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Comparison: Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 vs. Nokian WR Snowproof P vs. Matador MP93 Nordicca vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Michelin ALPIN 6

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 /49%	Nokian WR Snowproof P /67%	Matador MP93 Nordicca /40%	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Michelin ALPIN 6 /63%

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Segment

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Premium

2. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 Upper-middle

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P Upper-middle

4. Matador MP93 Nordicca Lowcost

5. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Matador MP93 Nordicca 92

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 76

3. Barum Polaris 5 76

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 55

5. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 30

Number of tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 31x

2. Barum Polaris 5 13x

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 7x

4. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 6x

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 4x

Best position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 1.

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 4.

3. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 8.

4. Barum Polaris 5 9.

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 11.

Worst position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 13.

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 18.

3. Barum Polaris 5 26.

4. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 30.

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 38.

Average position in tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 4.35

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 9.71

3. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

4. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 18.83

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 23.75

Year of the last test

1. Matador MP93 Nordicca 2025

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 2025

3. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 2025

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 2024

5. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Exemplary

2. Barum Polaris 5 Good

3. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 Satisfactory

4. Matador MP93 Nordicca Satisfactory

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Good

2. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 Satisfactory

3. Matador MP93 Nordicca Satisfactory

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P Satisfactory

5. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

81%

Yokohama
BluEarth winter V906

67%

Barum
Polaris 5

63%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

60%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

31%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 74%

2. Barum Polaris 5 64%

3. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 56%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 35%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 3%

Wet circle cornering

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 83%

2. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 77%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 75%

4. Barum Polaris 5 66%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 82%

2. Barum Polaris 5 65%

3. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 62%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 60%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca -57%

Wet handling

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 88%

2. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 76%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 74%

4. Barum Polaris 5 56%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 53%

Wet braking

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 83%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 72%

3. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 72%

4. Barum Polaris 5 63%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 37%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 B

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P B

3. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 B

4. Barum Polaris 5 C

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca C

Snow

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

81%

Barum
Polaris 5

75%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

74%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

46%

Yokohama
BluEarth winter V906

42%

Snow traction

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 87%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 78%

3. Barum Polaris 5 76%

4. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 43%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 35%

Snow braking

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 83%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 81%

3. Barum Polaris 5 78%

4. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 63%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 44%

Snow handling

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 81%

2. Barum Polaris 5 76%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 68%

4. Matador MP93 Nordicca 61%

5. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 47%

Snow cornering

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 81%

2. Barum Polaris 5 72%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 64%

4. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 56%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

91%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

83%

Yokohama
BluEarth winter V906

74%

Barum
Polaris 5

66%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

53%

Dry braking

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 92%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 85%

3. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 76%

4. Barum Polaris 5 69%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca -26%

Dry handling

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 88%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 86%

3. Barum Polaris 5 78%

4. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 75%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Dry lane changing

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 93%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 88%

3. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 79%

4. Barum Polaris 5 0%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Dry driving behavior

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 85%

2. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 62%

3. Matador MP93 Nordicca 53%

4. Barum Polaris 5 51%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Costs

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

80%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

78%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

78%

Yokohama
BluEarth winter V906

41%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

0%

Mileage

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 94%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 81%

3. Barum Polaris 5 72%

4. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 34%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca -118%

Rolling resistance

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 92%

2. Barum Polaris 5 82%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 76%

4. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 37%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Price/value

1. Barum Polaris 5 86%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 64%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 62%

4. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 53%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 C

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P C

3. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 D

4. Matador MP93 Nordicca D

5. Barum Polaris 5 E

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

82%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

81%

Barum
Polaris 5

70%

Yokohama
BluEarth winter V906

69%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

0%

Exterior noise

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 92%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 77%

3. Barum Polaris 5 74%

4. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 65%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Comfort

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 84%

2. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 75%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 71%

4. Barum Polaris 5 61%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Interior noise

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 87%

2. Barum Polaris 5 76%

3. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 55%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 70 dB

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 ?

3. Barum Polaris 5 ?

4. Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 ?

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca ?

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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
Nokian WR Snowproof P	36	26,2
Matador MP93 Nordicca	37,8
Barum Polaris 5	37,5	26,9
Michelin Alpin 6	34,1	26,4
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Comparison: Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 vs. Nokian WR Snowproof P vs. Matador MP93 Nordicca vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Michelin ALPIN 6

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