Name: Barum Polaris 5 245/45 R18
Brand: Barum
Rating: 63 (13 reviews)

245/45 R18 Barum Polaris 5 variants

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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. 245/45 R18 is 110mm wider than the narrowest dimension (135) and 10mm narrower than the widest one (255). This tyre profile of 45 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 45% of the tyre width (245mm), which results in 110.25mm sidewall height. In 245/45 R18, there is only one possible speed index for Barum Polaris 5 - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h. Latest test in 245/45 R18 was held by Autobild in 2020, where Polaris 5 received rating "Good" and finished on the 15. place. It was tested on a BMW 5.

245/45 R18 100 V

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

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Autobild Winter tyre test 2020 245/45 R18

Ranked #10 of 50

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	30,3	24,3
Barum Polaris 5	35,2	24,9
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Source: www.autobild.de

Autobild Winter tyre test 2020 245/45 R18
good
Ranked #15 of 20

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	1-	2+	1-
Barum Polaris 5	2-	2	2	2-
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Source: www.autobild.de

245/45 R18 - Best winter tyres (according to tests)

#	Name	Our rating	Tested in this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330	76.7% 79.7% 73.8% 78.9%	Autobild 2020	Autobild 2022	Upper-middle	£154 100 V
2.	Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5	77.2% 89.9% 89.6% 80.6%	Autobild 2020	Autobild 2022	Premium	£215 100 V
3.	Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	83.2% 77.8% 82.7% 80.3%	Autobild 2020	Sportscars 2016	Premium	£163 96 V + 3
4.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6	92.2% 79.6% 84.4% 82.6%	Autobild 2020	Autobild 2022	Premium	£162 100 V
5.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3	84.6% 92.6% 80.2% 85.4%	Autobild 2020		Premium	£178 100 H + 2
6.	Dunlop Winter Sport 5	81.7% 90.7% 81.6% 74.3%	Autobild 2020	Sportscars 2016	Premium	£200 100 V + 2
7.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+	82.9% 92.2% 82.8% 75.3%	Sportscars 2018	Sportscars 2016	Premium
8.	Kleber KRISALP HP3	77.3% 88.7% 74.5% 80.5%	Autobild 2020		Upper-middle	£155 100 V
9.	Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4	87.4% 91.3% 89.3%		Sportscars 2016	Premium	£192 100 V + 3
10.	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	72.5% 94.8% 73.9% 81.1%	Autobild 2020		Upper-middle
11.	Nokian WR D4	73.4% 93.7% 81.9% 72.5%			Upper-middle
12.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III				Premium	£172 96 V + 4
13.	Hankook Winter icept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter icept evo3 W330	75.8% 90.5% 85.7% 67.4%		Sportscars 2016	Upper-middle
14.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	80.6% 77.4% 83.7%	Sportscars 2018		Premium
15.	Firestone Winterhawk 4			AutoMotorSport 2022	Upper-middle	£149 100 V
16.	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	78.4% 70.3% 78.3% 71.2%	AUTOBILD 2024	Autobild 2022	Lowcost
17.	Semperit Speed-Grip 5	74.5% 77.6% 76% 68.8%			Lowcost	£142 100 V
18.	Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5	78.1% 77.2% 71.3% 79.7%	Autobild 2020		Lowcost
19.	Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02	78.2% 74.2% 74.2% 77.1%	Autobild 2020	Autobild 2022	Upper-middle	£131 100 V + 2
20.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2	70% 85.9% 74% 72.3%	Autobild 2020		Lowcost	£163 100 V + 2
21.	Nokian WR Snowproof P	66.1% 79.2% 92.3%			Upper-middle	£164 100 V + 1
22.	Nokian WR Snowproof! Newer model available: Nokian Snowproof 2	68.7% 80.6% 82.5% 85.9%			Upper-middle
23.	Toyo Snowprox S954	78.8% 70.6% 92.2% 82.7%	Autobild 2020		Upper-middle	£154 100 V
24.	Barum Polaris 3! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 5	73.6% 87.3%			Lowcost
25.	Sava Eskimo HP2	65.3% 79.5% 72.3% 73.5%	Autobild 2020		Lowcost	£130 100 V
26.	Kumho WinterCraft WP71	81.9% 76.7% 78%	Autobild 2020		Upper-middle
27.	Giti GitiWinter W1	65.8% 77.2% 72.4% 72.7%	Autobild 2020		Lowcost
28.	Uniroyal MS Plus 77! Newer model available: Uniroyal WinterExpert	79.2% 83.3% 75.4% 74.1%	Autobild 2020		Upper-middle
29.	Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906	68.3% 67.6% 84%			Upper-middle	£107 0
30.	Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7		Autobild 2020		Lowcost	£104 100 V + 1
31.	Uniroyal WinterExpert	65.6% 75.1% 72.4% 74.7%		AutoMotorSport 2022	Upper-middle	£138 100 V
32.	Barum Polaris 5! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 6	63.8% 78.1% 72% 74.8%	Autobild 2020		Lowcost	£144 100 V
33.	Nokian WR A4		Autobild 2020		Upper-middle
34.	Falken EUROWINTER HS449				Upper-middle
35.	Yokohama BluEarth winter V905	81.6% 70.5% 85.4%	Autobild 2020		Upper-middle
36.	Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4	66.5% 83.4% 77.3% 71.3%	Autobild 2020		Upper-middle
37.	Matador MP93 Nordicca				Lowcost
38.	Fortune Fsr901		Autobild 2020		Lowcost
39.	Kormoran SNOW				Lowcost
40.	Matador MP92 Sibir Snow! Newer model available: Matador MP93 Nordicca	72.1% 80.3% 76.9%			Lowcost
41.	Imperial SnowDragon 3		Autobild 2020		Lowcost
42.	Duraturn Mozzo Winter		Autobild 2020		Lowcost
43.	Kormoran SNOWPRO B2				Lowcost

245/45 R18 100 V

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