Barum Polaris 5 is a winter tyre made in total of 74 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. 195/70 R15 is 60mm wider than the narrowest dimension (135) and 60mm narrower than the widest one (255). This tyre profile of 70 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 70% of the tyre width (195mm), which results in 136.5mm sidewall height. In 195/70 R15, there is only one possible speed index for Barum Polaris 5 - "T", which is good for speeds up to 190 km/h.
Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (195/70 R15)
Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Noise | Wear | |
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Best values in test | 1,6 | 1,9 | 1,9 | 2,0 | 2,6 | 2,0 | |
Barum Polaris 5 | 3,2 | 3,0 | 2,0 | 2,0 | 2,8 | 3,0 | |
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# | 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 | £92 97 T | |||
2. | Continental VanContact Winter | Premium | £103 104 R | |||
3. | Pirelli CARRIER WINTER | Premium | ||||
4. | Michelin AGILIS ALPIN | Premium | £108 104 R | |||
5. | Goodyear Cargo UltraGrip 2 | Premium | ||||
6. | Bridgestone Blizzak W810 | Premium | £75 104 + 2 | |||
7. | Uniroyal SNOW MAX 2 | Upper-middle | ||||
8. | Matador MPS530 Sibir Snow Van | Lowcost | ||||
9. | Falken EuroWinter VAN01 | Upper-middle | £72 104 R | |||
10. | Kumho PorTran CW51 | Upper-middle | £82 104 R | |||
11. | Nokian WR C3 | Upper-middle | ||||
12. | Barum Polaris 5! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 6 | Lowcost | £76 97 T | |||
13. | Yokohama BluEarth winter WY01 | Upper-middle | £86 104 R | |||
14. | BFGoodrich ACTIVAN WINTER | Upper-middle | ||||
15. | Imperial SnowDragon 2 | Lowcost | ||||
16. | Sava TRENTA M+S | Lowcost |