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Barum Polaris 3

205/55 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. 205/55 R16 is 70mm wider than the narrowest dimension (135) and 40mm narrower than the widest one (245). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (205mm), which results in 112.75mm sidewall height. In 205/55 R16, there are 2 possible speed indexes for Barum Polaris 3 - "T","H", which are good for speeds up to 190, 210 km/h. In 205/55 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. Latest test in 205/55 R16 was held by Autobild in 2016, where Polaris 3 received rating "Sufficient" and finished on the 10. place. It was tested on a .

205/55 R16 91 T

205/55 R16 91 H

205/55 R16 94 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 (205/55 R16)
Name Stopping distance on wetStopping distance on snow
Best values in test34,225
Barum Polaris 337,226,1
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Source: www.autobild.de
Name WetDrySnowRunning costs
Best values in test1-22+1
Barum Polaris 323+2+ 2+
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Source: reifenpresse.de

205/55 R16 - Best winter tyres (according to tests)

#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. Continental WinterContact TS 870
88.7%
91%
90.9%
96.8%
Premium £103
91 T + 3
2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
84.1%
90.9%
80.6%
85.5%
Premium
3. Continental WinterContact TS 860! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870
83.3%
84.8%
84.2%
78.9%
Premium
4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
90.4%
80.1%
83%
85.4%
Premium £112
91 T + 3
5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
80.7%
87.3%
80.9%
83.2%
Premium £117
91 T + 6
6. Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6
76.8%
73.4%
79.2%
86.2%
Premium £131
91 T + 6
7. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
81%
77.2%
80.5%
81.7%
Premium £120
91 H + 1
8. Michelin ALPIN 6
84%
82.6%
85%
80.8%
Premium £165
91 T + 3
9. Kleber KRISALP HP3
78.7%
82.7%
73.7%
79.3%
Upper-middle £99
91 T + 3
10. GoodYear UltraGrip 9
82.3%
79.1%
81.8%
77.6%
Premium
11. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
78.8%
75.2%
69%
88.1%
Premium £107
91 T + 2
12. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
73.2%
92.4%
73.3%
80.4%
Upper-middle £113
91 T + 3
13. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
Premium
14. Semperit Speed-Grip 2! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 3
Lowcost
15. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+
81.5%
78.4%
77.9%
75.3%
Premium £124
91 T + 2
16. Nokian WR D4
77.8%
84.3%
80.1%
81.8%
Upper-middle
17. Michelin ALPIN A4! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6
67.1%
Premium
18. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452! Newer model available: Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
85.5%
90.7%
83.7%
83.7%
Upper-middle
19. Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
77.2%
83.1%
77.2%
78.9%
Premium £87
91 T + 3
20. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
80.5%
77.4%
82.4%
Premium £120
91 H + 5
21. Firestone Winterhawk 4
78.1%
86.1%
74.3%
81.3%
Upper-middle £107
91 T + 3
22. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
75.8%
90.6%
85.1%
92%
Upper-middle
23. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
78.8%
74%
77.2%
76.3%
Lowcost £84
0 H + 1
24. Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5
75.1%
74.1%
79.8%
74.8%
Lowcost
25. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
76.3%
74.8%
77.8%
Lowcost £81
91 T + 3
26. Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02
78.1%
74.6%
75.2%
80.9%
Upper-middle £101
91 T + 3
27. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
71.8%
85.5%
73.2%
73.2%
Lowcost £86
91 H + 1
28. Toyo Observe S944
72.7%
69%
84.7%
76.2%
Upper-middle £91
91 H + 1
29. Nokian WR Snowproof! Newer model available: Nokian Snowproof 2
72.1%
80.6%
81.9%
82.5%
Upper-middle £119
91 T + 3
30. Toyo Snowprox S954
78.8%
70.6%
92.2%
82.7%
Upper-middle
31. Vredestein Snowtrac 5! Newer model available: Vredestein Wintrac
76.1%
79.2%
84.4%
84.9%
Premium
32. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
58.7%
77%
87.7%
Premium £151
91 H
33. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO
83.1%
68.3%
85.5%
91.8%
Premium £124
91 T + 2
34. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
81.9%
76.7%
78%
Upper-middle
35. Debica Frigo 2
Lowcost
36. Sava Eskimo HP2
68.6%
80.4%
74.2%
77.6%
Lowcost £87
91 H + 1
37. Uniroyal MS Plus 77! Newer model available: Uniroyal WinterExpert
76.9%
80.9%
75.4%
80.1%
Upper-middle
38. Giti GitiWinter W1
71.1%
72.4%
76.7%
82.3%
Lowcost
39. Sava ESKIMO S3+
84.5%
64.6%
80.2%
Lowcost £70
91 T
40. Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906
68.5%
71.8%
78.4%
Upper-middle £100
91 T + 1
41. Kumho WinterCraft WP51! Newer model available: Kumho WinterCraft WP52
77%
79.7%
75.6%
82.5%
Upper-middle £112
91 T + 4
42. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21
71%
78.3%
74.9%
Lowcost £79
91 T + 2
43. Nokian WR D3
Upper-middle
44. Debica Frigo HP2
70%
86.5%
74.1%
71.9%
Lowcost £77
91 H + 1
45. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
Premium
46. Nexen WinGuard Sport
Lowcost
47. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65.2%
73.4%
75%
75.2%
Upper-middle £84
91 T + 3
48. Barum Polaris 5
73.7%
74.3%
75.7%
73.9%
Lowcost £99
91 T + 3
49. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
Upper-middle
50. Nokian WR A4
66.1%
77.4%
80.7%
Upper-middle
51. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
78.5%
70.5%
85.1%
Upper-middle
52. Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3
Lowcost £105
91 T + 1
53. Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4
77.2%
79.3%
76.8%
82.5%
Upper-middle
54. Matador MP93 Nordicca
Lowcost
55. Kormoran SNOW
Lowcost
56. Toyo SnowProx S943
63.7%
74.6%
90.3%
71.2%
Upper-middle
57. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow! Newer model available: Matador MP93 Nordicca
72.1%
76.1%
77.4%
Lowcost
58. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
71.9%
84.2%
84.2%
Lowcost
59. Imperial SnowDragon HP
Lowcost
60. Imperial SnowDragon 3
Lowcost
61. Syron Everest 1 plus
67.2%
82%
Lowcost
62. Duraturn Mozzo Winter
37.6%
88.2%
Lowcost
63. Dunlop Wintersport 5
Premium £94
91 H