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Comparison: Kleber KRISALP HP3 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ vs. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

Table of contents:

Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Kleber KRISALP HP3 /77%	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Uniroyal WinterExpert /79%	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 /81%	Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ /87%	Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 /81%

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Segment

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Premium

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 Upper-middle

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert Upper-middle

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Upper-middle

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Upper-middle

6. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 113

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 97

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 91

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 78

6. Barum Polaris 5 76

Number of tests

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 28x

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 23x

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 14x

4. Barum Polaris 5 13x

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 12x

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 3x

Best position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 1.

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 2.

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 2.

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 4.

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 5.

6. Barum Polaris 5 9.

Worst position in test

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 5.

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 13.

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 14.

4. Kleber KRISALP HP3 16.

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 19.

6. Barum Polaris 5 26.

Average position in tests

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 4.33

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 5.5

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 6.65

4. Kleber KRISALP HP3 8.04

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 11.25

6. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

Year of the last test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 2025

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 2025

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 2025

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 2025

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 2025

6. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 Exemplary

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Highly recommended

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Very good

4. Barum Polaris 5 Good

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Good

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 Good

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Good

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Good

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Good

5. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

79%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

79.2%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

75%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

74%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

73%

Barum
Polaris 5

63%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 96%

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 80%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 81%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 77%

5. Barum Polaris 5 65%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Wet braking

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 72%

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 64%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 64%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 61%

5. Barum Polaris 5 58%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 96%

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 84%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 84%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 74%

5. Barum Polaris 5 62%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Wet handling

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 77%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 75%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 73%

4. Kleber KRISALP HP3 67%

5. Barum Polaris 5 63%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 78%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 69%

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 69%

4. Barum Polaris 5 69%

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 67%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 B

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 B

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ B

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

5. Barum Polaris 5 C

6. Kleber KRISALP HP3 ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

87%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

85%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

81%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

80.6%

Barum
Polaris 5

74%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

65%

Snow traction

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 88%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 82%

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 78%

4. Barum Polaris 5 75%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 74%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Snow braking

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 90%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 90%

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 88%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 74%

5. Barum Polaris 5 74%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Snow handling

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 83%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 78%

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 78%

4. Barum Polaris 5 78%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 51%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Snow cornering

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 91%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 86%

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 82%

4. Barum Polaris 5 72%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 61%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

77%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

77.8%

Barum
Polaris 5

71%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

69%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

66%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

65%

Dry braking

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 69%

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 70%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 68%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 64%

5. Barum Polaris 5 63%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Dry handling

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 84%

2. Barum Polaris 5 78%

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 69%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 66%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 64%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

80%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

75%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

74%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

72%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

72%

Barum
Polaris 5

67%

Exterior noise

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 81%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 82%

3. Barum Polaris 5 72%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 70%

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 66%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Comfort

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 83%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 78%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 78%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 74%

5. Barum Polaris 5 69%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 ?

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 ?

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert ?

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?

5. Barum Polaris 5 ?

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

91%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

83%

Barum
Polaris 5

79%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

71%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

70.9%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

69%

Mileage

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 100%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 76%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 75%

4. Kleber KRISALP HP3 69%

5. Barum Polaris 5 70%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Price/value

1. Barum Polaris 5 86%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 84%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 84%

4. Kleber KRISALP HP3 74%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 66%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Rolling resistance

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 88%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 88%

3. Barum Polaris 5 82%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 71%

5. Kleber KRISALP HP3 63%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 C

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ C

4. Barum Polaris 5 E

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 E

6. Kleber KRISALP HP3 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

80.5%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

77.7%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

32%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

0%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

0%

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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
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Good	2	2-	2	2
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2	2-	2	2
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 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
Uniroyal WinterExpert	36.5	29.5
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	37.5	29.4
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	37.8	29.1
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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
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory	2.9	3.3
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2.4	2.7
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Good*	2.8	2.2
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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-
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory	2	3+	2	2+
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
Uniroyal WinterExpert	35,0	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
Uniroyal WinterExpert	36,9	26,1
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,8	25,4
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	35,3	26,6
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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+
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
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-
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2+	2+
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