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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Sava Eskimo HP2 vs. Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Nokian WR Snowproof P vs. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 vs. Matador MP93 Nordicca

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Sava Eskimo HP2 /58%	Michelin ALPIN 6 /63%	Nokian WR Snowproof P /67%	Hankook Ventus Prime 4 /72%	Matador MP93 Nordicca /40%

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Segment

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Premium

2. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 Premium

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P Upper-middle

4. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 Lowcost

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 530

2. Matador MP93 Nordicca 92

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 76

4. Barum Polaris 5 76

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 55

6. Sava Eskimo HP2 25

Number of tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 31x

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 15x

3. Barum Polaris 5 13x

4. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 12x

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 7x

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 4x

Best position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 1.

2. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 2.

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 4.

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 6.

5. Barum Polaris 5 9.

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 11.

Worst position in test

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 9.

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 13.

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 18.

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 23.

5. Barum Polaris 5 26.

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 38.

Average position in tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 4.35

2. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 5.75

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 9.71

4. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 15.47

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 23.75

Year of the last test

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 2025

2. Matador MP93 Nordicca 2025

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 2025

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 2025

5. Michelin ALPIN 6 2024

6. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 Exemplary

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 Exemplary

3. Barum Polaris 5 Good

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 Satisfactory

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca Satisfactory

6. Nokian WR Snowproof P Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Good

2. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 Recommended

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 Satisfactory

4. Matador MP93 Nordicca Satisfactory

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P Satisfactory

6. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

73.7%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

71%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

64.1%

Barum
Polaris 5

61%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

54%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

38.7%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 A

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 B

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P B

4. Barum Polaris 5 C

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 C

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca C

Snow

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

77.2%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

75%

Barum
Polaris 5

75%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

69%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

48.7%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

?

Dry

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

90.3%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

81.2%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

79%

Barum
Polaris 5

63%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

63%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

56%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

91.7%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

84%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

76.9%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

75%

Barum
Polaris 5

65%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 70 dB

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 ?

3. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 ?

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 ?

5. Barum Polaris 5 ?

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

87%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

84.7%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

79%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

77.5%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

76%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P C

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 C

3. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 C

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 C

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca D

6. Barum Polaris 5 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Sava
Eskimo HP2

85.2%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

85.7%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

30%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

0%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

?

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Mutual Tests Available

These tyres were tested together in 6 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

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
Sava Eskimo HP2	39.5	29.6
Michelin Alpin 6	36.2	29.7
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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
Sava Eskimo HP2	37,6	26,1
Michelin Alpin 6	34,1	26,4
Nokian WR Snowproof P	36	26,2
Matador MP93 Nordicca	37,8
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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+
Sava Eskimo HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3	2-	2	2	2+
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2+	2-	1
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