Comparison: Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Vredestein Wintrac Pro vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 vs. Viking WinTech

Premium

Bridgestone

Blizzak LM-005

VS

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PILOT ALPIN 5

WinterContact TS 870

UltraGrip Performance 3

Test Profile

Blizzak LM-005

Polaris 5

Winter Sport 5

Wintrac Pro

Kristall Control HP2

Winter i*cept evo3 W330

WinTech

Number of tests

49

13

48

37

25

18

6

Best position

#1

#9

#1

#2

#1

#11

Average position

3.2

15.2

4.9

6.4

12.4

5.1

20.8

Latest test

2024

2025

2024

2025

2024

Available sizes

213

76

189

128

54

93

59

Snow

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

78%

Barum Polaris 5

76%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

88%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

75%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

80%

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

77%

Viking WinTech

62%

Snow traction

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

82%

Barum Polaris 5

76%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

83%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

81%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

78%

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

72%

Viking WinTech

73%

Snow braking

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

86%

Barum Polaris 5

78%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

83%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

81%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

79%

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

77%

Viking WinTech

71%

Snow handling

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

72%

Barum Polaris 5

76%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

84%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

64%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

71%

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

59%

Viking WinTech

47%

Snow cornering

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

77%

Barum Polaris 5

72%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

83%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

76%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

78%

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

75%

Viking WinTech

65%

Lateral guidance on snow

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

76%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

72%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

90%

Snow performance

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

83%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

85%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

69%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

79%

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

87%

Viking WinTech

77%

Dry

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

82%

Barum Polaris 5

71%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

77%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

78%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

66%

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

68%

Viking WinTech

63%

Dry braking

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

81%

Barum Polaris 5

69%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

66%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

80%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

51%

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

64%

Viking WinTech

62%

Dry handling

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

89%

Barum Polaris 5

78%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

77%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

79%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

75%

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

79%

Viking WinTech

59%

Dry lane changing

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

80%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

85%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

73%

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

73%

Dry steering response

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

84%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

71%

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

58%

Dry driving behavior

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

83%

Barum Polaris 5

51%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

77%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

82%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

78%

Viking WinTech

78%

Dry performance

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

77%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

81%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

83%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

76%

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

69%

Viking WinTech

79%

Wet

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

90%

Barum Polaris 5

62%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

77%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

81%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

63%

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

76%

Viking WinTech

55%

Wet braking

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

95%

Barum Polaris 5

63%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

75%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

80%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

60%

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

75%

Viking WinTech

61%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

86%

Barum Polaris 5

65%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

71%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

78%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

68%

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

75%

Viking WinTech

52%

Wet handling

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

93%

Barum Polaris 5

56%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

82%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

85%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

61%

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

81%

Viking WinTech

52%

Aquaplaning - cross

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

84%

Barum Polaris 5

64%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

80%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

73%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

80%

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

84%

Viking WinTech

46%

Wet circle cornering

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

90%

Barum Polaris 5

66%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

81%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

86%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

64%

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

73%

Viking WinTech

62%

Comfort

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

81%

Barum Polaris 5

73%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

72%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

75%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

71%

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

77%

Viking WinTech

66%

Exterior noise

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

79%

Barum Polaris 5

74%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

68%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

72%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

64%

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

62%

Viking WinTech

61%

Comfort

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

83%

Barum Polaris 5

69%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

72%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

73%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

69%

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

76%

Viking WinTech

50%

Interior noise

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

85%

Barum Polaris 5

76%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

76%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

78%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

77%

Viking WinTech

71%

Costs

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

78%

Barum Polaris 5

80%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

77%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

66%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

75%

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

58%

Viking WinTech

72%

Rolling resistance

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

87%

Barum Polaris 5

82%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

82%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

64%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

79%

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

71%

Mileage

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

64%

Barum Polaris 5

72%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

66%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

62%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

57%

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

23%

Viking WinTech

67%

Price/value

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

60%

Barum Polaris 5

86%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

67%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

67%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

81%

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

78%

Fuel efficiency

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

89%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

88%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

84%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

87%

Viking WinTech

82%

Ice

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

81%

Barum Polaris 5

82%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

77%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

81%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

71%

Viking WinTech

84%

Ice braking

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

79%

Barum Polaris 5

77%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

69%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

82%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

46%

Viking WinTech

86%

Ice lateral guidance

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

82%

Barum Polaris 5

87%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

79%

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

78%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

85%

Viking WinTech

82%

Dimensions and prices

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Mutual tests

Organization	Season	Year	Dimension
Autobild	Winter	2023	225/45 R18	View

Comparison: Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Vredestein Wintrac Pro vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 vs. Viking WinTech

Blizzak LM-005

Polaris 5

Winter Sport 5

Wintrac Pro

Kristall Control HP2

Winter i*cept evo3 W330

WinTech

Test Profile

Snow

Dry

Wet

Comfort

Costs

Ice

Dimensions and prices

Mutual tests

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