Segment
1. Falken Eurowinter HS449 Upper-middle2. Barum Polaris 3 Lowcost
In this comparison, we are comparing a tyre from a manufacturer from Japan (Falken) against a tyre from a manufacturer from Czech Republic (Barum). Barum is a brand that belongs to the Continental group. Generally, Barum winter tyres are slightly better rated (73%) than Falken (58%). But when it comes to comparing Falken Eurowinter HS449 and Barum Polaris 3, the rating is the same - 0%. Important for this comparison is also the Autobild 2017 225/50 R17 test, where both the Eurowinter HS449 and the Polaris 3 were tested. See more mutual tests below.
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1. Falken Eurowinter HS449 Upper-middle2. Barum Polaris 3 Lowcost
1. Barum Polaris 3 10.6
1. Barum Polaris 3 Exemplary2. Falken Eurowinter HS449 Conditionally recommended
1. Barum Polaris 3 Satisfactory2. Falken Eurowinter HS449 Conditionally recommended
These tyres were tested together in 5 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

| Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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| Best values in test | 32,2 | 25,9 | |||||
| Falken Eurowinter HS449 | 36,1 | 29,1 | |||||
| Barum Polaris 3 | 35,8 | 27,6 | |||||
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| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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| Best values in test | 1- | 2 | 2+ | 1 | |||
| Falken Eurowinter HS449 Rating: - | 2- | 3+ | 2- | 2 | |||
| Barum Polaris 3 Rating: - | 2 | 3+ | 2+ | 2+ | |||
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| Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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| Best values in test | 34,2 | 25 | |||||
| Falken Eurowinter HS449 | 38,3 | 26,9 | |||||
| Barum Polaris 3 | 37,2 | 26,1 | |||||
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| Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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| Best values in test | 36,8 | 27,7 | |||||
| Falken Eurowinter HS449 | 40,6 | 28,2 | |||||
| Barum Polaris 3 | 40,8 | 28,6 | |||||
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| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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| Best values in test | 1 | 2+ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Falken Eurowinter HS449 Rating: - | 2 | 2 | 2+ | 3 | |||
| Barum Polaris 3 Rating: Exemplary | 2- | 2 | 2+ | 2- | |||
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