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Comparison: Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 vs. Nokian WR Snowproof P vs. Kleber KRISALP HP3 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 /49%	Kumho WinterCraft WP52 /55%	Nokian WR Snowproof P /67%	Kleber KRISALP HP3 /77%	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Michelin ALPIN 6 /63%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%

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Segment

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Premium

2. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 Upper-middle

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Upper-middle

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P Upper-middle

5. Kleber KRISALP HP3 Upper-middle

6. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 192

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 113

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 76

4. Barum Polaris 5 76

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 55

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

7. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 30

Number of tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 31x

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 28x

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

4. Barum Polaris 5 13x

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 10x

6. Nokian WR Snowproof P 7x

7. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 6x

Best position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 1.

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 2.

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 2.

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 4.

6. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 8.

7. Barum Polaris 5 9.

Worst position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 13.

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 16.

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 18.

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 25.

6. Barum Polaris 5 26.

7. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 30.

Average position in tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 4.35

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 8.04

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 9.71

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 12.2

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

6. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

7. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 18.83

Year of the last test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 2025

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 2025

4. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 2025

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 2024

6. Michelin ALPIN 6 2024

7. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 Exemplary

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 Exemplary

4. Barum Polaris 5 Good

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Satisfactory

6. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 Satisfactory

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 Good

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 Good

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

4. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 Satisfactory

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P Satisfactory

6. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Sufficient

Dry

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

90.3%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

77%

Barum
Polaris 5

77%

Yokohama
BluEarth winter V906

73%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

70%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

68%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

68%

Dry braking

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 81%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 78%

3. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 71%

4. Barum Polaris 5 69%

5. Kleber KRISALP HP3 69%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 60%

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Dry handling

1. Barum Polaris 5 84%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 75%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 75%

4. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 75%

5. Kleber KRISALP HP3 67%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 60%

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Snow

(Overall rating)

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

82%

Barum
Polaris 5

78%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

77.2%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

76%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

71%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

69%

Yokohama
BluEarth winter V906

55%

Snow handling

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 87%

2. Barum Polaris 5 78%

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 69%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 70%

5. Michelin ALPIN 6 60%

6. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 49%

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Snow traction

1. Barum Polaris 5 88%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 79%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 79%

4. Kleber KRISALP HP3 71%

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 68%

6. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 53%

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Snow braking

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 90%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 81%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 81%

4. Barum Polaris 5 71%

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 68%

6. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 62%

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

75%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

73%

Yokohama
BluEarth winter V906

70%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

64.1%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

62%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

59%

Barum
Polaris 5

59%

Wet braking

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 77%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 78%

3. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 71%

4. Kleber KRISALP HP3 61%

5. Barum Polaris 5 61%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 46%

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 88%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 88%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 73%

4. Barum Polaris 5 65%

5. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 66%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 46%

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 75%

2. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 75%

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 66%

4. Kleber KRISALP HP3 59%

5. Barum Polaris 5 59%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 51%

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 88%

2. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 68%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 65%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 65%

5. Barum Polaris 5 50%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 46%

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Wet handling

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 84%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 75%

3. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 74%

4. Kleber KRISALP HP3 69%

5. Barum Polaris 5 61%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 46%

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 B

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 B

3. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 B

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P B

6. Barum Polaris 5 C

7. Kleber KRISALP HP3 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

84.7%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

78%

Barum
Polaris 5

77%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

70%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

67%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

58%

Yokohama
BluEarth winter V906

43%

Mileage

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 100%

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 67%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 67%

4. Barum Polaris 5 59%

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 47%

6. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 35%

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 C

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 C

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P C

5. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 D

6. Barum Polaris 5 E

7. Kleber KRISALP HP3 ?

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

91.7%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

77%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

77%

Barum
Polaris 5

68%

Yokohama
BluEarth winter V906

67%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

63%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

59%

Exterior noise

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 76%

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 66%

3. Barum Polaris 5 66%

4. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 63%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 57%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 57%

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Comfort

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 87%

2. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 83%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 78%

4. Barum Polaris 5 69%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 69%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 58%

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 70 dB

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 ?

4. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 ?

5. Michelin ALPIN 6 ?

6. Barum Polaris 5 ?

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 ?

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AUTOBILD Winter tyre test 2024 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3+	3+	3+
Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3	2+	3
Kleber Krisalp HP3 Rating: Good	2	2-	2	2
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3	3+	3	2
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2	2
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3	3	3
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2024 215/55 R17

Name	Winter	Wet	Dry	Enviromental impact	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1.7	2.1	2.2	1.7	2.7	1.6	1.3
Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 Rating: Satisfactory	2.9	2.4	2.9	3.1	3.8	3.1	1.7
Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Rating: Sufficient	2.3	2.6	3.6	2.6	3.9	1.8	1.5
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AUTOBILD Winter tyre test 2024 205/55 R16

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34.6	28.9
Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	37.1	30.8
Kumho Wintercraft WP52	34.6	30.3
Kleber Krisalp HP3	37.8	29.3
Barum Polaris 5	37.7	30.0
Michelin Alpin 6	36.2	29.7
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	38.6	29.6
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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
Yokohama BluEarth winter V906	37,6	27
Kumho WinterCraft WP52	35,9	27,3
Nokian WR Snowproof P	36	26,2
Kleber KRISALP HP3	37,3	25,5
Barum Polaris 5	37,5	26,9
Michelin Alpin 6	34,1	26,4
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,8	26,3
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Comparison: Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 vs. Nokian WR Snowproof P vs. Kleber KRISALP HP3 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2

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