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Comparison: Kleber KRISALP HP3 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Hankook Ventus Prime 4

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Kleber KRISALP HP3 /77%	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 /81%	Hankook Ventus Prime 4 /72%

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Segment

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 Premium

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 Upper-middle

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Upper-middle

4. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 530

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 113

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91

4. Barum Polaris 5 76

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

Number of tests

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 28x

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 23x

4. Barum Polaris 5 13x

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 12x

Best position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 1.

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 2.

3. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 2.

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

5. Barum Polaris 5 9.

Worst position in test

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 9.

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 13.

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 16.

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

5. Barum Polaris 5 26.

Average position in tests

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 5.75

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 6.65

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 8.04

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

5. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

Year of the last test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 2025

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

3. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 2025

4. Kleber KRISALP HP3 2025

5. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 Exemplary

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 Exemplary

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Very good

5. Barum Polaris 5 Good

Worst rating in test

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 Good

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Good

3. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 Recommended

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

5. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

74%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

73%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

73.7%

Barum
Polaris 5

63%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

62%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 90%

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 80%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 81%

4. Barum Polaris 5 65%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Wet braking

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 64%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 64%

3. Barum Polaris 5 58%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 46%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 84%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 84%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 73%

4. Barum Polaris 5 62%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Wet handling

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 75%

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 67%

3. Barum Polaris 5 63%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 69%

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 69%

3. Barum Polaris 5 69%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 52%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 A

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 B

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

4. Barum Polaris 5 C

5. Kleber KRISALP HP3 ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

85%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

81%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Barum
Polaris 5

74%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

?

Snow traction

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 82%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 77%

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 78%

4. Barum Polaris 5 75%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Snow braking

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 90%

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 88%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 83%

4. Barum Polaris 5 74%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Snow handling

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 83%

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 78%

3. Barum Polaris 5 78%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 71%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Snow cornering

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 86%

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 82%

3. Barum Polaris 5 72%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 66%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

81.2%

Barum
Polaris 5

71%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

69%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

66%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

60%

Dry braking

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 70%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 68%

3. Barum Polaris 5 63%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 57%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Dry handling

1. Barum Polaris 5 78%

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 69%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 64%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

80%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

76.9%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

75%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Barum
Polaris 5

67%

Exterior noise

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 81%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 82%

3. Barum Polaris 5 72%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Comfort

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 83%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 74%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 69%

4. Barum Polaris 5 69%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 ?

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?

4. Barum Polaris 5 ?

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

79%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

78%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

77.5%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

71%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

69%

Mileage

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 75%

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 69%

4. Barum Polaris 5 70%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Rolling resistance

1. Barum Polaris 5 82%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 74%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 71%

4. Kleber KRISALP HP3 63%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Price/value

1. Barum Polaris 5 86%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 74%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 66%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

2. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 C

3. Barum Polaris 5 E

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 E

5. Kleber KRISALP HP3 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

80.5%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

77.7%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71.4%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

?

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Mutual Tests Available

These tyres were tested together in 11 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

AUTOBILD Winter tyre test 2024 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Kleber Krisalp HP3 Rating: Good	2	2-	2	2
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3	3+	3	2
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3	3	3
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	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
Kleber Krisalp HP3	37.8	29.3
Barum Polaris 5	37.7	30.0
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	38.6	29.6
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	37.5	29.4
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2023 205/60 R16

Name	Enviromental impact	Driving safety
Best values in test	2	2.1
Kleber KRISALP HP3 Rating: Satisfactory	2.4	3
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2.3	3.4
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	2	2.9
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2.4	2.7
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Kleber KRISALP HP3 Rating: Satisfactory	2-	2-	1-	2-
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2-	2	2+	1-
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2	2-	1-	2
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R18

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	31,4	29,2
Kleber Krisalp HP3	35,1	29,3
Barum Polaris 5	35,6	31,0
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	37,4	30,7
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,2	29,3
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,8	25,4
Kleber KRISALP HP3	37,3	25,5
Barum Polaris 5	37,5	26,9
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,8	26,3
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,8	25,4
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2021 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Wear
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+	1
Kleber KRISALP HP3 Rating: Exemplary	2-	2	2+	3+	2
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3+	2+	1-	2+
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3+	2-	2	1
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2	3+	1-	3+	2
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2021 205/55 R16

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,1	27,3
Kleber KRISALP HP3	35,6	28,4
Barum Polaris 5	36,1	28,8
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,8	28,6
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,6	27,9
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2020 245/45 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	1-	2+	1-
Kleber KRISALP HP3 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2+	2+
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Good	2-	2	2	2-
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Good	2-	2-	2+	2+
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2+	2+
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