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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 vs. Viking WinTech

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 /86%	Viking WinTech /53%

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Segment

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

2. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 Premium

3. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

5. Viking WinTech Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

2. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 93

3. Barum Polaris 5 76

4. Viking WinTech 53

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

Number of tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

3. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 18x

4. Barum Polaris 5 13x

5. Viking WinTech 6x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 1.

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

4. Barum Polaris 5 9.

5. Viking WinTech 11.

Worst position in test

1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 14.

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

4. Barum Polaris 5 26.

5. Viking WinTech 41.

Average position in tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

2. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 5.06

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

4. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

5. Viking WinTech 20.83

Year of the last test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

3. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 2025

4. Viking WinTech 2024

5. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 Exemplary

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

4. Barum Polaris 5 Good

5. Viking WinTech Recommended

Worst rating in test

1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 Good

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

4. Viking WinTech Conditionally recommended

5. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Hankook
Winter i*cept evo3 W330

79%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

74%

Barum
Polaris 5

63%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

62%

Viking
WinTech

54%

Wet braking

1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 73%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 66%

3. Viking WinTech 59%

4. Barum Polaris 5 58%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 46%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 90%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 90%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 79%

4. Barum Polaris 5 65%

5. Viking WinTech 42%

Wet handling

1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 78%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 78%

3. Barum Polaris 5 63%

4. Viking WinTech 53%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 84%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 73%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 70%

4. Barum Polaris 5 62%

5. Viking WinTech 51%

Wet circle cornering

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 77%

2. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 68%

3. Barum Polaris 5 69%

4. Viking WinTech 63%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 52%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

2. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 B

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

4. Barum Polaris 5 C

5. Viking WinTech ?

Dry

(Overall rating)

Hankook
Winter i*cept evo3 W330

80%

Barum
Polaris 5

71%

Viking
WinTech

68%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

66%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

60%

Dry braking

1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 77%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 65%

3. Barum Polaris 5 63%

4. Viking WinTech 57%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 57%

Dry handling

1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 84%

2. Viking WinTech 78%

3. Barum Polaris 5 78%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 67%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

Snow

(Overall rating)

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

81%

Hankook
Winter i*cept evo3 W330

77%

Barum
Polaris 5

74%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Viking
WinTech

69%

Snow traction

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 81%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 77%

3. Viking WinTech 76%

4. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 75%

5. Barum Polaris 5 75%

Snow braking

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 83%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 81%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 76%

4. Barum Polaris 5 74%

5. Viking WinTech 66%

Snow handling

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 84%

2. Barum Polaris 5 78%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 75%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 71%

5. Viking WinTech 0%

Snow cornering

1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 82%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 78%

3. Barum Polaris 5 72%

4. Viking WinTech 65%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 66%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Hankook
Winter i*cept evo3 W330

74%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

72%

Barum
Polaris 5

67%

Viking
WinTech

67%

Exterior noise

1. Viking WinTech 73%

2. Barum Polaris 5 72%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

4. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 63%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 63%

Comfort

1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 78%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 78%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 69%

4. Barum Polaris 5 69%

5. Viking WinTech 60%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72 dB

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

3. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 ?

4. Barum Polaris 5 ?

5. Viking WinTech ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

79%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

78%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

74%

Hankook
Winter i*cept evo3 W330

64%

Viking
WinTech

61%

Mileage

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 76%

3. Barum Polaris 5 70%

4. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 62%

5. Viking WinTech 61%

Price/value

1. Barum Polaris 5 86%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 71%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 64%

5. Viking WinTech 0%

Rolling resistance

1. Barum Polaris 5 82%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 74%

4. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 59%

5. Viking WinTech 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

3. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 C

4. Barum Polaris 5 E

5. Viking WinTech ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Viking
WinTech

84%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

76.5%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71.4%

Hankook
Winter i*cept evo3 W330

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
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2-	2-	1	2
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3	3	3
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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
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	37.4	29.2
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	38.6	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
DUNLOP Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2.3	2.1
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	2	2.9
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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-
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2	2-	2	2+
Hankook Winter icept evo3 W330 Rating: Good*	2+	2	2	3+
Viking WinTech Rating: Conditionally recommended	3+	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
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	36,1	30,7
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	37,4	30,7
Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330	35,2	30,3
Viking WinTech	36,0	31,0
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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
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	35,3	26,5
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,8	26,3
Viking WinTech	37,1	27,1
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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+
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2+	2-	2+	2	3+
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3+	2-	2	1
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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
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	33,6	27,3
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,8	28,6
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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-
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2	2	2+	2+
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Good	2-	2-	2+	2+
Hankook Winter icept evo3 W330 Rating: Exemplary*	2+	2	2	2
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2020 245/45 R18

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	30,3	24,3
Barum Polaris 5	35,2	24,9
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	35,2	25
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,3	24,5
Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330	32,3	25
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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
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	32,9	24,3
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	33,5	24,3
Viking WinTech	35,8	-
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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 vs. Viking WinTech

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