Segment
1. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 Upper-middle2. Barum Polaris 6 Lowcost
Comparison: Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 vs. Barum Polaris 6
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In this comparison, we are comparing a tyre from a manufacturer from Japan (Toyo) against a tyre from a manufacturer from Czech Republic (Barum). Barum is a brand that belongs to the Continental group. Generally, Barum winter tyres are slightly better rated (73%) than Toyo (58%). In this particular case, the Barum Polaris 6 has a better rating of 83% compared to 65% of the Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1. Important for this comparison is also the Autobild 2025 225/40 R18 test, where both the Observe Winter Sport 1 and the Polaris 6 were tested. See more mutual tests below.
| # | Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1
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Number of sizes available
Number of tests
Best position in test
Worst position in test
Average position in tests
Year of the last test
Best rating in test
1. Barum Polaris 6 Good2. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 Satisfactory
Worst rating in test
1. Barum Polaris 6 Good2. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 Satisfactory
Wet
(Overall rating)Wet braking according to EU label
Snow
(Overall rating)Dry
(Overall rating)Costs
(Overall rating)Fuel consumption according to EU label
Comfort
(Overall rating)Outside noise accoring to EU label
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Mutual Tests Available
These tyres were tested together in 2 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.
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Mutual tests
| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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| Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 1– | 1 | |||
| Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 Rating: Satisfactory | 2+ | 2+ | 3+ | 2 | |||
| Barum Polaris 6 Rating: Good | 3 | 2– | 2+ | 2+ | |||
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| Name | Wet | Snow | |||||
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| Best values in test | 32.6 | 27.1 | |||||
| Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 | 33.3 | 29.7 | |||||
| Barum Polaris 6 | 35.1 | 28.2 | |||||
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