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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert vs. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 vs. Michelin ALPIN 7

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Uniroyal WinterExpert /79%	Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 /81%	Michelin ALPIN 7 /83%

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Segment

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Premium

2. Michelin ALPIN 7 Premium

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert Upper-middle

4. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 91

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 78

3. Barum Polaris 5 76

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 62

Number of tests

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 14x

2. Barum Polaris 5 13x

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 12x

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 6x

Best position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 7 1.

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 2.

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 5.

4. Barum Polaris 5 9.

Worst position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 7 6.

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 14.

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 19.

4. Barum Polaris 5 26.

Average position in tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 7 3.67

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 5.5

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 11.25

4. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

Year of the last test

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 2025

2. Michelin ALPIN 7 2025

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 2025

4. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Highly recommended

2. Michelin ALPIN 7 Very good

3. Barum Polaris 5 Good

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Good

2. Michelin ALPIN 7 Good

3. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 7

86.3%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

79%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

75%

Barum
Polaris 5

63%

Wet braking

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 72%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 61%

3. Barum Polaris 5 60%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 96%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 77%

3. Barum Polaris 5 65%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Wet handling

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 77%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 73%

3. Barum Polaris 5 57%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 96%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 74%

3. Barum Polaris 5 63%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 78%

2. Barum Polaris 5 69%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 67%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 B

2. Michelin ALPIN 7 B

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

4. Barum Polaris 5 C

Dry

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 7

80.1%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

77%

Barum
Polaris 5

76%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

65%

Dry braking

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 69%

2. Barum Polaris 5 67%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 64%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Dry handling

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 84%

2. Barum Polaris 5 85%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 66%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Snow

(Overall rating)

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

87%

Michelin
ALPIN 7

87.8%

Barum
Polaris 5

75%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

65%

Snow traction

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 88%

2. Barum Polaris 5 82%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 74%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Snow braking

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 90%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 74%

3. Barum Polaris 5 69%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Snow cornering

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 91%

2. Barum Polaris 5 73%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 61%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 7

93.4%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

74%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

72%

Barum
Polaris 5

69%

Exterior noise

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 70%

2. Barum Polaris 5 70%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 66%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Comfort

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 78%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 78%

3. Barum Polaris 5 69%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 ?

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert ?

3. Barum Polaris 5 ?

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 7

94.8%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

91%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

83%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Mileage

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 100%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 76%

3. Barum Polaris 5 72%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 C

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

3. Michelin ALPIN 7 C

4. Barum Polaris 5 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

32%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

0%

Michelin
ALPIN 7

0%

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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	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3	3+	3	2
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Good	2	2-	2	2
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 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
Uniroyal WinterExpert	36.5	29.5
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	37.8	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
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory	2.9	3.3
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Good*	2.8	2.2
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