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Dunlop Winter Sport 5
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Winter Sport 5
ADAC'25#4ADAC'24#2AUTOBILD'24#4
8.4
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While being somehow dated as it was introduced back in 2015, it received some midlife updates and still holds up with the current models, at least in smaller dimensions. At the right price, it could be a great choice.
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#14
2026
theTyre Lab.comRecommended#14 Winter tires 2026
Performance
Snow handling - objective
100%
Ice braking
85%
Safety
85%
+19
Exterior noise
35%
Dry handling - objective
29%
Snow acceleration
14%
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1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
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1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
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1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
76%

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160/60 R15 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 2 tyre models available, which can be compared to 155/60 R15, 170/60 R17, 160/60 R14. Let's break down the sizing - 60 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 60% of the tyre width (160mm), which means the sidewall height has 96 mm. The wheel diameter is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1800.13 mm, which is very similar to 175/55 R15(1801.7 mm), 175/70 R13(1807.04 mm), 165/65 R14(1791.02 mm), 195/50 R15(1809.56 mm), 185/60 R14(1814.58 mm), 155/80 R13(1816.47 mm), 215/40 R16(1817.1 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 160/60 R15: H(210km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 67.

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