Continental SportContact 5 is a summer tyre made in total of 121 sizes, ranging from R17 to R17 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 225/45 R17 is 30mm wider than the narrowest dimension (195) and 60mm narrower than the widest one (285). This tyre profile of 45 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 45% of the tyre width (225mm), which results in 101.25mm sidewall height. In
225/45 R17, SportContact 5 usually competes against
UltraGrip Performance+, which is a tyre from
GoodYear with a rating of 90%, compared to 0% of the
Continental in question.
