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1. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 Upper-middle2. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost
In this comparison, we are comparing a tyre from a manufacturer from Japan (Yokohama) 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 Yokohama (46%). In this particular case, the Barum Polaris 5 has a better rating of 63% compared to 49% of the Yokohama BluEarth winter V906. The first tyre test of Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 was done in 2022, compared to 2019 when was the Barum Polaris 5 first tested. Important for this comparison is also the AUTOBILD 2024 205/55 R16 test, where both the BluEarth winter V906 and the Polaris 5 were tested. See more mutual tests below. When it comes to comparison, eu labels can be also interesting - 89% of Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 has B wet grip rating, whereas 100% of Barum Polaris 5 has C rating.
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1. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 Upper-middle2. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost
1. Barum Polaris 5 15.15
1. Barum Polaris 5 Good2. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 Satisfactory
1. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 Satisfactory2. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient
These tyres were tested together in 3 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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| Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 1 | 2+ | |||
| Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 Rating: Satisfactory | 3+ | 3+ | 3+ | 3+ | |||
| Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory | 3 | 3+ | 3 | 2 | |||
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| Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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| Best values in test | 34.6 | 28.9 | |||||
| Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 | 37.1 | 30.8 | |||||
| Barum Polaris 5 | 37.7 | 30.0 | |||||
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| Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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| Best values in test | 32,8 | 25,4 | |||||
| Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 | 37,6 | 27 | |||||
| Barum Polaris 5 | 37,5 | 26,9 | |||||
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