Comparison: Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Continental WinterContact TS 870 vs. Giti Gitiwinter W2 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Vredestein Wintrac vs. Barum Polaris 5

Premium

Dunlop

Winter Sport 5

VS

1 mutual test(s) with detailed data

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PILOT ALPIN 5

UltraGrip Performance 3

Winter

Test Profile

Winter Sport 5

Kristall Control HP2

WinterContact TS 870

Gitiwinter W2

G-FORCE WINTER 2

Wintrac

Polaris 5

Number of tests

48

25

17

13

23

11

13

Best position

#1

#2

#1

#7

#1

#3

#9

Average position

4.9

12.4

1.7

13.8

6.7

8.4

15.2

Latest test

2025

2024

Available sizes

189

54

80

46

107

39

76

Performance comparison

Wet Performance

72%

Dunlop

Winter Sport 5

59%

Fulda

Kristall Control HP2

86%

Continental

WinterContact TS 870

73%

BFGoodrich

G-FORCE WINTER 2

70%

Vredestein

Wintrac

59%

Barum

Polaris 5

Wet Braking

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

61%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

46%

Continental WinterContact TS 870

69%

Giti Gitiwinter W2

61%

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

61%

Vredestein Wintrac

61%

Barum Polaris 5

61%

Wet Handling

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

77%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

46%

Continental WinterContact TS 870

84%

Giti Gitiwinter W2

53%

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

69%

Vredestein Wintrac

77%

Barum Polaris 5

61%

Wet Circle Cornering

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

75%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

51%

Continental WinterContact TS 870

92%

Giti Gitiwinter W2

75%

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

67%

Vredestein Wintrac

67%

Barum Polaris 5

59%

Aquaplaning Longitudinal

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

57%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

65%

Continental WinterContact TS 870

96%

Giti Gitiwinter W2

81%

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

88%

Vredestein Wintrac

73%

Barum Polaris 5

50%

Aquaplaning Cross

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

88%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

88%

Continental WinterContact TS 870

88%

Giti Gitiwinter W2

88%

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

81%

Vredestein Wintrac

73%

Barum Polaris 5

65%

Dry Performance

64%

Dunlop

Winter Sport 5

68%

Fulda

Kristall Control HP2

85%

Continental

WinterContact TS 870

68%

BFGoodrich

G-FORCE WINTER 2

77%

Vredestein

Wintrac

77%

Barum

Polaris 5

Dry Braking

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

60%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

60%

Continental WinterContact TS 870

78%

Giti Gitiwinter W2

69%

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

69%

Vredestein Wintrac

78%

Barum Polaris 5

69%

Dry Handling

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

67%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

75%

Continental WinterContact TS 870

92%

Giti Gitiwinter W2

59%

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

67%

Vredestein Wintrac

75%

Barum Polaris 5

84%

Snow Performance

89%

Dunlop

Winter Sport 5

82%

Fulda

Kristall Control HP2

87%

Continental

WinterContact TS 870

82%

BFGoodrich

G-FORCE WINTER 2

69%

Vredestein

Wintrac

78%

Barum

Polaris 5

Snow Braking

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

90%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

81%

Continental WinterContact TS 870

90%

Giti Gitiwinter W2

90%

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

90%

Vredestein Wintrac

71%

Barum Polaris 5

71%

Snow Traction

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

96%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

79%

Continental WinterContact TS 870

88%

Giti Gitiwinter W2

79%

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

88%

Vredestein Wintrac

71%

Barum Polaris 5

88%

Snow Handling

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

78%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

87%

Continental WinterContact TS 870

87%

Giti Gitiwinter W2

96%

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

69%

Vredestein Wintrac

60%

Barum Polaris 5

78%

Snow Circle Cornering

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

91%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

82%

Continental WinterContact TS 870

82%

Giti Gitiwinter W2

91%

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

82%

Vredestein Wintrac

73%

Barum Polaris 5

73%

Comfort & Noise

57%

Dunlop

Winter Sport 5

57%

Fulda

Kristall Control HP2

76%

Continental

WinterContact TS 870

76%

BFGoodrich

G-FORCE WINTER 2

66%

Vredestein

Wintrac

66%

Barum

Polaris 5

Noise Exterior

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

57%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

57%

Continental WinterContact TS 870

76%

Giti Gitiwinter W2

95%

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

76%

Vredestein Wintrac

66%

Barum Polaris 5

66%

Economy

90%

Dunlop

Winter Sport 5

66%

Fulda

Kristall Control HP2

90%

Continental

WinterContact TS 870

70%

BFGoodrich

G-FORCE WINTER 2

74%

Vredestein

Wintrac

78%

Barum

Polaris 5

Rolling Resistance

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

88%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

65%

Continental WinterContact TS 870

88%

Giti Gitiwinter W2

42%

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

73%

Vredestein Wintrac

88%

Barum Polaris 5

96%

Mileage

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

92%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

67%

Continental WinterContact TS 870

92%

Giti Gitiwinter W2

75%

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

67%

Vredestein Wintrac

59%

Barum Polaris 5

59%

Tests used in comparison

Organization	Season	Year	Dimension
AUTOBILD	Winter	2024	205/55 R16	View

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Comparison: Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Continental WinterContact TS 870 vs. Giti Gitiwinter W2 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Vredestein Wintrac vs. Barum Polaris 5

Winter Sport 5

Kristall Control HP2

WinterContact TS 870

Gitiwinter W2

G-FORCE WINTER 2

Wintrac

Polaris 5

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