Cooper Summer is a summer tyre made in total of 163 sizes, ranging from R14 to R14 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 245/40 R17 is 80mm wider than the narrowest dimension (165) and 30mm narrower than the widest one (275). This tyre profile of 40 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 40% of the tyre width (245mm), which results in 98mm sidewall height. In
245/40 R17, Summer usually competes against
Roadhawk, which is a tyre from
Firestone with a rating of 52%, compared to 55% of the
Cooper in question.
Summer
