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Comparison: Sava Eskimo HP2 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Debica Frigo HP2 vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 vs. Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Sava Eskimo HP2 /58%	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Debica Frigo HP2 /50%	Kumho WinterCraft WP52 /55%	Semperit Speed-Grip 5 /78%	Michelin ALPIN 6 /63%	Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 /38%

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Segment

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Premium

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Upper-middle

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 Lowcost

4. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

5. Debica Frigo HP2 Lowcost

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Lowcost

7. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 192

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 93

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 76

4. Barum Polaris 5 76

5. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 64

6. Debica Frigo HP2 26

7. Sava Eskimo HP2 25

Number of tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 31x

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 15x

3. Barum Polaris 5 13x

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 12x

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 10x

6. Debica Frigo HP2 9x

7. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 5x

Best position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 1.

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 2.

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 3.

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 6.

5. Debica Frigo HP2 7.

6. Barum Polaris 5 9.

7. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 10.

Worst position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 13.

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 19.

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 23.

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 25.

5. Barum Polaris 5 26.

6. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 26.

7. Debica Frigo HP2 27.

Average position in tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 4.35

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 9.33

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 12.2

4. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 15.47

6. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 16.4

7. Debica Frigo HP2 17.33

Year of the last test

1. Debica Frigo HP2 2025

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 2025

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 2025

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 2024

5. Michelin ALPIN 6 2024

6. Barum Polaris 5 2023

7. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 2022

Best rating in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Exemplary

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Exemplary

3. Debica Frigo HP2 Good

4. Barum Polaris 5 Good

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 Satisfactory

6. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 Satisfactory

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Good

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Good

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 Satisfactory

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 Satisfactory

5. Debica Frigo HP2 Conditionally recommended

6. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Sufficient

Snow

(Overall rating)

Debica
Frigo HP2

84.5%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

75%

Barum
Polaris 5

75%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

72.2%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

69%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

68.3%

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

61%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

79%

Debica
Frigo HP2

72.6%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

72.6%

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

71%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

64.3%

Barum
Polaris 5

63%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

63%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

71%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

70.4%

Debica
Frigo HP2

68%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

63.8%

Barum
Polaris 5

61%

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

58%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

54%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 B

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 B

3. Debica Frigo HP2 B

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

5. Barum Polaris 5 C

6. Sava Eskimo HP2 C

7. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

87%

Debica
Frigo HP2

81.6%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

79%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

76%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

71.4%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

69.5%

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

59%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Debica Frigo HP2 C

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 C

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 C

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 C

6. Barum Polaris 5 E

7. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 ?

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

84%

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

84%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

75%

Debica
Frigo HP2

70.9%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

68%

Barum
Polaris 5

65%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

61.9%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 ?

2. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 ?

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 ?

4. Debica Frigo HP2 ?

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 ?

6. Barum Polaris 5 ?

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

89%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

85.2%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

85.7%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

27.5%

Debica
Frigo HP2

0%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

0%

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Mutual Tests Available

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

Mutual tests

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
Sava Eskimo HP2	39.5	29.6
Barum Polaris 5	37.7	30.0
Kumho Wintercraft WP52	34.6	30.3
Semperit Speed-Grip 5	36.8	29.1
Michelin Alpin 6	36.2	29.7
Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21	37.7	32.4
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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
Sava Eskimo HP2	37,6	26,1
Barum Polaris 5	37,5	26,9
Debica Frigo HP2	37,1	26,9
Kumho WinterCraft WP52	35,9	27,3
Michelin Alpin 6	34,1	26,4
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2021 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Wear
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+	1
Sava Eskimo HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3	2-	2	2	2+
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3+	2+	1-	2+
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2+	2-	1
Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2	2-	3+	3
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