225/40 R16 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews
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Being usually one of the cheaper tyres in the test, the japanese Falken still delivers very safe characteristics for everyday driving. It suffers a bit in the efficiency department, with higher rolling resistance and limited mileage.
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Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
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Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
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Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
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Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
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225/40 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 - 40 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 40% of the tyre width (225mm), which means the sidewall height has 90 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 1842.23 mm, which is very similar to 165/70 R14(1842.86 mm), 205/50 R15(1840.97 mm), 195/40 R17(1846.63 mm), 185/55 R15(1836.26 mm), 195/60 R14(1852.28 mm), 175/65 R14(1831.86 mm), 205/45 R16(1856.37 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 225/40 R16: W(270km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 85.
