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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Michelin ALPIN 7 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 /81%	Michelin ALPIN 7 /83%	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%

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Segment

1. Michelin ALPIN 7 Premium

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Upper-middle

4. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91

3. Barum Polaris 5 76

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 62

Number of tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 23x

3. Barum Polaris 5 13x

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 6x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 1.

3. Michelin ALPIN 7 1.

4. Barum Polaris 5 9.

Worst position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 7 6.

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 13.

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

4. Barum Polaris 5 26.

Average position in tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 7 3.67

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 6.65

4. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

Year of the last test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 2025

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

3. Michelin ALPIN 7 2025

4. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Very good

3. Michelin ALPIN 7 Very good

4. Barum Polaris 5 Good

Worst rating in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Good

2. Michelin ALPIN 7 Good

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

4. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 7

86.3%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

74%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

74%

Barum
Polaris 5

62%

Wet braking

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 67%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 66%

3. Barum Polaris 5 61%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 79%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 77%

3. Barum Polaris 5 63%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Wet handling

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 78%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 71%

3. Barum Polaris 5 56%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 84%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 70%

3. Barum Polaris 5 63%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 77%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 69%

3. Barum Polaris 5 66%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 B

3. Michelin ALPIN 7 B

4. Barum Polaris 5 C

Snow

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 7

87.8%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

86%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

81%

Barum
Polaris 5

76%

Snow braking

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 90%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 81%

3. Barum Polaris 5 79%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Snow traction

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 84%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 81%

3. Barum Polaris 5 77%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Snow handling

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 83%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 84%

3. Barum Polaris 5 76%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Snow cornering

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 86%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 78%

3. Barum Polaris 5 72%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 7

80.1%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

71%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

66%

Barum
Polaris 5

62%

Dry braking

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 70%

2. Barum Polaris 5 68%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 65%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Dry handling

1. Barum Polaris 5 78%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 67%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 64%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 7

93.4%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

75%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

72%

Barum
Polaris 5

70%

Exterior noise

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 82%

2. Barum Polaris 5 74%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 63%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Comfort

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 78%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 74%

3. Barum Polaris 5 69%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72 dB

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?

3. Barum Polaris 5 ?

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 7

94.8%

Barum
Polaris 5

79%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

74%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

71%

Mileage

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 75%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 76%

3. Barum Polaris 5 70%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Rolling resistance

1. Barum Polaris 5 82%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 71%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Price/value

1. Barum Polaris 5 86%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 66%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 64%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

2. Michelin ALPIN 7 C

3. Barum Polaris 5 E

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

78%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

76.5%

Michelin
ALPIN 7

0%

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These tyres were tested together in 11 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

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AUTOBILD Winter tyre test 2024 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3	3+	3	2
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2	2-	2	2
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2-	2-	1	2
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AUTOBILD Winter tyre test 2024 205/55 R16

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34.6	28.9
Barum Polaris 5	37.7	30.0
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	37.5	29.4
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	37.4	29.2
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2023 205/60 R16

Name	Enviromental impact	Driving safety
Best values in test	2	2.1
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2.3	3.4
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2.4	2.7
DUNLOP Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2.3	2.1
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2-	2	2+	1-
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2	2-	1-	2
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2	2-	2	2+
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R18

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	31,4	29,2
Barum Polaris 5	35,6	31,0
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,2	29,3
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	36,1	30,7
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,8	25,4
Barum Polaris 5	37,5	26,9
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,8	25,4
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	35,3	26,5
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2022 185/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Rolling resistance	Noise	Wear
Best values in test	1,7	1,9	1,8	1,9	1,7	2,5	1,5
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Sufficient	3,2	3,9	2,4	2,8	2,0	3,0	2,0
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2,7	2,6	2,0	2,5	2,4	2,7	2,0
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2021 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Wear
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+	1
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3+	2+	1-	2+
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2	3+	1-	3+	2
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2+	2-	2+	2	3+
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2021 195/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear
Best values in test	1,6	1,9	1,9	2,0	2,6	2,0
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3,2	3,0	2,0	2,0	2,8	3,0
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2,6	2,2	1,9	2,5	3,3	2,0
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2021 205/55 R16

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,1	27,3
Barum Polaris 5	36,1	28,8
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,6	27,9
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	33,6	27,3
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2020 245/45 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	1-	2+	1-
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Good	2-	2	2	2-
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2+	2+
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2	2	2+	2+
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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Michelin ALPIN 7 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

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