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Comparison: Sava Eskimo HP2 vs. Barum Polaris 5 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%	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. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 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. 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

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. Barum Polaris 5 9.

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.

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

Year of the last test

1. Sava Eskimo HP2 2025

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 2025

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 2024

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 2024

5. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Exemplary

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Exemplary

3. Barum Polaris 5 Good

4. Sava Eskimo HP2 Satisfactory

5. 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. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

5. 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%

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%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

71%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

70.4%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

63.8%

Barum
Polaris 5

61%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

54%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 B

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 B

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

4. Barum Polaris 5 C

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 C

Costs

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

87%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

79%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

76%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

71.4%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

69.5%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Sava Eskimo HP2 C

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 C

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 C

5. Barum Polaris 5 E

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

84%

Sava
Eskimo HP2

75%

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. Sava Eskimo HP2 ?

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 ?

4. Barum Polaris 5 ?

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Sava
Eskimo HP2

85.2%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

85.7%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

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
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
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+
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2+	2-	1
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