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Comparison: Sava Eskimo HP2 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Debica Frigo HP2 vs. Matador MP93 Nordicca vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Sava Eskimo HP2 /58%	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	Debica Frigo HP2 /50%	Matador MP93 Nordicca /40%	Kumho WinterCraft WP52 /55%

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Segment

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Upper-middle

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 Lowcost

3. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

5. Debica Frigo HP2 Lowcost

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 192

2. Matador MP93 Nordicca 92

3. Barum Polaris 5 76

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

5. Debica Frigo HP2 26

6. Sava Eskimo HP2 25

Number of tests

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 15x

3. Barum Polaris 5 13x

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 10x

5. Debica Frigo HP2 9x

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 4x

Best position in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 2.

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 6.

4. Debica Frigo HP2 7.

5. Barum Polaris 5 9.

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 11.

Worst position in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 23.

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 25.

4. Barum Polaris 5 26.

5. Debica Frigo HP2 27.

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 38.

Average position in tests

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 12.2

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

3. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 15.47

5. Debica Frigo HP2 17.33

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 23.75

Year of the last test

1. Debica Frigo HP2 2025

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

3. Matador MP93 Nordicca 2025

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 2025

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 2024

6. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Debica Frigo HP2 Good

3. Barum Polaris 5 Good

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 Satisfactory

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Satisfactory

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Sava Eskimo HP2 Satisfactory

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

3. Matador MP93 Nordicca Satisfactory

4. Debica Frigo HP2 Conditionally recommended

5. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Sufficient

Snow

(Overall rating)

Debica
Frigo HP2

84.5%

Barum
Polaris 5

75%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

72.2%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

69%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

63%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

48.7%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Debica
Frigo HP2

72.6%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

72.6%

Barum
Polaris 5

63%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

63%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

56%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

55%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

70.4%

Debica
Frigo HP2

68%

Barum
Polaris 5

61%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

61%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

54%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

38.7%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 B

2. Debica Frigo HP2 B

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

4. Barum Polaris 5 C

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 C

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca C

Costs

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

87%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

84%

Debica
Frigo HP2

81.6%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

79%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

69.5%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

2. Debica Frigo HP2 C

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 C

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 C

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca D

6. Barum Polaris 5 E

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

80%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

75%

Debica
Frigo HP2

70.9%

Barum
Polaris 5

65%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

61.9%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 ?

3. Debica Frigo HP2 ?

4. Barum Polaris 5 ?

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 ?

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Sava
Eskimo HP2

85.2%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71.4%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

30%

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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	38.6	29.6
Kumho Wintercraft WP52	34.6	30.3
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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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,8	26,3
Debica Frigo HP2	37,1	26,9
Matador MP93 Nordicca	37,8
Kumho WinterCraft WP52	35,9	27,3
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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+
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3+	2-	2	1
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