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Turanza T005

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Expert summary

The Turanza T005 was introduced in 2018, but still stands as a great tyre, offered in incredible 350 different sizes. It’s universal also in it’s properties - it’s a balanced mix of wet and dry performance with above-average rolling resistance.

Performance

Dry braking

81%

Wet handling

77%

Wet circle cornering

72%

+4

Aquaplaning - longitudal

59%

Comfort

42%

Exterior noise

26%

Test results

2025205/55 R16#4(Recommended)

2024215/40 R18#3(Very good)

2023205/55 R16#3(-)

2023205/55 R16#3(Highly recommended)

2023205/55 R16#4(Good)

2022215/55 R17#1(-)

2022215/55 R17#1(Highly recommended)

2022245/45 R19#2(Very good)

2022185/65 R15#2(Good)

2022215/60 R16#3(Good)

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195/50 R15 82 V

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£75

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£75

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£87

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195/50 R15 tyre test

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Dry

1. Kumho Ecsta HS52

78%

2. Bridgestone Turanza T005

78%

3. Toyo Proxes Comfort

72%

4. Firestone Roadhawk

72%

5. Maxxis Premitra HP5

70%

6. Vredestein Ultrac

69%

7. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

69%

8. Dunlop Sport BluResponse

66%

9. Maxxis Premitra HP6

63%

10. BFGoodrich Advantage

62%

11. Giti Gitisynergy H2

54%

12. Vredestein Ultrac+

52%

13. Semperit Speed-Life 3

52%

14. Continental EcoContact 6

50%

15. Kleber Dynaxer HP4

49%

Wet

1. Uniroyal RainSport 5

81%

2. Vredestein Ultrac

78%

3. Semperit Speed-Life 3

73%

4. Bridgestone Turanza T005

72%

5. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

68%

6. Maxxis Premitra HP5

67%

7. Dunlop Sport BluResponse

62%

8. Kumho Ecsta HS52

61%

9. Firestone Roadhawk

60%

10. Toyo Proxes Comfort

56%

11. Linglong Sport Master

55%

12. GT Radial FE2

54%

13. Kleber Dynaxer HP4

47%

14. Giti GitiSynergy H2

44%

15. BFGoodrich Advantage

39%

Comfort

1. Kleber Dynaxer HP4

85%

2. Linglong Sport Master

85%

3. Semperit Speed-Life 3

82%

4. Continental EcoContact 6

79%

5. Toyo Proxes Comfort

72%

6. Uniroyal RainSport 5

71%

7. Vredestein Ultrac+

63%

8. Kumho Ecsta HS52

61%

9. BFGoodrich Advantage

57%

10. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

57%

11. Vredestein Ultrac

56%

12. Maxxis Premitra HP5

54%

13. Dunlop Sport BluResponse

47%

14. GT Radial FE2

42%

15. Maxxis Premitra HP6

40%

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Customer reviews

1141 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Bridgestone Turanza T005 3.1/5 (151)

Michelin Primacy 4 3.4/5 (134)

Dunlop Sport BluResponse 3.4/5 (134)

Uniroyal RainSport 3 3.5/5 (134)

Continental EcoContact 6 2.6/5 (122)

Bridgestone Turanza T001 2.9/5 (108)

Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 3.6/5 (102)

Toyo Proxes CF2 3.7/5 (102)

Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun 3.4/5 (87)

Uniroyal RainSport 5 3.3/5 (67)

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195/50 R15 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 60 tyre models available, which can be compared to 235/45 R18, 185/60 R15, 255/50 R19. Let's break down the sizing - 50 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 50% of the tyre width (195mm), which means the sidewall height has 97.5 mm. The wheel diameter is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1809.56 mm, which is very similar to 175/70 R13(1807.04 mm), 185/60 R14(1814.58 mm), 155/80 R13(1816.47 mm), 215/40 R16(1817.1 mm), 175/55 R15(1801.7 mm), 165/60 R15(1818.98 mm), 160/60 R15(1800.13 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 195/50 R15: 0(km/h), H(210km/h), T(190km/h), V(240km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 82, 86. You can find 195/50 R15 on 23 car models - mainly .

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