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Barum Polaris 3

185/55 R15 Barum Polaris 3 variants


Barum Polaris 3 is a winter tyre made in total of 65 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. 185/55 R15 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 R15, 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 R15, 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.

185/55 R15 82 T


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 R15)
ADAC Winter tyre test 2016 185/65 R15
satisfactory
Ranked #12 of 15
Name WetDrySnowIceNoiseWearFuel consumption
Best values in test1,81,91,72,22,811,5
Barum Polaris 33,42,22,12,83,61,5 2,0
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Name WetDrySnowRunning costs
Best values in test12+11
Barum Polaris 32-22+2-
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Name Stopping distance on wetStopping distance on snow
Best values in test36,827,7
Barum Polaris 340,828,6
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Name Points totalWetDrySnow
Best values in test415144136144
Barum Polaris 334695116135
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185/55 R15 - Best winter tyres (according to tests)

#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. Continental WinterContact TS 860! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870
93.6%
92.5%
86.2%
80.7%
Premium
2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
92.2%
79.8%
84.4%
83.1%
Premium £106
82 T + 1
3. GoodYear UltraGrip 9
90.4%
79.1%
82.8%
74.5%
Premium
4. Kleber KRISALP HP3
77.6%
89.7%
74.8%
79.7%
Upper-middle £78
82 T
5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
72.6%
95.5%
73.9%
85.2%
Upper-middle
6. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2
85.8%
87.9%
76.5%
74.9%
Premium £93
82 T + 2
7. Nokian WR D4
73.4%
93.7%
81.9%
72.5%
Upper-middle
8. Michelin ALPIN A4! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6
82.9%
Premium
9. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+
87%
82.5%
78%
77.5%
Premium £102
82 T
10. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452! Newer model available: Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
87.2%
92.1%
85.7%
78.6%
Upper-middle
11. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
80.6%
77.4%
83.7%
Premium
12. Firestone Winterhawk 4
79.3%
88.5%
72.7%
81.5%
Upper-middle £83
86 T + 1
13. Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
80.7%
87.6%
75.7%
80.5%
Premium
14. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
79.5%
71.1%
80.6%
80.6%
Lowcost £84
0 H
15. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
75.2%
80.2%
78.7%
Lowcost £96
82 T + 1
16. Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5
78.1%
77.2%
71.3%
79.7%
Lowcost
17. Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02
78.2%
74.2%
74.2%
77.1%
Upper-middle £92
82 H + 2
18. Nokian WR Snowproof! Newer model available: Nokian Snowproof 2
68.7%
80.6%
82.5%
85.9%
Upper-middle
19. Toyo Observe S944
67.9%
66.9%
85.1%
79.9%
Upper-middle £95
0 H
20. Continental VanContact Winter
94.2%
85.1%
61.8%
Premium £160
90 T
21. Debica Frigo 2
Lowcost
22. Uniroyal MS Plus 77! Newer model available: Uniroyal WinterExpert
79.2%
83.3%
75.4%
74.1%
Upper-middle
23. Kumho WinterCraft WP51! Newer model available: Kumho WinterCraft WP52
68.1%
79%
74.8%
71.4%
Upper-middle £64
82 T + 1
24. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21
72.3%
70.3%
70.6%
Lowcost £81
82 H + 1
25. Nokian WR D3
Upper-middle
26. Uniroyal WinterExpert
63.8%
77.5%
71.5%
75.2%
Upper-middle £91
82 T
27. Barum Polaris 5
64.6%
77.9%
71.1%
75.2%
Lowcost £87
82 T
28. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
Upper-middle
29. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
81.6%
70.5%
85.4%
Upper-middle
30. Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3
Lowcost £87
82 T
31. Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4
66.5%
83.4%
77.3%
71.3%
Upper-middle
32. Matador MP93 Nordicca
Lowcost
33. Kormoran SNOW
Lowcost
34. Fortune Fsr901
Lowcost
35. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow! Newer model available: Matador MP93 Nordicca
72.1%
80.3%
76.9%
Lowcost
36. Imperial SnowDragon HP
Lowcost
37. Duraturn Mozzo Winter
37.6%
88.2%
Lowcost