Barum Polaris 5

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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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Barum Polaris 5 is ranked #66 of 802 winter tyres based on the results of tests carried out by ADAC 2022, Autobild 2021, and other organizations. It is made in total of 74 sizes, 135/80 R13 being the smallest and 255/40 R19 the largest. Barum is a brand from Czech Republic and belongs to the Continental group. This tyre was featured in tests 7 times, first test was carried in 2019. Barum Polaris 5 replaced an older model - Barum Polaris 3. Eu ratings can provide interesting overview over the available dimensions - 100% of Barum Polaris 5 has "C" wet grip rating and most (70%) of the dimensions has "E" fuel-saving rating. Noise levels of most dimensions are average - 58% of them produce 72db noise, which result in "b" overall rating. It can be compared to Master-Grip 2, which is a tyre from Semperit (Austria) and has a rating of 59%, compared to 66% of the Barum in question.

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Barum Polaris 5 in tyre tests

All tyre tests where Barum Polaris 5 was featured:

ADAC Winter tyre test 2022 185/65 R15
sufficient
Ranked #14 of 16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Rolling resistance	Noise	Wear
Best values in test	1,7	1,9	1,8	1,9	1,7	2,5	1,5
Barum Polaris 5	3,2	3,9	2,4	2,8	2,0	3,0	2,0
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2021 205/55 R16

Ranked #15 of 50

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,1	27,3
Barum Polaris 5	36,1	28,8
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Source: www.autobild.de

ADAC Winter tyre test 2021 195/65 R15
satisfactory
Ranked #12 of 16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear
Best values in test	1,6	1,9	1,9	2,0	2,6	2,0
Barum Polaris 5	3,2	3,0	2,0	2,0	2,8	3,0
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Source: www.adac.de

Autobild Winter tyre test 2021 205/55 R16
satisfactory
Ranked #15 of 20

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Wear
Best values in test	1-	2	1-	1-	1
Barum Polaris 5	3+	3+	2+	1-	2+
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Source: www.autobild.de

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	1-	1-	1-	1-
Barum Polaris 5	2-	2	2	2-
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Source: www.autobild.de

Autobild Winter tyre test 2019 225/45 R17

Ranked #21 of 53

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	29,2	24
Barum Polaris 5	33,9	25
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Source: www.autobild.de

Test ratings distribution

85% (3x)		65% (1x)
Good	Satisfactory	Sufficient
1x	2x	1x

Ratings x Wheel size

R15	R16	R18
75% (2x)	85% (1x)	85% (1x)

Ratings x Width

185/xx Rxx	195/xx Rxx	205/xx Rxx	245/xx Rxx
65% (1x)	85% (1x)	85% (1x)	85% (1x)