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Comparison: Semperit Master-Grip 2 vs. Firestone Winterhawk 4 vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ vs. Barum Polaris 6

Semperit Master-Grip 2Budget
SemperitSemperit

Master-Grip 2

R13 – R16
Firestone Winterhawk 4Upper-middle
FirestoneFirestone

Winterhawk 4

5.6
R14 – R20
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+Upper-middle
KumhoKumho

WinterCraft WP52+

8.7
R13 – R21
Barum Polaris 6Budget
BarumBarum

Polaris 6

8.3
R14 – R20
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Test Profile

Semperit
Master-Grip 2
Firestone
Winterhawk 4
Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+
Barum
Polaris 6
Number of tests
4
19
3
3
Best position
#8
#5
#4
#2
Average position
11.8
10.7
4.3
7.0
Latest test
2018
2025
2025
2025
Available sizes
54
102
99
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
Semperit Master-Grip 2
76%
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
79%
Barum Polaris 6
78%
Aquaplaning - cross
Semperit Master-Grip 2
73%
Firestone Winterhawk 4
68%
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
66%
Barum Polaris 6
76%
Aquaplaning - longitudal
Semperit Master-Grip 2
77%
Firestone Winterhawk 4
76%
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
72%
Barum Polaris 6
74%
Wet braking
Semperit Master-Grip 2
73%
Firestone Winterhawk 4
76%
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
84%
Barum Polaris 6
80%
Wet circle cornering
Semperit Master-Grip 2
72%
Firestone Winterhawk 4
78%
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
81%
Barum Polaris 6
75%
Wet handling
Semperit Master-Grip 2
80%
Firestone Winterhawk 4
78%
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
86%
Barum Polaris 6
81%
Wet performance
Semperit Master-Grip 2
75%
Firestone Winterhawk 4
73%
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
82%
Barum Polaris 6
64%
Snow
Semperit Master-Grip 2
89%
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
81%
Barum Polaris 6
83%
Snow traction
Semperit Master-Grip 2
78%
Firestone Winterhawk 4
80%
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
76%
Barum Polaris 6
89%
Snow performance
Semperit Master-Grip 2
85%
Firestone Winterhawk 4
79%
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
88%
Barum Polaris 6
79%
Snow braking
Semperit Master-Grip 2
91%
Firestone Winterhawk 4
78%
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
80%
Barum Polaris 6
89%
Snow handling
Semperit Master-Grip 2
89%
Firestone Winterhawk 4
86%
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
86%
Barum Polaris 6
85%
Snow cornering
Semperit Master-Grip 2
97%
Firestone Winterhawk 4
81%
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
78%
Barum Polaris 6
63%
Dry
Semperit Master-Grip 2
67%
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
78%
Barum Polaris 6
81%
Dry performance
Semperit Master-Grip 2
50%
Firestone Winterhawk 4
60%
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
78%
Barum Polaris 6
77%
Dry braking
Semperit Master-Grip 2
71%
Firestone Winterhawk 4
59%
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
84%
Barum Polaris 6
84%
Dry handling
Semperit Master-Grip 2
71%
Firestone Winterhawk 4
65%
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
72%
Barum Polaris 6
78%
Costs
Semperit Master-Grip 2
77%
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
71%
Barum Polaris 6
88%
Mileage
Semperit Master-Grip 2
67%
Firestone Winterhawk 4
51%
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
69%
Barum Polaris 6
69%
Rolling resistance
Semperit Master-Grip 2
79%
Firestone Winterhawk 4
74%
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
69%
Barum Polaris 6
97%
Price/value
Semperit Master-Grip 2
87%
Firestone Winterhawk 4
76%
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
84%
Barum Polaris 6
92%
Comfort
Semperit Master-Grip 2
68%
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
72%
Barum Polaris 6
81%
Exterior noise
Semperit Master-Grip 2
75%
Firestone Winterhawk 4
82%
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
72%
Barum Polaris 6
94%
Interior noise
Semperit Master-Grip 2
64%
Firestone Winterhawk 4
85%
Comfort
Semperit Master-Grip 2
81%
Firestone Winterhawk 4
70%
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
68%
Barum Polaris 6
87%
Ice
Semperit Master-Grip 2
82%
Ice braking
Semperit Master-Grip 2
86%
Firestone Winterhawk 4
65%

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