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Comparison: Toyo Observe S944 vs. Matador MP93 Nordicca vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Toyo Observe S944 /51%	Matador MP93 Nordicca /40%	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Uniroyal WinterExpert /79%	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 /81%	Semperit Speed-Grip 5 /78%

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Segment

1. Toyo Observe S944 Upper-middle

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert Upper-middle

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Upper-middle

4. Matador MP93 Nordicca Lowcost

5. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 93

2. Matador MP93 Nordicca 92

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 91

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91

5. Barum Polaris 5 76

6. Toyo Observe S944 53

Number of tests

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 23x

2. Barum Polaris 5 13x

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 12x

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 12x

5. Toyo Observe S944 11x

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 4x

Best position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 1.

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 3.

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 5.

4. Toyo Observe S944 6.

5. Barum Polaris 5 9.

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 11.

Worst position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 13.

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 19.

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 19.

4. Barum Polaris 5 26.

5. Toyo Observe S944 36.

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 38.

Average position in tests

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 6.65

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 9.33

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 11.25

4. Toyo Observe S944 14.82

5. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 23.75

Year of the last test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 2025

2. Matador MP93 Nordicca 2025

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 2025

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 2025

5. Barum Polaris 5 2023

6. Toyo Observe S944 2023

Best rating in test

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Exemplary

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Very good

3. Barum Polaris 5 Good

4. Matador MP93 Nordicca Satisfactory

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert Satisfactory

6. Toyo Observe S944 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Good

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Good

3. Matador MP93 Nordicca Satisfactory

4. Toyo Observe S944 Satisfactory

5. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert Sufficient

Dry

(Overall rating)

Toyo
Observe S944

83.1%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

71.8%

Barum
Polaris 5

70.5%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

65.3%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

64.3%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

56%

Snow

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

93.2%

Barum
Polaris 5

76.1%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

68.1%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

68.3%

Toyo
Observe S944

64.9%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

48.7%

Wet

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

70.3%

Toyo
Observe S944

65.9%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

63.8%

Barum
Polaris 5

61.8%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

58%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

38.7%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 B

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

3. Barum Polaris 5 C

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca C

6. Toyo Observe S944 ?

Comfort

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

79.3%

Toyo
Observe S944

77.9%

Barum
Polaris 5

73.3%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

73.4%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

68%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?

2. Toyo Observe S944 ?

3. Barum Polaris 5 ?

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert ?

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 ?

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

79.8%

Toyo
Observe S944

78.6%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

75%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

72.4%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

71.4%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

3. Matador MP93 Nordicca D

4. Barum Polaris 5 E

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 E

6. Toyo Observe S944 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Toyo
Observe S944

86.9%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

80.5%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

32%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

30%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

27.5%

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Mutual Tests Available

These tyres were tested together in 3 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

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
Matador MP93 Nordicca	38,6	-
Barum Polaris 5	35,6	31,0
Uniroyal WinterExpert	35,0	30,7
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,2	29,3
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
Matador MP93 Nordicca	37,8
Barum Polaris 5	37,5	26,9
Uniroyal WinterExpert	36,9	26,1
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,8	25,4
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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
Matador MP93 Nordicca Rating: Satisfactory	3,1	3,4	2,3	2,0	2,3	2,9	2,0
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory	2,8	3,3	1,7	1,8	1,5	2,9	2,5
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Comparison: Toyo Observe S944 vs. Matador MP93 Nordicca vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

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