Barum Polaris 6 is a winter tyre made in total of 99 sizes, ranging from R14 to R14 - this particular dimension is R14, which means it fits to a 14 inch/355.6mm diameter wheel. 165/70 R14 is 10mm wider than the narrowest dimension (155) and 90mm narrower than the widest one (255). This tyre profile of 70 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 70% of the tyre width (165mm), which results in 115.5mm sidewall height. In
165/70 R14, Polaris 6 usually competes against
Speed-Grip 5, which is a tyre from
Semperit with a rating of 78%, compared to 83% of the
Barum in question.