Continental PremiumContact 6 225/55 R17

Continental PremiumContact 6 is a summer tyre made in total of 306 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 225/55 R17 is 40mm wider than the narrowest dimension (185) and 100mm narrower than the widest one (325). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (225mm), which results in 123.75mm sidewall height. In 225/55 R17, PremiumContact 6 usually competes against Turanza 6, which is a tyre from Bridgestone with a rating of 78%, compared to 71% of the Continental in question. Latest test in 225/55 R17 was held by Autobild in 2019, where PremiumContact 6 received rating "Exemplary" and finished on the 2. place. It was tested on a BMW X1.