Michelin Alpin 5 is a winter tyre made in total of 87 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R16, which means it fits to a 16 inch/406.4mm diameter wheel. 205/45 R16 is 20mm wider than the narrowest dimension (185) and 110mm narrower than the widest one (315). This tyre profile of 45 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 45% of the tyre width (205mm), which results in 92.25mm sidewall height. In 205/45 R16, there is only one possible speed index for Michelin Alpin 5 - "H", which is good for speeds up to 210 km/h. In 205/45 R16, Alpin 5 usually competes against ALPIN 6, which is a tyre from Michelin with a rating of 72%, compared to 50% of the Michelin in question.
Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (205/45 R16)
Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Noise | Wear | Fuel consumption |
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Best values in test | 2,1 | 2,0 | 1,8 | 2,3 | 3,0 | 1,0 | 1,7 |
Michelin Alpin 5 | 2,4 | 2,0 | 2,7 | 2,5 | 3,6 | 1,0 | 2,4 |
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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Best values in test | 1- | 2 | 2+ | 1 | |||
Michelin Alpin 5 | 2+ | 2 | 1- | 2 | |||
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Name | Points total | Wet | Dry | Snow | |||
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Best values in test | 101 | 100 | 103,3 | 100,3 | |||
Michelin Alpin 5 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||
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Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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Best values in test | 34,2 | 25 | |||||
Michelin Alpin 5 | 35,6 | 25,8 | |||||
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Name | Points total | Wet | Dry | Snow | Rolling resistance | Noise | |
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Best values in test | 100 | 96,9 | 99,8 | 99 | 100 | 100 | |
Michelin Alpin 5 | 98,5 | 88,2 | 97 | 98,8 | 88,7 | 98,4 | |
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Name | Points total | Wet | Dry | Snow | Rolling resistance | Noise | |
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Best values in test | 412 | 142 | 127 | 143 | 25 | 10 | |
Michelin Alpin 5 | 376 | 128 | 108 | 140 | 18 | 8 | |
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# | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
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1. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 | Premium | £123 87 H | |||
2. | Continental WinterContact TS 860! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 | Premium | ||||
3. | Kleber KRISALP HP3 | Upper-middle | £113 87 H | |||
4. | Michelin ALPIN 6 | Premium | £141 87 H | |||
5. | Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6 | Premium | ||||
6. | BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 | Upper-middle | ||||
7. | Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452! Newer model available: Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 | Upper-middle | ||||
8. | Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 | Premium | ||||
9. | Semperit Speed-Grip 5 | Lowcost | £120 87 H | |||
10. | Toyo Snowprox S954 | Upper-middle | £99 87 H | |||
11. | Kumho WinterCraft WP51! Newer model available: Kumho WinterCraft WP52 | Upper-middle | £104 87 H | |||
12. | Fortune FSR901 | Lowcost | £89 87 V | |||
13. | Imperial SnowDragon 3 | Lowcost |