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Comparison: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 vs. Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Nokian WR Snowproof P vs. Michelin ALPIN 7 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 /65%	Michelin ALPIN 6 /63%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Nokian WR Snowproof P /67%	Michelin ALPIN 7 /83%	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%

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Segment

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Premium

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 Premium

3. Michelin ALPIN 7 Premium

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P Upper-middle

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

7. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 76

3. Barum Polaris 5 76

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 62

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 55

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

7. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 37

Number of tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 31x

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 22x

5. Barum Polaris 5 13x

6. Nokian WR Snowproof P 7x

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 6x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 1.

3. Michelin ALPIN 7 1.

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 2.

6. Nokian WR Snowproof P 4.

7. Barum Polaris 5 9.

Worst position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 7 6.

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 13.

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 13.

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 18.

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

7. Barum Polaris 5 26.

Average position in tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 7 3.67

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 4.35

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 6.86

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 9.71

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

7. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

Year of the last test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

3. Michelin ALPIN 7 2025

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 2025

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 2025

6. Michelin ALPIN 6 2024

7. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Exemplary

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 Exemplary

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

5. Michelin ALPIN 7 Very good

6. Barum Polaris 5 Good

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Good

2. Michelin ALPIN 7 Good

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P Satisfactory

6. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

7. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Sufficient

Snow

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

87%

Michelin
ALPIN 7

87.8%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

85%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

84%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

81%

Barum
Polaris 5

78%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

75%

Snow traction

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 90%

2. Barum Polaris 5 88%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 86%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 86%

6. Nokian WR Snowproof P 83%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Snow braking

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 86%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 83%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 82%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 83%

6. Barum Polaris 5 71%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Snow handling

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 83%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 82%

4. Barum Polaris 5 78%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 73%

6. Nokian WR Snowproof P 51%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Snow cornering

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 87%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 84%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 84%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 79%

5. Barum Polaris 5 73%

6. Nokian WR Snowproof P 70%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 7

86.3%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

81%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

81%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

72%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

63%

Barum
Polaris 5

59%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

55%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 82%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 81%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 63%

5. Barum Polaris 5 50%

6. Nokian WR Snowproof P 49%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Wet braking

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 84%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 83%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 67%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 67%

5. Barum Polaris 5 61%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Wet handling

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 89%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 75%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 69%

5. Barum Polaris 5 61%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 57%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 92%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 78%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 69%

5. Barum Polaris 5 65%

6. Nokian WR Snowproof P 26%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 86%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 84%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 81%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 74%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

6. Barum Polaris 5 59%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 B

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 B

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P B

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 B

7. Barum Polaris 5 C

Dry

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

91%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

81%

Michelin
ALPIN 7

80.1%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

77%

Barum
Polaris 5

77%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

72%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

67%

Dry braking

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 91%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 85%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 81%

4. Barum Polaris 5 69%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 67%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 65%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Dry handling

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 90%

2. Barum Polaris 5 84%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 83%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 77%

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 75%

6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 67%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 7

93.4%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

85%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

81%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

81%

Barum
Polaris 5

68%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

68%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

62%

Exterior noise

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 96%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 79%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 73%

4. Barum Polaris 5 66%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 61%

6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 55%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Comfort

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 83%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 82%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 75%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 74%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 69%

6. Barum Polaris 5 0%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 70 dB

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72 dB

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 ?

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 ?

6. Barum Polaris 5 ?

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 7

94.8%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

78%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

77%

Barum
Polaris 5

77%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

75%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

73%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

65%

Rolling resistance

1. Barum Polaris 5 96%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 87%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 81%

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 74%

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 72%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 66%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Mileage

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 93%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 83%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 81%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 78%

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 64%

6. Barum Polaris 5 59%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Price/value

1. Barum Polaris 5 77%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 76%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 70%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 62%

5. Michelin ALPIN 6 58%

6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 58%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P C

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 C

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 C

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 C

7. Barum Polaris 5 E

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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
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2	2
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3	3	3
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3	3+	3	2
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2-	2-	1	2
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Autozeitung Winter tyre test 2024 215/55 R17

Name	Points total
Best values in test	392
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Rating: -	339
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: -	356
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2024 205/55 R16

Name	Winter	Wet	Dry	Enviromental impact	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1.6	1.9	2.0	2.3	2.9	1.7	2.0
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Rating: Sufficient	2.5	2.5	3.9	3.5	3.0	2.5	2.7
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Good	2.7	2.5	2.2	2.6	3.4	2.2	2.1
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2.7	2.3	2.8	2.5	3.1	2.2	2.3
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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
Michelin Alpin 6	36.2	29.7
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	38.6	29.6
Barum Polaris 5	37.7	30.0
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	37.4	29.2
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Autoexpress Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R17

Name
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
Michelin Alpin 6
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R17

Name	Enviromental impact	Driving safety
Best values in test	1,8	2,0
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2,2	3,3
Michelin ALPIN 6 Rating: Good	1,8	2,3
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	1,8	2,6
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Tyre Reviews Winter tyre test 2022 225/45 R17

Name
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Rating: Recommended
Michelin Alpin 6
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Autoklub ČR Winter tyre test 2022 225/45 R17

Name	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	103,6	108,3	100,2	102,1
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	99,6	102,8	98,1	97,7
Michelin Alpin 6	101,5	105,2	97,7	100,5
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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
Michelin Alpin 6	34,1	26,4
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,8	26,3
Barum Polaris 5	37,5	26,9
Nokian WR Snowproof P	36	26,2
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	35,3	26,5
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Autoexpress Winter tyre test 2022 225/45 R19

Name	Points total
Best values in test	100
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	98.6
Michelin Alpin 6	98.5
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	2+	2+
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2	2+	2+
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2	2+	2+
Nokian WR Snowproof P Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2	2-	2
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	2	2-	2+	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
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Highly recommended	130	119	134
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	96	110	142
Nokian WR Snowproof P Rating: Recommended for economical driving	84	143	129
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