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Comparison: Riken Suv Snow vs. Barum Polaris 6 (2026)

Riken Suv Snow
RikenRiken

Suv Snow

R16 – R20
VS
Barum Polaris 6Budget
BarumBarum

Polaris 6

8.3
R14 – R20
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In this comparison, we are comparing a tyre from a manufacturer from (Riken) against a tyre from a manufacturer from Czech Republic (Barum). Barum is a brand that belongs to the Continental group. Important for this comparison is also the Autozurnal 2025 215/65 R17 test, where both the Suv Snow and the Polaris 6 were tested.

Test Profile

Riken
Suv Snow
Barum
Polaris 6
Number of tests
—
3
Best position
—
#2
Average position
—
7.0
Latest test
—
2025
Available sizes
—
106

These tyres were not tested together. The comparison below is inferred from separate tests by normalizing both tyres against 5 shared benchmark tyres, so treat it as an estimate.

Dry
Confidence
Riken Suv Snow
95%
Barum Polaris 6
97%
Dry braking
Riken Suv Snow
93%
Barum Polaris 6
99%
Dry handling
Riken Suv Snow
95%
Barum Polaris 6
95%
Dry Handling Objective
Riken Suv Snow
96%
Barum Polaris 6
97%
Wet
Confidence
Riken Suv Snow
92%
Barum Polaris 6
98%
Aquaplaning - cross
Riken Suv Snow
93%
Barum Polaris 6
98%
Aquaplaning - longitudal
Riken Suv Snow
88%
Barum Polaris 6
96%
Wet braking
Riken Suv Snow
91%
Barum Polaris 6
98%
Wet circle cornering
Riken Suv Snow
95%
Barum Polaris 6
99%
Wet handling
Riken Suv Snow
94%
Barum Polaris 6
99%
Snow
Confidence
Riken Suv Snow
97%
Barum Polaris 6
100%
Snow acceleration
Riken Suv Snow
97%
Barum Polaris 6
100%
Snow braking
Riken Suv Snow
98%
Barum Polaris 6
100%
Snow handling
Riken Suv Snow
99%
Barum Polaris 6
100%
Snow traction
Riken Suv Snow
95%
Barum Polaris 6
100%
Comfort
Confidence
Riken Suv Snow
96%
Barum Polaris 6
100%
Exterior noise
Riken Suv Snow
95%
Barum Polaris 6
100%
Noise Exterior 50kmh
Riken Suv Snow
96%
Barum Polaris 6
100%
Costs
Confidence
Riken Suv Snow
98%
Barum Polaris 6
99%
Rolling resistance
Riken Suv Snow
98%
Barum Polaris 6
99%

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Mutual Tests Available
These tyres were tested together in 1 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

OrganizationSeasonYearDimension
AutozurnalAutozurnal
Winter
2025215/65 R17View

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