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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 vs. Michelin ALPIN 7 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ vs. Kleber KRISALP HP3

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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%	Michelin ALPIN 7 /83%	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ /90%	Kleber KRISALP HP3 /77%

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Segment

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Premium

2. Michelin ALPIN 7 Premium

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Premium

5. Kleber KRISALP HP3 Upper-middle

6. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 176

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 113

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 78

5. Barum Polaris 5 76

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 62

7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

Number of tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 28x

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 23x

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 14x

6. Barum Polaris 5 13x

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 6x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 1.

3. Michelin ALPIN 7 1.

4. Kleber KRISALP HP3 2.

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

6. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 2.

7. Barum Polaris 5 9.

Worst position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 7 6.

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 8.

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 14.

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

5. Kleber KRISALP HP3 16.

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

7. Barum Polaris 5 26.

Average position in tests

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 3.26

2. Michelin ALPIN 7 3.67

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 5.5

5. Kleber KRISALP HP3 8.04

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

7. 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. Kleber KRISALP HP3 2025

5. Michelin ALPIN 7 2025

6. Barum Polaris 5 2023

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 2023

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 Exemplary

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Highly recommended

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Very good

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 Very good

7. Barum Polaris 5 Good

Worst rating in test

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 Good

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Good

3. Michelin ALPIN 7 Good

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Recommended

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

7. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 7

86.3%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

79%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

75%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

75%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

73%

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. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 84%

4. Kleber KRISALP HP3 83%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 80%

6. Barum Polaris 5 65%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Wet braking

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 68%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 63%

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 62%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 61%

5. Barum Polaris 5 57%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 46%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Wet handling

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 79%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 77%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 71%

4. Kleber KRISALP HP3 71%

5. Barum Polaris 5 66%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 96%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 84%

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 81%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 73%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 68%

6. Barum Polaris 5 57%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 79%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 73%

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 69%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 67%

5. Barum Polaris 5 65%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 52%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 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

7. Kleber KRISALP HP3 ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

87%

Michelin
ALPIN 7

87.8%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

83%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

83%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

79%

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. Kleber KRISALP HP3 86%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 83%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 76%

6. Barum Polaris 5 76%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Snow traction

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 91%

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. Kleber KRISALP HP3 75%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Snow handling

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 92%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 84%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 78%

4. Barum Polaris 5 78%

5. Kleber KRISALP HP3 78%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 71%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Snow cornering

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 91%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 80%

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 77%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 73%

5. Barum Polaris 5 71%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 66%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

82%

Michelin
ALPIN 7

80.1%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

77%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

71%

Barum
Polaris 5

69%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

66%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

60%

Dry braking

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 73%

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 71%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 69%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 65%

5. Barum Polaris 5 63%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 57%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Dry handling

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 91%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 84%

3. Barum Polaris 5 76%

4. Kleber KRISALP HP3 70%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 68%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 7

93.4%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

80%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

72%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

69%

Barum
Polaris 5

67%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

66%

Exterior noise

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 78%

2. Barum Polaris 5 72%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 71%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 66%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 62%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Comfort

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 90%

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 76%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 76%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 61%

5. Barum Polaris 5 61%

6. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 0%

7. 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. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 72 dB

4. Kleber KRISALP HP3 ?

5. Barum Polaris 5 ?

6. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 ?

7. 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%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

72%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

70%

Mileage

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 100%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 75%

4. Kleber KRISALP HP3 74%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 71%

6. Barum Polaris 5 65%

7. 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. Kleber KRISALP HP3 74%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 71%

6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 64%

7. 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. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 75%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 74%

6. Kleber KRISALP HP3 63%

7. 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. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ C

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

5. Michelin ALPIN 7 C

6. Barum Polaris 5 E

7. Kleber KRISALP HP3 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

84.3%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

77.7%

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.

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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
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
Kleber Krisalp HP3 Rating: Good	2	2-	2	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
Kleber Krisalp HP3	37.8	29.3
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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
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Good*	2.8	2.2
DUNLOP Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2.3	2.1
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Rating: Good	2.4	2.3
Kleber KRISALP HP3 Rating: Satisfactory	2.4	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
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	36,1	30,7
Kleber Krisalp HP3	35,1	29,3
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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
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	35,3	26,5
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+	35,5	25,5
Kleber KRISALP HP3	37,3	25,5
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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
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2+	2-	2+	2	3+
Kleber KRISALP HP3 Rating: Exemplary	2-	2	2+	3+	2
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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
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	33,6	27,3
Kleber KRISALP HP3	35,6	28,4
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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+
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2	2	2+	2+
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Rating: Exemplary	2	2+	1-	2
Kleber KRISALP HP3 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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,3	24,5
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	35,2	25
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+	34,4	24,8
Kleber KRISALP HP3	34,4	24,6
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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
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	32,9	24,3
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+	30,6	24,3
Kleber KRISALP HP3	32,2	24
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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 vs. Michelin ALPIN 7 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ vs. Kleber KRISALP HP3

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