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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Sava Eskimo HP2

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 /81%	Sava Eskimo HP2 /58%

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Segment

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Upper-middle

2. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91

2. Barum Polaris 5 76

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 25

Number of tests

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 23x

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 15x

3. Barum Polaris 5 13x

Best position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 1.

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 6.

3. Barum Polaris 5 9.

Worst position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 13.

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 23.

3. Barum Polaris 5 26.

Average position in tests

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 6.65

2. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 15.47

Year of the last test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 2025

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 2025

3. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Very good

2. Barum Polaris 5 Good

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Good

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 Satisfactory

3. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

74%

Barum
Polaris 5

62%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

54%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 77%

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 69%

3. Barum Polaris 5 63%

Wet braking

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 67%

2. Barum Polaris 5 61%

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 46%

Wet handling

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 71%

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 57%

3. Barum Polaris 5 56%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 84%

2. Barum Polaris 5 63%

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 46%

Wet circle cornering

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 69%

2. Barum Polaris 5 66%

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 50%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 B

2. Barum Polaris 5 C

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 C

Snow

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

86%

Barum
Polaris 5

76%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

69%

Snow braking

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 90%

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 81%

3. Barum Polaris 5 79%

Snow traction

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 84%

2. Barum Polaris 5 77%

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 71%

Snow handling

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 83%

2. Barum Polaris 5 76%

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 57%

Snow cornering

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 86%

2. Barum Polaris 5 72%

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 67%

Dry

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

71%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

63%

Barum
Polaris 5

62%

Dry braking

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 70%

2. Barum Polaris 5 68%

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 55%

Dry handling

1. Barum Polaris 5 78%

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 71%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 64%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Sava
Eskimo HP2

75%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

75%

Barum
Polaris 5

70%

Exterior noise

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 82%

2. Barum Polaris 5 74%

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 69%

Comfort

1. Sava Eskimo HP2 81%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 71%

3. Barum Polaris 5 61%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Sava Eskimo HP2 ?

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?

3. Barum Polaris 5 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Sava
Eskimo HP2

79%

Barum
Polaris 5

79%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

71%

Mileage

1. Sava Eskimo HP2 79%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 75%

3. Barum Polaris 5 70%

Price/value

1. Barum Polaris 5 86%

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 84%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 66%

Rolling resistance

1. Barum Polaris 5 82%

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 73%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 71%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Sava Eskimo HP2 C

2. Barum Polaris 5 E

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Sava
Eskimo HP2

85.2%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

78%

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Mutual Tests Available

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

Mutual tests

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
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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
Sava Eskimo HP2	39.5	29.6
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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
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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
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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
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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
Sava Eskimo HP2	37,6	26,1
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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
Sava Eskimo HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3	2-	2	2	2+
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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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