Continental WinterContact 8 S is a winter tyre made in total of 32 sizes, ranging from R16 to R16 - this particular dimension is R20, which means it fits to a 20 inch/508mm diameter wheel. 265/40 R20 is 60mm wider than the narrowest dimension (205) and 50mm narrower than the widest one (315). This tyre profile of 40 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 40% of the tyre width (265mm), which results in 106mm sidewall height. In
265/40 R20, WinterContact 8 S usually competes against
Blizzak LM-005, which is a tyre from
Bridgestone with a rating of 82%, compared to 57% of the
Continental in question.