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Comparison: Vredestein Wintrac Pro vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Vredestein Wintrac Pro /54%	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 /81%	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 /65%

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Segment

1. Vredestein Wintrac Pro Premium

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Premium

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Upper-middle

4. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 123

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91

3. Barum Polaris 5 76

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 37

Number of tests

1. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 37x

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 23x

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 22x

5. Barum Polaris 5 13x

Best position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 1.

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 1.

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 2.

5. Barum Polaris 5 9.

Worst position in test

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 13.

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 13.

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 20.

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

5. Barum Polaris 5 26.

Average position in tests

1. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 6.41

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 6.65

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 6.86

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

5. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

Year of the last test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 2025

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 2025

4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 2024

5. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Exemplary

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro Exemplary

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Very good

5. Barum Polaris 5 Good

Worst rating in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Good

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro Recommended

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

4. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Sufficient

Snow

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

87%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

77%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

75%

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

73%

Barum
Polaris 5

72%

Snow traction

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 86%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 84%

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 75%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 73%

5. Barum Polaris 5 70%

Snow braking

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 86%

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 71%

4. Barum Polaris 5 71%

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 66%

Snow cornering

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 90%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 73%

3. Barum Polaris 5 73%

4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 73%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 64%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

73%

Barum
Polaris 5

72%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

69%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

68%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

56%

Dry braking

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 73%

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 73%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 69%

4. Barum Polaris 5 65%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 56%

Dry handling

1. Barum Polaris 5 79%

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 72%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 68%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 64%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 56%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

78%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

75%

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

71%

Barum
Polaris 5

66%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

66%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 92%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 92%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 84%

4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 75%

5. Barum Polaris 5 75%

Wet braking

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 67%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 65%

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 61%

4. Barum Polaris 5 57%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 46%

Wet handling

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 77%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 74%

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 74%

4. Barum Polaris 5 58%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 46%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 92%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 83%

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 70%

4. Barum Polaris 5 70%

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 65%

Wet circle cornering

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 88%

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 73%

3. Barum Polaris 5 72%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 68%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 56%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 B

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 B

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

4. Barum Polaris 5 C

5. Vredestein Wintrac Pro ?

Comfort

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

81%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

76%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

71%

Barum
Polaris 5

69%

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

69%

Exterior noise

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 86%

2. Barum Polaris 5 77%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 73%

4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 68%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 61%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?

3. Barum Polaris 5 ?

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 ?

5. Vredestein Wintrac Pro ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

83%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

79%

Barum
Polaris 5

72%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

69%

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

58%

Mileage

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 81%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 78%

3. Barum Polaris 5 70%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 69%

5. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 59%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 C

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 E

4. Barum Polaris 5 E

5. Vredestein Wintrac Pro ?

Offroad

(Overall rating)

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

81.3%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

0%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

0%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

0%

Barum
Polaris 5

0%

Ice

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

80.5%

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

80.7%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71.4%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter 2

0%

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Mutual Tests Available

These tyres were tested together in 6 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+
Vredestein Wintrac Pro Rating: Good	2-	2-	2+	3+
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2-	2	2+	1-
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2	2-	1-	2
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 Rating: Good	2	2-	2+	2
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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
Vredestein Wintrac Pro	36,4	30,6
Barum Polaris 5	35,6	31,0
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	37,4	30,7
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,2	29,3
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	34,9	30,7
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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
Vredestein Wintrac Pro	36,9	26,3
Barum Polaris 5	37,5	26,9
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,8	26,3
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,8	25,4
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	34,6	26,4
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2020 245/45 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	1-	2+	1-
Vredestein Wintrac Pro Rating: Good	2	2	2	2-
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Good	2-	2	2	2-
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Good	2-	2-	2+	2+
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2+	2+
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