Continental UltraContact NXT is a summer tyre made in total of 23 sizes, ranging from R16 to R16 - this particular dimension is R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. 215/50 R18 is 10mm wider than the narrowest dimension (205) and 40mm narrower than the widest one (255). This tyre profile of 50 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 50% of the tyre width (215mm), which results in 107.5mm sidewall height. In
215/50 R18, UltraContact NXT usually competes against
Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6, which is a tyre from
Goodyear with a rating of 94%, compared to 99% of the
Continental in question.