In this comparison, we are comparing a tyre from a manufacturer from Czech Republic (
Barum) against a tyre from a manufacturer from France (
Michelin).
Barum is a brand that belongs to the Continental group. Generally,
Michelin allround tyres are slightly better rated (85%) than
Barum (21%). In this particular case, the Michelin ALPIN 6 has a better rating of 63% 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 Michelin ALPIN 6 first tested. Important for this comparison is also the
Használtautó.hu 2020 205/55 R16 test, where both the
Quartaris 5 and the
ALPIN 6 were tested. When it comes to comparison, eu labels can be also interesting - 100% of Barum Quartaris 5 has C wet grip rating, whereas 100% of Michelin ALPIN 6 has B rating.