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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 225/55 R16 among 39 available

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93,89 €

in 225/55 R16

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Load capacityLI index

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SpeedSI index

Speed index (SI) — For winter (3PMSF) tyres, the SI may be either higher or lower than stated in the vehicle registration document.

Tyre variants (1)

Your size 225/55 R16 99H XL EAN: 4024063007932 SAP: 15415420000

BARUM POLARIS 6

B Price from 93,89 €

Reinforced profile

M+S

3PMSF

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Where to buy

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Current prices for size 225/55 R16.

★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4,7 (3 735 reviews)

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93,89 €

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★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4,7 (1 827 reviews)

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97,14 €

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★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4,9 (2 620 reviews)

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115,37 €

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★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4,9 (330 reviews)

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95,59 €

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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 225/55 R16 among 39 available

✓ Disciplines

Snow from 12 measurements · 6 tests

+3,9 %

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

+3,2 %

Breakdown „Wet“

wet braking 4 tests

+3,7 %

Aquaplaning 4 tests

−2,2 %

wet handling 3 tests

≈ average

Dry from 7 measurements · 4 tests

−1,7 %

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

≈ average

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

+2,6 %

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 87 %

Snow 80 %

Weakness

Dry worse than 89 %

🏆 Trophies from our data

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

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✓ Characteristics data-driven recommendations

Reinforced profile Higher load capacity at higher pressure

M+S Suitable for mud and snow

3PMSF Certified for winter conditions

Where Barum POLARIS 6 stands in size 225/55 R16

Compared with 27 tyres in this size — same season and focus. All are on offer and have results from independent tests.

weakestbest

This tyre 7,5 93,89 €

Bridgestone BLIZZAK 6 9.1 137,62 €

Michelin ALPIN 7 9.0 152,95 €

Dunlop WINTER 8.6 146,81 €

Hankook W462 WINTER I*CEPT RS3 8.3 119,74 €

Bf goodrich G-FORCE WINTER2 8.3 131,53 €

Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52+ 8.3 100,76 €

Kleber KRISALP HP3 8.1 110,31 €

Vredestein WINTRAC 8.0 110,21 €

Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 7.8 115,62 €

Uniroyal WINTEREXPERT 7.7 121,52 €

Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 7.6 113,81 €

Barum POLARIS 6 7.5 93,89 € This tyre

Semperit SPEED-GRIP 3 7.5 118,94 €

Fulda KRISTALL CONTROL HP 2 7.4 108,08 €

Nokian Tyres SNOWPROOF 1 7.4 130,97 €

Laufenn LW31 i FIT+ 7.4 84,06 €

Apollo ASPIRE XP WINTER 7.4 98,54 €

Falken EUROWINTER HS02PRO 7.4 115,21 €

Toyo S944 OBSERVE 7.3 104,28 €

Maxxis PREMITRA SNOW WP6 6.9 81,54 €

Nexen WINGUARD SNOW'G 3 6.8 77,40 €

Matador MP93 NORDICCA 6.8 83,99 €

Hankook W320 WINTER I*CEPT EVO2 6.6 119,74 €

Toyo SNOWPROX S954 FSL 6.4 101,07 €

Triangle WINTERX TW401 5.7 64,83 €

Goodride SW608 5.2 86,92 €

Zeetex WH1000 5.0 69,29 €

5,0 Median 7,4 9,1

5.0 weakest in the group

Zeetex WH1000 69,29 € −24,60 € 9.1 best in the group

Bridgestone BLIZZAK 6 137,62 € +43,73 €

12. rank in the group of 27 compared

52 % of tyres are weaker in this group

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

−1,6 behind the best in the group the best has 9,1

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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.