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Comparison: Kumho WinterCraft WP52 vs. Nokian WR Snowproof vs. Nokian WR Snowproof P vs. Kleber KRISALP HP3 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Kumho WinterCraft WP52 /55%	Nokian WR Snowproof /41%	Nokian WR Snowproof P /67%	Kleber KRISALP HP3 /77%	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Michelin ALPIN 6 /63%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%

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Segment

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Premium

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Upper-middle

3. Nokian WR Snowproof Upper-middle

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P Upper-middle

5. Kleber KRISALP HP3 Upper-middle

6. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 192

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 113

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 76

4. Barum Polaris 5 76

5. Nokian WR Snowproof 60

6. Nokian WR Snowproof P 55

7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

Number of tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 31x

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 28x

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

4. Nokian WR Snowproof 14x

5. Barum Polaris 5 13x

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 10x

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P 7x

Best position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 1.

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 2.

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 2.

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 4.

6. Nokian WR Snowproof 5.

7. Barum Polaris 5 9.

Worst position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 13.

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 16.

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 18.

4. Nokian WR Snowproof 20.

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 25.

7. Barum Polaris 5 26.

Average position in tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 4.35

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 8.04

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 9.71

4. Nokian WR Snowproof 11.07

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 12.2

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

7. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

Year of the last test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 2025

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 2025

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 2024

5. Michelin ALPIN 6 2024

6. Barum Polaris 5 2023

7. Nokian WR Snowproof 2023

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 Exemplary

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 Exemplary

4. Barum Polaris 5 Good

5. Nokian WR Snowproof Satisfactory

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Satisfactory

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 Good

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 Good

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

4. Nokian WR Snowproof Satisfactory

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P Satisfactory

6. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

82%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

70%

Nokian
WR Snowproof

69%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

67%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

67%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

63%

Barum
Polaris 5

63%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 82%

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 75%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 68%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof 67%

5. Barum Polaris 5 65%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 64%

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P 60%

Wet braking

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 83%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 78%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 72%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof 68%

5. Kleber KRISALP HP3 65%

6. Barum Polaris 5 63%

7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 60%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 74%

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 69%

4. Barum Polaris 5 64%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof 64%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 56%

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P 35%

Wet handling

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 88%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 77%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 74%

4. Kleber KRISALP HP3 71%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof 69%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 61%

7. Barum Polaris 5 56%

Wet circle cornering

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 83%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof 77%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 75%

4. Kleber KRISALP HP3 72%

5. Barum Polaris 5 66%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 64%

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 61%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 B

2. Nokian WR Snowproof B

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P B

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 B

6. Barum Polaris 5 C

7. Kleber KRISALP HP3 ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

84%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

82%

Nokian
WR Snowproof

77%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

77%

Barum
Polaris 5

75%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

73%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

72%

Snow traction

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 87%

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 81%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 78%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 78%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof 76%

6. Barum Polaris 5 76%

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 71%

Snow braking

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 86%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof 82%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 83%

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 81%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 79%

6. Barum Polaris 5 78%

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 73%

Snow handling

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 84%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 81%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof 80%

4. Barum Polaris 5 76%

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 74%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 71%

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P 68%

Snow cornering

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 85%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 81%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 78%

4. Barum Polaris 5 72%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof 72%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 70%

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P 64%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof

85%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

82%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

81%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

78%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

73%

Barum
Polaris 5

70%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

63%

Exterior noise

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 92%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof 85%

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 79%

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 77%

5. Barum Polaris 5 74%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 64%

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 60%

Comfort

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 84%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof 84%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 81%

4. Kleber KRISALP HP3 74%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 71%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 66%

7. Barum Polaris 5 61%

Interior noise

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 87%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof 87%

3. Barum Polaris 5 76%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 77%

5. Kleber KRISALP HP3 75%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 62%

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 70 dB

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 ?

4. Nokian WR Snowproof ?

5. Barum Polaris 5 ?

6. Kleber KRISALP HP3 ?

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

80%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

78%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

78%

Nokian
WR Snowproof

78%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

73%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

72%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

68%

Rolling resistance

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 92%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof 92%

3. Barum Polaris 5 82%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 79%

5. Michelin ALPIN 6 76%

6. Kleber KRISALP HP3 71%

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 65%

Mileage

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 94%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 81%

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 72%

4. Barum Polaris 5 72%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof 73%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 57%

7. Kleber KRISALP HP3 56%

Price/value

1. Barum Polaris 5 86%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 83%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 81%

4. Kleber KRISALP HP3 77%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof 69%

6. Michelin ALPIN 6 64%

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P 62%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 C

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

3. Nokian WR Snowproof C

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 C

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P C

6. Barum Polaris 5 E

7. Kleber KRISALP HP3 ?

Offroad

(Overall rating)

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

74%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

0%

Nokian
WR Snowproof

0%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

0%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

0%

Barum
Polaris 5

0%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

90%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

86%

Nokian
WR Snowproof

85%

Barum
Polaris 5

74%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

73%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

65%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

63%

Dry braking

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 92%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof 89%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 85%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 83%

5. Barum Polaris 5 69%

6. Kleber KRISALP HP3 63%

7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 51%

Dry handling

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 88%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 86%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof 81%

4. Barum Polaris 5 78%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 75%

6. Kleber KRISALP HP3 67%

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 62%

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ADAC Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R17

Name	Enviromental impact	Driving safety
Best values in test	1,8	2,0
Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Rating: Satisfactory	2,8	2,7
Nokian WR Snowproof Rating: Satisfactory	2,4	3,2
Michelin ALPIN 6 Rating: Good	1,8	2,3
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Comparison: Kumho WinterCraft WP52 vs. Nokian WR Snowproof vs. Nokian WR Snowproof P vs. Kleber KRISALP HP3 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2

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