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Barum Polaris 3

215/45 R17 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 R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 215/45 R17 is 80mm wider than the narrowest dimension (135) and 30mm narrower than the widest one (245). This tyre profile of 45 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 45% of the tyre width (215mm), which results in 96.75mm sidewall height. In 215/45 R17, 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.


Barum Polaris 3 is made in 65 sizes, starting from 135/80 R13 up to 245/45 R18.

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215/45 R17 - Best winter tyres (according to tests)

#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
83.2%
77.8%
82.7%
80.3%
Premium
2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
84.6%
92.6%
80.2%
85.4%
Premium
3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
92.2%
79.6%
84.4%
82.6%
Premium £145
91 V
4. Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6
81.2%
72.1%
85.8%
66.6%
Premium
5. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
82.9%
92.2%
82.8%
75.3%
Premium
6. Kleber KRISALP HP3
77.3%
88.7%
74.5%
80.5%
Upper-middle £119
91 H + 1
7. Michelin ALPIN 6! Newer model available: Michelin ALPIN 7
83.2%
83.9%
85.5%
82.5%
Premium £186
91 V
8. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
81.7%
90.7%
81.6%
74.3%
Premium £154
91 V + 1
9. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
72.5%
94.8%
73.9%
81.1%
Upper-middle £145
91 H + 1
10. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
Premium £140
91 H
11. 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 £210
91 V + 2
12. Firestone Winterhawk 4
Upper-middle £99
91 V
13. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
80.6%
77.4%
83.7%
Premium
14. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
78.4%
70.3%
78.3%
71.2%
Lowcost £813
0 V
15. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
74.5%
77.6%
76%
68.8%
Lowcost £151
91 V
16. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
70%
85.9%
74%
72.3%
Lowcost £133
91 V
17. Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02
78.2%
74.2%
74.2%
77.1%
Upper-middle
18. Nokian WR Snowproof P
66.1%
79.2%
92.3%
Upper-middle
19. Toyo Observe S944
67.9%
66.9%
85.1%
79.9%
Upper-middle £107
0 H
20. Toyo Snowprox S954
78.8%
70.6%
92.2%
82.7%
Upper-middle
21. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
81.9%
76.7%
78%
Upper-middle £113
91 V
22. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
Lowcost £100
91 V + 1
23. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
Premium
24. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65.6%
75.1%
72.4%
74.7%
Upper-middle £114
91 V
25. Nokian WR A4
Upper-middle
26. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
81.6%
70.5%
85.4%
Upper-middle £121
91 V
27. Matador MP93 Nordicca
Lowcost £113
91 V
28. Fortune Fsr901
Lowcost
29. Kormoran SNOW
Lowcost
30. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
Lowcost
31. Imperial SnowDragon 3
Lowcost