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Comparison: Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 vs. Michelin ALPIN 6

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	Kumho WinterCraft WP52 /55%	Semperit Speed-Grip 5 /78%	Michelin ALPIN 6 /63%

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Segment

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Premium

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Upper-middle

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 192

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 93

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 76

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

Number of tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 31x

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 12x

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 10x

Best position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 1.

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 2.

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 3.

Worst position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 13.

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 19.

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 25.

Average position in tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 4.35

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 9.33

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 12.2

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

Year of the last test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 2025

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 2024

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 2024

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 Exemplary

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Exemplary

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Good

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Good

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

77%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

75%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

67%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

59%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 B

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 B

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

Snow

(Overall rating)

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

82%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

78%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

71%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

71%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

86%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

81%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

77%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

68%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

77%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

68%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

68%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

63%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 ?

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 ?

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

91%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

78%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

67%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

56%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 C

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 C

Ice

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

85.7%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71.4%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

27.5%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

0%

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Mutual Tests Available

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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
Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3	2+	3
Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	1	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
Kumho Wintercraft WP52	34.6	30.3
Semperit Speed-Grip 5	36.8	29.1
Michelin Alpin 6	36.2	29.7
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