Barum Polaris 5 is a winter tyre made in total of 74 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R14, which means it fits to a 14 inch/355.6mm diameter wheel. 165/70 R14 is 30mm wider than the narrowest dimension (135) and 90mm narrower than the widest one (255). This tyre profile of 70 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 70% of the tyre width (165mm), which results in 115.5mm sidewall height. In 165/70 R14, there is only one possible speed index for Barum Polaris 5 - "T", which is good for speeds up to 190 km/h. In 165/70 R14, Polaris 5 usually competes against Winguard Snow G3 WH21, which is a tyre from Nexen with a rating of 56%, 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. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6 | Premium | £117 85 T | |||
2. | Continental WinterContact TS 860! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 | Premium | ||||
3. | GoodYear UltraGrip 9 | Premium | ||||
4. | Kleber KRISALP HP3 | Upper-middle | ||||
5. | Pirelli WINTER 190 SNOWCONTROL SERIE III | Premium | ||||
6. | Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 | Upper-middle | £81 81 T + 2 | |||
7. | BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 | Upper-middle | £74 81 T | |||
8. | Michelin ALPIN A4! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6 | Premium | ||||
9. | Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 | Premium | £73 81 T | |||
10. | GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ | Premium | £81 81 T + 1 | |||
11. | Nokian WR D4 | Upper-middle | ||||
12. | Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452! Newer model available: Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 | Upper-middle | ||||
13. | Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 | Premium | ||||
14. | Firestone Winterhawk 4 | Upper-middle | ||||
15. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 | Premium |