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Comparison: Petlas Snowmaster W651 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Petlas Snowmaster W651 /14%	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 /82%	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 /65%

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Segment

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Premium

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Premium

3. Petlas Snowmaster W651 Lowcost

4. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 213

2. Barum Polaris 5 76

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 37

4. Petlas Snowmaster W651 11

Number of tests

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 49x

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 22x

3. Barum Polaris 5 13x

4. Petlas Snowmaster W651 6x

Best position in test

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 1.

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 2.

3. Barum Polaris 5 9.

4. Petlas Snowmaster W651 9.

Worst position in test

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 13.

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 15.

3. Barum Polaris 5 26.

4. Petlas Snowmaster W651 50.

Average position in tests

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 3.2

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 6.86

3. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

4. Petlas Snowmaster W651 38

Year of the last test

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 2025

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 2024

3. Barum Polaris 5 2023

4. Petlas Snowmaster W651 2023

Best rating in test

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Exemplary

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Very good

3. Barum Polaris 5 Good

4. Petlas Snowmaster W651 ?

Worst rating in test

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Conditionally recommended

2. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Sufficient

4. Petlas Snowmaster W651 ?

Wet

(Overall rating)

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

90.2%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

74.1%

Barum
Polaris 5

61.8%

Petlas
Snowmaster W651

37.2%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 A

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 B

3. Barum Polaris 5 C

4. Petlas Snowmaster W651 ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

Petlas
Snowmaster W651

97.6%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

79.8%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

77.6%

Barum
Polaris 5

76.1%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

82.4%

Barum
Polaris 5

70.5%

Petlas
Snowmaster W651

62.5%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

62.7%

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Mutual Tests Available

These tyres were tested together in 5 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

Autobild Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R18

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	31,4	29,2
Petlas Snowmaster W651	38,0	-
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	31,4	30,9
Barum Polaris 5	35,6	31,0
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	34,9	30,7
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Tyre Reviews Winter tyre test 2022 225/45 R17

Name
Petlas Snowmaster W651
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Test winner
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Rating: Recommended
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet
Best values in test	32,8
Petlas Snowmaster W651	39,7
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	32,8	26,3
Barum Polaris 5	37,5	26,9
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	34,6	26,4
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