Continental WinterContact 8 S is a winter tyre made in total of 31 sizes, ranging from R16 to R16 - this particular dimension is R21, which means it fits to a 21 inch/533.4mm diameter wheel. 255/40 R21 is 50mm wider than the narrowest dimension (205) and 60mm narrower than the widest one (315). This tyre profile of 40 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 40% of the tyre width (255mm), which results in 102mm sidewall height. In 255/40 R21, there is only one possible speed index for Continental WinterContact 8 S - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h. In 255/40 R21, WinterContact 8 S usually competes against Turanza T005, which is a tyre from Bridgestone with a rating of 91%, compared to 0% of the Continental in question.
# | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
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1. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6 | Premium | £303 102 V | |||
2. | Pirelli SCORPION WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Scorpion Winter 2 | Premium | £301 102 V + 1 | |||
3. | Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV | Premium | ||||
4. | Nokian WR SUV 4 | Upper-middle | ||||
5. | Hankook Ventus Prime 4 | Premium | £267 102 T + 4 |