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Comparison: Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 vs. Michelin ALPIN 7 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Michelin ALPIN 6 /63%	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 /81%	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 /82%	Michelin ALPIN 7 /83%	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ /90%

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Segment

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Premium

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Premium

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Premium

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 Premium

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

6. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Premium

7. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 213

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 176

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 78

5. Michelin ALPIN 6 76

6. Barum Polaris 5 76

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 62

Number of tests

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 49x

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 31x

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 23x

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 14x

6. Barum Polaris 5 13x

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 6x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 1.

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 1.

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 1.

5. Michelin ALPIN 7 1.

6. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 2.

7. Barum Polaris 5 9.

Worst position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 7 6.

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 8.

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 13.

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 14.

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 15.

6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

7. Barum Polaris 5 26.

Average position in tests

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 3.2

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 3.26

3. Michelin ALPIN 7 3.67

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 4.35

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

6. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 5.5

7. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

Year of the last test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 2025

3. Michelin ALPIN 7 2025

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 2024

5. Michelin ALPIN 6 2024

6. Barum Polaris 5 2023

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 2023

Best rating in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Exemplary

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Highly recommended

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Very good

5. Michelin ALPIN 7 Very good

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Very good

7. Barum Polaris 5 Good

Worst rating in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Good

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Good

3. Michelin ALPIN 7 Good

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Recommended

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Conditionally recommended

7. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

Snow

(Overall rating)

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

90.6%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

87%

Michelin
ALPIN 7

87.8%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

85%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

85%

Barum
Polaris 5

78%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

75%

Snow braking

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 90%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 90%

3. Barum Polaris 5 83%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 81%

5. Michelin ALPIN 6 79%

6. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 0%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Snow traction

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 88%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 88%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 85%

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 83%

5. Barum Polaris 5 80%

6. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 0%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Snow handling

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 80%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 78%

3. Barum Polaris 5 77%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 73%

5. Michelin ALPIN 6 73%

6. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 0%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Snow cornering

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 100%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 91%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 83%

4. Barum Polaris 5 70%

5. Michelin ALPIN 6 66%

6. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 0%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

81%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

81%

Michelin
ALPIN 7

80.1%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

78.2%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

77%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

65%

Barum
Polaris 5

62%

Dry braking

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 79%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 74%

3. Barum Polaris 5 70%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 69%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 66%

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 0%

Dry handling

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 88%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 84%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 77%

4. Barum Polaris 5 78%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 65%

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 0%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

91%

Michelin
ALPIN 7

86.3%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

82.6%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

79%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

75%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

72%

Barum
Polaris 5

59%

Wet braking

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 92%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 76%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 75%

4. Barum Polaris 5 63%

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 61%

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 0%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 96%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 94%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 79%

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 65%

5. Barum Polaris 5 60%

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 96%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 93%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 70%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 60%

5. Barum Polaris 5 55%

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 0%

Wet handling

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 85%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 83%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 79%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 77%

5. Barum Polaris 5 55%

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 72%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 67%

5. Barum Polaris 5 62%

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 A

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 B

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 B

5. Michelin ALPIN 7 B

6. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ B

7. Barum Polaris 5 C

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 7

93.4%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

83.9%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

79%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

72%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

72%

Barum
Polaris 5

69%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

68%

Exterior noise

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 75%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 72%

3. Barum Polaris 5 71%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 66%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 63%

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72 dB

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 72 dB

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 ?

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 ?

5. Barum Polaris 5 ?

6. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 ?

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 7

94.8%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

91%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

79.5%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

77%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

73%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

62%

Rolling resistance

1. Barum Polaris 5 94%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 88%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 81%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 73%

5. Michelin ALPIN 6 73%

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 0%

Mileage

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 100%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 98%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 74%

4. Barum Polaris 5 69%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 55%

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 0%

Price/value

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 84%

2. Barum Polaris 5 85%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 64%

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 60%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 59%

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 C

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 C

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 C

5. Michelin ALPIN 7 C

6. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ C

7. Barum Polaris 5 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

85%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

84.3%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

78%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

76.5%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

0%

Michelin
ALPIN 7

0%

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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
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Good*	2	2	2	2-
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2-	2-	1	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
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	37.8	29.1
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	37.4	29.2
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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
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Good*	2.8	2.2
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Good	3.1	2.1
DUNLOP Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2.3	2.1
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Rating: Good	2.4	2.3
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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
Michelin Alpin 6	34,1	26,4
Barum Polaris 5	37,5	26,9
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	35,3	26,6
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	32,8	26,3
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	35,3	26,5
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+	35,5	25,5
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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
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+
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Good	1-	2	1	2	2+
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2+	2-	2+	2	3+
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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
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
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	32,1	28,1
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	33,6	27,3
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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
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	32,9	24,3
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+	30,6	24,3
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Comparison: Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 vs. Michelin ALPIN 7 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

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