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1. Goodride SW608 Lowcost2. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost
In this comparison, we are comparing a tyre from a manufacturer from (Goodride) 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 Goodride (6%). In this particular case, the Barum Polaris 5 has a better rating of 63% compared to 6% of the Goodride SW608. The first tyre test of Goodride SW608 was done in 2018, compared to 2019 when was the Barum Polaris 5 first tested. Important for this comparison is also the AUTOBILD 2024 205/55 R16 test, where both the SW608 and the Polaris 5 were tested. See more mutual tests below.
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1. Goodride SW608 Lowcost2. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost
1. Barum Polaris 5 15.152. Goodride SW608 31.5
1. Barum Polaris 5 Good
1. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient
These tyres were tested together in 3 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 | 34.6 | 28.9 | |||||
| Goodride SW608 | 40.6 | - | |||||
| Barum Polaris 5 | 37.7 | 30.0 | |||||
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| Name | Stopping distance on wet | ||||||
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| Best values in test | 32,8 | ||||||
| Goodride SW608 | 40 | ||||||
| Barum Polaris 5 | 37,5 | 26,9 | |||||
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| Name | Stopping distance on wet | ||||||
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| Best values in test | 32,1 | ||||||
| Goodride SW608 | 40,8 | ||||||
| Barum Polaris 5 | 36,1 | 28,8 | |||||
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