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POLARIS 6

Name: Barum POLARIS 6
Brand: Barum
SKU: barum-polaris-6
Rating: 7.5 (4 reviews)

PTI – Pneutesty Index

✓ 4 tyre tests

PTI compared with all winter tyres · rank in size 195/55 R15 among 39 available

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72,60 €

in 195/55 R15

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Tyre variants (1)

Your size 195/55 R15 85H EAN: 4024063007994 SAP: 15415360000

BARUM POLARIS 6

B Price from 72,60 €

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★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4,7 (3 735 reviews)

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★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4,9 (2 620 reviews)

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★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4,7 (1 827 reviews)

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★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4,5 (1 886 reviews)

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★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4,9 (330 reviews)

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★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4,8 (186 reviews)

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Rating and verdict

How the Barum POLARIS 6 evaluated

PTI – Pneutesty Index 7,5 / 10 PTI compared with all winter tyres · rank in size 195/55 R15 among 39 available

✓ Disciplines

Snow from 12 measurements · 6 tests

+3,0 %

Breakdown „Snow“

snow braking 4 tests

+4,8 %

snow traction 4 tests

+3,3 %

snow handling 3 tests

≈ average

Wet from 18 measurements · 6 tests

+2,0 %

Breakdown „Wet“

wet braking 4 tests

+3,7 %

Aquaplaning 4 tests

−2,2 %

wet handling 3 tests

≈ average

Dry from 7 measurements · 4 tests

−1,6 %

Breakdown „Dry“

dry braking 4 tests

−2,6 %

dry handling 3 tests

≈ average

Ice from 1 measurement · 1 test

Not measured.

Breakdown „Ice“

ice braking 1 test

+7,3 %

Economy from 8 measurements · 4 tests

+1,9 %

Breakdown „Economy“

efficiency (rolling resistance and consumption) 4 tests

+5,2 %

durability (wear and abrasion) 3 tests

−2,3 %

Noise and comfort from 4 measurements · 4 tests

+2,5 %

Breakdown „Noise and comfort“

quietness (measured and subjective noise) 4 tests

+2,5 %

ride comfort

Not measured.

poor 0+ below average 25+ average 45+ good 60+ very good 80+ excellent 92+

✓ Strengths and weaknesses

Strength

Noise and comfort 91 %

Snow 82 %

Weakness

Dry worse than 83 %

🏆 Trophies from our data

🏆 Top 3 1× 1st–3rd place in 1 tests counted in PTI

Customer reviews are not part of PTI – PTI is based on measurements from independent tests; for tyres with few tests it also partly considers the brand's class.

✓ Characteristics data-driven recommendations

M+S Suitable for mud and snow

3PMSF Certified for winter conditions

Where Barum POLARIS 6 stands in size 195/55 R15

Compared with 29 tyres in this size — same season and focus. All are on offer and have results from independent tests.

weakestbest

This tyre 7,5 72,60 €

Hankook W462 WINTER I*CEPT RS3 8.3 87,58 €

Bf goodrich G-FORCE WINTER2 8.3 83,12 €

Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52+ 8.3 69,85 € better and cheaper

Hankook W452 WINTER I*CEPT RS2 8.3 81,65 €

Kleber KRISALP HP3 8.1 82,85 €

Vredestein WINTRAC 8.0 88,45 €

Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 7.8 81,30 €

Semperit SPEED-GRIP 5 7.8 99,87 €

Uniroyal WINTEREXPERT 7.7 87,74 €

Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 7.6 79,48 €

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 7.6 82,50 €

Barum POLARIS 6 7.5 72,60 € This tyre

Fulda KRISTALL CONTROL HP 2 7.4 80,95 €

Nokian Tyres SNOWPROOF 1 7.4 86,88 €

Laufenn LW31 I FIT+ 7.4 44,51 €

Giti GITIWINTER W2 7.4 85,29 €

Toyo S944 Observe XL 7.3 157,60 €

Maxxis PREMITRA SNOW WP6 6.9 70,67 €

Nexen WINGUARD SNOW'G 3 6.8 69,00 €

Matador MP93 NORDICCA 6.8 59,89 €

Apollo ALNAC 4G WINTER 6.8 72,34 €

Debica FRIGO HP 2 6.7 70,92 €

Nexen WINGUARD SNOW'G WH2 6.4

Petlas SNOWMASTER 2 BSW M+S 3PMSF 6.4 66,73 €

Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 6.0 65,17 €

Leao WINTER DEFENDER UHP 5.9 62,55 €

Triangle TW401 WinterX 5.7 49,54 €

Minerva FROSTRACK HP M+S 5.6 75,18 €

Goodride SW 608 SNOWMASTER XL M+S 5.2 49,69 €

5,2 Median 7,4 8,3

5.2 weakest in the group

Goodride SW 608 SNOWMASTER XL M+S 49,69 € −22,91 € 8.3 best in the group

Hankook W462 WINTER I*CEPT RS3 87,58 € +14,98 €

12. rank in the group of 29 compared

59 % of tyres are weaker in this group

+0,1 above the group median group median 7,4

−0,8 behind the best in the group the best has 8,3

💡 A better rating for less money In this group there is 1 tyre with a better score that is also cheaper.

8.3 Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52+ 69,85 € −2,75 €

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Specifications

Technical information

Our classification not an official manufacturer classification

Focus: Standard

The largest and best-selling category, and Barum POLARIS 6 belongs to it. No single property is pushed here at the expense of the others — comfort, grip, noise and tread life keep a sensible balance. For most drivers it is the safest bet: the tyre behaves predictably in the dry and in the wet and covers a decent number of kilometres.