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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 vs. Barum Polaris 6 vs. Matador MP93 Nordicca vs. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Semperit Speed-Grip 5 /78%	Barum Polaris 6 /83%	Matador MP93 Nordicca /40%	Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 /38%	Uniroyal WinterExpert /79%

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Segment

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert Upper-middle

2. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Lowcost

4. Barum Polaris 6 Lowcost

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca Lowcost

6. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 93

2. Matador MP93 Nordicca 92

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 91

4. Barum Polaris 6 78

5. Barum Polaris 5 76

6. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 64

Number of tests

1. Barum Polaris 5 13x

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 12x

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 12x

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 5x

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 4x

6. Barum Polaris 6 3x

Best position in test

1. Barum Polaris 6 2.

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 3.

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 5.

4. Barum Polaris 5 9.

5. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 10.

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 11.

Worst position in test

1. Barum Polaris 6 10.

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 19.

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 19.

4. Barum Polaris 5 26.

5. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 26.

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 38.

Average position in tests

1. Barum Polaris 6 7

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 9.33

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 11.25

4. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

5. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 16.4

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 23.75

Year of the last test

1. Barum Polaris 6 2025

2. Matador MP93 Nordicca 2025

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 2025

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 2025

5. Barum Polaris 5 2023

6. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 2022

Best rating in test

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Exemplary

2. Barum Polaris 5 Good

3. Barum Polaris 6 Good

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 Satisfactory

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca Satisfactory

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Good

2. Barum Polaris 6 Good

3. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 Satisfactory

4. Matador MP93 Nordicca Satisfactory

5. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 6

77.5%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

75%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

72%

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

67%

Barum
Polaris 5

62%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

38.7%

Wet braking

1. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 86%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 72%

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 66%

4. Barum Polaris 5 63%

5. Barum Polaris 6 0%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 79%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 77%

3. Barum Polaris 5 63%

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 37%

5. Barum Polaris 6 0%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Wet handling

1. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 79%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 73%

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 60%

4. Barum Polaris 5 53%

5. Barum Polaris 6 0%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

3. Barum Polaris 5 C

4. Barum Polaris 6 C

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca C

6. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 6

83.2%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

76%

Barum
Polaris 5

75%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

65%

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

61%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

48.7%

Snow braking

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 79%

2. Barum Polaris 5 75%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 74%

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 67%

5. Barum Polaris 6 0%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Snow traction

1. Barum Polaris 5 81%

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 75%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 74%

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 69%

5. Barum Polaris 6 0%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 6

80.8%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

76%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

65%

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

63%

Barum
Polaris 5

59%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

56%

Dry braking

1. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 82%

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 71%

3. Barum Polaris 5 71%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 64%

5. Barum Polaris 6 0%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

96.6%

Barum
Polaris 6

81.3%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

74%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

74%

Barum
Polaris 5

69%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 ?

2. Barum Polaris 6 ?

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 ?

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert ?

5. Barum Polaris 5 ?

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

91%

Barum
Polaris 6

88%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

83%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

64.1%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

2. Barum Polaris 6 C

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

4. Matador MP93 Nordicca D

5. Barum Polaris 5 E

6. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

89%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

82%

Barum
Polaris 5

67%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

32%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

30%

Barum
Polaris 6

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
Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	1	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
Semperit Speed-Grip 5	36.8	29.1
Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21	37.7	32.4
Uniroyal WinterExpert	36.5	29.5
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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-
Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2-	2-	1-
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
Semperit Speed-Grip 5	35,9	31,3
Matador MP93 Nordicca	38,6	-
Uniroyal WinterExpert	35,0	30,7
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2022 185/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Rolling resistance	Noise	Wear
Best values in test	1,7	1,9	1,8	1,9	1,7	2,5	1,5
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Sufficient	3,2	3,9	2,4	2,8	2,0	3,0	2,0
Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Rating: Good	2,3	2,5	2,0	2,3	1,7	2,6	2,0
Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 Rating: Satisfactory	2,5	3,3	3,	2,1	2,2	2,5	2,5
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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 vs. Barum Polaris 6 vs. Matador MP93 Nordicca vs. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert

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