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General Altimax Sport

205/55 R17 General Altimax Sport variants


General Altimax Sport is a summer tyre made in total of 20 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 205/55 R17 is 10mm wider than the narrowest dimension (195) and 40mm narrower than the widest one (245). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (205mm), which results in 112.75mm sidewall height. In 205/55 R17, there is only one possible speed index for General Altimax Sport - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h. In 205/55 R17, Altimax Sport usually competes against Rainsport 3, which is a tyre from Uniroyal with a rating of 0%, compared to 0% of the General in question.

205/55 R17 95 V

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General Altimax Sport is made in 20 sizes, starting from 195/45 R15 up to 245/45 R20.

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General Altimax Sport in tyre tests

Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (205/55 R17)
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Name Stopping distance on dryStopping distance on wet
Best values in test34,627
General Altimax Sport3932,4
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205/55 R17 - Best summer tyres (according to tests)

#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. Continental PremiumContact 7
92.1%
91.6%
78%
Premium £127
95 W
2. Continental UltraContact NXT
58.1%
77.3%
44.5%
Premium £130
95 V
3. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
86.7%
90.8%
79.8%
Premium £122
95 Y
4. Pirelli Cinturato (C3)
94%
Premium £123
95 W
5. Michelin Primacy 5
Premium £143
91 V + 3
6. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato (C3)
84.4%
89.8%
89.4%
Premium £125
91 V + 3
7. Bridgestone Turanza T005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Turanza 6
83.5%
84.5%
78%
Premium £104
91 W + 4
8. Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO
76.5%
Premium £161
95 Y
9. Kumho Ecsta PS71
80.9%
73.9%
68.9%
Upper-middle £83
91 W + 1
10. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127
81.4%
83.1%
78.4%
Premium £108
95 W
11. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
77.8%
76.8%
77.5%
Premium £105
95 V
12. Bridgestone Turanza 6
75.8%
78.6%
63%
Premium £112
95 V + 1
13. Michelin Primacy 4+! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 5
77.1%
81.6%
87.8%
Premium
14. Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7
86%
92.3%
80.7%
Premium £122
91 V + 1
15. Pirelli Cinturato P7
76.2%
86.7%
80.8%
Premium £131
91 V + 7
16. Firestone Roadhawk 2
88%
80.8%
78.4%
Upper-middle £94
95 V
17. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
75.7%
82.2%
78.9%
Premium £103
41 IKAIO + 6
18. Fulda EcoControl HP2
67.4%
76.3%
79.1%
Lowcost £100
95 V
19. Michelin e.Primacy
63.4%
76.4%
63%
Premium £137
91 V + 2
20. Toyo Proxes Comfort
65.4%
79.8%
83.7%
Upper-middle £92
95 + 1
21. Kumho Ecsta HS52
79.3%
88.2%
78.9%
Upper-middle £81
95 V + 1
22. Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN! Newer model available: Falken ZIEX ZE320
75.4%
78.8%
74.5%
Upper-middle £143
91 W + 1
23. BFGoodrich Advantage
63.2%
74%
81.1%
Upper-middle £384
91 W + 1
24. Uniroyal RainSport 5
86.3%
70%
83.2%
Upper-middle £104
95 V
25. Nokian Wetproof
86.1%
80.1%
81.3%
Upper-middle
26. Dunlop Sport BluResponse
75.4%
86.1%
77.7%
Premium £121
95 V + 1
27. Firestone Roadhawk! Newer model available: Firestone Roadhawk 2
73.1%
86.6%
73.3%
Upper-middle £114
95 V
28. Semperit Speed-Life 3
80.5%
67.2%
75.4%
Lowcost £109
95 V
29. Maxxis Premitra HP5
80.9%
84.5%
77.5%
Lowcost £108
95 V
30. Superia Ecoblue UHP
38.3%
Lowcost
31. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance! Newer model available: Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
82.7%
85.1%
78.7%
Premium £102
91 V + 5
32. Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance
Premium £102
91 V + 3
33. Cooper Zeon CS8
80%
73.8%
80%
Upper-middle £146
0 V + 2
34. Barum Bravuris 5 HM! Newer model available: Barum Bravuris 6
61.7%
62.5%
Lowcost
35. Tomket Sport
72.9%
Lowcost
36. Matador Hectorra 5
74.3%
Lowcost