Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Falken e.Ziex vs. Hankook Ventus Evo vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

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Barum

Polaris 5

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Test Profile

Polaris 5

e.Ziex

Ventus Evo

UltraGrip Performance 3

Number of tests

13

4

7

24

Best position

#9

#2

#1

Average position

15.2

3.8

2.3

2.7

Latest test

2024

2026

2025

Available sizes

76

36

139

302

These tyres were not tested together in the same test. The scores below are aggregated from different independent tests, so direct comparison should be taken with caution.

Wet

Confidence

Barum Polaris 5

62%

Falken e.Ziex

69%

Hankook Ventus Evo

88%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

84%

Aquaplaning - cross

Barum Polaris 5

64%

Falken e.Ziex

61%

Hankook Ventus Evo

78%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

77%

Wet braking

Barum Polaris 5

63%

Falken e.Ziex

78%

Hankook Ventus Evo

90%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

83%

Wet handling

Barum Polaris 5

56%

Falken e.Ziex

60%

Hankook Ventus Evo

90%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

90%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

Barum Polaris 5

65%

Falken e.Ziex

67%

Hankook Ventus Evo

85%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

78%

Wet circle cornering

Barum Polaris 5

66%

Falken e.Ziex

77%

Hankook Ventus Evo

93%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

88%

Snow

Confidence

Barum Polaris 5

76%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

76%

Snow braking

Barum Polaris 5

78%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

81%

Snow traction

Barum Polaris 5

76%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

83%

Snow handling

Barum Polaris 5

76%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

61%

Snow cornering

Barum Polaris 5

72%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

79%

Dry

Confidence

Barum Polaris 5

71%

Falken e.Ziex

79%

Hankook Ventus Evo

90%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

80%

Dry braking

Barum Polaris 5

69%

Falken e.Ziex

87%

Hankook Ventus Evo

87%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

76%

Dry handling

Barum Polaris 5

78%

Falken e.Ziex

77%

Hankook Ventus Evo

93%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

84%

Comfort

Confidence

Barum Polaris 5

73%

Falken e.Ziex

79%

Hankook Ventus Evo

85%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

91%

Exterior noise

Barum Polaris 5

74%

Falken e.Ziex

75%

Hankook Ventus Evo

88%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

84%

Comfort

Barum Polaris 5

61%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

73%

Costs

Confidence

Barum Polaris 5

80%

Falken e.Ziex

76%

Hankook Ventus Evo

76%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

72%

Mileage

Barum Polaris 5

72%

Falken e.Ziex

60%

Hankook Ventus Evo

78%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

64%

Price/value

Barum Polaris 5

86%

Falken e.Ziex

60%

Hankook Ventus Evo

71%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

68%

Rolling resistance

Barum Polaris 5

82%

Falken e.Ziex

88%

Hankook Ventus Evo

76%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

75%

Ice

Confidence

Barum Polaris 5

82%

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

23%

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