Comparison: Cooper Discoverer Winter vs. Barum Polaris 6 vs. Michelin ALPIN 7

Upper-middle

Cooper

Discoverer Winter

R16 – R21

VS

Budget

Barum

Polaris 6

ALPIN 7

8.3

R15 – R20

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Discoverer Winter

Polaris 6

ALPIN 7

Number of tests

6

3

6

Best position

#5

#2

#1

Average position

6.8

7.0

3.7

Latest test

2022

2025

Available sizes

62

99

63

These tyres were not tested together in the same test. The scores below are aggregated from different independent tests, so direct comparison should be taken with caution.

Dry

Cooper Discoverer Winter

70%

Barum Polaris 6

81%

Michelin ALPIN 7

80%

Dry braking

Cooper Discoverer Winter

77%

Barum Polaris 6

84%

Michelin ALPIN 7

83%

Dry handling

Cooper Discoverer Winter

72%

Barum Polaris 6

78%

Michelin ALPIN 7

86%

Dry performance

Cooper Discoverer Winter

63%

Barum Polaris 6

77%

Michelin ALPIN 7

91%

Snow

Cooper Discoverer Winter

79%

Barum Polaris 6

83%

Michelin ALPIN 7

88%

Snow traction

Cooper Discoverer Winter

82%

Barum Polaris 6

89%

Michelin ALPIN 7

85%

Snow braking

Cooper Discoverer Winter

84%

Barum Polaris 6

89%

Michelin ALPIN 7

88%

Snow handling

Cooper Discoverer Winter

79%

Barum Polaris 6

85%

Michelin ALPIN 7

90%

Snow cornering

Cooper Discoverer Winter

85%

Barum Polaris 6

63%

Michelin ALPIN 7

86%

Wet

Cooper Discoverer Winter

71%

Barum Polaris 6

78%

Michelin ALPIN 7

86%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

Cooper Discoverer Winter

77%

Barum Polaris 6

74%

Michelin ALPIN 7

87%

Wet braking

Cooper Discoverer Winter

69%

Barum Polaris 6

80%

Michelin ALPIN 7

80%

Wet handling

Cooper Discoverer Winter

73%

Barum Polaris 6

81%

Michelin ALPIN 7

90%

Aquaplaning - cross

Cooper Discoverer Winter

84%

Barum Polaris 6

76%

Michelin ALPIN 7

78%

Wet circle cornering

Cooper Discoverer Winter

79%

Barum Polaris 6

75%

Michelin ALPIN 7

87%

Comfort

Cooper Discoverer Winter

76%

Barum Polaris 6

81%

Michelin ALPIN 7

93%

Exterior noise

Cooper Discoverer Winter

89%

Barum Polaris 6

94%

Michelin ALPIN 7

84%

Comfort

Cooper Discoverer Winter

77%

Barum Polaris 6

87%

Michelin ALPIN 7

84%

Interior noise

Cooper Discoverer Winter

71%

Michelin ALPIN 7

96%

Costs

Cooper Discoverer Winter

68%

Barum Polaris 6

88%

Michelin ALPIN 7

95%

Rolling resistance

Cooper Discoverer Winter

63%

Barum Polaris 6

97%

Michelin ALPIN 7

95%

Ice

Cooper Discoverer Winter

83%

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