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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Debica Frigo HP2 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%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	Debica Frigo HP2 /50%	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. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

5. Debica Frigo HP2 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 192

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 76

3. Barum Polaris 5 76

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

5. Debica Frigo HP2 26

Number of tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 31x

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

3. Barum Polaris 5 13x

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 10x

5. Debica Frigo HP2 9x

Best position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 1.

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 2.

4. Debica Frigo HP2 7.

5. Barum Polaris 5 9.

Worst position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 13.

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 25.

4. Barum Polaris 5 26.

5. Debica Frigo HP2 27.

Average position in tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 4.35

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 12.2

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

4. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

5. Debica Frigo HP2 17.33

Year of the last test

1. Debica Frigo HP2 2025

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 2024

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 2024

5. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 Exemplary

3. Debica Frigo HP2 Good

4. Barum Polaris 5 Good

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Good

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

3. Debica Frigo HP2 Conditionally recommended

4. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

73%

Debica
Frigo HP2

68%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

67%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

62%

Barum
Polaris 5

62%

Wet braking

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 92%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 70%

3. Barum Polaris 5 57%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 46%

5. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 90%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 75%

3. Barum Polaris 5 65%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 42%

5. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

Wet handling

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 84%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 83%

3. Barum Polaris 5 66%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50%

5. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 73%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 68%

3. Barum Polaris 5 57%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 42%

5. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 75%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 70%

3. Barum Polaris 5 65%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 52%

5. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 B

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 B

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

4. Debica Frigo HP2 B

5. Barum Polaris 5 C

Dry

(Overall rating)

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

86%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

78%

Debica
Frigo HP2

72.6%

Barum
Polaris 5

69%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

60%

Dry braking

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 87%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 79%

3. Barum Polaris 5 63%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 57%

5. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

Dry handling

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 84%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 77%

3. Barum Polaris 5 76%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

5. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

Snow

(Overall rating)

Debica
Frigo HP2

84.5%

Barum
Polaris 5

75%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

73%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

71%

Snow traction

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 84%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 77%

3. Barum Polaris 5 74%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 71%

5. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

Snow braking

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 83%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 76%

3. Barum Polaris 5 76%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 71%

5. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

Snow handling

1. Barum Polaris 5 78%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 71%

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 69%

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 67%

5. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

Snow cornering

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 73%

2. Barum Polaris 5 71%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 66%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 66%

5. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

82%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Debica
Frigo HP2

70.9%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

68%

Barum
Polaris 5

67%

Exterior noise

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 77%

2. Barum Polaris 5 72%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 57%

5. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 ?

3. Barum Polaris 5 ?

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 ?

5. Debica Frigo HP2 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Debica
Frigo HP2

81.6%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

78%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

77%

Barum
Polaris 5

77%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

56%

Mileage

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 98%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

3. Barum Polaris 5 65%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 42%

5. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

Rolling resistance

1. Barum Polaris 5 82%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 74%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 73%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 57%

5. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

Price/value

1. Barum Polaris 5 86%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 69%

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 60%

5. Debica Frigo HP2 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 C

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 C

4. Debica Frigo HP2 C

5. Barum Polaris 5 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

85.7%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71.4%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

0%

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
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2	2
Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3	2+	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
Michelin Alpin 6	36.2	29.7
Kumho Wintercraft WP52	34.6	30.3
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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
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Good	2	2.3
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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
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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,8	26,3
Debica Frigo HP2	37,1	26,9
Michelin Alpin 6	34,1	26,4
Kumho WinterCraft WP52	35,9	27,3
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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
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2+	2-	1
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