Barum Polaris 5 is a winter tyre made in total of 74 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R20, which means it fits to a 20 inch/508mm diameter wheel. 255/35 R20 is 120mm wider than the narrowest dimension (135) and 0mm narrower than the widest one (255). This tyre profile of 35 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 35% of the tyre width (255mm), which results in 89.25mm sidewall height. In 255/35 R20, 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.
# | 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 | £241 97 W | |||
2. | Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 | Premium | £310 97 W | |||
3. | Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P | Premium | £335 97 W | |||
4. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6 | Premium | £260 97 W | |||
5. | Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | Premium | ||||
6. | Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 | Premium | ||||
7. | Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III | Premium | £285 97 V + 2 | |||
8. | Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 | Upper-middle | ||||
9. | Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02 | Upper-middle | ||||
10. | Nokian WR Snowproof P | Upper-middle | ||||
11. | Toyo Snowprox S954 | Upper-middle | £207 97 W | |||
12. | Nokian WR A4 | Upper-middle | ||||
13. | Imperial SnowDragon UHP | Lowcost |