Comparison: Barum Polaris 3 vs. Uniroyal MS plus 77 vs. Firestone Winterhawk 3 vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

Budget

Barum

Polaris 3

R13 – R18

VS

Upper-middle

Uniroyal

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UltraGrip Performance 3

Test Profile

Polaris 3

MS plus 77

Winterhawk 3

UltraGrip Performance+

WinterCraft WP52+

Number of tests

10

19

14

23

3

Best position

#3

#1

#4

Average position

10.6

11.2

16.0

3.3

4.3

Latest test

2018

2021

2020

2025

Available sizes

67

76

66

176

97

Wet

Barum Polaris 3

74%

Uniroyal MS plus 77

77%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

67%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

83%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

79%

Wet braking

Barum Polaris 3

84%

Uniroyal MS plus 77

72%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

70%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

80%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

84%

Wet circle cornering

Barum Polaris 3

79%

Uniroyal MS plus 77

74%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

60%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

82%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

81%

Wet handling

Barum Polaris 3

71%

Uniroyal MS plus 77

78%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

57%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

89%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

86%

Aquaplaning - cross

Barum Polaris 3

71%

Uniroyal MS plus 77

79%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

71%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

87%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

66%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

Barum Polaris 3

65%

Uniroyal MS plus 77

83%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

74%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

83%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

72%

Snow

Barum Polaris 3

87%

Uniroyal MS plus 77

81%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

81%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

91%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

81%

Snow braking

Barum Polaris 3

87%

Uniroyal MS plus 77

84%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

85%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

89%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

80%

Snow cornering

Barum Polaris 3

87%

Uniroyal MS plus 77

80%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

87%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

88%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

78%

Snow handling

Barum Polaris 3

87%

Uniroyal MS plus 77

80%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

76%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

89%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

86%

Snow traction

Barum Polaris 3

89%

Uniroyal MS plus 77

80%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

79%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

91%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

76%

Costs

Barum Polaris 3

79%

Uniroyal MS plus 77

77%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

80%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

80%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

71%

Rolling resistance

Barum Polaris 3

84%

Uniroyal MS plus 77

82%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

79%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

80%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

69%

Mileage

Barum Polaris 3

68%

Uniroyal MS plus 77

67%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

75%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

78%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

69%

Price/value

Barum Polaris 3

81%

Uniroyal MS plus 77

75%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

92%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

69%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

84%

Dry

Barum Polaris 3

79%

Uniroyal MS plus 77

74%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

76%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

78%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

78%

Dry braking

Barum Polaris 3

71%

Uniroyal MS plus 77

71%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

75%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

84%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

84%

Dry handling

Barum Polaris 3

87%

Uniroyal MS plus 77

78%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

76%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

81%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

72%

Comfort

Barum Polaris 3

79%

Uniroyal MS plus 77

73%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

70%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

84%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

72%

Exterior noise

Barum Polaris 3

79%

Uniroyal MS plus 77

77%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

74%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

81%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

72%

Comfort

Barum Polaris 3

71%

Uniroyal MS plus 77

78%

Firestone Winterhawk 3

71%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

79%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

68%

Dimensions and prices

Compare prices across all available dimensions for these tyres.

Comparison: Barum Polaris 3 vs. Uniroyal MS plus 77 vs. Firestone Winterhawk 3 vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

Polaris 3

MS plus 77

Winterhawk 3

UltraGrip Performance+

WinterCraft WP52+

Test Profile

Wet

Snow

Costs

Dry

Comfort

Dimensions and prices

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