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Comparison: Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Barum Polaris 3

In this comparison, we are comparing a tyre from a manufacturer from USA (Dunlop) against a tyre from a manufacturer from Czech Republic (Barum). Dunlop is a brand that belongs to the GoodYear group. Barum is a brand that belongs to the Continental group. Generally, Dunlop winter tyres are slightly better rated (88%) than Barum (73%). Important for this comparison is also the Autobild 2018 195/65 R15 test, where both the Winter Sport 5 and the Polaris 3 were tested. See more mutual tests below. When it comes to comparison, eu labels can be also interesting - 59% of Dunlop Winter Sport 5 has B wet grip rating, whereas 100% of Barum Polaris 3 has C rating.

Performance comparison

Wet Performance
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
91%
Dunlop
Winter Sport 5
Barum Polaris 3
74%
Barum
Polaris 3
Wet Braking
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
95%
Barum Polaris 3
84%
Wet Handling
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
87%
Barum Polaris 3
71%
Wet Circle Cornering
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
95%
Barum Polaris 3
79%
Aquaplaning Longitudinal
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
81%
Barum Polaris 3
65%
Aquaplaning Cross
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
97%
Barum Polaris 3
71%
Dry Performance
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
84%
Dunlop
Winter Sport 5
Barum Polaris 3
79%
Barum
Polaris 3
Dry Braking
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
81%
Barum Polaris 3
71%
Dry Handling
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
87%
Barum Polaris 3
87%
Best in category: Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 (89.5%)
Snow Performance
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
82%
Dunlop
Winter Sport 5
Barum Polaris 3
88%
Barum
Polaris 3
Snow Braking
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
81%
Barum Polaris 3
87%
Best: Kleber KRISALP HP3 (97.0%)
Snow Traction
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
89%
Barum Polaris 3
89%
Best: Goodyear UltraGrip 9 (100.0%)
Snow Handling
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
81%
Barum Polaris 3
87%
Snow Circle Cornering
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
76%
Barum Polaris 3
87%
Best: Nokian WR D4 (97.0%)
Best in category: Nokian WR D4 (96.5%)
Comfort & Noise
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
88%
Dunlop
Winter Sport 5
Barum Polaris 3
75%
Barum
Polaris 3
Noise Exterior
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
89%
Barum Polaris 3
79%
Best: Kleber KRISALP HP3 (95.0%)
Ride Comfort
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
87%
Barum Polaris 3
71%
Best in category: Continental WinterContact TS 860 (93.0%)
Economy
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
87%
Dunlop
Winter Sport 5
Barum Polaris 3
76%
Barum
Polaris 3
Rolling Resistance
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
84%
Barum Polaris 3
84%
Best: Nokian WR D4 (100.0%)
Mileage
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
89%
Barum Polaris 3
68%
Best: Michelin Alpin 5 (100.0%)
Best in category: Nokian WR D4 (89.5%)

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