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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Debica Frigo HP2 vs. Matador MP93 Nordicca vs. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	Debica Frigo HP2 /50%	Matador MP93 Nordicca /40%	Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 /38%

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Segment

1. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

3. Debica Frigo HP2 Lowcost

4. Matador MP93 Nordicca Lowcost

5. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Matador MP93 Nordicca 92

2. Barum Polaris 5 76

3. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 64

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

5. Debica Frigo HP2 26

Number of tests

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

2. Barum Polaris 5 13x

3. Debica Frigo HP2 9x

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 5x

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 4x

Best position in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

2. Debica Frigo HP2 7.

3. Barum Polaris 5 9.

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 10.

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 11.

Worst position in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

2. Barum Polaris 5 26.

3. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 26.

4. Debica Frigo HP2 27.

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 38.

Average position in tests

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

2. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

3. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 16.4

4. Debica Frigo HP2 17.33

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 23.75

Year of the last test

1. Debica Frigo HP2 2025

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

3. Matador MP93 Nordicca 2025

4. Barum Polaris 5 2023

5. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 2022

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Debica Frigo HP2 Good

3. Barum Polaris 5 Good

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 Satisfactory

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

2. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 Satisfactory

3. Matador MP93 Nordicca Satisfactory

4. Debica Frigo HP2 Conditionally recommended

5. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Debica
Frigo HP2

68%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

62%

Barum
Polaris 5

62%

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

58%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

38.7%

Wet braking

1. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 63%

2. Barum Polaris 5 57%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 46%

4. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 90%

2. Barum Polaris 5 65%

3. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 49%

4. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Wet handling

1. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 65%

2. Barum Polaris 5 66%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50%

4. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 73%

2. Barum Polaris 5 57%

3. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 55%

4. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Barum Polaris 5 65%

2. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 57%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 52%

4. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

2. Debica Frigo HP2 B

3. Barum Polaris 5 C

4. Matador MP93 Nordicca C

5. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 ?

Dry

(Overall rating)

Debica
Frigo HP2

72.6%

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

71%

Barum
Polaris 5

69%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

60%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

56%

Dry braking

1. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 79%

2. Barum Polaris 5 63%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 57%

4. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Dry handling

1. Barum Polaris 5 76%

2. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 63%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

4. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Snow

(Overall rating)

Debica
Frigo HP2

84.5%

Barum
Polaris 5

75%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

61%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

48.7%

Snow traction

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 77%

2. Barum Polaris 5 74%

3. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 55%

4. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Snow braking

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 83%

2. Barum Polaris 5 76%

3. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 71%

4. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Snow handling

1. Barum Polaris 5 78%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 71%

3. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 57%

4. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Snow cornering

1. Barum Polaris 5 71%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 66%

3. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 59%

4. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

84%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Debica
Frigo HP2

70.9%

Barum
Polaris 5

67%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

0%

Exterior noise

1. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 87%

2. Barum Polaris 5 72%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

4. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

2. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 ?

3. Barum Polaris 5 ?

4. Debica Frigo HP2 ?

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Debica
Frigo HP2

81.6%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

78%

Barum
Polaris 5

77%

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

59%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

0%

Mileage

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

2. Barum Polaris 5 65%

3. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 46%

4. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Price/value

1. Barum Polaris 5 86%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

3. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 75%

4. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Rolling resistance

1. Barum Polaris 5 82%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 74%

3. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 56%

4. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

2. Debica Frigo HP2 C

3. Matador MP93 Nordicca D

4. Barum Polaris 5 E

5. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

89%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71.4%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

30%

Debica
Frigo HP2

0%

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Mutual Tests Available

These tyres were tested together in 10 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
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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	38.6	29.6
Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21	37.7	32.4
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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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	2	2.9
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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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	37,4	30,7
Debica Frigo HP2	37,0	30,1
Matador MP93 Nordicca	38,6	-
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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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,8	26,3
Debica Frigo HP2	37,1	26,9
Matador MP93 Nordicca	37,8
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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+
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3+	2-	2	1
Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2	2-	3+	3
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