Continental SportContact 3 is a summer tyre made in total of 61 sizes, ranging from R16 to R16 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 225/50 R17 is 30mm wider than the narrowest dimension (195) and 60mm narrower than the widest one (285). This tyre profile of 50 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 50% of the tyre width (225mm), which results in 112.5mm sidewall height. In
225/50 R17, SportContact 3 usually competes against
UltraGrip Performance+, which is a tyre from
GoodYear with a rating of 90%, compared to 0% of the
Continental in question.
