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Comparison: Barum Polaris 3 vs. Yokohama W.drive V905 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Barum Polaris 3 /0%	Yokohama W.drive V905 /0%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 /0%

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Segment

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Premium

2. Yokohama W.drive V905 Upper-middle

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. Yokohama W.drive V905 8

Number of tests

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 21x

3. Barum Polaris 3 10x

4. Yokohama W.drive V905 10x

Best position in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 2.

3. Barum Polaris 3 3.

4. Yokohama W.drive V905 7.

Worst position in test

1. Barum Polaris 3 16.

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 20.

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

4. Yokohama W.drive V905 24.

Average position in tests

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 7.1

2. Barum Polaris 3 10.6

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

4. Yokohama W.drive V905 14

Year of the last test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 2020

3. Yokohama W.drive V905 2019

4. Barum Polaris 3 2018

Best rating in test

1. Barum Polaris 3 Exemplary

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Highly recommended

4. Yokohama W.drive V905 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Barum Polaris 3 Satisfactory

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Satisfactory

4. Yokohama W.drive V905 Conditionally recommended

Wet

(Overall rating)

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

85.2%

Barum
Polaris 3

73.6%

Yokohama
W.drive V905

68.9%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

63.3%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 C

3. Barum Polaris 3 C

4. Yokohama W.drive V905 ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

90.1%

Barum
Polaris 3

87.3%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

80.4%

Yokohama
W.drive V905

74%

Costs

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 3

79%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74.8%

Yokohama
W.drive V905

71.8%

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

68.9%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 E

3. Barum Polaris 3 F

4. Yokohama W.drive V905 ?

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 3

79%

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

77.1%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

70.9%

Yokohama
W.drive V905

59.4%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

2. Barum Polaris 3 ?

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 ?

4. Yokohama W.drive V905 ?

Dry

(Overall rating)

Yokohama
W.drive V905

91.1%

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

83.7%

Barum
Polaris 3

79%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

66.3%

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Mutual Tests Available

These tyres were tested together in 5 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

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
Yokohama W.drive V905	36,6	29,5
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	34,8	27,6
Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452	34,9	27,7
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2017 225/50 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2	1-	2+
Yokohama W.drive V905 Rating: Satisfactory	2-	2-	2	2-
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Good	2	2	2+	1-
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2017 225/50 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,2	25,9
Barum Polaris 3	35,8	27,6
Yokohama W.drive V905	34,7	28,3
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	35,5	28,1
Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452	35,9	28,6
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