Barum Polaris 5 is a winter tyre made in total of 74 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. 215/40 R18 is 80mm wider than the narrowest dimension (135) and 40mm narrower than the widest one (255). This tyre profile of 40 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 40% of the tyre width (215mm), which results in 86mm sidewall height. In 215/40 R18, there is only one possible speed index for Barum Polaris 5 - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h.
Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (215/40 R18)
Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow |
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Best values in test | 32,8 | 25,4 |
Barum Polaris 5 | 37,5 | 26,9 |
# | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
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1. | Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 | Upper-middle | £110 89 V | |||
2. | Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 | Premium | £177 89 V | |||
3. | Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P | Premium | ||||
4. | GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 | Premium | ||||
5. | Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 | Premium | £165 89 V | |||
6. | Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ | Premium | ||||
7. | Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III | Premium | ||||
8. | Semperit Speed-Grip 5 | Lowcost | £128 89 V | |||
9. | Toyo Observe S944 | Upper-middle | £129 0 V | |||
10. | Toyo Snowprox S954 | Upper-middle | ||||
11. | Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 | Lowcost | £80 89 V + 1 | |||
12. | Nexen WinGuard Sport | Lowcost | ||||
13. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 | Premium | ||||
14. | Uniroyal WinterExpert | Upper-middle | £112 89 V | |||
15. | Barum Polaris 5! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 6 | Lowcost | £97 89 V |