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Comparison: Toyo Observe S944 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Toyo Observe S944 /51%	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 /81%	Semperit Speed-Grip 5 /78%	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 /82%

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Segment

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Premium

2. Toyo Observe S944 Upper-middle

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Upper-middle

4. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 213

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 93

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91

4. Barum Polaris 5 76

5. Toyo Observe S944 53

Number of tests

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 49x

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 23x

3. Barum Polaris 5 13x

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 12x

5. Toyo Observe S944 11x

Best position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 1.

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 1.

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 3.

4. Toyo Observe S944 6.

5. Barum Polaris 5 9.

Worst position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 13.

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 15.

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 19.

4. Barum Polaris 5 26.

5. Toyo Observe S944 36.

Average position in tests

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 3.2

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 6.65

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 9.33

4. Toyo Observe S944 14.82

5. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

Year of the last test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 2025

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 2025

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 2024

4. Barum Polaris 5 2023

5. Toyo Observe S944 2023

Best rating in test

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Exemplary

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Very good

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Very good

4. Barum Polaris 5 Good

5. Toyo Observe S944 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Good

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Good

3. Toyo Observe S944 Satisfactory

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Conditionally recommended

5. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

Dry

(Overall rating)

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

79%

Toyo
Observe S944

76%

Barum
Polaris 5

75%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

68%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

68%

Snow

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

90%

Barum
Polaris 5

72%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

66%

Toyo
Observe S944

64%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

63%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

90%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

76%

Barum
Polaris 5

66%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

62%

Toyo
Observe S944

61%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 A

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 B

3. Barum Polaris 5 C

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

5. Toyo Observe S944 ?

Comfort

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

85%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

80%

Toyo
Observe S944

76%

Barum
Polaris 5

71%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

67%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 ?

3. Toyo Observe S944 ?

4. Barum Polaris 5 ?

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

92%

Toyo
Observe S944

92%

Barum
Polaris 5

84%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

77%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

53%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 C

3. Barum Polaris 5 E

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 E

5. Toyo Observe S944 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Toyo
Observe S944

86.9%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

80.5%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

80.7%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

27.5%

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These tyres were tested together in 4 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

Autobild Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Toyo Observe S944 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2	2-	1-
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2-	2	2+	1-
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2	2-	1-	2
Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2-	2-	1-
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Satisfactory	1-	2	2-	3+
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R18

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	31,4	29,2
Toyo Observe S944	35,7	30,8
Barum Polaris 5	35,6	31,0
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,2	29,3
Semperit Speed-Grip 5	35,9	31,3
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	31,4	30,9
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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
Toyo Observe S944	37,7	26,8
Barum Polaris 5	37,5	26,9
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,8	25,4
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	32,8	26,3
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2021 205/55 R16

Name	Stopping distance on wet
Best values in test	32,1
Toyo Observe S944	38,2
Barum Polaris 5	36,1	28,8
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,6	27,9
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	32,1	28,1
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Comparison: Toyo Observe S944 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

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