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Barum Polaris 3

225/55 R16 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 R16, which means it fits to a 16 inch/406.4mm diameter wheel. 225/55 R16 is 90mm wider than the narrowest dimension (135) and 20mm narrower than the widest one (245). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (225mm), which results in 123.75mm sidewall height. In 225/55 R16, there is only one possible speed index for Barum Polaris 3 - "H", which is good for speeds up to 210 km/h. In 225/55 R16, 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.

225/55 R16 95 H

225/55 R16 99 H


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 (225/55 R16)
Name Stopping distance on wetStopping distance on snow
Best values in test32,225,9
Barum Polaris 335,827,6
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Source: www.autobild.de
Autobild Winter tyre test 2017 225/50 R17
satisfactory
Ranked #16 of 20
Name WetDrySnowRunning costs
Best values in test2+2+11-
Barum Polaris 33+21- 2+
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Source: reifenpresse.de

225/55 R16 - Best winter tyres (according to tests)

#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. Continental WinterContact TS 850P
Premium
2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
92.2%
79.8%
84.4%
83.1%
Premium £166
99 H
3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
84.6%
92.6%
80.2%
85.4%
Premium £156
95 H + 4
4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
82.7%
92%
82.4%
79.3%
Premium £159
95 H + 5
5. Michelin ALPIN 6
84.4%
83.6%
86.8%
84.2%
Premium £170
99 H
6. Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6
81.2%
72.1%
85.8%
66.6%
Premium £209
95 V + 1
7. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
82.9%
92.2%
82.8%
75.3%
Premium
8. Kleber KRISALP HP3
77.6%
89.7%
74.8%
79.7%
Upper-middle £140
95 H + 1
9. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
72.6%
95.5%
73.9%
85.2%
Upper-middle
10. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
Premium £148
95 H + 2
11. Nokian WR D4
73.4%
93.7%
81.9%
72.5%
Upper-middle
12. Firestone Winterhawk 4
79.3%
88.5%
72.7%
81.5%
Upper-middle £112
99 H
13. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
80.6%
77.4%
83.7%
Premium
14. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
75.8%
90.5%
85.7%
67.4%
Upper-middle £121
95 H + 4
15. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
79.5%
71.1%
80.6%
80.6%
Lowcost £107
0 H
16. Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5
78.1%
77.2%
71.3%
79.7%
Lowcost £112
95 H + 1
17. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
71.4%
85.5%
74.3%
72.7%
Lowcost
18. Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02
78.2%
74.2%
74.2%
77.1%
Upper-middle £163
95 H + 2
19. Nokian WR Snowproof! Newer model available: Nokian Snowproof 2
68.7%
80.6%
82.5%
85.9%
Upper-middle
20. Toyo Observe S944
67.9%
66.9%
85.1%
79.9%
Upper-middle £113
0 V
21. Toyo Snowprox S954
78.8%
70.6%
92.2%
82.7%
Upper-middle
22. Sava Eskimo HP2
65.3%
79.5%
72.3%
73.5%
Lowcost £136
95 H
23. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
81.9%
76.7%
78%
Upper-middle £125
95 H + 3
24. Uniroyal MS Plus 77! Newer model available: Uniroyal WinterExpert
79.2%
83.3%
75.4%
74.1%
Upper-middle
25. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21
72.3%
70.3%
70.6%
Lowcost £113
95 H
26. Nokian WR D3
Upper-middle
27. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
Premium £172
95 H + 1
28. Debica Frigo HP2
70%
86.5%
74.1%
71.9%
Lowcost
29. Nexen WinGuard Sport
Lowcost £97
99 H + 1
30. Uniroyal WinterExpert
63.8%
77.5%
71.5%
75.2%
Upper-middle £117
99 H
31. Barum Polaris 5
64.6%
77.9%
71.1%
75.2%
Lowcost £103
99 H
32. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
81.6%
70.5%
85.4%
Upper-middle £135
95 H + 2
33. Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4
66.5%
83.4%
77.3%
71.3%
Upper-middle
34. Matador MP93 Nordicca
Lowcost
35. Kormoran SNOW
Lowcost
36. Fortune Fsr901
Lowcost
37. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow! Newer model available: Matador MP93 Nordicca
72.1%
80.3%
76.9%
Lowcost
38. Duraturn Mozzo Winter
37.6%
88.2%
Lowcost
39. Imperial SnowDragon 3
Lowcost