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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert vs. Sava Eskimo HP2

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 /65%	Uniroyal WinterExpert /79%	Sava Eskimo HP2 /58%

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Segment

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Premium

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert Upper-middle

3. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 91

2. Barum Polaris 5 76

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 37

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 25

Number of tests

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 22x

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 15x

3. Barum Polaris 5 13x

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 12x

Best position in test

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 2.

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 5.

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 6.

4. Barum Polaris 5 9.

Worst position in test

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 13.

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 19.

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 23.

4. Barum Polaris 5 26.

Average position in tests

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 6.86

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 11.25

3. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 15.47

Year of the last test

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 2025

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 2025

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 2025

4. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Exemplary

2. Barum Polaris 5 Good

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 Satisfactory

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Sava Eskimo HP2 Satisfactory

2. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Sufficient

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

79%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

75%

Barum
Polaris 5

63%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

63.3%

Wet braking

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 76%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 72%

3. Barum Polaris 5 60%

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 0%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 77%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 69%

3. Barum Polaris 5 65%

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 0%

Wet handling

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 81%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 73%

3. Barum Polaris 5 57%

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 83%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 74%

3. Barum Polaris 5 63%

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 86%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 78%

3. Barum Polaris 5 69%

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 B

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

3. Barum Polaris 5 C

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 C

Dry

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

76%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

70.8%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

69%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

65%

Dry braking

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 76%

2. Barum Polaris 5 67%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 64%

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 0%

Dry handling

1. Barum Polaris 5 85%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 66%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 62%

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 0%

Snow

(Overall rating)

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

78%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

77.5%

Barum
Polaris 5

75%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

65%

Snow traction

1. Barum Polaris 5 82%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 83%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 74%

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 0%

Snow braking

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 74%

2. Barum Polaris 5 69%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 69%

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 0%

Snow cornering

1. Barum Polaris 5 73%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 73%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 61%

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

74%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

72%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

72%

Barum
Polaris 5

69%

Exterior noise

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 75%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 70%

3. Barum Polaris 5 70%

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 0%

Comfort

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 78%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 69%

3. Barum Polaris 5 69%

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert ?

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 ?

3. Barum Polaris 5 ?

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

83%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

82.8%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

57%

Mileage

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 76%

2. Barum Polaris 5 72%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 60%

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 C

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 C

4. Barum Polaris 5 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Sava
Eskimo HP2

85.2%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

32%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

0%

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These tyres were tested together in 5 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
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2+	2-	3	2
Uniroyal WinterExpert 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
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	35.6	30.2
Uniroyal WinterExpert	36.5	29.5
Sava Eskimo HP2	39.5	29.6
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2-	2	2+	1-
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Rating: Good	2	2-	2+	2
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory	2	3+	2	2+
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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
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	34,9	30,7
Uniroyal WinterExpert	35,0	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
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	34,6	26,4
Uniroyal WinterExpert	36,9	26,1
Sava Eskimo HP2	37,6	26,1
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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert vs. Sava Eskimo HP2

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