Continental UltraContact is a summer tyre made in total of 88 sizes, ranging from R14 to R14 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 215/55 R17 is 60mm wider than the narrowest dimension (155) and 40mm narrower than the widest one (255). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (215mm), which results in 118.25mm sidewall height. In
215/55 R17, UltraContact usually competes against
Ecocontact 6, which is a tyre from
Continental with a rating of 56%, compared to 53% of the
Continental in question.
Summer
