205/60 R15 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Turanza T005

8.8

£122

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7.6

£69

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205/60 R15 91 V 4PR

£69

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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

80%

Wet handling

77%

Wet circle cornering

72%

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Aquaplaning - longitudal

57%

Comfort

42%

Exterior noise

24%

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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205/60 R15 91 V

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£122

mytyres.co.uk

£122

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£124

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205/60 R15 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Kumho Ecsta HS52

78%

2. Bridgestone Turanza T005

78%

3. Firestone Roadhawk

72%

4. Maxxis Premitra HP5

70%

5. Pirelli Cinturato P7

70%

6. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

69%

7. Dunlop Sport BluResponse

66%

8. BFGoodrich Advantage

62%

9. Semperit Speed-Life 3

52%

10. Continental EcoContact 6

50%

11. Kleber Dynaxer HP4

49%

Wet

1. Semperit Speed-Life 3

73%

2. Bridgestone Turanza T005

72%

3. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

68%

4. Maxxis Premitra HP5

67%

5. Dunlop Sport BluResponse

62%

6. Kumho Ecsta HS52

61%

7. Pirelli Cinturato P7

60%

8. Firestone Roadhawk

60%

9. Kleber Dynaxer HP4

47%

10. BFGoodrich Advantage

39%

11. Continental EcoContact 6

35%

Comfort

1. Kleber Dynaxer HP4

85%

2. Semperit Speed-Life 3

82%

3. Continental EcoContact 6

79%

4. Kumho Ecsta HS52

61%

5. BFGoodrich Advantage

57%

6. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

57%

7. Pirelli Cinturato P7

56%

8. Maxxis Premitra HP5

54%

9. Dunlop Sport BluResponse

47%

10. Bridgestone Turanza T005

32%

11. Firestone Roadhawk

31%

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Customer reviews

1031 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Bridgestone Turanza T005 3.4/5 (122)

Uniroyal RainExpert 4/5 (122)

Dunlop Sport BluResponse 3.7/5 (121)

Barum Bravuris 2 3.9/5 (117)

Michelin Energy Saver 3.7/5 (111)

Continental EcoContact 6 2.7/5 (95)

Toyo Proxes CF2 4/5 (92)

Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 3.8/5 (91)

Bridgestone Turanza T001 3.1/5 (82)

Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun 3.6/5 (78)

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205/60 R15 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 61 tyre models available, which can be compared to 225/40 R18, 185/65 R14, 180/55 R17. Let's break down the sizing - 60 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 60% of the tyre width (205mm), which means the sidewall height has 123 mm. The wheel diameter is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1969.78 mm, which is very similar to 245/40 R17(1972.29 mm), 185/60 R16(1974.18 mm), 195/70 R14(1974.81 mm), 215/45 R17(1964.44 mm), 245/35 R18(1975.12 mm), 215/40 R18(1976.69 mm), 180/55 R17(1978.58 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 205/60 R15: H(210km/h), S(180km/h), V(240km/h), W(270km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 90, 91, 95. You can find 205/60 R15 on 32 car models - mainly .