Comparison: Sava Eskimo HP2 vs. Matador MP93 Nordicca vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Toyo Observe S944

Budget

Sava

Eskimo HP2

VS

Also compare with

PILOT ALPIN 5

WinterContact TS 870

UltraGrip Performance 3

Test Profile

Eskimo HP2

MP93 Nordicca

Polaris 5

Kristall Control HP2

Observe S944

Number of tests

15

4

13

25

11

Best position

#6

#11

#9

#2

#6

Average position

15.5

23.8

15.2

12.4

14.8

Latest test

2025

2024

2025

2023

Available sizes

28

92

76

54

66

Snow

Sava Eskimo HP2

78%

Matador MP93 Nordicca

49%

Barum Polaris 5

76%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

80%

Toyo Observe S944

65%

Snow traction

Sava Eskimo HP2

85%

Matador MP93 Nordicca

35%

Barum Polaris 5

76%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

78%

Toyo Observe S944

75%

Snow braking

Sava Eskimo HP2

86%

Matador MP93 Nordicca

44%

Barum Polaris 5

78%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

79%

Toyo Observe S944

73%

Snow handling

Sava Eskimo HP2

67%

Matador MP93 Nordicca

61%

Barum Polaris 5

76%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

71%

Toyo Observe S944

59%

Snow cornering

Sava Eskimo HP2

74%

Barum Polaris 5

72%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

78%

Toyo Observe S944

60%

Dry

Sava Eskimo HP2

71%

Matador MP93 Nordicca

56%

Barum Polaris 5

71%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

66%

Toyo Observe S944

83%

Dry braking

Sava Eskimo HP2

70%

Barum Polaris 5

69%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

51%

Toyo Observe S944

74%

Dry driving behavior

Sava Eskimo HP2

74%

Matador MP93 Nordicca

53%

Barum Polaris 5

51%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

78%

Toyo Observe S944

73%

Dry handling

Sava Eskimo HP2

72%

Barum Polaris 5

78%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

75%

Toyo Observe S944

80%

Dry performance

Sava Eskimo HP2

72%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

76%

Toyo Observe S944

62%

Wet

Sava Eskimo HP2

63%

Matador MP93 Nordicca

39%

Barum Polaris 5

62%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

63%

Toyo Observe S944

66%

Wet braking

Sava Eskimo HP2

67%

Matador MP93 Nordicca

37%

Barum Polaris 5

63%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

60%

Toyo Observe S944

67%

Aquaplaning - cross

Sava Eskimo HP2

69%

Matador MP93 Nordicca

3%

Barum Polaris 5

64%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

80%

Toyo Observe S944

70%

Wet handling

Sava Eskimo HP2

60%

Matador MP93 Nordicca

53%

Barum Polaris 5

56%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

61%

Toyo Observe S944

56%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

Sava Eskimo HP2

63%

Barum Polaris 5

65%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

68%

Toyo Observe S944

71%

Wet circle cornering

Sava Eskimo HP2

59%

Barum Polaris 5

66%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

64%

Toyo Observe S944

60%

Costs

Sava Eskimo HP2

83%

Barum Polaris 5

80%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

75%

Toyo Observe S944

79%

Mileage

Sava Eskimo HP2

76%

Barum Polaris 5

72%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

57%

Toyo Observe S944

80%

Rolling resistance

Sava Eskimo HP2

83%

Barum Polaris 5

82%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

79%

Toyo Observe S944

76%

Price/value

Sava Eskimo HP2

92%

Barum Polaris 5

86%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

81%

Comfort

Sava Eskimo HP2

72%

Barum Polaris 5

73%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

71%

Toyo Observe S944

78%

Exterior noise

Sava Eskimo HP2

62%

Barum Polaris 5

74%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

64%

Toyo Observe S944

76%

Interior noise

Sava Eskimo HP2

79%

Barum Polaris 5

76%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

77%

Toyo Observe S944

76%

Comfort

Sava Eskimo HP2

83%

Barum Polaris 5

61%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

81%

Toyo Observe S944

74%

Ice

Sava Eskimo HP2

85%

Matador MP93 Nordicca

30%

Barum Polaris 5

82%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

71%

Toyo Observe S944

87%

Ice braking

Sava Eskimo HP2

85%

Matador MP93 Nordicca

30%

Barum Polaris 5

77%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

46%

Toyo Observe S944

87%

Ice lateral guidance

Sava Eskimo HP2

87%

Barum Polaris 5

87%

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

85%

Toyo Observe S944

86%

Dimensions and prices

Compare prices across all available dimensions for these tyres.

Mutual tests

Organization	Season	Year	Dimension
Autobild	Winter	2022	215/55 R17	View

Comparison: Sava Eskimo HP2 vs. Matador MP93 Nordicca vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Toyo Observe S944

Eskimo HP2

MP93 Nordicca

Polaris 5

Kristall Control HP2

Observe S944

Test Profile

Snow

Dry

Wet

Costs

Comfort

Ice

Dimensions and prices

Mutual tests

Add to comparison