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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Radar Dimax Alpine vs. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	Radar Dimax Alpine /53%	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 /65%

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Segment

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Premium

2. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

4. Radar Dimax Alpine Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Barum Polaris 5 76

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 37

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 27

Number of tests

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 22x

3. Barum Polaris 5 13x

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 6x

Best position in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 2.

3. Barum Polaris 5 9.

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 9.

Worst position in test

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 13.

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

3. Barum Polaris 5 26.

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 40.

Average position in tests

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 6.86

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

3. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 25.33

Year of the last test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 2025

3. Radar Dimax Alpine 2024

4. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Exemplary

3. Barum Polaris 5 Good

4. Radar Dimax Alpine Conditionally recommended

Worst rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

2. Radar Dimax Alpine Conditionally recommended

3. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

80%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

62%

Barum
Polaris 5

62%

Radar
Dimax Alpine

52.5%

Wet braking

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 84%

2. Barum Polaris 5 57%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 46%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 90%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 73%

3. Barum Polaris 5 65%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Wet handling

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 84%

2. Barum Polaris 5 66%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 73%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 73%

3. Barum Polaris 5 57%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 84%

2. Barum Polaris 5 65%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 52%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 B

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

3. Barum Polaris 5 C

4. Radar Dimax Alpine ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

Radar
Dimax Alpine

81.8%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

78%

Barum
Polaris 5

75%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Snow traction

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 79%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 77%

3. Barum Polaris 5 74%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Snow braking

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 83%

2. Barum Polaris 5 76%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 71%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Snow handling

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 87%

2. Barum Polaris 5 78%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 71%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Snow cornering

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 73%

2. Barum Polaris 5 71%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 66%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Radar
Dimax Alpine

80.5%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

69%

Barum
Polaris 5

69%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

60%

Dry braking

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 78%

2. Barum Polaris 5 63%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 57%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Dry handling

1. Barum Polaris 5 76%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 59%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

73%

Radar
Dimax Alpine

70.5%

Barum
Polaris 5

67%

Exterior noise

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 76%

2. Barum Polaris 5 72%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 ?

3. Barum Polaris 5 ?

4. Radar Dimax Alpine ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

78%

Barum
Polaris 5

77%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

54%

Radar
Dimax Alpine

38%

Mileage

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

2. Barum Polaris 5 65%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 51%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Rolling resistance

1. Barum Polaris 5 82%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 74%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 65%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Price/value

1. Barum Polaris 5 86%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 46%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 C

3. Barum Polaris 5 E

4. Radar Dimax Alpine ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71.4%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

0%

Radar
Dimax Alpine

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
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2+	2-	3	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
Radar Dimax Alpine	39.9	28.9
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	35.6	30.2
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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
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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
Radar Dimax Alpine	36,8	30,6
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	34,9	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
Radar Dimax Alpine	38,1
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	34,6	26,4
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