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Comparison: Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Barum Polaris 3 vs. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 vs. Michelin Alpin A4 vs. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 vs. Firestone Winterhawk 3

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%	Barum Polaris 3 /0%	Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 /0%	Michelin Alpin A4 /0%	Goodyear UltraGrip 9 /0%	Firestone Winterhawk 3 /0%

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Segment

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

2. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 Premium

3. Michelin Alpin A4 Premium

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Premium

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Upper-middle

6. Barum Polaris 3 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 66

3. Barum Polaris 3 66

4. Michelin Alpin A4 42

5. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 41

6. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 28

Number of tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 17x

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 14x

4. Barum Polaris 3 10x

5. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 10x

6. Michelin Alpin A4 5x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 1.

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 1.

4. Michelin Alpin A4 2.

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 3.

6. Barum Polaris 3 3.

Worst position in test

1. Michelin Alpin A4 6.

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 9.

3. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 12.

4. Barum Polaris 3 16.

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

6. Firestone Winterhawk 3 32.

Average position in tests

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 3.65

2. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 4.2

3. Michelin Alpin A4 4.4

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

5. Barum Polaris 3 10.6

6. Firestone Winterhawk 3 16

Year of the last test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 2020

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 2020

4. Barum Polaris 3 2018

5. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 2018

6. Michelin Alpin A4 2016

Best rating in test

1. Barum Polaris 3 Exemplary

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

3. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 Highly recommended

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Highly recommended

5. Michelin Alpin A4 Highly recommended

6. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Good

2. Michelin Alpin A4 Recommended

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

4. Barum Polaris 3 Satisfactory

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Conditionally recommended

6. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 Sufficient

Snow

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

95%

Barum
Polaris 3

88%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

85%

Dunlop
SP Winter Response 2

85.9%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

82%

Michelin
Alpin A4

70%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

84%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

82%

Michelin
Alpin A4

81.3%

Barum
Polaris 3

79%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

76%

Dunlop
SP Winter Response 2

74.5%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

91%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

89%

Dunlop
SP Winter Response 2

83.8%

Michelin
Alpin A4

82.9%

Barum
Polaris 3

74%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

70%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

2. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 B

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 C

4. Michelin Alpin A4 C

5. Barum Polaris 3 C

6. Firestone Winterhawk 3 C

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

88%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

83%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

78%

Barum
Polaris 3

75%

Dunlop
SP Winter Response 2

73.4%

Michelin
Alpin A4

72.4%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 68 dB

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72 dB

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 ?

4. Barum Polaris 3 ?

5. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 ?

6. Michelin Alpin A4 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

87%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

87%

Michelin
Alpin A4

85.7%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

83%

Barum
Polaris 3

78%

Dunlop
SP Winter Response 2

78.4%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

2. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 C

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 E

4. Michelin Alpin A4 E

5. Firestone Winterhawk 3 E

6. Barum Polaris 3 F

Ice

(Overall rating)

Michelin
Alpin A4

84%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

82.7%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

81.3%

Dunlop
SP Winter Response 2

80.9%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

76.5%

Barum
Polaris 3

0%

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These tyres were tested together in 6 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

Autobild Winter tyre test 2018 195/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	1-	2+	1	1
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2	1-
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2-	2+	2-
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: Good	2	2-	1	2
Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: Conditionally recommended	3	3+	2+	2+
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2018 195/65 R15

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34,3	27
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	34,8	28,1
Barum Polaris 3	36,7	27,8
Goodyear UltraGrip 9	35,5	27
Firestone Winterhawk 3	38,2	27,8
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2017 225/50 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2	2	2-
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2	1-	2+
Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	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
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	33,6	27,6
Barum Polaris 3	35,8	27,6
Firestone Winterhawk 3	36,3	27,9
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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
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: -	2+	2-	1-	2
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: -	2	3+	2+	2+
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: -	2+	2	2+	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
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	36,1	25,5
Barum Polaris 3	37,2	26,1
Goodyear UltraGrip 9	36,1	25
Firestone Winterhawk 3	39,8	27,5
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Comparison: Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Barum Polaris 3 vs. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 vs. Michelin Alpin A4 vs. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 vs. Firestone Winterhawk 3

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