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1. Imperial Snowdragon 3 Lowcost2. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost
In this comparison, we are comparing a tyre from a manufacturer from Netherlands (Imperial) 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 (71%) than Imperial (4%). Important for this comparison is also the Autobild 2023 225/45 R18 test, where both the Snowdragon 3 and the Polaris 5 were tested. See more mutual tests below.
| # | Imperial Snowdragon 3
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| Dimensions | R15 - R19 | R13 - R19 | |
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1. Imperial Snowdragon 3 Lowcost2. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost
1. Barum Polaris 5 15.15
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 | 31,4 | 29,2 | |||||
| Imperial Snowdragon 3 | 42,3 | - | |||||
| Barum Polaris 5 | 35,6 | 31,0 | |||||
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| Name | Stopping distance on wet | ||||||
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| Best values in test | 30,3 | ||||||
| Imperial Snowdragon 3 | 41,4 | ||||||
| Barum Polaris 5 | 35,2 | 24,9 | |||||
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| Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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| Best values in test | 29,2 | 24 | |||||
| Imperial Snowdragon 3 | 33,9 | 31,7 | |||||
| Barum Polaris 5 | 33,9 | 25 | |||||
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