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Comparison: Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 vs. Nokian WR Snowproof vs. Nokian WR Snowproof P 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 /41%	Nokian WR Snowproof P /67%	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 Upper-middle

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P Upper-middle

6. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 192

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 76

3. Barum Polaris 5 76

4. Nokian WR Snowproof 60

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. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

3. Nokian WR Snowproof 14x

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. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 2.

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 4.

5. Nokian WR Snowproof 5.

6. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 8.

7. Barum Polaris 5 9.

Worst position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 13.

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 18.

3. Nokian WR Snowproof 20.

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. Nokian WR Snowproof P 9.71

3. Nokian WR Snowproof 11.07

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. Nokian WR Snowproof P 2025

3. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 2025

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 2024

5. Michelin ALPIN 6 2024

6. Barum Polaris 5 2023

7. Nokian WR Snowproof 2023

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 Exemplary

3. Barum Polaris 5 Good

4. Nokian WR Snowproof Satisfactory

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 Satisfactory

6. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 Satisfactory

7. Nokian WR Snowproof P Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Good

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

3. Nokian WR Snowproof 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%

Nokian
WR Snowproof

80.5%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

77%

Barum
Polaris 5

77%

Yokohama
BluEarth winter V906

73%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

70%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

68%

Snow

(Overall rating)

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

82%

Barum
Polaris 5

78%

Nokian
WR Snowproof

78.6%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

77.2%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

71%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

69%

Yokohama
BluEarth winter V906

55%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

75%

Yokohama
BluEarth winter V906

70%

Nokian
WR Snowproof

66.7%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

64.1%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

62%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

59%

Barum
Polaris 5

59%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 B

2. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 B

3. Nokian WR Snowproof B

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P B

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 B

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

7. Barum Polaris 5 C

Costs

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

84.7%

Nokian
WR Snowproof

83.1%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

78%

Barum
Polaris 5

77%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

67%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

58%

Yokohama
BluEarth winter V906

43%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P C

2. Nokian WR Snowproof C

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 C

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 C

6. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 D

7. Barum Polaris 5 E

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

91.7%

Nokian
WR Snowproof

84.4%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

77%

Barum
Polaris 5

68%

Yokohama
BluEarth winter V906

67%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

63%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52

59%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 70 dB

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

3. Nokian WR Snowproof ?

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 ?

5. Barum Polaris 5 ?

6. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 ?

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 ?

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These tyres were tested together in 4 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

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
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
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
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 vs. Nokian WR Snowproof P vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2

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