225/70 R16 - Best summer tyres 2025 - market overview, tests, reviews
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Comfortable and quiet SUV tyre that is very well balanced with a lean towards durability
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Efficient Grip 2 SUV
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£123
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Efficient Grip 2 SUV | In stock | Free shipping | £123 |
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tyres.pneus.online.uk
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Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV ( 225/70 R16 103H EVR )
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£136
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Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV ( 225/70 R16 103H EVR ) | In stock | Free shipping | £136 |
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mytyres.co.uk
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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.
Cars with 225/70 R16 tyres
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Best tyres in your size
Dry
1.
Bridgestone Turanza T005
77%
2.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4
75%
3.
Firestone Roadhawk
72%
4.
Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport
66%
5.
Bridgestone Turanza 6
54%
6.
General Tire Grabber GT Plus
35%
Wet
1.
Bridgestone Turanza T005
71%
2.
Firestone Roadhawk
60%
3.
Bridgestone Turanza 6
59%
4.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4
57%
5.
Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport
47%
6.
General Tire Grabber GT Plus
46%
Comfort
1.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4
54%
2.
General Tire Grabber GT Plus
53%
3.
Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport
47%
4.
Bridgestone Turanza 6
44%
5.
Bridgestone Turanza T005
33%
6.
Firestone Roadhawk
31%
Economy
1.
Bridgestone Turanza T005
94%
2.
Bridgestone Turanza 6
91%
3.
Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV
73%
4.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4
71%
5.
Firestone Roadhawk
68%
6.
Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport
34%
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225/70 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 23 tyre models available, which can be compared to 155/70 R13, 185/55 R14, 180/55 R17. Let's break down the sizing - 70 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 70% of the tyre width (225mm), which means the sidewall height has 157.5 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 2266.34 mm, which is very similar to 195/55 R20(2269.8 mm), 265/40 R20(2261.95 mm), 235/45 R20(2260.38 mm), 265/35 R21(2258.49 mm), 225/65 R17(2275.46 mm), 265/30 R22(2255.04 mm), 215/80 R15(2277.65 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 225/70 R16: H(210km/h), R(170km/h), T(190km/h), V(240km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 102, 103, 107. You can find 225/70 R16 on 7 car models - mainly Jeep, Hyundai, Kia, Opel, Suzuki.
