Segment
1. Dunlop Winter Premium2. Barum Polaris 6 Lowcost
Comparison: Barum Polaris 6 vs. Dunlop Winter
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In this comparison, we are comparing a tyre from a manufacturer from Czech Republic (Barum) against a tyre from a manufacturer from USA (Dunlop). Barum is a brand that belongs to the Continental group. Dunlop is a brand that belongs to the GoodYear group. Generally, Dunlop winter tyres are slightly better rated (88%) than Barum (73%). In this particular case, the Dunlop Winter has a better rating of 93% compared to 83% of the Barum Polaris 6. Important for this comparison is also the Autobild 2025 225/40 R18 test, where both the Polaris 6 and the Winter were tested. See more mutual tests below. When it comes to comparison, eu labels can be also interesting - 87% of Barum Polaris 6 dimensions has C wet grip rating. Most (74%) of the Dunlop Winter also have C wet ratings.
| # | Barum Polaris 6
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Number of sizes available
Number of tests
Best position in test
Worst position in test
Average position in tests
1. Dunlop Winter 1.5
Year of the last test
Best rating in test
1. Dunlop Winter Exemplary2. Barum Polaris 6 Good
Worst rating in test
1. Barum Polaris 6 Good
Wet
(Overall rating)Wet braking according to EU label
Snow
(Overall rating)Dry
(Overall rating)Costs
(Overall rating)Fuel consumption according to EU label
Comfort
(Overall rating)Outside noise accoring to EU label
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Dimensions and prices
Mutual Tests Available
These tyres were tested together in 2 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.
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Mutual tests
| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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| Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 1– | 1 | |||
| Barum Polaris 6 Rating: Good | 3 | 2– | 2+ | 2+ | |||
| Dunlop Winter Rating: Exemplary | 2 | 2+ | 1– | 2 | |||
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| Name | Wet | Snow | |||||
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| Best values in test | 32.6 | 27.1 | |||||
| Barum Polaris 6 | 35.1 | 28.2 | |||||
| Dunlop Winter | 33.3 | 27.5 | |||||
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