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Comparison: Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Sava Eskimo HP2 vs. Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Nokian WR Snowproof P vs. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 vs. Matador MP93 Nordicca

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Sava Eskimo HP2 /58%	Michelin ALPIN 6 /63%	Nokian WR Snowproof P /67%	Hankook Ventus Prime 4 /72%	Matador MP93 Nordicca /40%

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Segment

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Premium

2. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 Premium

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P Upper-middle

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

5. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

6. Sava Eskimo HP2 Lowcost

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 530

2. Matador MP93 Nordicca 92

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 76

4. Barum Polaris 5 76

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 55

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

7. Sava Eskimo HP2 25

Number of tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 31x

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 15x

4. Barum Polaris 5 13x

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 12x

6. Nokian WR Snowproof P 7x

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca 4x

Best position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 1.

2. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 2.

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 4.

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 6.

6. Barum Polaris 5 9.

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca 11.

Worst position in test

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 9.

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 13.

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 18.

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 23.

6. Barum Polaris 5 26.

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca 38.

Average position in tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 4.35

2. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 5.75

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 9.71

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

5. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

6. Sava Eskimo HP2 15.47

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca 23.75

Year of the last test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

2. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 2025

3. Matador MP93 Nordicca 2025

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 2025

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 2025

6. Michelin ALPIN 6 2024

7. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 Exemplary

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 Exemplary

4. Barum Polaris 5 Good

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 Satisfactory

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca Satisfactory

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Good

2. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 Recommended

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 Satisfactory

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca Satisfactory

6. Nokian WR Snowproof P Satisfactory

7. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

73%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

73.7%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

64.1%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

62%

Barum
Polaris 5

62%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

54%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

38.7%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 73%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 68%

3. Barum Polaris 5 57%

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 46%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

6. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Wet braking

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 70%

2. Barum Polaris 5 57%

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 46%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 46%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

6. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 90%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 75%

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 69%

4. Barum Polaris 5 65%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

6. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 70%

2. Barum Polaris 5 65%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 52%

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 50%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

6. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Wet handling

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 83%

2. Barum Polaris 5 66%

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 57%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

6. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 A

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 B

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P B

5. Barum Polaris 5 C

6. Sava Eskimo HP2 C

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca C

Snow

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

77.2%

Barum
Polaris 5

75%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

73%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

69%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

48.7%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

?

Snow traction

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 84%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 77%

3. Barum Polaris 5 74%

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 71%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

7. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Snow braking

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 83%

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 81%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 76%

4. Barum Polaris 5 76%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

7. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Snow cornering

1. Barum Polaris 5 71%

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 67%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 66%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 66%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

7. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Snow handling

1. Barum Polaris 5 78%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 71%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 67%

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 57%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

7. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

90.3%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

81.2%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

78%

Barum
Polaris 5

69%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

63%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

60%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

56%

Dry braking

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 79%

2. Barum Polaris 5 63%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 57%

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 55%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

6. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Dry handling

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 77%

2. Barum Polaris 5 76%

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 71%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

6. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

91.7%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

82%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

76.9%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

75%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Barum
Polaris 5

67%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

0%

Exterior noise

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 77%

2. Barum Polaris 5 72%

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 69%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

6. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 70 dB

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 ?

4. Barum Polaris 5 ?

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 ?

6. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 ?

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

84.7%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

79%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

78%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

77%

Barum
Polaris 5

77%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

77.5%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

0%

Rolling resistance

1. Barum Polaris 5 82%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 74%

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 73%

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 73%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

6. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Mileage

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 98%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 79%

4. Barum Polaris 5 65%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

6. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Price/value

1. Barum Polaris 5 86%

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 84%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 60%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

6. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Sava Eskimo HP2 C

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 C

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P C

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 C

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca D

7. Barum Polaris 5 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Sava
Eskimo HP2

85.2%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

85.7%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71.4%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

30%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

0%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

?

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Mutual Tests Available

These tyres were tested together in 10 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

AUTOBILD Winter tyre test 2024 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3	3	3
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3	3+	3	2
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2	2
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AUTOBILD Winter tyre test 2024 205/55 R16

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34.6	28.9
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	38.6	29.6
Barum Polaris 5	37.7	30.0
Sava Eskimo HP2	39.5	29.6
Michelin Alpin 6	36.2	29.7
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2023 205/60 R16

Name	Enviromental impact	Driving safety
Best values in test	2	2.1
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	2	2.9
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2.3	3.4
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Good	2	2.3
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R18

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	31,4	29,2
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	37,4	30,7
Barum Polaris 5	35,6	31,0
Matador MP93 Nordicca	38,6	-
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,8	25,4
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,8	26,3
Barum Polaris 5	37,5	26,9
Sava Eskimo HP2	37,6	26,1
Michelin Alpin 6	34,1	26,4
Nokian WR Snowproof P	36	26,2
Matador MP93 Nordicca	37,8
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2021 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Wear
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+	1
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3+	2-	2	1
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3+	2+	1-	2+
Sava Eskimo HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3	2-	2	2	2+
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2+	2-	1
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