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Comparison: Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Sava Eskimo HP2 vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 vs. Debica Frigo HP2 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%	Semperit Speed-Grip 5 /78%	Debica Frigo HP2 /50%	Nokian WR Snowproof P /67%	Hankook Ventus Prime 4 /72%	Matador MP93 Nordicca /40%

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Segment

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 Premium

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P Upper-middle

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

4. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 Lowcost

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Lowcost

7. Debica Frigo HP2 Lowcost

8. Matador MP93 Nordicca Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 530

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 93

3. Matador MP93 Nordicca 92

4. Barum Polaris 5 76

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 55

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

7. Debica Frigo HP2 26

8. Sava Eskimo HP2 25

Number of tests

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 15x

3. Barum Polaris 5 13x

4. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 12x

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 12x

6. Debica Frigo HP2 9x

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P 7x

8. Matador MP93 Nordicca 4x

Best position in test

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 2.

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 3.

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 4.

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 6.

6. Debica Frigo HP2 7.

7. Barum Polaris 5 9.

8. Matador MP93 Nordicca 11.

Worst position in test

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 9.

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 18.

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 19.

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 23.

6. Barum Polaris 5 26.

7. Debica Frigo HP2 27.

8. Matador MP93 Nordicca 38.

Average position in tests

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 5.75

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 9.33

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. Debica Frigo HP2 17.33

8. Matador MP93 Nordicca 23.75

Year of the last test

1. Debica Frigo HP2 2025

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

3. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 2025

4. Matador MP93 Nordicca 2025

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 2025

6. Sava Eskimo HP2 2025

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 2025

8. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 Exemplary

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Exemplary

4. Debica Frigo HP2 Good

5. Barum Polaris 5 Good

6. Sava Eskimo HP2 Satisfactory

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca Satisfactory

8. Nokian WR Snowproof P Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 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. Debica Frigo HP2 Conditionally recommended

8. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

77%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

73.7%

Debica
Frigo HP2

68%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

64.1%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

62%

Barum
Polaris 5

62%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

54%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

38.7%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 A

2. Debica Frigo HP2 B

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P B

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

6. Barum Polaris 5 C

7. Sava Eskimo HP2 C

8. Matador MP93 Nordicca C

Snow

(Overall rating)

Debica
Frigo HP2

84.5%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

78%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

77.2%

Barum
Polaris 5

75%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

69%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

48.7%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

?

Dry

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

90.3%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

81%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

81.2%

Debica
Frigo HP2

72.6%

Barum
Polaris 5

69%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

63%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

60%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

56%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

91.7%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

76.9%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

75%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Debica
Frigo HP2

70.9%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

68%

Barum
Polaris 5

67%

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. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 ?

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 ?

5. Debica Frigo HP2 ?

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 ?

7. Barum Polaris 5 ?

8. Matador MP93 Nordicca ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

91%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

84.7%

Debica
Frigo HP2

81.6%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

79%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

78%

Barum
Polaris 5

77%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

77.5%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P C

3. Debica Frigo HP2 C

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 C

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

6. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 C

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca D

8. Barum Polaris 5 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Sava
Eskimo HP2

85.2%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71.4%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

30%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

27.5%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

0%

Debica
Frigo HP2

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
Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	1	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
Semperit Speed-Grip 5	36.8	29.1
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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
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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
Semperit Speed-Grip 5	35,9	31,3
Debica Frigo HP2	37,0	30,1
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
Debica Frigo HP2	37,1	26,9
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+
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