Michelin Alpin 5 is a winter tyre made in total of 83 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R16, which means it fits to a 16 inch/406.4mm diameter wheel. 215/60 R16 is 30mm wider than the narrowest dimension (185) and -20mm narrower than the widest one (195). This tyre profile of 60 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 60% of the tyre width (215mm), which results in 129mm sidewall height. In 215/60 R16, there are 2 possible speed indexes for Michelin Alpin 5 - "H","T", which are good for speeds up to 210, 190 km/h. In 215/60 R16, Alpin 5 usually competes against ALPIN 6, which is a tyre from Michelin with a rating of 89%, compared to 89% of the Michelin in question.
Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (215/60 R16)
Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Noise | Fuel consumption | |
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Best values in test | 2,1 | 2,0 | 1,9 | 2,3 | 3,1 | 1,4 | |
Michelin Alpin 5 | 2,4 | 2,1 | 2,7 | 2,5 | 3,8 | 2,3 | |
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | ||||
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Best values in test | 1- | 2 | 1- | ||||
Michelin Alpin 5 | 2- | 2- | 2 | ||||
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