraGrip 9 /0%	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 /0%	Firestone Winterhawk 3 /0%	Uniroyal MS plus 77 /0%

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Segment

1. Michelin Alpin A4 Premium

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Premium

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Premium

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Upper-middle

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 Upper-middle

6. Barum Polaris 3 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 132

2. Uniroyal MS plus 77 76

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 66

4. Barum Polaris 3 66

5. Michelin Alpin A4 42

6. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 41

Number of tests

1. Uniroyal MS plus 77 19x

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 17x

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 15x

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 14x

5. Barum Polaris 3 10x

6. Michelin Alpin A4 5x

Best position in test

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 1.

2. Michelin Alpin A4 2.

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 3.

4. Barum Polaris 3 3.

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 3.

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 4.

Worst position in test

1. Michelin Alpin A4 6.

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 9.

3. Barum Polaris 3 16.

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 17.

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 18.

6. Firestone Winterhawk 3 32.

Average position in tests

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 3.65

2. Michelin Alpin A4 4.4

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 7.87

4. Barum Polaris 3 10.6

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 11.21

6. Firestone Winterhawk 3 16

Year of the last test

1. Firestone Winterhawk 3 2020

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 2020

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 2020

4. Barum Polaris 3 2018

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 2018

6. Michelin Alpin A4 2016

Best rating in test

1. Barum Polaris 3 Exemplary

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Highly recommended

3. Michelin Alpin A4 Highly recommended

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Good

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Satisfactory

6. Uniroyal MS plus 77 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Good

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Good

3. Michelin Alpin A4 Recommended

4. Barum Polaris 3 Satisfactory

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 Satisfactory

6. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Conditionally recommended

Wet

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

88.4%

Michelin
Alpin A4

82.9%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

78.6%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

77.2%

Barum
Polaris 3

73.6%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

66.5%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 B

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 C

3. Michelin Alpin A4 C

4. Barum Polaris 3 C

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 C

6. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 3

87.3%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

81.3%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

81.4%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

77.1%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

77.4%

Michelin
Alpin A4

70%

Costs

(Overall rating)

Michelin
Alpin A4

85.7%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

81%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

80.3%

Barum
Polaris 3

79%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

76.6%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

76.7%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 C

2. Michelin Alpin A4 E

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 E

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 E

5. Barum Polaris 3 F

6. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 3

79%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

73%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

73.1%

Michelin
Alpin A4

72.4%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

70.3%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

49.6%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 68 dB

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 71 dB

3. Barum Polaris 3 ?

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?

5. Michelin Alpin A4 ?

6. Firestone Winterhawk 3 ?

Dry

(Overall rating)

Michelin
Alpin A4

81.3%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

81.7%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

80.8%

Barum
Polaris 3

79%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

75.8%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

74.4%

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ADAC Winter tyre test 2016 185/65 R15

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
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
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Rating: -	2,8	2,6	1,9	2,9	3,6	2,5	2,0
Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: -	4,6	2,3	2,8	2,6	3,0	2,0	1,8
Uniroyal MS plus 77 Rating: -	2,7	3,3	1,7	2,9	3,7	2,5	2,0
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2015 185/60 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	1	2+	1	1
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: Exemplary	2-	2	2+	2-
Michelin Alpin A4 Rating: -	2	2-	1	1-
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: -	1	2-	2+	2
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Rating: -	2-	2-	2+	1-
Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: -	2-	2	2	2
Uniroyal MS plus 77 Rating: -	2-	3+	1-	2-
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2015 185/60 R15

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	36,8	27,7
Barum Polaris 3	40,8	28,6
Michelin Alpin A4	39,7	27,9
Goodyear UltraGrip 9	36,9	28,6
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	43,4	28,1
Firestone Winterhawk 3	41,9	28,9
Uniroyal MS plus 77	41,7	28,6
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Autozeitung Winter tyre test 2015 185/65 R15

Name	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	415	144	136	144
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: -	346	95	116	135
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
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Comparison: Barum Polaris 3 vs. Michelin Alpin A4 vs. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 vs. Firestone Winterhawk 3 vs. Uniroyal MS plus 77

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