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1. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ Premium2. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost
Comparison: GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ vs. Barum Polaris 5
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In this comparison, we are comparing a tyre from a manufacturer from USA (GoodYear) against a tyre from a manufacturer from Czech Republic (Barum). Barum is a brand that belongs to the Continental group. Generally, GoodYear winter tyres are slightly better rated (94%) than Barum (73%). The first tyre test of GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ was done in 2020, compared to 2019 when was the Barum Polaris 5 first tested. Important for this comparison is also the ADAC 2022 185/65 R15 test, where both the UltraGrip 9+ and the Polaris 5 were tested. See more mutual tests below. When it comes to comparison, eu labels can be also interesting - 94% of GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ has B wet grip rating, whereas 100% of Barum Polaris 5 has C rating.
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Number of sizes available
Number of tests
Best position in test
Worst position in test
Average position in tests
2. Barum Polaris 5 15.15
Year of the last test
Best rating in test
1. Barum Polaris 5 Good2. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ Satisfactory
Worst rating in test
1. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ Satisfactory2. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient
Snow
(Overall rating)Snow traction
Snow braking
Snow handling
Dry
(Overall rating)Dry braking
Dry driving behavior
Wet
(Overall rating)Aquaplaning - cross
Wet braking
Aquaplaning - longitudal
Wet handling
Wet circle cornering
Wet braking according to EU label
Comfort
(Overall rating)Exterior noise
Outside noise accoring to EU label
Costs
(Overall rating)Fuel consumption according to EU label
Ice
(Overall rating)Ice braking
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Mutual Tests Available
These tyres were tested together in 4 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.
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Mutual tests
| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Rolling resistance | Noise | Wear |
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| Best values in test | 1,7 | 1,9 | 1,8 | 1,9 | 1,7 | 2,5 | 1,5 |
| GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ Rating: Good | 1,7 | 2,3 | 2,5 | 2,3 | 2,0 | 2,7 | 2,5 |
| Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Sufficient | 3,2 | 3,9 | 2,4 | 2,8 | 2,0 | 3,0 | 2,0 |
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| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Rolling resistance | Wear | ||
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| Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 1 | 2+ | 1 | ||
| Goodyear UltraGrip 9+ Rating: Good | 2 | 2- | 2+ | 2 | 2+ | ||
| Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory | 3+ | 3+ | 2+ | 1- | 2+ | ||
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| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Noise | Wear | |
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| Best values in test | 1,6 | 1,9 | 1,9 | 2,0 | 2,6 | 2,0 | |
| Goodyear UltraGrip 9+ Rating: Good | 1,8 | 2,3 | 2,0 | 2,0 | 2,8 | 2,5 | |
| Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory | 3,2 | 3,0 | 2,0 | 2,0 | 2,8 | 3,0 | |
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| Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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| Best values in test | 32,1 | 27,3 | |||||
| Goodyear UltraGrip 9+ | 35,2 | 27,5 | |||||
| Barum Polaris 5 | 36,1 | 28,8 | |||||
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