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Comparison: Yokohama W.drive V905 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Hankook Ventus Prime 4

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Yokohama W.drive V905 /0%	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 /81%	Hankook Ventus Prime 4 /72%

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Segment

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 Premium

2. Yokohama W.drive V905 Upper-middle

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Upper-middle

4. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 530

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91

3. Barum Polaris 5 76

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

5. Yokohama W.drive V905 8

Number of tests

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 23x

3. Barum Polaris 5 13x

4. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 12x

5. Yokohama W.drive V905 10x

Best position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 1.

2. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 2.

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

4. Yokohama W.drive V905 7.

5. Barum Polaris 5 9.

Worst position in test

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 9.

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 13.

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

4. Yokohama W.drive V905 24.

5. Barum Polaris 5 26.

Average position in tests

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 5.75

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 6.65

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

4. Yokohama W.drive V905 14

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. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 2025

4. Barum Polaris 5 2023

5. Yokohama W.drive V905 2019

Best rating in test

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 Exemplary

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Very good

4. Barum Polaris 5 Good

5. Yokohama W.drive V905 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Good

2. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 Recommended

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

4. Yokohama W.drive V905 Conditionally recommended

5. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

73%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

71%

Yokohama
W.drive V905

69%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

65%

Barum
Polaris 5

63%

Wet circle cornering

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 80%

2. Yokohama W.drive V905 67%

3. Barum Polaris 5 66%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 65%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 64%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 86%

2. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 71%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 68%

4. Yokohama W.drive V905 67%

5. Barum Polaris 5 65%

Wet handling

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 77%

2. Yokohama W.drive V905 70%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 69%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 61%

5. Barum Polaris 5 56%

Wet braking

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%

2. Yokohama W.drive V905 70%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 67%

4. Barum Polaris 5 63%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 60%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 76%

3. Yokohama W.drive V905 67%

4. Barum Polaris 5 64%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 59%

Wet performance

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 75%

2. Yokohama W.drive V905 68%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 64%

4. Barum Polaris 5 0%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 A

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 B

4. Barum Polaris 5 C

5. Yokohama W.drive V905 ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

93%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

79%

Barum
Polaris 5

75%

Yokohama
W.drive V905

68%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

?

Snow traction

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 78%

3. Yokohama W.drive V905 77%

4. Barum Polaris 5 76%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Snow handling

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 90%

2. Barum Polaris 5 76%

3. Yokohama W.drive V905 76%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 71%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Snow braking

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 93%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 79%

3. Barum Polaris 5 78%

4. Yokohama W.drive V905 70%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Snow cornering

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 89%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 78%

3. Yokohama W.drive V905 75%

4. Barum Polaris 5 72%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Yokohama
W.drive V905

89%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

81%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

72%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

71%

Barum
Polaris 5

62%

Dry braking

1. Yokohama W.drive V905 88%

2. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 83%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 72%

4. Barum Polaris 5 69%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 51%

Dry performance

1. Yokohama W.drive V905 86%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 76%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 69%

4. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

5. Barum Polaris 5 0%

Dry driving behavior

1. Yokohama W.drive V905 80%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 78%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

4. Barum Polaris 5 51%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Dry handling

1. Yokohama W.drive V905 92%

2. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 79%

3. Barum Polaris 5 78%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 75%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 67%

Costs

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

80%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

79%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

77%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

76%

Yokohama
W.drive V905

73%

Mileage

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

2. Barum Polaris 5 72%

3. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 70%

4. Yokohama W.drive V905 62%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 57%

Rolling resistance

1. Barum Polaris 5 82%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 79%

3. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 78%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

5. Yokohama W.drive V905 74%

Price/value

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 90%

2. Barum Polaris 5 86%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 81%

4. Yokohama W.drive V905 79%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 68%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 C

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

3. Barum Polaris 5 E

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 E

5. Yokohama W.drive V905 ?

Comfort

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

80%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

71%

Barum
Polaris 5

70%

Yokohama
W.drive V905

66%

Exterior noise

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 83%

2. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 75%

3. Barum Polaris 5 74%

4. Yokohama W.drive V905 70%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 64%

Comfort

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 81%

2. Yokohama W.drive V905 77%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 78%

4. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 66%

5. Barum Polaris 5 61%

Interior noise

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 81%

2. Barum Polaris 5 76%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 77%

4. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%

5. Yokohama W.drive V905 53%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?

3. Barum Polaris 5 ?

4. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 ?

5. Yokohama W.drive V905 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

80%

Yokohama
W.drive V905

75%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

65%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

?

Ice lateral guidance

1. Barum Polaris 5 87%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 85%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 81%

4. Yokohama W.drive V905 73%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Ice braking

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 80%

2. Yokohama W.drive V905 78%

3. Barum Polaris 5 77%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 46%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

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