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Comparison: Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Michelin ALPIN 6 /63%	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 /81%	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 /82%

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Segment

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Premium

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Premium

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Upper-middle

4. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 213

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 76

4. Barum Polaris 5 76

Number of tests

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 49x

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 31x

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 23x

4. Barum Polaris 5 13x

Best position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 1.

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 1.

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 1.

4. Barum Polaris 5 9.

Worst position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 13.

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 13.

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 15.

4. Barum Polaris 5 26.

Average position in tests

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 3.2

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 4.35

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 6.65

4. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

Year of the last test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 2025

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 2024

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 2024

4. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Exemplary

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Very good

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Very good

4. Barum Polaris 5 Good

Worst rating in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Good

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Good

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Conditionally recommended

4. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

Snow

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

85%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

85%

Barum
Polaris 5

78%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

75%

Snow braking

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 90%

2. Barum Polaris 5 83%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 81%

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 79%

Snow traction

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 85%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 83%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 83%

4. Barum Polaris 5 80%

Snow handling

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 83%

2. Barum Polaris 5 77%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 73%

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 73%

Snow cornering

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 100%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 83%

3. Barum Polaris 5 70%

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 66%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

81%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

81%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

71%

Barum
Polaris 5

62%

Dry braking

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 79%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 74%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 70%

4. Barum Polaris 5 70%

Dry handling

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 88%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 77%

3. Barum Polaris 5 78%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 61%

Dry driving behavior

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 85%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

4. Barum Polaris 5 51%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

91%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

73%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

72%

Barum
Polaris 5

59%

Wet braking

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 92%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 76%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 68%

4. Barum Polaris 5 63%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 94%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 65%

4. Barum Polaris 5 60%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 93%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 84%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 70%

4. Barum Polaris 5 55%

Wet handling

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 85%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 79%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 70%

4. Barum Polaris 5 55%

Wet circle cornering

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 72%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 70%

4. Barum Polaris 5 62%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 A

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 B

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 B

4. Barum Polaris 5 C

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

79%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

72%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

69%

Barum
Polaris 5

69%

Exterior noise

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 77%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 75%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 72%

4. Barum Polaris 5 71%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 ?

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 ?

4. Barum Polaris 5 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

77%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

66%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

62%

Rolling resistance

1. Barum Polaris 5 94%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 73%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 73%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 65%

Mileage

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 98%

2. Barum Polaris 5 69%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 69%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 55%

Price/value

1. Barum Polaris 5 85%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 64%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 60%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 59%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 C

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 C

3. Barum Polaris 5 E

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

85%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

78%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

78%

Ice braking

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 83%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 78%

3. Barum Polaris 5 77%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 76%

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These tyres were tested together in 9 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

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AUTOBILD Winter tyre test 2024 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2	2
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3	3+	3	2
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
Michelin Alpin 6	36.2	29.7
Barum Polaris 5	37.7	30.0
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
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Good	2	2.3
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2.3	3.4
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2.4	2.7
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Good	3.1	2.1
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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
Michelin Alpin 6	34,1	26,4
Barum Polaris 5	37,5	26,9
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,8	25,4
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	32,8	26,3
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2022 185/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Rolling resistance	Noise	Wear
Best values in test	1,7	1,9	1,8	1,9	1,7	2,5	1,5
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Good	2,3	2,5	2,0	2,3	1,7	2,6	2,0
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Sufficient	3,2	3,9	2,4	2,8	2,0	3,0	2,0
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2,7	2,6	2,0	2,5	2,4	2,7	2,0
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Satisfactory	1,7	2,1	2,4	2,8	1,9	2,9	3,0
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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
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2+	2-	1
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3+	2+	1-	2+
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2	3+	1-	3+	2
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Good	1-	2	1	2	2+
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2021 195/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear
Best values in test	1,6	1,9	1,9	2,0	2,6	2,0
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Good	2,5	1,9	2,2	2,0	3,1	2,0
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3,2	3,0	2,0	2,0	2,8	3,0
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2,6	2,2	1,9	2,5	3,3	2,0
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Satisfactory	1,7	2,5	2,8	2,3	3,3	3,0
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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
Michelin Alpin 6	34,9	29,1
Barum Polaris 5	36,1	28,8
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,6	27,9
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	32,1	28,1
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2019 225/45 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	29,2	24
Michelin Alpin 6	30,4	24,7
Barum Polaris 5	33,9	25
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	29,2	24,6
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Comparison: Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

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