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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Radar Dimax Alpine vs. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Sava Eskimo HP2

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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%	Uniroyal WinterExpert /79%	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 /81%	Sava Eskimo HP2 /58%

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Segment

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Premium

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert Upper-middle

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Upper-middle

4. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

6. Radar Dimax Alpine Lowcost

7. Sava Eskimo HP2 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 91

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91

3. Barum Polaris 5 76

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 37

6. Radar Dimax Alpine 27

7. Sava Eskimo HP2 25

Number of tests

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 23x

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 22x

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 15x

5. Barum Polaris 5 13x

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 12x

7. Radar Dimax Alpine 6x

Best position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 1.

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 2.

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 5.

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 6.

6. Barum Polaris 5 9.

7. Radar Dimax Alpine 9.

Worst position in test

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 13.

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 13.

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 19.

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 23.

6. Barum Polaris 5 26.

7. Radar Dimax Alpine 40.

Average position in tests

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 6.65

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 6.86

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 11.25

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

5. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

6. Sava Eskimo HP2 15.47

7. Radar Dimax Alpine 25.33

Year of the last test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 2025

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 2025

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 2025

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 2025

6. Radar Dimax Alpine 2024

7. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Exemplary

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Very good

4. Barum Polaris 5 Good

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 Satisfactory

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert Satisfactory

7. Radar Dimax Alpine Conditionally recommended

Worst rating in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Good

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 Satisfactory

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

4. Radar Dimax Alpine Conditionally recommended

5. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Sufficient

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

80%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

78%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

74%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

62%

Barum
Polaris 5

62%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

54%

Radar
Dimax Alpine

52.5%

Wet braking

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 84%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 77%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 62%

4. Barum Polaris 5 57%

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 46%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 46%

7. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 90%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 81%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 80%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 73%

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 69%

6. Barum Polaris 5 65%

7. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Wet handling

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 84%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 77%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 74%

4. Barum Polaris 5 66%

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 57%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50%

7. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 81%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 73%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 73%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 73%

5. Barum Polaris 5 57%

6. Sava Eskimo HP2 46%

7. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 84%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 84%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 71%

4. Barum Polaris 5 65%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 52%

6. Sava Eskimo HP2 50%

7. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 B

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 B

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

5. Barum Polaris 5 C

6. Sava Eskimo HP2 C

7. Radar Dimax Alpine ?

Dry

(Overall rating)

Radar
Dimax Alpine

80.5%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

73%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

69%

Barum
Polaris 5

69%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

65%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

63%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

60%

Dry braking

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 78%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 78%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 68%

4. Barum Polaris 5 63%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 57%

6. Sava Eskimo HP2 55%

7. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Dry handling

1. Barum Polaris 5 76%

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 71%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 67%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 62%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 59%

7. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Snow

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

84%

Radar
Dimax Alpine

81.8%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

78%

Barum
Polaris 5

75%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

69%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

65%

Snow traction

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 80%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 79%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 77%

4. Barum Polaris 5 74%

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 71%

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 71%

7. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Snow braking

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 89%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 83%

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 81%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 81%

5. Barum Polaris 5 76%

6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 71%

7. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Snow handling

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 87%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 83%

3. Barum Polaris 5 78%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 71%

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 57%

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 51%

7. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Snow cornering

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 86%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 73%

3. Barum Polaris 5 71%

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 67%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 66%

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 56%

7. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Sava
Eskimo HP2

75%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

73%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

72%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

71%

Radar
Dimax Alpine

70.5%

Barum
Polaris 5

67%

Exterior noise

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 81%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 76%

3. Barum Polaris 5 72%

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 69%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 66%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

7. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 ?

4. Barum Polaris 5 ?

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 ?

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert ?

7. Radar Dimax Alpine ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

82%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

79%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

78%

Barum
Polaris 5

77%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

71%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

54%

Radar
Dimax Alpine

38%

Mileage

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 79%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 75%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 74%

5. Barum Polaris 5 65%

6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 51%

7. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Price/value

1. Barum Polaris 5 86%

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 84%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 84%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 66%

6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 46%

7. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Rolling resistance

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 88%

2. Barum Polaris 5 82%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 74%

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 73%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 71%

6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 65%

7. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 C

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 C

5. Barum Polaris 5 E

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 E

7. Radar Dimax Alpine ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Sava
Eskimo HP2

85.2%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

80.5%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71.4%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

32%

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
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Good	2	2-	2	2
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 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
Radar Dimax Alpine	39.9	28.9
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	35.6	30.2
Uniroyal WinterExpert	36.5	29.5
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	37.5	29.4
Sava Eskimo HP2	39.5	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
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory	2.9	3.3
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2.4	2.7
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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
Uniroyal WinterExpert	35,0	30,7
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,2	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
Radar Dimax Alpine	38,1
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	34,6	26,4
Uniroyal WinterExpert	36,9	26,1
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,8	25,4
Sava Eskimo HP2	37,6	26,1
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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
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2	3+	1-	3+	2
Sava Eskimo HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3	2-	2	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
Radar Dimax Alpine	37,7	28,6
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,6	27,9
Sava Eskimo HP2	36,5	28
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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+
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2+	2+
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