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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Debica Frigo HP2 vs. Matador MP93 Nordicca vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 vs. Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Debica Frigo HP2 /50%	Matador MP93 Nordicca /40%	Semperit Speed-Grip 5 /78%	Michelin ALPIN 6 /63%	Kumho WinterCraft WP52 /55%

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Segment

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Premium

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Upper-middle

3. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

4. Debica Frigo HP2 Lowcost

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca Lowcost

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 192

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 93

3. Matador MP93 Nordicca 92

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 76

5. Barum Polaris 5 76

6. Debica Frigo HP2 26

Number of tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 31x

2. Barum Polaris 5 13x

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 12x

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 10x

5. Debica Frigo HP2 9x

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 4x

Best position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 1.

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 2.

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 3.

4. Debica Frigo HP2 7.

5. Barum Polaris 5 9.

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 11.

Worst position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 13.

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 19.

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 25.

4. Barum Polaris 5 26.

5. Debica Frigo HP2 27.

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 38.

Average position in tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 4.35

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 9.33

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 12.2

4. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

5. Debica Frigo HP2 17.33

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 23.75

Year of the last test

1. Debica Frigo HP2 2025

2. Matador MP93 Nordicca 2025

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 2025

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 2024

5. Michelin ALPIN 6 2024

6. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Exemplary

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Exemplary

3. Debica Frigo HP2 Good

4. Barum Polaris 5 Good

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Satisfactory

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Good

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Good

3. Matador MP93 Nordicca Satisfactory

4. Debica Frigo HP2 Conditionally recommended

5. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

81.2%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

70.4%

Barum
Polaris 5

66%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

62%

Debica
Frigo HP2

56%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

38.7%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 B

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 B

3. Debica Frigo HP2 B

4. Barum Polaris 5 C

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca C

Dry

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

83.5%

Barum
Polaris 5

75%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

72.6%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

68%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

56%

Debica
Frigo HP2

53%

Snow

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

81.9%

Debica
Frigo HP2

75%

Barum
Polaris 5

72%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

72.2%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

63%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

48.7%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

80%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

80.5%

Barum
Polaris 5

71%

Debica
Frigo HP2

63%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

61.9%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 ?

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 ?

3. Barum Polaris 5 ?

4. Debica Frigo HP2 ?

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 ?

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

92%

Barum
Polaris 5

84%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

80%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

69.5%

Debica
Frigo HP2

61%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 C

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 C

4. Debica Frigo HP2 C

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca D

6. Barum Polaris 5 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

85.7%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

30%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

27.5%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

0%

Debica
Frigo HP2

0%

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These tyres were tested together in 4 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

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-
Debica Frigo HP2 Rating: Conditionally recommended	3+	3	2+	2-
Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2-	2-	1-
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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
Debica Frigo HP2	37,0	30,1
Matador MP93 Nordicca	38,6	-
Semperit Speed-Grip 5	35,9	31,3
Kumho WinterCraft WP52	36,9	31,4
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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
Debica Frigo HP2	37,1	26,9
Matador MP93 Nordicca	37,8
Michelin Alpin 6	34,1	26,4
Kumho WinterCraft WP52	35,9	27,3
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2019 225/45 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	29,2	24
Barum Polaris 5	33,9	25
Debica Frigo HP2	34,2	24,1
Michelin Alpin 6	30,4	24,7
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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Debica Frigo HP2 vs. Matador MP93 Nordicca vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 vs. Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52

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