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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Vredestein Wintrac Pro vs. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 vs. Laufenn I FIT Plus

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Vredestein Wintrac Pro /54%	Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 /86%	Laufenn I FIT Plus /59%

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Segment

1. Vredestein Wintrac Pro Premium

2. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 Premium

3. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

4. Laufenn I FIT Plus Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 123

2. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 93

3. Barum Polaris 5 76

4. Laufenn I FIT Plus 0

Number of tests

1. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 37x

2. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 18x

3. Barum Polaris 5 13x

4. Laufenn I FIT Plus 6x

Best position in test

1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 1.

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 1.

3. Barum Polaris 5 9.

4. Laufenn I FIT Plus 10.

Worst position in test

1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 14.

2. Laufenn I FIT Plus 20.

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 20.

4. Barum Polaris 5 26.

Average position in tests

1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 5.06

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 6.41

3. Laufenn I FIT Plus 14.5

4. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

Year of the last test

1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 2025

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 2024

3. Barum Polaris 5 2023

4. Laufenn I FIT Plus 2023

Best rating in test

1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 Exemplary

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro Exemplary

3. Barum Polaris 5 Good

4. Laufenn I FIT Plus Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 Good

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro Recommended

3. Laufenn I FIT Plus Conditionally recommended

4. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Hankook
Winter i*cept evo3 W330

79%

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

71%

Barum
Polaris 5

66%

Laufenn
I FIT Plus

59%

Wet braking

1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 73%

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 61%

3. Barum Polaris 5 57%

4. Laufenn I FIT Plus 57%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 90%

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 70%

3. Barum Polaris 5 70%

4. Laufenn I FIT Plus 59%

Wet handling

1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 78%

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 74%

3. Barum Polaris 5 58%

4. Laufenn I FIT Plus 54%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 84%

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 75%

3. Barum Polaris 5 75%

4. Laufenn I FIT Plus 67%

Wet circle cornering

1. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 73%

2. Barum Polaris 5 72%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 68%

4. Laufenn I FIT Plus 60%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 B

2. Barum Polaris 5 C

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro ?

4. Laufenn I FIT Plus ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

Hankook
Winter i*cept evo3 W330

77%

Laufenn
I FIT Plus

75%

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

73%

Barum
Polaris 5

72%

Snow braking

1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 76%

2. Laufenn I FIT Plus 71%

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 71%

4. Barum Polaris 5 71%

Snow traction

1. Laufenn I FIT Plus 75%

2. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 75%

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 75%

4. Barum Polaris 5 70%

Snow cornering

1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 82%

2. Laufenn I FIT Plus 81%

3. Barum Polaris 5 73%

4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 73%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Hankook
Winter i*cept evo3 W330

80%

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

73%

Barum
Polaris 5

72%

Laufenn
I FIT Plus

65%

Dry braking

1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 77%

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 73%

3. Laufenn I FIT Plus 73%

4. Barum Polaris 5 65%

Dry handling

1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 84%

2. Barum Polaris 5 79%

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 72%

4. Laufenn I FIT Plus 56%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Hankook
Winter i*cept evo3 W330

74%

Laufenn
I FIT Plus

71%

Barum
Polaris 5

69%

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

69%

Exterior noise

1. Laufenn I FIT Plus 82%

2. Barum Polaris 5 77%

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 68%

4. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 63%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Laufenn I FIT Plus ?

2. Barum Polaris 5 ?

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro ?

4. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Laufenn
I FIT Plus

75%

Barum
Polaris 5

72%

Hankook
Winter i*cept evo3 W330

64%

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

58%

Mileage

1. Barum Polaris 5 70%

2. Laufenn I FIT Plus 69%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 62%

4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 59%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 C

2. Barum Polaris 5 E

3. Laufenn I FIT Plus ?

4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

80.7%

Hankook
Winter i*cept evo3 W330

0%

Laufenn
I FIT Plus

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 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-
Vredestein Wintrac Pro Rating: Good	2-	2-	2+	3+
Hankook Winter icept evo3 W330 Rating: Good*	2+	2	2	3+
Laufenn I FIT Plus Rating: Satisfactory	2-	2-	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
Vredestein Wintrac Pro	36,4	30,6
Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330	35,2	30,3
Laufenn I FIT Plus	35,1	30,6
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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
Vredestein Wintrac Pro	36,9	26,3
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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-
Vredestein Wintrac Pro Rating: Good	2	2	2	2-
Hankook Winter icept evo3 W330 Rating: Exemplary*	2+	2	2	2
Laufenn I FIT Plus Rating: Satisfactory	3+	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
Vredestein Wintrac Pro	33,2	24,9
Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330	32,3	25
Laufenn I FIT Plus	36,2	24,8
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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
Vredestein Wintrac Pro	30,8	25,2
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