Barum Polaris 5 is a winter tyre made in total of 74 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R13, which means it fits to a 13 inch/330.2mm diameter wheel. 155/65 R13 is 20mm wider than the narrowest dimension (135) and 100mm narrower than the widest one (255). This tyre profile of 65 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 65% of the tyre width (155mm), which results in 100.75mm sidewall height. In 155/65 R13, there is only one possible speed index for Barum Polaris 5 - "T", which is good for speeds up to 190 km/h. In 155/65 R13, Polaris 5 usually competes against Winguard Snow G3 WH21, which is a tyre from Nexen with a rating of 60%, compared to 63% of the Barum in question.
# | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
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1. | Hankook Winter i*cept RS W442 | Upper-middle | £88 73 T | |||
2. | Barum Polaris 3! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 5 | Lowcost | ||||
3. | Debica Frigo 2 | Lowcost | £63 73 T | |||
4. | Uniroyal MS Plus 77! Newer model available: Uniroyal WinterExpert | Upper-middle | ||||
5. | Sava ESKIMO S3+ | Lowcost | £52 73 Q | |||
6. | Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 | Lowcost | £68 73 T | |||
7. | Barum Polaris 5! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 6 | Lowcost | £43 73 T | |||
8. | Semperit Master-Grip 2 | Lowcost | ||||
9. | Imperial SnowDragon HP | Lowcost |