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Comparison: Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Firestone Winterhawk 3 vs. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	Firestone Winterhawk 3 /0%	Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 /100%	Uniroyal WinterExpert /79%

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Segment

1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 Premium

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Upper-middle

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert Upper-middle

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 133

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 91

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 66

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

Number of tests

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

2. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 21x

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 14x

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 12x

Best position in test

1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 1.

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 3.

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 5.

Worst position in test

1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 4.

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 19.

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 32.

Average position in tests

1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 1.67

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 11.25

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 16

Year of the last test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

2. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 2025

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 2025

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 2020

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 Exemplary

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Satisfactory

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 Good

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Conditionally recommended

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

87%

Michelin
PILOT ALPIN 5

71.8%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

70%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

58%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

2. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 B

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 C

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

Snow

(Overall rating)

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

85%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

85%

Michelin
PILOT ALPIN 5

85.1%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

68.1%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Michelin
PILOT ALPIN 5

85.8%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

81%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

76%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

65.3%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

83%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

78%

Michelin
PILOT ALPIN 5

78.9%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

73.4%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 ?

3. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 ?

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

83%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

79%

Michelin
PILOT ALPIN 5

76.2%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

72.4%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

2. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 C

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

82.7%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71.4%

Michelin
PILOT ALPIN 5

64.5%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

32%

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Mutual Tests Available

These tyres were tested together in 6 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

Autobild Winter tyre test 2020 245/45 R18

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	30,3	24,3
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,3	24,5
Firestone Winterhawk 3	37,9
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	31,9	24,3
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2019 225/45 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	29,2	24
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	33,5	24,3
Firestone Winterhawk 3	34,3	25,5
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2018 195/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	1-	2+	1	1
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	1	2
Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: Conditionally recommended	3	3+	2+	2+
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