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Barum Polaris 5

215/60 R17 Barum Polaris 5 variants


Barum Polaris 5 is a winter tyre made in total of 74 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 215/60 R17 is 80mm wider than the narrowest dimension (135) and 40mm narrower than the widest one (255). This tyre profile of 60 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 60% of the tyre width (215mm), which results in 129mm sidewall height. In 215/60 R17, 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.


Barum Polaris 5 is made in 74 sizes, starting from 135/80 R13 up to 255/40 R19.

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Barum Polaris 5 in tyre tests

Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (215/60 R17)
Autobild
Autobild Winter tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Ranked #26 of 56
Name Stopping distance on wetStopping distance on snow
Best values in test32,825,4
Barum Polaris 537,526,9

215/60 R17 - Best winter tyres (according to tests)

#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
76.7%
79.7%
73.8%
78.9%
Upper-middle £126
96 H + 1
2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen-1
89.9%
82.5%
86.4%
91.5%
Premium
3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV
95%
78%
90.9%
70.6%
Premium £135
96 H + 3
4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
84.6%
92.6%
80.2%
85.4%
Premium £130
96 H + 1
5. Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV
87.1%
84.2%
89%
78.5%
Premium
6. Pirelli SCORPION WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Scorpion Winter 2
78.7%
86.3%
94%
69.6%
Premium £195
100 V
7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
92.2%
79.6%
84.4%
82.6%
Premium £110
96 H + 2
8. Michelin ALPIN 6! Newer model available: Michelin ALPIN 7
83.2%
83.9%
85.5%
82.5%
Premium
9. Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6
81.2%
72.1%
85.8%
66.6%
Premium
10. Nokian WR SUV 4
69.5%
85.9%
88.6%
72.8%
Upper-middle
11. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
78.7%
81.3%
66.3%
81.3%
Premium £170
100 V
12. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
72.5%
94.8%
73.9%
81.1%
Upper-middle
13. Michelin ALPIN A4! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6
82.9%
Premium £170
96 H
14. Nokian WR D4
73.4%
93.7%
81.9%
72.5%
Upper-middle
15. Firestone Winterhawk 4
Upper-middle £127
96 H
16. Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
80.7%
87.6%
75.7%
80.5%
Premium
17. Nokian WR SUV 3! Newer model available: Nokian WR SUV 4
87.9%
90.2%
94.9%
Upper-middle
18. Toyo Observe S944
67.9%
66.9%
85.1%
79.9%
Upper-middle
19. Nokian WR Snowproof! Newer model available: Nokian Snowproof 2
68.7%
80.6%
82.5%
85.9%
Upper-middle
20. Falken EUROWINTER HS01 SUV
82.5%
81.4%
77.9%
Upper-middle
21. Continental VanContact Winter
94.2%
85.1%
61.8%
Premium £182
104 H + 1
22. Kumho WinterCraft WS71
Upper-middle
23. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 SUV
Upper-middle £130
96 H + 1
24. Pirelli CARRIER WINTER
66.3%
Premium
25. Giti GitiWinter W1
65.8%
77.2%
72.4%
72.7%
Lowcost
26. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-80 EVO
66.3%
92%
85%
Premium
27. Fulda Kristall Control SUV
Lowcost £113
96 H + 1
28. Michelin AGILIS ALPIN
72.8%
74.5%
58.4%
Premium £198
104 H + 1
29. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320
Upper-middle £130
96 H
30. Firestone Destination Winter
Upper-middle
31. Kumho WinterCraft WP51! Newer model available: Kumho WinterCraft WP52
68.1%
79%
74.8%
71.4%
Upper-middle
32. Nexen WinGuard Sport
Lowcost
33. Barum Polaris 3 4x4! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 5 4x4
Lowcost
34. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65.6%
75.1%
72.4%
74.7%
Upper-middle £118
96 H
35. Falken EuroWinter VAN01
65.8%
Upper-middle £118
109 T
36. Nokian WR C3
30.7%
95.8%
59.9%
Upper-middle
37. Kumho PorTran CW51
60.8%
Upper-middle £99
104 H
38. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
81.6%
70.5%
85.4%
Upper-middle
39. Matador MP93 Nordicca
Lowcost £87
100 V
40. Kormoran SNOW
Lowcost
41. Fortune Fsr901
Lowcost
42. Imperial SnowDragon 3
Lowcost
43. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 SUV
Lowcost £123
96 H + 1