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Comparison: Petlas Snowmaster W651 vs. Vredestein Wintrac Pro vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Radar Dimax Alpine vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Petlas Snowmaster W651 /14%	Vredestein Wintrac Pro /54%	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 /82%	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Radar Dimax Alpine /53%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 /81%

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Segment

1. Vredestein Wintrac Pro Premium

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Premium

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Upper-middle

4. Petlas Snowmaster W651 Lowcost

5. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

6. Radar Dimax Alpine Lowcost

7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 213

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 123

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91

4. Barum Polaris 5 76

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

6. Radar Dimax Alpine 27

7. Petlas Snowmaster W651 11

Number of tests

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 49x

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 37x

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 23x

5. Barum Polaris 5 13x

6. Petlas Snowmaster W651 6x

7. Radar Dimax Alpine 6x

Best position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 1.

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 1.

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 1.

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

5. Barum Polaris 5 9.

6. Radar Dimax Alpine 9.

7. Petlas Snowmaster W651 9.

Worst position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 13.

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 15.

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 20.

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

5. Barum Polaris 5 26.

6. Radar Dimax Alpine 40.

7. Petlas Snowmaster W651 50.

Average position in tests

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 3.2

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 6.41

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 6.65

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

5. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

6. Radar Dimax Alpine 25.33

7. Petlas Snowmaster W651 38

Year of the last test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 2025

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 2024

4. Radar Dimax Alpine 2024

5. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 2024

6. Barum Polaris 5 2023

7. Petlas Snowmaster W651 2023

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro Exemplary

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Very good

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Very good

5. Barum Polaris 5 Good

6. Radar Dimax Alpine Conditionally recommended

7. Petlas Snowmaster W651 ?

Worst rating in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Good

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro Recommended

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Conditionally recommended

5. Radar Dimax Alpine Conditionally recommended

6. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

7. Petlas Snowmaster W651 ?

Wet

(Overall rating)

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

90.2%

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

81.4%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

70.3%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

63.3%

Barum
Polaris 5

61.8%

Radar
Dimax Alpine

52.5%

Petlas
Snowmaster W651

37.2%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 A

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 B

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

4. Barum Polaris 5 C

5. Vredestein Wintrac Pro ?

6. Radar Dimax Alpine ?

7. Petlas Snowmaster W651 ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

Petlas
Snowmaster W651

97.6%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

93.2%

Radar
Dimax Alpine

81.8%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

80.4%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

77.6%

Barum
Polaris 5

76.1%

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

75.1%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

82.4%

Radar
Dimax Alpine

80.5%

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

77.6%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

71.8%

Barum
Polaris 5

70.5%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

66.3%

Petlas
Snowmaster W651

62.5%

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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	-
Vredestein Wintrac Pro	36,4	30,6
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	31,4	30,9
Barum Polaris 5	35,6	31,0
Radar Dimax Alpine	36,8	30,6
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	37,4	30,7
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,2	29,3
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Tyre Reviews Winter tyre test 2022 225/45 R17

Name
Petlas Snowmaster W651
Vredestein Wintrac Pro
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Test winner
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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
Vredestein Wintrac Pro	36,9	26,3
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	32,8	26,3
Barum Polaris 5	37,5	26,9
Radar Dimax Alpine	38,1
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,8	26,3
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,8	25,4
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2020 245/45 R18

Name	Stopping distance on wet
Best values in test	30,3
Petlas Snowmaster W651	43,1
Vredestein Wintrac Pro	33,2	24,9
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	30,3	24,5
Barum Polaris 5	35,2	24,9
Radar Dimax Alpine	40,5
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,3	24,5
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Comparison: Petlas Snowmaster W651 vs. Vredestein Wintrac Pro vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Radar Dimax Alpine vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

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