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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 Radial Champiro WinterPro 2, which is a tyre from GT with a rating of 60%, compared to 0% 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

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205/55 R16 91 H

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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)
Autobild
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
Autobild
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 860! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870
93.6%
92.5%
86.2%
80.7%
Premium
2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
92.2%
79.6%
84.4%
82.6%
Premium £110
91 T + 3
3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
84.6%
92.6%
80.2%
85.4%
Premium
4. GoodYear UltraGrip 9
90.4%
79.1%
82.8%
74.5%
Premium
5. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
82.9%
92.2%
82.8%
75.3%
Premium
6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
81.7%
90.7%
81.6%
74.3%
Premium £118
91 T + 6
7. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
78.7%
81.3%
66.3%
81.3%
Premium £130
91 T + 2
8. Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6
81.2%
72.1%
85.8%
66.6%
Premium £110
91 T + 6
9. Michelin ALPIN 6! Newer model available: Michelin ALPIN 7
83.2%
83.9%
85.5%
82.5%
Premium
10. Kleber KRISALP HP3
77.3%
88.7%
74.5%
80.5%
Upper-middle £93
91 T + 3
11. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
72.5%
94.8%
73.9%
81.1%
Upper-middle £120
91 T + 3
12. Nokian WR D4
73.4%
93.7%
81.9%
72.5%
Upper-middle
13. Michelin ALPIN A4! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6
82.9%
Premium
14. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
Premium £136
91 H + 3
15. Semperit Speed-Grip 2! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 3
Lowcost
16. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+
87%
82.5%
78%
77.5%
Premium
17. 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
18. Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
80.7%
87.6%
75.7%
80.5%
Premium £104
91 T + 3
19. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
80.6%
77.4%
83.7%
Premium £127
91 H + 5
20. 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
21. Firestone Winterhawk 4
Upper-middle £78
91 T + 3
22. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
78.4%
70.3%
78.3%
71.2%
Lowcost £84
0 H + 1
23. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
74.5%
77.6%
76%
68.8%
Lowcost £81
91 T + 3
24. Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5
78.1%
77.2%
71.3%
79.7%
Lowcost
25. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
70%
85.9%
74%
72.3%
Lowcost £74
91 H + 1
26. Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02
78.2%
74.2%
74.2%
77.1%
Upper-middle £94
91 T + 3
27. Toyo Observe S944
67.9%
66.9%
85.1%
79.9%
Upper-middle £84
91 H + 1
28. Nokian WR Snowproof! Newer model available: Nokian Snowproof 2
68.7%
80.6%
82.5%
85.9%
Upper-middle £148
91 T + 3
29. Toyo Snowprox S954
78.8%
70.6%
92.2%
82.7%
Upper-middle
30. Vredestein Snowtrac 5! Newer model available: Vredestein Wintrac
72%
83.9%
86.4%
67.7%
Premium
31. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
58.7%
77%
87.7%
Premium £182
91 H
32. Sava Eskimo HP2
65.3%
79.5%
72.3%
73.5%
Lowcost £71
91 H + 1
33. Debica Frigo 2
Lowcost £64
91 T
34. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO
84.4%
68.3%
88.5%
72.2%
Premium £104
91 T + 2
35. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
81.9%
76.7%
78%
Upper-middle
36. Giti GitiWinter W1
65.8%
77.2%
72.4%
72.7%
Lowcost
37. Uniroyal MS Plus 77! Newer model available: Uniroyal WinterExpert
79.2%
83.3%
75.4%
74.1%
Upper-middle
38. Sava ESKIMO S3+
69.5%
88.4%
72.8%
Lowcost £81
91 T
39. Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906
68.3%
67.6%
84%
Upper-middle £99
91 T + 1
40. Kumho WinterCraft WP51! Newer model available: Kumho WinterCraft WP52
68.1%
79%
74.8%
71.4%
Upper-middle £108
91 T + 4
41. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21
72.3%
70.3%
70.6%
Lowcost £65
91 T + 2
42. Nokian WR D3
Upper-middle
43. Debica Frigo HP2
70%
86.5%
74.1%
71.9%
Lowcost £95
91 H + 1
44. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
Premium
45. Nexen WinGuard Sport
Lowcost
46. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65.6%
75.1%
72.4%
74.7%
Upper-middle £77
91 T + 3
47. Barum Polaris 5! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 6
63.8%
78.1%
72%
74.8%
Lowcost
48. Nokian WR A4
Upper-middle
49. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
Upper-middle
50. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
81.6%
70.5%
85.4%
Upper-middle
51. Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3
Lowcost £148
91 T + 1
52. Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4
66.5%
83.4%
77.3%
71.3%
Upper-middle
53. Matador MP93 Nordicca
Lowcost £84
91 T + 2
54. Kormoran SNOW
Lowcost
55. Toyo SnowProx S943
Upper-middle
56. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow! Newer model available: Matador MP93 Nordicca
72.1%
80.3%
76.9%
Lowcost
57. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
62%
70.7%
88.8%
Lowcost
58. Syron Everest 1 plus
Lowcost
59. Dunlop Wintersport 5
Premium £82
91 H
60. Imperial SnowDragon 3
Lowcost
61. Duraturn Mozzo Winter
Lowcost