Continental EcoContact 6 is a summer tyre made in total of 682 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 215/40 R17 is 70mm wider than the narrowest dimension (145) and 80mm narrower than the widest one (295). This tyre profile of 40 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 40% of the tyre width (215mm), which results in 86mm sidewall height. In
215/40 R17, EcoContact 6 usually competes against
Dynaxer HP5, which is a tyre from
Kleber with a rating of 60%, compared to 56% of the
Continental in question.
Summer
