In this comparison, we are comparing a tyre from a manufacturer from Czech Republic (
Barum) against a tyre from a manufacturer from Japan (
Bridgestone).
Barum is a brand that belongs to the Continental group. Generally,
Bridgestone allround tyres are slightly better rated (90%) than
Barum (21%). In this particular case, the Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 has a better rating of 82% compared to 21% of the Barum Quartaris 5. The first tyre test of Barum Quartaris 5 was done in 2020, compared to 2019 when was the Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 first tested. Important for this comparison is also the
Használtautó.hu 2020 205/55 R16 test, where both the
Quartaris 5 and the
Blizzak LM-005 were tested. When it comes to comparison, eu labels can be also interesting - 100% of Barum Quartaris 5 has C wet grip rating, whereas 95% of Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 has A rating.