Comparison: Semperit Master-Grip 2 vs. Barum Polaris 6 vs. Dunlop Winter vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

Budget

Semperit

Master-Grip 2

R13 – R16

VS

Budget

Barum

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Test Profile

Master-Grip 2

Polaris 6

Winter

WinterCraft WP52+

Number of tests

4

3

2

3

Best position

#8

#2

#1

#4

Average position

11.8

7.0

1.5

4.3

Latest test

2018

2025

Available sizes

54

99

66

99

These tyres were not tested together in the same test. The scores below are aggregated from different independent tests, so direct comparison should be taken with caution.

Wet

Confidence

Semperit Master-Grip 2

76%

Barum Polaris 6

78%

Dunlop Winter

73%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

79%

Wet braking

Semperit Master-Grip 2

73%

Barum Polaris 6

80%

Dunlop Winter

84%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

84%

Wet circle cornering

Semperit Master-Grip 2

72%

Barum Polaris 6

75%

Dunlop Winter

63%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

81%

Wet handling

Semperit Master-Grip 2

80%

Barum Polaris 6

81%

Dunlop Winter

67%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

86%

Aquaplaning - cross

Semperit Master-Grip 2

73%

Barum Polaris 6

76%

Dunlop Winter

73%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

66%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

Semperit Master-Grip 2

77%

Barum Polaris 6

74%

Dunlop Winter

71%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

72%

Wet performance

Semperit Master-Grip 2

75%

Barum Polaris 6

64%

Dunlop Winter

73%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

82%

Snow

Confidence

Semperit Master-Grip 2

89%

Barum Polaris 6

83%

Dunlop Winter

87%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

81%

Snow traction

Semperit Master-Grip 2

78%

Barum Polaris 6

89%

Dunlop Winter

96%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

76%

Snow performance

Semperit Master-Grip 2

85%

Barum Polaris 6

79%

Dunlop Winter

88%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

88%

Snow braking

Semperit Master-Grip 2

91%

Barum Polaris 6

89%

Dunlop Winter

87%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

80%

Snow handling

Semperit Master-Grip 2

89%

Barum Polaris 6

85%

Dunlop Winter

79%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

86%

Snow cornering

Semperit Master-Grip 2

97%

Barum Polaris 6

63%

Dunlop Winter

96%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

78%

Dry

Confidence

Semperit Master-Grip 2

67%

Barum Polaris 6

81%

Dunlop Winter

69%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

78%

Dry performance

Semperit Master-Grip 2

50%

Barum Polaris 6

77%

Dunlop Winter

78%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

78%

Dry braking

Semperit Master-Grip 2

71%

Barum Polaris 6

84%

Dunlop Winter

73%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

84%

Dry handling

Semperit Master-Grip 2

71%

Barum Polaris 6

78%

Dunlop Winter

64%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

72%

Costs

Confidence

Semperit Master-Grip 2

77%

Barum Polaris 6

88%

Dunlop Winter

83%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

71%

Mileage

Semperit Master-Grip 2

67%

Barum Polaris 6

69%

Dunlop Winter

87%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

69%

Rolling resistance

Semperit Master-Grip 2

79%

Barum Polaris 6

97%

Dunlop Winter

81%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

69%

Comfort

Confidence

Semperit Master-Grip 2

68%

Barum Polaris 6

81%

Dunlop Winter

87%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

72%

Exterior noise

Semperit Master-Grip 2

75%

Barum Polaris 6

94%

Dunlop Winter

87%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

72%

Comfort

Semperit Master-Grip 2

81%

Barum Polaris 6

87%

Dunlop Winter

87%

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

68%

Ice

Confidence

Semperit Master-Grip 2

82%

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