Segment
1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Premium2. Falken EuroWinter HS01 Upper-middle
Comparison: Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Falken EuroWinter HS01
Table of contents:
In this comparison, we are comparing a tyre from a manufacturer from France (Michelin) against a tyre from a manufacturer from Japan (Falken). Generally, Michelin winter tyres are slightly better rated (90%) than Falken (44%). In this particular case, the Michelin ALPIN 6 has a better rating of 69% compared to 61% of the Falken EuroWinter HS01. The first tyre test of Michelin ALPIN 6 was done in 2019, compared to 2017 when was the Falken EuroWinter HS01 first tested. Important for this comparison is also the Autobild 2022 215/55 R17 test, where both the ALPIN 6 and the EuroWinter HS01 were tested. See more mutual tests below. If you wonder where the tyres in question are made, the ALPIN 6 is made in Spain/Germany and EuroWinter HS01 is made in Turkey.
| # | Michelin ALPIN 6
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Number of sizes available
Number of tests
Best position in test
Worst position in test
Average position in tests
1. Michelin ALPIN 6 4.33
Year of the last test
Best rating in test
1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Exemplary2. Falken EuroWinter HS01 Satisfactory
Worst rating in test
1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Good2. Falken EuroWinter HS01 Sufficient
Snow
(Overall rating)Dry
(Overall rating)Wet
(Overall rating)Wet braking according to EU label
Comfort
(Overall rating)Outside noise accoring to EU label
Costs
(Overall rating)Fuel consumption according to EU label
Ice
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Dimensions and prices
Mutual tests
| Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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| Best values in test | 32,8 | 25,4 | |||||
| Michelin Alpin 6 | 34,1 | 26,4 | |||||
| Falken EuroWinter HS01 | 36,3 | 25,9 | |||||
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| Name | Rating | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | ||
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| Best values in test | příkladné | 2+ | 2+ | 2+ | 2+ | ||
| Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Exemplary | příkladné | 2+ | 2 | 2+ | 2+ | ||
| Falken EuroWinter HS01 Rating: Good | dobré | 2- | 2- | 2 | 2 | ||
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| Name | Rating | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Rolling resistance | Noise | Wear |
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| Best values in test | dobré | 2,0 | 1,8 | 1,4 | 1,8 | 1,5 | 2,7 | 1,5 |
| Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Good | dobré | 2,4 | 2,0 | 2,4 | 1,9 | 2,6 | 2,8 | 2,0 |
| Falken EuroWinter HS01 Rating: Satisfactory | uspokojivé | 2,3 | 3,5 | 2,0 | 2,2 | 2,5 | 2,7 | 2,5 |
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| Name | Rating | Wet | Dry | Snow | Rolling resistance | Wear | |
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| Best values in test | příkladné | 2+ | 2+ | 1 | 1- | 1 | |
| Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Exemplary | příkladné | 2 | 2 | 2+ | 2- | 1 | |
| Falken EuroWinter HS01 Rating: Satisfactory | uspokojivé | 2- | 2 | 3+ | 3+ | 2 | |
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| Name | Rating | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Noise | Wear |
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| Best values in test | dobré | 1,6 | 1,9 | 1,9 | 2,0 | 2,6 | 2,0 |
| Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Good | dobré | 2,5 | 1,9 | 2,2 | 2,0 | 3,1 | 2,0 |
| Falken EuroWinter HS01 Rating: Satisfactory | uspokojivé | 2,7 | 2,3 | 2,4 | 2,4 | 2,9 | 3,0 |
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| Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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| Best values in test | 32,1 | 27,3 | |||||
| Michelin Alpin 6 | 34,9 | 29,1 | |||||
| Falken EuroWinter HS01 | 36,2 | 29,5 | |||||
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| Name | Points total | Rating | Wet | Dry | Snow | Rolling resistance | Noise |
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| Best values in test | 8,7 | velmi dobré | 9,6 | 9,3 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Good | 7,7 | dobré | 7,2 | 9,3 | 7,0 | 6 | 9 |
| Falken EuroWinter HS01 Rating: Good | 7,1 | dobré | 7,4 | 7,0 | 7,5 | 4 | 10 |
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| Name | Points total | Winter | Wet | Dry | Rolling resistance | Noise | |
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| Best values in test | 101,6 | 299,9 | 299,9 | 100 | 101,1 | 100,7 | |
| Michelin Alpin 6 | 98,4 | 291,9 | 295,4 | 96,2 | 87,6 | 98,8 | |
| Falken EuroWinter HS01 | 98 | 286,4 | 281,7 | 98,9 | 82,6 | 99,7 | |
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| Name | Points total | Rating | Wet | Dry | Snow | Rolling resistance | Noise |
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| Best values in test | 200 | velmi doporučeno | 67 | 48 | 60 | 18 | 9 |
| Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Recommended | 185 | doporučeno | 67 | 46 | 45 | 16 | 4 |
| Falken EuroWinter HS01 Rating: Conditionally recommended | 167 | podmíněně doporučeno | 63 | 45 | 39 | 10 | 5 |
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| Name | Rating | Wet | Dry | Snow | Rolling resistance | Noise | |
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| Best values in test | velmi dobré | 9,5 | 8,7 | 9,9 | 10 | 9 | |
| Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Very good | velmi dobré | 8,2 | 8,7 | 6,9 | 9 | 9 | |
| Falken EuroWinter HS01 Rating: Satisfactory | uspokojivé | 7,1 | 6,9 | 6,7 | 5 | 8 | |
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| Name | Rating | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Noise | Wear | Fuel consumption |
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| Best values in test | dobré | 1,3 | 2,0 | 1,8 | 2,1 | 2,5 | 1,0 | 1,8 |
| Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Good | dobré | 2,0 | 2,5 | 2,1 | 2,2 | 2,6 | 1,5 | 2,1 |
| Falken EuroWinter HS01 Rating: Satisfactory | uspokojivé | 2,3 | 2,9 | 2,7 | 2,4 | 3,0 | 2,0 | 2,4 |
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| Name | Points total | Rating | |||||
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| Best values in test | 8,9 | velmi dobré | |||||
| Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Good | 7,9 | dobré | |||||
| Falken EuroWinter HS01 Rating: Good | 7,4 | dobré | |||||
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| Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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| Best values in test | 29,2 | 24 | |||||
| Michelin Alpin 6 | 30,4 | 24,7 | |||||
| Falken EuroWinter HS01 | 33,9 | 26,1 | |||||
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