Continental WinterContact TS 870 215/45 R17

Continental WinterContact TS 870 is a winter tyre made in total of 80 sizes, ranging from R14 to R14 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 215/45 R17 is 60mm wider than the narrowest dimension (155) and -40mm narrower than the widest one (175). This tyre profile of 45 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 45% of the tyre width (215mm), which results in 96.75mm sidewall height. In 215/45 R17, WinterContact TS 870 usually competes against UltraGrip Performance 3, which is a tyre from GoodYear with a rating of 95%, compared to 99% of the Continental in question.