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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 vs. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 /0%	Matador MP92 Sibir Snow /0%

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Segment

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Premium

2. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 88

2. Barum Polaris 5 76

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 43

Number of tests

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 21x

3. Barum Polaris 5 13x

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 8x

Best position in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 2.

3. Barum Polaris 5 9.

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 12.

Worst position in test

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 20.

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

3. Barum Polaris 5 26.

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 33.

Average position in tests

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 7.1

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

3. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 22.25

Year of the last test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

2. Barum Polaris 5 2023

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 2020

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 2019

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Highly recommended

3. Barum Polaris 5 Good

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

2. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow Satisfactory

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Satisfactory

4. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

90%

Matador
MP92 Sibir Snow

72.1%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

62%

Barum
Polaris 5

62%

Wet braking

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 88%

2. Barum Polaris 5 57%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 46%

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 90%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 90%

3. Barum Polaris 5 65%

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Wet handling

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 88%

2. Barum Polaris 5 66%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50%

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 96%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 73%

3. Barum Polaris 5 57%

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 88%

2. Barum Polaris 5 65%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 52%

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 C

3. Barum Polaris 5 C

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow C

Snow

(Overall rating)

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

85%

Matador
MP92 Sibir Snow

78.3%

Barum
Polaris 5

75%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Snow traction

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 79%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 77%

3. Barum Polaris 5 74%

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Snow braking

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 83%

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 81%

3. Barum Polaris 5 76%

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Snow handling

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 96%

2. Barum Polaris 5 78%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 71%

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Snow cornering

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 84%

2. Barum Polaris 5 71%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 66%

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Matador
MP92 Sibir Snow

75.4%

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

71%

Barum
Polaris 5

69%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

60%

Dry braking

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 79%

2. Barum Polaris 5 63%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 57%

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Dry handling

1. Barum Polaris 5 76%

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 63%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

84%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Matador
MP92 Sibir Snow

68.2%

Barum
Polaris 5

67%

Exterior noise

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 87%

2. Barum Polaris 5 72%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Comfort

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 90%

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 81%

3. Barum Polaris 5 61%

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 ?

3. Barum Polaris 5 ?

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

78%

Matador
MP92 Sibir Snow

78.1%

Barum
Polaris 5

77%

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

62%

Mileage

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

2. Barum Polaris 5 65%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 63%

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Price/value

1. Barum Polaris 5 86%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 67%

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Rolling resistance

1. Barum Polaris 5 82%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 74%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 56%

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

2. Barum Polaris 5 E

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 E

4. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow F

Ice

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

79%

Matador
MP92 Sibir Snow

79.3%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71.4%

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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
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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
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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
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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
Hankook Winter icept RS2 W452 Rating: Good*	1-	2	1-	2	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
Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452	33,4	28,2
Matador MP92 Sibir Snow	37,4	28,6
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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+
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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
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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
Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452	32	24,9
Matador MP92 Sibir Snow	34,8	-
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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 vs. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow

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