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Comparison: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 vs. Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 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%	Michelin ALPIN 6 /63%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 /81%	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 /82%	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Nokian WR Snowproof P /67%

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Segment

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Premium

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 Premium

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Premium

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Premium

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P Upper-middle

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

7. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 213

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 78

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 76

4. Barum Polaris 5 76

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 55

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

7. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 37

Number of tests

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 49x

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 31x

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 22x

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 14x

6. Barum Polaris 5 13x

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P 7x

Best position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 1.

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 1.

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 2.

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 2.

6. Nokian WR Snowproof P 4.

7. Barum Polaris 5 9.

Worst position in test

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 13.

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 13.

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 14.

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 15.

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 18.

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

7. Barum Polaris 5 26.

Average position in tests

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 3.2

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 4.35

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 5.5

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. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 2025

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 2025

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 2025

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 2024

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. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Highly recommended

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Very good

6. Barum Polaris 5 Good

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Good

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Good

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P Satisfactory

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Conditionally recommended

6. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

7. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Sufficient

Snow

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

87%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

84%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

84%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

84%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

81%

Barum
Polaris 5

78%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

75%

Snow traction

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 90%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 89%

3. Barum Polaris 5 88%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 86%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 86%

6. Nokian WR Snowproof P 83%

7. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 83%

Snow braking

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 86%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 83%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 82%

6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 83%

7. Barum Polaris 5 71%

Snow handling

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 88%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 82%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 83%

5. Barum Polaris 5 78%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 73%

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P 51%

Snow cornering

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 90%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 84%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 84%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 81%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 79%

6. Barum Polaris 5 73%

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P 70%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

92%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

83%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

81%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

81%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

63%

Barum
Polaris 5

59%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

55%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 94%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 82%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 81%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72%

6. Barum Polaris 5 50%

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P 49%

Wet braking

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 95%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 84%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 83%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 76%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 67%

6. Barum Polaris 5 61%

7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 92%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 89%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 86%

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 78%

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 69%

6. Barum Polaris 5 65%

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P 26%

Wet handling

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 98%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 89%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 69%

6. Barum Polaris 5 61%

7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 57%

Wet circle cornering

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 86%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 86%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 84%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 81%

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 81%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

7. Barum Polaris 5 59%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 A

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 B

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 B

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P B

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 B

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

7. Barum Polaris 5 C

Dry

(Overall rating)

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

95%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

91%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

87%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

81%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

77%

Barum
Polaris 5

77%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

72%

Dry braking

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 91%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 91%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 85%

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 81%

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 76%

6. Barum Polaris 5 69%

7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 65%

Dry handling

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 98%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 90%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 90%

4. Barum Polaris 5 84%

5. Michelin ALPIN 6 83%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 77%

7. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 75%

Dry lane changing

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 97%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 93%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 93%

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 85%

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 82%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 73%

7. Barum Polaris 5 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

87%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

85%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

81%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

81%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

79%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

68%

Barum
Polaris 5

68%

Exterior noise

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 96%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 79%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 76%

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 73%

5. Barum Polaris 5 66%

6. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 65%

7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 61%

Comfort

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 86%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 83%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 82%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 75%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 74%

6. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 69%

7. Barum Polaris 5 0%

Interior noise

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 100%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 98%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 98%

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 97%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 0%

7. 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. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 ?

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 ?

6. Michelin ALPIN 6 ?

7. Barum Polaris 5 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

77%

Barum
Polaris 5

77%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

76%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

75%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

73%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

65%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

63%

Rolling resistance

1. Barum Polaris 5 96%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 87%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 85%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 75%

5. Michelin ALPIN 6 74%

6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 72%

7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 66%

Mileage

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 93%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 81%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 79%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 78%

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 64%

6. Barum Polaris 5 59%

7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 55%

Price/value

1. Barum Polaris 5 77%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 76%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 73%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 62%

5. Michelin ALPIN 6 58%

6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 58%

7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 49%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 C

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P C

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 C

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 C

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 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
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Good*	2	2	2	2-
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3	3+	3	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
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Recommended*	369
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Test winner	392
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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
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Satisfactory*	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.6	3.0	2.4	2.5
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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
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	37.8	29.1
Barum Polaris 5	37.7	30.0
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Autoexpress Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R17

Name
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
Michelin Alpin 6
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Recommended
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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
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Satisfactory*	2,4	2,7
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Satisfactory	3,1	3,2
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Tyre Reviews Winter tyre test 2022 225/45 R17

Name
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Rating: Recommended
Michelin Alpin 6
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Highly recommended*
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Test winner
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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
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	103,5	108	100,2	101,8
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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
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	35,3	26,6
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	32,8	26,3
Barum Polaris 5	37,5	26,9
Nokian WR Snowproof P	36	26,2
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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
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	98.9
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	99.7
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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+
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Good*	2+	2	2	3+
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Good	1-	2+	2	3+
Nokian WR Snowproof P Rating: Satisfactory	3+	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
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Highly recommended	145	136	122
Nokian WR Snowproof P Rating: Recommended for economical driving	84	143	129
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Comparison: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 vs. Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Nokian WR Snowproof P

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