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Comparison: Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Sava Eskimo HP2 vs. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 vs. Uniroyal MS plus 77 vs. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Michelin ALPIN 6 /63%	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	Sava Eskimo HP2 /58%	Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 /0%	Uniroyal MS plus 77 /0%	Matador MP92 Sibir Snow /0%

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Segment

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Premium

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Premium

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 Upper-middle

4. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

6. Sava Eskimo HP2 Lowcost

7. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 88

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 76

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 76

4. Barum Polaris 5 76

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

6. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 43

7. Sava Eskimo HP2 25

Number of tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 31x

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 21x

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 19x

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 15x

6. Barum Polaris 5 13x

7. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 8x

Best position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 1.

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 2.

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 3.

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 6.

6. Barum Polaris 5 9.

7. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 12.

Worst position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 13.

2. Uniroyal MS plus 77 17.

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 20.

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 23.

6. Barum Polaris 5 26.

7. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 33.

Average position in tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 4.35

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 7.1

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 11.21

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

5. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

6. Sava Eskimo HP2 15.47

7. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 22.25

Year of the last test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 2025

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 2024

4. Barum Polaris 5 2023

5. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 2020

6. Uniroyal MS plus 77 2020

7. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 2019

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 Exemplary

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Highly recommended

4. Barum Polaris 5 Good

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 Satisfactory

6. Sava Eskimo HP2 Satisfactory

7. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Good

2. Uniroyal MS plus 77 Satisfactory

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 Satisfactory

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

5. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow Satisfactory

6. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Satisfactory

7. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

Snow

(Overall rating)

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

85%

Barum
Polaris 5

78%

Matador
MP92 Sibir Snow

78.3%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

75%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

73%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

69%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

57%

Snow braking

1. Barum Polaris 5 83%

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 81%

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 81%

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 81%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 81%

6. Michelin ALPIN 6 79%

7. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Snow traction

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 83%

2. Barum Polaris 5 80%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 79%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 79%

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 71%

6. Uniroyal MS plus 77 55%

7. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Snow handling

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 96%

2. Barum Polaris 5 77%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 73%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 65%

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 57%

6. Uniroyal MS plus 77 42%

7. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Snow cornering

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 84%

2. Barum Polaris 5 70%

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 67%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 67%

5. Michelin ALPIN 6 66%

6. Uniroyal MS plus 77 51%

7. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

81%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

75%

Matador
MP92 Sibir Snow

75.4%

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

71%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

63%

Barum
Polaris 5

62%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

61%

Dry braking

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 79%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 79%

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 71%

4. Barum Polaris 5 70%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 58%

6. Sava Eskimo HP2 55%

7. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Dry handling

1. Uniroyal MS plus 77 79%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 77%

3. Barum Polaris 5 78%

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 71%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 65%

6. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 63%

7. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

90%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

72%

Matador
MP92 Sibir Snow

72.1%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

70%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

60%

Barum
Polaris 5

59%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

54%

Wet braking

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 88%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 76%

3. Barum Polaris 5 63%

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 55%

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 46%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 46%

7. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 90%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 89%

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 76%

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 69%

5. Michelin ALPIN 6 65%

6. Barum Polaris 5 60%

7. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 96%

2. Uniroyal MS plus 77 71%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 70%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 64%

5. Barum Polaris 5 55%

6. Sava Eskimo HP2 46%

7. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Wet handling

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 88%

2. Uniroyal MS plus 77 81%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 79%

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 57%

5. Barum Polaris 5 55%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 52%

7. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 88%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 72%

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 65%

4. Barum Polaris 5 62%

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 50%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 51%

7. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 B

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 C

4. Barum Polaris 5 C

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 C

6. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow C

7. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

84%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

79%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

75%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Barum
Polaris 5

69%

Matador
MP92 Sibir Snow

68.2%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

66%

Exterior noise

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 87%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 72%

3. Barum Polaris 5 71%

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 69%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 63%

6. Uniroyal MS plus 77 60%

7. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 ?

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 ?

4. Barum Polaris 5 ?

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 ?

6. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?

7. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

79%

Matador
MP92 Sibir Snow

78.1%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

77%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

76%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

76%

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

62%

Rolling resistance

1. Barum Polaris 5 94%

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 73%

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 73%

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 73%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 69%

6. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 56%

7. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Mileage

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 98%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 82%

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 79%

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 79%

5. Barum Polaris 5 69%

6. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 63%

7. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Price/value

1. Sava Eskimo HP2 84%

2. Barum Polaris 5 85%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 77%

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 75%

5. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 67%

6. Michelin ALPIN 6 60%

7. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Sava Eskimo HP2 C

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 C

4. Barum Polaris 5 E

5. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 E

6. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow F

7. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

85%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

85.2%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

79%

Matador
MP92 Sibir Snow

79.3%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

75.2%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71.4%

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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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3	3	3
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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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	38.6	29.6
Sava Eskimo HP2	39.5	29.6
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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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	2	2.9
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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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,8	26,3
Sava Eskimo HP2	37,6	26,1
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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
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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+
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3+	2-	2	1
Sava Eskimo HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3	2-	2	2	2+
Hankook Winter icept RS2 W452 Rating: Good*	1-	2	1-	2	2+
Uniroyal MS plus 77 Rating: Satisfactory	2-	2-	3+	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
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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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,8	28,6
Sava Eskimo HP2	36,5	28
Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452	33,4	28,2
Uniroyal MS plus 77	36,1	28,6
Matador MP92 Sibir Snow	37,4	28,6
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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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	33,5	24,3
Sava Eskimo HP2	33,6	24,1
Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452	32	24,9
Uniroyal MS plus 77	32,8	24,6
Matador MP92 Sibir Snow	34,8	-
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Comparison: Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Sava Eskimo HP2 vs. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 vs. Uniroyal MS plus 77 vs. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow

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