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Comparison: Toyo Observe S944 vs. Kleber KRISALP HP3 vs. Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Toyo Observe S944 /51%	Kleber KRISALP HP3 /77%	Michelin ALPIN 6 /63%	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Semperit Speed-Grip 5 /78%

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Segment

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Premium

2. Toyo Observe S944 Upper-middle

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 Upper-middle

4. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 113

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 93

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 76

4. Barum Polaris 5 76

5. Toyo Observe S944 53

Number of tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 31x

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 28x

3. Barum Polaris 5 13x

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 12x

5. Toyo Observe S944 11x

Best position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 1.

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 2.

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 3.

4. Toyo Observe S944 6.

5. Barum Polaris 5 9.

Worst position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 13.

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 16.

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 19.

4. Barum Polaris 5 26.

5. Toyo Observe S944 36.

Average position in tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 4.35

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 8.04

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. Kleber KRISALP HP3 2025

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 2025

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 2024

4. Barum Polaris 5 2023

5. Toyo Observe S944 2023

Best rating in test

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 Exemplary

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 Exemplary

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Exemplary

4. Barum Polaris 5 Good

5. Toyo Observe S944 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 Good

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 Good

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Good

4. Toyo Observe S944 Satisfactory

5. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

Dry

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

87%

Toyo
Observe S944

77%

Barum
Polaris 5

75%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

74%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

68%

Dry braking

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 91%

2. Toyo Observe S944 80%

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 76%

4. Barum Polaris 5 65%

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 57%

Snow

(Overall rating)

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

91%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

76%

Barum
Polaris 5

72%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

63%

Toyo
Observe S944

60%

Snow traction

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 90%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 88%

3. Barum Polaris 5 76%

4. Toyo Observe S944 77%

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 66%

Snow braking

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 93%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 76%

3. Toyo Observe S944 73%

4. Barum Polaris 5 66%

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 57%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

75%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

69%

Barum
Polaris 5

66%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

62%

Toyo
Observe S944

59%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 71%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 69%

3. Barum Polaris 5 65%

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 65%

5. Toyo Observe S944 62%

Wet braking

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 77%

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 67%

3. Toyo Observe S944 60%

4. Barum Polaris 5 59%

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 59%

Wet handling

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 77%

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 58%

3. Barum Polaris 5 53%

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 46%

5. Toyo Observe S944 46%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 84%

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 85%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 83%

4. Barum Polaris 5 75%

5. Toyo Observe S944 71%

Wet circle cornering

1. Barum Polaris 5 79%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 71%

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 66%

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 55%

5. Toyo Observe S944 56%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 B

2. Barum Polaris 5 C

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

4. Kleber KRISALP HP3 ?

5. Toyo Observe S944 ?

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

80%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

80%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

72%

Barum
Polaris 5

71%

Toyo
Observe S944

71%

Exterior noise

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 82%

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 83%

3. Barum Polaris 5 73%

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 68%

5. Toyo Observe S944 67%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 ?

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 ?

3. Barum Polaris 5 ?

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 ?

5. Toyo Observe S944 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

92%

Toyo
Observe S944

92%

Barum
Polaris 5

84%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

80%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

53%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 C

3. Barum Polaris 5 E

4. Toyo Observe S944 ?

5. Kleber KRISALP HP3 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

85%

Toyo
Observe S944

85%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

85%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

27.5%

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These tyres were tested together in 6 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

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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-
Kleber KRISALP HP3 Rating: Satisfactory	2-	2-	1-	2-
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2-	2	2+	1-
Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2-	2-	1-
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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
Kleber Krisalp HP3	35,1	29,3
Barum Polaris 5	35,6	31,0
Semperit Speed-Grip 5	35,9	31,3
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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
Toyo Observe S944	37,7	26,8
Kleber KRISALP HP3	37,3	25,5
Michelin Alpin 6	34,1	26,4
Barum Polaris 5	37,5	26,9
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2022 215/60 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Rolling resistance	Noise	Wear
Best values in test	2,0	1,8	1,4	1,8	1,5	2,7	1,5
Toyo Observe S944 Rating: Satisfactory	3,1	2,1	2,8	2,0	2,8	3,0	2,0
Kleber KRISALP HP3 Rating: Satisfactory	2,8	2,9	1,8	2,2	1,8	2,8	2,5
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Good	2,4	2,0	2,4	1,9	2,6	2,8	2,0
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2021 225/50 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear
Best values in test	1,6	1,9	1,5	2,1	2,7	1,5
Toyo Observe S944 Rating: Satisfactory	3,3	2,5	2,9	2,1	3,4	3,0
Kleber KRISALP HP3 Rating: Satisfactory	2,7	2,4	1,7	2,2	2,8	2,5
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Good	2,3	2,1	2,4	2,2	3,1	1,5
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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
Kleber KRISALP HP3	35,6	28,4
Michelin Alpin 6	34,9	29,1
Barum Polaris 5	36,1	28,8
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Comparison: Toyo Observe S944 vs. Kleber KRISALP HP3 vs. Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

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