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Turanza T005
MOTOR'25#4SPORTAUTO'24#3AUTOKLUBCR'23#3
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Price from£192
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
MOTOR2025205/55 R16#4(Recommended)
SPORTAUTO2024215/40 R18#3(Very good)
AUTOKLUBCR2023205/55 R16#3(-)
TYREREVIEWS2023205/55 R16#3(Highly recommended)
ADAC2023205/55 R16#4(Good)
AUTOBILD2022215/55 R17#1(-)
AUTOZEITUNG2022215/55 R17#1(Highly recommended)
AUTOMOTORSPORT2022245/45 R19#2(Very good)
ADAC2022185/65 R15#2(Good)
ADAC2022215/60 R16#3(Good)
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215/80 R16 103 S
C D 72dB
£192
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Dry

1. Bridgestone Turanza T005
77%

Wet

1. Bridgestone Turanza T005
71%

Comfort

1. Bridgestone Turanza T005
33%

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215/80 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 1 tyre models available, which can be compared to 155/60 R15, 170/60 R17, 160/60 R14. Let's break down the sizing - 80 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 80% of the tyre width (215mm), which means the sidewall height has 172 mm. The wheel diameter is R16, which means it fits to a 16 inch/406.4mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2357.45 mm, which is very similar to 245/65 R17(2357.14 mm), 245/60 R18(2359.96 mm), 245/70 R16(2354.31 mm), 265/70 R15(2362.48 mm), 315/30 R22(2349.28 mm), 245/50 R20(2365.62 mm), 265/50 R19(2348.65 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 215/80 R16: S(180km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 103.