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Comparison: Nokian WR Snowproof vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Nokian WR Snowproof /41%	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Michelin ALPIN 6 /63%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%

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Segment

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Premium

2. Nokian WR Snowproof Upper-middle

3. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 76

2. Barum Polaris 5 76

3. Nokian WR Snowproof 60

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

Number of tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 31x

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

3. Nokian WR Snowproof 14x

4. Barum Polaris 5 13x

Best position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 1.

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

3. Nokian WR Snowproof 5.

4. Barum Polaris 5 9.

Worst position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 13.

2. Nokian WR Snowproof 20.

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

4. Barum Polaris 5 26.

Average position in tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 4.35

2. Nokian WR Snowproof 11.07

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

4. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

Year of the last test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 2024

3. Barum Polaris 5 2023

4. Nokian WR Snowproof 2023

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 Exemplary

3. Barum Polaris 5 Good

4. Nokian WR Snowproof Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Good

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

3. Nokian WR Snowproof Satisfactory

4. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

Dry

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

85%

Nokian
WR Snowproof

80%

Barum
Polaris 5

65%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

55%

Dry braking

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 81%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof 81%

3. Barum Polaris 5 67%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 55%

Snow

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

78%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

76%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

63%

Nokian
WR Snowproof

62%

Snow traction

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 83%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 79%

3. Barum Polaris 5 77%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof 67%

Snow braking

1. Barum Polaris 5 86%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 81%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 79%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof 76%

Snow handling

1. Barum Polaris 5 83%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 77%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof 65%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 42%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

70%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

61%

Barum
Polaris 5

59%

Nokian
WR Snowproof

54%

Wet braking

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 74%

2. Barum Polaris 5 62%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof 60%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 46%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 90%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 63%

3. Barum Polaris 5 58%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof 57%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 73%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 63%

3. Barum Polaris 5 58%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof 55%

Wet handling

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 73%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 57%

3. Barum Polaris 5 56%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof 41%

Wet circle cornering

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 71%

2. Barum Polaris 5 63%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof 58%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 B

2. Nokian WR Snowproof B

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

4. Barum Polaris 5 C

Costs

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

87%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

84%

Nokian
WR Snowproof

82%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

76%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

2. Nokian WR Snowproof C

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 C

4. Barum Polaris 5 E

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

80%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

79%

Nokian
WR Snowproof

74%

Barum
Polaris 5

70%

Exterior noise

1. Nokian WR Snowproof 75%

2. Barum Polaris 5 74%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 71%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 69%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

2. Nokian WR Snowproof ?

3. Barum Polaris 5 ?

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

87%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

87%

Nokian
WR Snowproof

84%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71.4%

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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
Nokian WR Snowproof Rating: Satisfactory	3	2	2-	1-	2+
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3+	2+	1-	2+
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2+	2-	1
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3+	2-	2	1
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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
Nokian WR Snowproof Rating: Satisfactory	3,3	2,5	2,3	2,2	2,9	2,5
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3,2	3,0	2,0	2,0	2,8	3,0
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Good	2,5	1,9	2,2	2,0	3,1	2,0
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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
Nokian WR Snowproof	36,5	29,2
Barum Polaris 5	36,1	28,8
Michelin Alpin 6	34,9	29,1
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,8	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
Nokian WR Snowproof	32,2	24,6
Barum Polaris 5	33,9	25
Michelin Alpin 6	30,4	24,7
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	33,5	24,3
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Comparison: Nokian WR Snowproof vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2

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