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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 vs. Barum Polaris 6

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	Semperit Speed-Grip 5 /78%	Barum Polaris 6 /83%

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Segment

1. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Lowcost

4. Barum Polaris 6 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 93

2. Barum Polaris 6 78

3. Barum Polaris 5 76

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

Number of tests

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

2. Barum Polaris 5 13x

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 12x

4. Barum Polaris 6 3x

Best position in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

2. Barum Polaris 6 2.

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 3.

4. Barum Polaris 5 9.

Worst position in test

1. Barum Polaris 6 10.

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 19.

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

4. Barum Polaris 5 26.

Average position in tests

1. Barum Polaris 6 7

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 9.33

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

4. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

Year of the last test

1. Barum Polaris 6 2025

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 2025

4. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Exemplary

3. Barum Polaris 5 Good

4. Barum Polaris 6 Good

Worst rating in test

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Good

2. Barum Polaris 6 Good

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

4. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

77%

Barum
Polaris 6

77.5%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

62%

Barum
Polaris 5

62%

Wet braking

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 69%

2. Barum Polaris 5 57%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 46%

4. Barum Polaris 6 0%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 90%

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%

3. Barum Polaris 5 65%

4. Barum Polaris 6 0%

Wet handling

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 69%

2. Barum Polaris 5 66%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50%

4. Barum Polaris 6 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 73%

3. Barum Polaris 5 57%

4. Barum Polaris 6 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 84%

2. Barum Polaris 5 65%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 52%

4. Barum Polaris 6 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

3. Barum Polaris 5 C

4. Barum Polaris 6 C

Snow

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 6

83.2%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

78%

Barum
Polaris 5

75%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Snow braking

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 90%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 83%

3. Barum Polaris 5 76%

4. Barum Polaris 6 0%

Snow traction

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 77%

2. Barum Polaris 5 74%

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 71%

4. Barum Polaris 6 0%

Snow handling

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 78%

2. Barum Polaris 5 78%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 71%

4. Barum Polaris 6 0%

Snow cornering

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 73%

2. Barum Polaris 5 71%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 66%

4. Barum Polaris 6 0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

81%

Barum
Polaris 6

80.8%

Barum
Polaris 5

69%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

60%

Dry braking

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 78%

2. Barum Polaris 5 63%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 57%

4. Barum Polaris 6 0%

Dry handling

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 84%

2. Barum Polaris 5 76%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

4. Barum Polaris 6 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 6

81.3%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

68%

Barum
Polaris 5

67%

Exterior noise

1. Barum Polaris 5 72%

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 66%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

4. Barum Polaris 6 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

2. Barum Polaris 5 ?

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 ?

4. Barum Polaris 6 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

91%

Barum
Polaris 6

88%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

78%

Barum
Polaris 5

77%

Mileage

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 92%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

3. Barum Polaris 5 65%

4. Barum Polaris 6 0%

Rolling resistance

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 88%

2. Barum Polaris 5 82%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 74%

4. Barum Polaris 6 0%

Price/value

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 92%

2. Barum Polaris 5 86%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

4. Barum Polaris 6 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

3. Barum Polaris 6 C

4. Barum Polaris 5 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71.4%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

27.5%

Barum
Polaris 6

0%

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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
Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	1	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
Semperit Speed-Grip 5	36.8	29.1
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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
Semperit Speed-Grip 5	35,9	31,3
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 vs. Barum Polaris 6

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