185/55 R14 Barum Polaris 3 variants
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Barum Polaris 3 is a winter tyre made in total of 65 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R14, which means it fits to a 14 inch/355.6mm diameter wheel. 185/55 R14 is 50mm wider than the narrowest dimension (135) and 60mm narrower than the widest one (245). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (185mm), which results in 101.75mm sidewall height. In 185/55 R14, there is only one possible speed index for Barum Polaris 3 - "T", which is good for speeds up to 190 km/h. In 185/55 R14, Polaris 3 usually competes against MS Plus 77, which is a tyre from Uniroyal with a rating of 59%, compared to 44% of the Barum in question.
Barum Polaris 3 is made in 65 sizes, starting from 135/80 R13 up to 245/45 R18.
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Barum Polaris 3 in tyre tests
Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (185/55 R14)
| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Noise | Wear | Fuel consumption |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best values in test | 1,8 | 1,9 | 1,7 | 2,2 | 2,8 | 1 | 1,5 |
| Barum Polaris 3 | 3,4 | 2,2 | 2,1 | 2,8 | 3,6 | 1,5 | 2,0 |
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| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best values in test | 1 | 2+ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Barum Polaris 3 | 2- | 2 | 2+ | 2- | |||
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| Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best values in test | 36,8 | 27,7 | |||||
| Barum Polaris 3 | 40,8 | 28,6 | |||||
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| Name | Points total | Wet | Dry | Snow | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best values in test | 415 | 144 | 136 | 144 | |||
| Barum Polaris 3 | 346 | 95 | 116 | 135 | |||
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185/55 R14 - Best winter tyres (according to tests)
| # | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Continental WinterContact TS 860! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 | Premium | £119 80 T | |||
| 2. | Kleber KRISALP HP3 | Upper-middle | £69 80 T | |||
| 3. | BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 | Upper-middle | £82 80 T | |||
| 4. | Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452! Newer model available: Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 | Upper-middle | £82 80 T | |||
| 5. | Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02 | Upper-middle | £95 80 T + 1 | |||
| 6. | Barum Polaris 3! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 5 | Lowcost | £75 80 T | |||
| 7. | Uniroyal MS Plus 77! Newer model available: Uniroyal WinterExpert | Upper-middle | £81 80 T | |||
| 8. | Kumho WinterCraft WP51! Newer model available: Kumho WinterCraft WP52 | Upper-middle | £69 80 T | |||
| 9. | Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 | Lowcost | £72 80 T | |||
| 10. | Falken EUROWINTER HS449 | Upper-middle | ||||
| 11. | BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER | Upper-middle | ||||
| 12. | Kleber KRISALP HP2 | Upper-middle | ||||
| 13. | Imperial SnowDragon HP | Lowcost |
