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Comparison: Barum Polaris 6 vs. GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2 vs. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Barum Polaris 6Budget
BarumBarum

Polaris 6

8.3
R14 – R20
GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2Premium
GoodYearGoodYear

Efficientgrip Performance 2

8.8
R15 – R21
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5Premium
MichelinMichelin

PILOT ALPIN 5

10.0
R16 – R22
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+Premium
GoodYearGoodYear

UltraGrip Performance+

9.0
R15 – R22
Also compare with
PILOT ALPIN 5 UltraContact NXT WinterContact TS 870

Test Profile

Barum
Polaris 6
GoodYear
Efficientgrip Performance 2
Michelin
PILOT ALPIN 5
GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+
Number of tests
3
4
21
23
Best position
#2
#2
#1
#1
Average position
7.0
3.3
1.7
3.3
Latest test
2025
2026
2025
2025
Available sizes
99
40
135
176

These tyres were not tested together in the same test. The scores below are aggregated from different independent tests, so direct comparison should be taken with caution.

Snow
Barum Polaris 6
83%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
86%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
91%
Snow traction
Barum Polaris 6
89%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
90%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
91%
Snow braking
Barum Polaris 6
89%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
89%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
89%
Snow handling
Barum Polaris 6
85%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
72%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
89%
Snow performance
Barum Polaris 6
79%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
92%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
80%
Snow cornering
Barum Polaris 6
63%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
91%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
88%
Wet
Barum Polaris 6
78%
GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2
82%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
73%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
83%
Aquaplaning - cross
Barum Polaris 6
76%
GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2
73%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
62%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
87%
Wet braking
Barum Polaris 6
80%
GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2
84%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
77%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
80%
Aquaplaning - longitudal
Barum Polaris 6
74%
GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2
71%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
72%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
83%
Wet circle cornering
Barum Polaris 6
75%
GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2
81%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
77%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
82%
Wet handling
Barum Polaris 6
81%
GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2
81%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
86%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
89%
Wet performance
Barum Polaris 6
64%
GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2
80%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
83%
Comfort
Barum Polaris 6
81%
GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2
78%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
79%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
84%
Exterior noise
Barum Polaris 6
94%
GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2
80%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
89%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
81%
Comfort
Barum Polaris 6
87%
GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2
90%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
79%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
79%
Dry
Barum Polaris 6
81%
GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2
79%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
86%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
78%
Dry braking
Barum Polaris 6
84%
GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2
82%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
82%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
84%
Dry handling
Barum Polaris 6
78%
GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2
80%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
90%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
81%
Dry performance
Barum Polaris 6
77%
GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2
81%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
68%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
72%
Costs
Barum Polaris 6
88%
GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2
88%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
78%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
80%
Rolling resistance
Barum Polaris 6
97%
GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2
81%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
79%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
80%
Price/value
Barum Polaris 6
92%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
53%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
69%
Mileage
Barum Polaris 6
69%
GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2
99%
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
63%
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
78%

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