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Comparison: Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 vs. Barum Polaris 3 vs. Firestone Winterhawk 3 vs. Continental WinterContact TS 860 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 /0%	Barum Polaris 3 /0%	Firestone Winterhawk 3 /0%	Continental WinterContact TS 860 /0%	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%

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Segment

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Premium

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Premium

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Upper-middle

5. Barum Polaris 3 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 132

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 76

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 66

5. Barum Polaris 3 66

Number of tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 23x

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 15x

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 14x

5. Barum Polaris 3 10x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 1.

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 3.

4. Barum Polaris 3 3.

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 4.

Worst position in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 7.

2. Barum Polaris 3 16.

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 18.

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 32.

Average position in tests

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 2.35

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 7.87

4. Barum Polaris 3 10.6

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 16

Year of the last test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 2021

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 2020

4. Barum Polaris 3 2018

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 2018

Best rating in test

1. Barum Polaris 3 Exemplary

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Very good

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Good

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Good

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Good

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

4. Barum Polaris 3 Satisfactory

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Conditionally recommended

Wet

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

91.6%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

78.6%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

77%

Barum
Polaris 3

73.6%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

66.5%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 B

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 B

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

4. Barum Polaris 3 C

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 C

Dry

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

84.2%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

81.7%

Barum
Polaris 3

79%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

77.4%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

75.8%

Snow

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

90.5%

Barum
Polaris 3

87.3%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

87.5%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

81.4%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

77.4%

Costs

(Overall rating)

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

80.3%

Barum
Polaris 3

79%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

79.4%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

77.1%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

76.6%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 C

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 C

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 E

5. Barum Polaris 3 F

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 3

79%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

79.2%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

72.3%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

70.3%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

49.6%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 71 dB

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72 dB

3. Barum Polaris 3 ?

4. Continental WinterContact TS 860 ?

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

82.7%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

80%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

79.5%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

76.5%

Barum
Polaris 3

0%

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These tyres were tested together in 7 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

Autobild Winter tyre test 2017 225/50 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Rating: Good	1-	2-	2	2+
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2	1-	2+
Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2	2	2-
Continental WinterContact TS 860 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2+	2+	2-
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2	2	2-
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2017 225/50 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,2	25,9
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	32,5	28,7
Barum Polaris 3	35,8	27,6
Firestone Winterhawk 3	36,3	27,9
Continental WinterContact TS 860	33,5	27,5
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	33,6	27,6
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	1-	2	2+	1
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Rating: -	2	3+	2+	1-
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: -	2	3+	2+	2+
Continental WinterContact TS 860 Rating: -	1-	2	2+	1
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: -	2+	2-	1-	2
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34,2	25
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	38,5	25,9
Barum Polaris 3	37,2	26,1
Firestone Winterhawk 3	39,8	27,5
Continental WinterContact TS 860	34,2	25,6
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	36,1	25,5
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2016 185/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1,8	1,9	1,7	2,2	2,8	1	1,5
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Rating: -	2,8	2,6	1,9	2,9	3,6	2,5	2,0
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: -	3,4	2,2	2,1	2,8	3,6	1,5	2,0
Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: -	4,6	2,3	2,8	2,6	3,0	2,0	1,8
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2015 185/60 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	1	2+	1	1
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Rating: -	2-	2-	2+	1-
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: Exemplary	2-	2	2+	2-
Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: -	2-	2	2	2
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2015 185/60 R15

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	36,8	27,7
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	43,4	28,1
Barum Polaris 3	40,8	28,6
Firestone Winterhawk 3	41,9	28,9
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Comparison: Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 vs. Barum Polaris 3 vs. Firestone Winterhawk 3 vs. Continental WinterContact TS 860 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

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