Segment
1. Dunlop Winter Premium2. Barum Polaris 6 Lowcost
Comparison: Dunlop Winter vs. Barum Polaris 6
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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%). In this particular case, the Dunlop Winter has a better rating of 93% compared to 83% of the Barum Polaris 6. Important for this comparison is also the Autobild 2025 225/40 R18 test, where both the Winter and the Polaris 6 were tested. See more mutual tests below. When it comes to comparison, eu labels can be also interesting - 74% of Dunlop Winter dimensions has C wet grip rating. Most (87%) of the Barum Polaris 6 also have C wet ratings.
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| Dimensions | R15 - R21 | R14 - R20 | |
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Number of sizes available
Number of tests
Best position in test
Worst position in test
Average position in tests
1. Dunlop Winter 1.5
Year of the last test
Best rating in test
1. Dunlop Winter Exemplary2. Barum Polaris 6 Good
Worst rating in test
1. Barum Polaris 6 Good
Wet
(Overall rating)Wet braking according to EU label
Snow
(Overall rating)Costs
(Overall rating)Fuel consumption according to EU label
Dry
(Overall rating)Comfort
(Overall rating)Outside noise accoring to EU label
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Dimensions and prices
Mutual Tests Available
These tyres were tested together in 2 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.
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Mutual tests
| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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| Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 1– | 1 | |||
| Dunlop Winter Rating: Exemplary | 2 | 2+ | 1– | 2 | |||
| Barum Polaris 6 Rating: Good | 3 | 2– | 2+ | 2+ | |||
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| Name | Wet | Snow | |||||
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| Best values in test | 32.6 | 27.1 | |||||
| Dunlop Winter | 33.3 | 27.5 | |||||
| Barum Polaris 6 | 35.1 | 28.2 | |||||
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