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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 vs. Michelin ALPIN 7 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 /81%	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 /82%	Michelin ALPIN 7 /83%	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%

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Segment

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Premium

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Premium

3. Michelin ALPIN 7 Premium

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

5. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 213

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 78

4. Barum Polaris 5 76

5. Michelin ALPIN 7 62

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

Number of tests

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 49x

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 14x

5. Barum Polaris 5 13x

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 6x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 1.

3. Michelin ALPIN 7 1.

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 2.

6. Barum Polaris 5 9.

Worst position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 7 6.

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 14.

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 15.

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

6. Barum Polaris 5 26.

Average position in tests

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 3.2

2. Michelin ALPIN 7 3.67

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 5.5

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

6. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

Year of the last test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 2025

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 2025

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 2024

6. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Highly recommended

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 Very good

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Very good

6. Barum Polaris 5 Good

Worst rating in test

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Good

2. Michelin ALPIN 7 Good

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Conditionally recommended

6. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

87%

Michelin
ALPIN 7

86.3%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

79%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

75%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

62%

Barum
Polaris 5

62%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 96%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 90%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 83%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 80%

5. Barum Polaris 5 65%

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Wet braking

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 96%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 68%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 61%

4. Barum Polaris 5 57%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 46%

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Wet handling

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 84%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 79%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 77%

4. Barum Polaris 5 66%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50%

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 96%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 82%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 73%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 68%

5. Barum Polaris 5 57%

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 79%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 67%

4. Barum Polaris 5 65%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 52%

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 A

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 B

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

5. Michelin ALPIN 7 B

6. Barum Polaris 5 C

Snow

(Overall rating)

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

91%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

87%

Michelin
ALPIN 7

87.8%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

83%

Barum
Polaris 5

75%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Snow braking

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 90%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 85%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 84%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 83%

5. Barum Polaris 5 76%

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Snow traction

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 89%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 88%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 83%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 77%

5. Barum Polaris 5 74%

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Snow handling

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 94%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 84%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 78%

4. Barum Polaris 5 78%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 71%

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Snow cornering

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 96%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 91%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 80%

4. Barum Polaris 5 71%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 66%

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 7

80.1%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

77%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

77%

Barum
Polaris 5

69%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

66%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

60%

Dry braking

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 69%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 68%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 65%

4. Barum Polaris 5 63%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 57%

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Dry handling

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 85%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 84%

3. Barum Polaris 5 76%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 68%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 7

93.4%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

80%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

72%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

69%

Barum
Polaris 5

67%

Exterior noise

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 84%

2. Barum Polaris 5 72%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 66%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 62%

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Comfort

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 90%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 76%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 76%

4. Barum Polaris 5 61%

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 0%

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72 dB

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 ?

4. Barum Polaris 5 ?

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 ?

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 7

94.8%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

91%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

78%

Barum
Polaris 5

77%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

73%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

68%

Mileage

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 100%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 75%

4. Barum Polaris 5 65%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 63%

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Price/value

1. Barum Polaris 5 86%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 84%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 64%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 61%

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Rolling resistance

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 88%

2. Barum Polaris 5 82%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 79%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 74%

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 C

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 C

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

5. Michelin ALPIN 7 C

6. Barum Polaris 5 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

80.7%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

76.5%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71.4%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

0%

Michelin
ALPIN 7

0%

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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
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Good*	2	2	2	2-
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2-	2-	1	2
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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
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	37.8	29.1
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	37.4	29.2
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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
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Good*	2.8	2.2
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Good	3.1	2.1
DUNLOP Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2.3	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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	37,4	30,7
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	31,4	30,9
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	36,1	30,7
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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
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	35,3	26,6
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	32,8	26,3
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	35,3	26,5
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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
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Good	1-	2	1	2	2+
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2+	2-	2+	2	3+
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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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,8	28,6
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	32,1	28,1
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	33,6	27,3
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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-
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Good	2-	2-	2+	2+
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2+	1-	2
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,3	24,5
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	30,3	24,5
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	35,2	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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	33,5	24,3
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	29,2	24,6
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	32,9	24,3
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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 vs. Michelin ALPIN 7 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

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