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Comparison: Sava Eskimo HP2 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Matador MP93 Nordicca vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 vs. Michelin ALPIN 6 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%	Matador MP93 Nordicca /40%	Semperit Speed-Grip 5 /78%	Michelin ALPIN 6 /63%	Kumho WinterCraft WP52 /55%

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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. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca Lowcost

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 192

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 93

3. Matador MP93 Nordicca 92

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 76

5. Barum Polaris 5 76

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

7. Sava Eskimo HP2 25

Number of tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 31x

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 15x

4. Barum Polaris 5 13x

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 12x

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 10x

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca 4x

Best position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 1.

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 2.

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 3.

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 6.

6. Barum Polaris 5 9.

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca 11.

Worst position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 13.

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 19.

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 23.

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 25.

6. Barum Polaris 5 26.

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca 38.

Average position in tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 4.35

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 9.33

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 12.2

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

5. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

6. Sava Eskimo HP2 15.47

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca 23.75

Year of the last test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

2. Matador MP93 Nordicca 2025

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 2025

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 2025

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 2024

6. Michelin ALPIN 6 2024

7. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 Exemplary

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Exemplary

4. Barum Polaris 5 Good

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 Satisfactory

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Satisfactory

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Good

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Good

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 Satisfactory

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca Satisfactory

6. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Sufficient

Snow

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

75%

Barum
Polaris 5

75%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

72.2%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

69%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

68.3%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

63%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

48.7%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

79%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

72.6%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

64.3%

Barum
Polaris 5

63%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

63%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

56%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

55%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

71%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

70.4%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

63.8%

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. Michelin ALPIN 6 B

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 B

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

5. Barum Polaris 5 C

6. Sava Eskimo HP2 C

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca C

Costs

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

87%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

84%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

79%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

76%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

71.4%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

69.5%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 C

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 C

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 C

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca D

7. Barum Polaris 5 E

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

84%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

80%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

75%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

68%

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. Michelin ALPIN 6 ?

3. Sava Eskimo HP2 ?

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 ?

5. Barum Polaris 5 ?

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 ?

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Sava
Eskimo HP2

85.2%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

85.7%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71.4%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

30%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

27.5%

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
Semperit Speed-Grip 5	36.8	29.1
Michelin Alpin 6	36.2	29.7
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
Matador MP93 Nordicca	37,8
Michelin Alpin 6	34,1	26,4
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
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2+	2-	1
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