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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Laufenn I FIT Plus vs. Viking WinTech

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	Laufenn I FIT Plus /59%	Viking WinTech /53%

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Segment

1. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

3. Laufenn I FIT Plus Lowcost

4. Viking WinTech Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Barum Polaris 5 76

2. Viking WinTech 53

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

4. Laufenn I FIT Plus 0

Number of tests

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

2. Barum Polaris 5 13x

3. Laufenn I FIT Plus 6x

4. Viking WinTech 6x

Best position in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

2. Barum Polaris 5 9.

3. Laufenn I FIT Plus 10.

4. Viking WinTech 11.

Worst position in test

1. Laufenn I FIT Plus 20.

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

3. Barum Polaris 5 26.

4. Viking WinTech 41.

Average position in tests

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

2. Laufenn I FIT Plus 14.5

3. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

4. Viking WinTech 20.83

Year of the last test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

2. Viking WinTech 2024

3. Barum Polaris 5 2023

4. Laufenn I FIT Plus 2023

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Barum Polaris 5 Good

3. Viking WinTech Recommended

4. Laufenn I FIT Plus Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

2. Laufenn I FIT Plus Conditionally recommended

3. Viking WinTech Conditionally recommended

4. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

62%

Barum
Polaris 5

62%

Laufenn
I FIT Plus

56%

Viking
WinTech

54.9%

Wet braking

1. Barum Polaris 5 57%

2. Laufenn I FIT Plus 55%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 46%

4. Viking WinTech 0%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 90%

2. Barum Polaris 5 65%

3. Laufenn I FIT Plus 51%

4. Viking WinTech 0%

Wet handling

1. Barum Polaris 5 66%

2. Laufenn I FIT Plus 60%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50%

4. Viking WinTech 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 73%

2. Barum Polaris 5 57%

3. Laufenn I FIT Plus 57%

4. Viking WinTech 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Barum Polaris 5 65%

2. Laufenn I FIT Plus 57%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 52%

4. Viking WinTech 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

2. Barum Polaris 5 C

3. Laufenn I FIT Plus ?

4. Viking WinTech ?

Dry

(Overall rating)

Laufenn
I FIT Plus

74%

Barum
Polaris 5

69%

Viking
WinTech

63.3%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

60%

Dry braking

1. Laufenn I FIT Plus 76%

2. Barum Polaris 5 63%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 57%

4. Viking WinTech 0%

Dry handling

1. Barum Polaris 5 76%

2. Laufenn I FIT Plus 72%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

4. Viking WinTech 0%

Snow

(Overall rating)

Laufenn
I FIT Plus

80%

Barum
Polaris 5

75%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Viking
WinTech

62.4%

Snow traction

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 77%

2. Barum Polaris 5 74%

3. Laufenn I FIT Plus 72%

4. Viking WinTech 0%

Snow braking

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 83%

2. Laufenn I FIT Plus 79%

3. Barum Polaris 5 76%

4. Viking WinTech 0%

Snow handling

1. Laufenn I FIT Plus 86%

2. Barum Polaris 5 78%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 71%

4. Viking WinTech 0%

Snow cornering

1. Laufenn I FIT Plus 83%

2. Barum Polaris 5 71%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 66%

4. Viking WinTech 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Laufenn
I FIT Plus

75%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Barum
Polaris 5

67%

Viking
WinTech

66%

Exterior noise

1. Laufenn I FIT Plus 80%

2. Barum Polaris 5 72%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

4. Viking WinTech 0%

Comfort

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 90%

2. Laufenn I FIT Plus 71%

3. Barum Polaris 5 61%

4. Viking WinTech 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

2. Laufenn I FIT Plus ?

3. Barum Polaris 5 ?

4. Viking WinTech ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

78%

Barum
Polaris 5

77%

Laufenn
I FIT Plus

74%

Viking
WinTech

72.2%

Mileage

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

2. Laufenn I FIT Plus 70%

3. Barum Polaris 5 65%

4. Viking WinTech 0%

Price/value

1. Laufenn I FIT Plus 86%

2. Barum Polaris 5 86%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

4. Viking WinTech 0%

Rolling resistance

1. Barum Polaris 5 82%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 74%

3. Laufenn I FIT Plus 66%

4. Viking WinTech 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

2. Barum Polaris 5 E

3. Laufenn I FIT Plus ?

4. Viking WinTech ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Viking
WinTech

84%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71.4%

Laufenn
I FIT Plus

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
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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
Laufenn I FIT Plus	35,1	30,6
Viking WinTech	36,0	31,0
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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
Viking WinTech	37,1	27,1
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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
Laufenn I FIT Plus Rating: Conditionally recommended	3+	2+	1-	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
Laufenn I FIT Plus	35,2	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+
Laufenn I FIT Plus Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2-	2	2+
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