Name: General Altimax Winter 3 205/50 R17
Brand: General
Rating: 0 (6 reviews)

205/50 R17 General Altimax Winter 3 variants

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General Altimax Winter 3 is a winter tyre made in total of 43 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 205/50 R17 is 50mm wider than the narrowest dimension (155) and 40mm narrower than the widest one (245). This tyre profile of 50 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 50% of the tyre width (205mm), which results in 102.5mm sidewall height. In 205/50 R17, there is only one possible speed index for General Altimax Winter 3 - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h.

205/50 R17 93 V

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General Altimax Winter 3 is made in 43 sizes, starting from 155/70 R13 up to 245/45 R19.

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Polaris 3

R13 - R18

Comparison with General Altimax Winter 3:

Barum better at:

• Dry handling
• Snow handling
• Wet braking

Barum worse at:

• Exterior noise
• Comfort
• Wet circle cornering

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N blue HD Plus

R13 - R22

Comparison with General Altimax Winter 3:

Nexen better at:

• Comfort
• Aquaplaning - cross
• Dry handling

Nexen worse at:

• Exterior noise

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N blue 4 Season

R13 - R19

Comparison with General Altimax Winter 3:

Nexen better at:

• Aquaplaning - longitudal
• Wet braking
• Comfort

Nexen worse at:

• Snow traction
• Wet circle cornering

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Quatrac 5

R13 - R20

Comparison with General Altimax Winter 3:

Vredestein better at:

• Dry handling
• Wet braking
• Wet handling

Vredestein worse at:

• Snow traction
• Exterior noise

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BluEarth winter V905

R13 - R23

Comparison with General Altimax Winter 3:

Yokohama better at:

• Dry handling
• Aquaplaning - longitudal
• Dry braking

Yokohama worse at:

• Snow traction
• Exterior noise
• Snow handling

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ZV7

R13 - R21

0.85/5

Comparison with General Altimax Winter 3:

Avon better at:

• Aquaplaning - longitudal
• Aquaplaning - cross
• Wet braking

Avon worse at:

• Exterior noise

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General Altimax Winter 3 in tyre tests

Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (205/50 R17)

Autobild Winter tyre test 2021 205/55 R16

Ranked #24 of 50

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,1	27,3
General Altimax Winter 3	37,7	28,6
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Source: www.autobild.de

205/50 R17 - Best winter tyres (according to tests)

#	Name	Our rating	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	83.2% 77.8% 82.7% 80.3%		Premium
2.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3	84.6% 92.6% 80.2% 85.4%	ADAC 2023	Premium
3.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6	92.2% 79.6% 84.4% 82.6%	ADAC 2023	Premium	£144 93 H + 1
4.	Dunlop Winter Sport 5	79% 89.5% 79.4% 74.3%	ADAC 2023	Premium	£191 93 H + 5
5.	Michelin ALPIN 6! Newer model available: Michelin ALPIN 7	83.2% 83.9% 85.5% 82.5%	ADAC 2023	Premium
6.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+	82.9% 92.2% 82.8% 75.3%	Autoexpress 2016	Premium
7.	Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6	81.2% 72.1% 85.8% 66.6%	ADAC 2018	Premium
8.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	76.1% 81.8% 64.7% 81.5%	Die Reifentester 2025	Premium	£126 93 V
9.	Kleber KRISALP HP3	72.3% 86.3% 68% 80.1%	ADAC 2023	Upper-middle	£129 93 H + 1
10.	Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	85.7% 83.3% 85.5% 79.2%	AUTOBILD 2024	Upper-middle	£129 93 V + 1
11.	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	72.3% 95.2% 73.8% 80.8%	ADAC 2023	Upper-middle	£128 93 H + 1
12.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III			Premium	£149 93 H + 4
13.	Nokian WR D4	73.4% 93.7% 81.9% 72.5%	ADAC 2018	Upper-middle
14.	Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	80.7% 87.6% 75.7% 80.5%	ADAC 2018	Premium
15.	Hankook Winter icept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter icept evo3 W330	75.8% 90.5% 85.7% 67.4%		Upper-middle
16.	Firestone Winterhawk 4		ADAC 2023	Upper-middle	£93 93 V
17.	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	69.7% 66.2% 74.2% 71.2%	Autobild 2021	Lowcost	£108 0 V
18.	Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5	78.1% 77.2% 71.3% 79.7%	Autobild 2021	Lowcost
19.	Semperit Speed-Grip 5	65.8% 70.3% 65.8% 69.5%	AUTOBILD 2024	Lowcost	£103 93 H + 1
20.	Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02	78.2% 74.2% 74.2% 77.1%	Autobild 2021	Upper-middle	£122 89 W + 5
21.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2	65.3% 82.4% 68.3% 72.4%	ADAC 2023	Lowcost	£97 93 V + 1
22.	Toyo Observe S944	67.9% 66.9% 85.1% 79.9%	Autobild 2021	Upper-middle	£101 0 V
23.	Nokian WR Snowproof! Newer model available: Nokian Snowproof 2	68.7% 80.6% 82.5% 85.9%	Autobild 2021	Upper-middle
24.	Toyo Snowprox S954	78.8% 70.6% 92.2% 82.7%		Upper-middle
25.	Hankook Iw01 Winter Icept Ion			Premium	£153 93 H
26.	Kumho WinterCraft WP71	81.9% 76.7% 78%	GTÜ 2016	Upper-middle
27.	Sava Eskimo HP2	65.3% 79.5% 72.3% 73.5%	Autobild 2021	Lowcost
28.	Giti GitiWinter W1	65.8% 77.2% 72.4% 72.7%	ADAC 2018	Lowcost
29.	Uniroyal MS Plus 77! Newer model available: Uniroyal WinterExpert	79.2% 83.3% 75.4% 74.1%	Autobild 2016	Upper-middle
30.	Hankook Ventus Prime 4	75.7% 82.2% 78.9%	Autobild 2024	Premium	£96 89 V + 10
31.	Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906	68.3% 67.6% 84%	Autobild 2021	Upper-middle	£121 93 V
32.	Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7			Lowcost	£89 93 V
33.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32		ACE 2014	Premium
34.	Debica Frigo HP2	70% 86.5% 74.1% 71.9%	Autoklub ČR 2020	Lowcost
35.	Uniroyal WinterExpert	60% 70.1% 67.3% 74.9%	AUTOBILD 2024	Upper-middle	£112 93 V
36.	Barum Polaris 5! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 6	63.8% 78.1% 72% 74.8%	ADAC 2023	Lowcost	£371 93 V
37.	Falken EUROWINTER HS449		Autobild 2016	Upper-middle
38.	Yokohama BluEarth winter V905	81.6% 70.5% 85.4%	ADAC 2018	Upper-middle	£162 89 V + 5
39.	Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4	66.5% 83.4% 77.3% 71.3%	Autobild 2016	Upper-middle
40.	Matador MP93 Nordicca	40.2% 50.2%		Lowcost
41.	Kormoran SNOW		Autobild 2021	Lowcost
42.	Fortune Fsr901			Lowcost
43.	Matador MP92 Sibir Snow! Newer model available: Matador MP93 Nordicca	72.1% 80.3% 76.9%	Autobild 2016	Lowcost
44.	Imperial SnowDragon UHP	44.8% 61.6% 73.3%	Autoklub ČR 2020	Lowcost

205/50 R17 93 V

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