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Comparison: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Nokian WR Snowproof P

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 /65%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Nokian WR Snowproof P /67%

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Segment

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Premium

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P Upper-middle

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

4. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Barum Polaris 5 76

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 55

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 37

Number of tests

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 22x

3. Barum Polaris 5 13x

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 7x

Best position in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 2.

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 4.

4. Barum Polaris 5 9.

Worst position in test

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 13.

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 18.

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

4. Barum Polaris 5 26.

Average position in tests

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 6.86

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 9.71

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. Nokian WR Snowproof P 2025

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 2025

4. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Exemplary

3. Barum Polaris 5 Good

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P Satisfactory

3. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Sufficient

Snow

(Overall rating)

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

86%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

86%

Barum
Polaris 5

78%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

70%

Snow traction

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 93%

2. Barum Polaris 5 88%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 88%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 76%

Snow braking

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 88%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 84%

3. Barum Polaris 5 71%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 72%

Snow handling

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 88%

2. Barum Polaris 5 78%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 75%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Snow cornering

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 93%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 84%

3. Barum Polaris 5 73%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 69%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

78%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

66%

Barum
Polaris 5

59%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

56%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 81%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 78%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 52%

4. Barum Polaris 5 50%

Wet braking

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 76%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 70%

3. Barum Polaris 5 61%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 60%

Wet handling

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 87%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 70%

3. Barum Polaris 5 61%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 57%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 90%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 70%

3. Barum Polaris 5 65%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 10%

Wet circle cornering

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 90%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 90%

3. Barum Polaris 5 59%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 59%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P B

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 B

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

4. Barum Polaris 5 C

Dry

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

95%

Barum
Polaris 5

77%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

76%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

72%

Dry braking

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 100%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 85%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 70%

4. Barum Polaris 5 69%

Dry handling

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 95%

2. Barum Polaris 5 84%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 76%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 68%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

95%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

74%

Barum
Polaris 5

68%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

66%

Exterior noise

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 100%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 78%

3. Barum Polaris 5 66%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 65%

Comfort

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 90%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 75%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 65%

4. Barum Polaris 5 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 70 dB

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 ?

4. Barum Polaris 5 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

100%

Barum
Polaris 5

77%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

68%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

60%

Rolling resistance

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 100%

2. Barum Polaris 5 96%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 69%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 62%

Mileage

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 65%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 64%

3. Barum Polaris 5 59%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Price/value

1. Barum Polaris 5 77%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 53%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 C

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P C

4. Barum Polaris 5 E

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These tyres were tested together in 6 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

Autobild Winter tyre test 2025 225/40 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1–	1
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Rating: Good	2	2	2	2
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3–	2	2+	2
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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+
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2+	2-	3	2
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3	3	3
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3	3+	3	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
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	35.6	30.2
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	38.6	29.6
Barum Polaris 5	37.7	30.0
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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
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	34,9	30,7
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	37,4	30,7
Barum Polaris 5	35,6	31,0
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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
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	34,6	26,4
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,8	26,3
Barum Polaris 5	37,5	26,9
Nokian WR Snowproof P	36	26,2
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Autozeitung Winter tyre test 2022 225/45 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	147	143	147
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	112	120	105
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	96	110	142
Nokian WR Snowproof P Rating: Recommended for economical driving	84	143	129
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Comparison: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Nokian WR Snowproof P

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