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Comparison: Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Radar Dimax Alpine vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 /82%	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Radar Dimax Alpine /53%	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 /81%

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Segment

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Premium

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Upper-middle

3. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

4. Radar Dimax Alpine Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 213

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91

3. Barum Polaris 5 76

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 27

Number of tests

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 49x

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 23x

3. Barum Polaris 5 13x

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 6x

Best position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 1.

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 1.

3. Barum Polaris 5 9.

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 9.

Worst position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 13.

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 15.

3. Barum Polaris 5 26.

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 40.

Average position in tests

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 3.2

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 6.65

3. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 25.33

Year of the last test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 2025

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 2024

3. Radar Dimax Alpine 2024

4. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Very good

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Very good

3. Barum Polaris 5 Good

4. Radar Dimax Alpine Conditionally recommended

Worst rating in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Good

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Conditionally recommended

3. Radar Dimax Alpine Conditionally recommended

4. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

Snow

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

87%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

81%

Radar
Dimax Alpine

81.8%

Barum
Polaris 5

76%

Snow braking

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 90%

2. Barum Polaris 5 81%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 79%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Snow traction

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 82%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 83%

3. Barum Polaris 5 75%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Snow handling

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 88%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 78%

3. Barum Polaris 5 76%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Snow cornering

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 88%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 83%

3. Barum Polaris 5 71%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

80%

Radar
Dimax Alpine

80.5%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

71%

Barum
Polaris 5

62%

Dry braking

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 74%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 70%

3. Barum Polaris 5 68%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Dry handling

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 85%

2. Barum Polaris 5 76%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 63%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Dry driving behavior

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

3. Barum Polaris 5 51%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

89%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

74%

Barum
Polaris 5

63%

Radar
Dimax Alpine

52.5%

Wet braking

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 95%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 68%

3. Barum Polaris 5 61%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Wet handling

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 85%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 72%

3. Barum Polaris 5 55%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 86%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 82%

3. Barum Polaris 5 67%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 89%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 76%

3. Barum Polaris 5 63%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 70%

3. Barum Polaris 5 67%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 A

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 B

3. Barum Polaris 5 C

4. Radar Dimax Alpine ?

Comfort

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

80%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

72%

Barum
Polaris 5

70%

Radar
Dimax Alpine

70.5%

Exterior noise

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 83%

2. Barum Polaris 5 76%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 74%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Comfort

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 76%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 71%

3. Barum Polaris 5 61%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 ?

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?

3. Barum Polaris 5 ?

4. Radar Dimax Alpine ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

79%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

72%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

66%

Radar
Dimax Alpine

38%

Rolling resistance

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 79%

2. Barum Polaris 5 75%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 70%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Mileage

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 78%

2. Barum Polaris 5 73%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 60%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Price/value

1. Barum Polaris 5 90%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 69%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 61%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 C

2. Barum Polaris 5 E

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 E

4. Radar Dimax Alpine ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

78%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

78%

Radar
Dimax Alpine

0%

Ice braking

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 78%

2. Barum Polaris 5 77%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 76%

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 0%

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Mutual Tests Available

These tyres were tested together in 11 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

ADAC Winter tyre test 2023 205/60 R16

Name	Enviromental impact	Driving safety
Best values in test	2	2.1
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Good	3.1	2.1
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2.3	3.4
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2.4	2.7
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Satisfactory	1-	2	2-	3+
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2-	2	2+	1-
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2	2-	1-	2
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R18

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	31,4	29,2
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	31,4	30,9
Barum Polaris 5	35,6	31,0
Radar Dimax Alpine	36,8	30,6
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,2	29,3
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,8	25,4
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	32,8	26,3
Barum Polaris 5	37,5	26,9
Radar Dimax Alpine	38,1
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,8	25,4
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2022 185/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Rolling resistance	Noise	Wear
Best values in test	1,7	1,9	1,8	1,9	1,7	2,5	1,5
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Satisfactory	1,7	2,1	2,4	2,8	1,9	2,9	3,0
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Sufficient	3,2	3,9	2,4	2,8	2,0	3,0	2,0
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2,7	2,6	2,0	2,5	2,4	2,7	2,0
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2021 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Wear
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+	1
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Good	1-	2	1	2	2+
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3+	2+	1-	2+
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2	3+	1-	3+	2
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2021 195/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear
Best values in test	1,6	1,9	1,9	2,0	2,6	2,0
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Satisfactory	1,7	2,5	2,8	2,3	3,3	3,0
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3,2	3,0	2,0	2,0	2,8	3,0
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2,6	2,2	1,9	2,5	3,3	2,0
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2021 205/55 R16

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,1	27,3
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	32,1	28,1
Barum Polaris 5	36,1	28,8
Radar Dimax Alpine	37,7	28,6
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,6	27,9
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2020 245/45 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	1-	2+	1-
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2+	1-	2
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Good	2-	2	2	2-
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2+	2+
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