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Michelin Alpin 5

205/45 R16 Michelin Alpin 5 variants


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.

205/45 R16 87 H mfs XL


Michelin Alpin 5 is made in 87 sizes, starting from 185/65 R15 up to 315/30 R21.

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Michelin Alpin 5 in tyre tests

Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (205/45 R16)
ADAC Winter tyre test 2018 205/55 R16
satisfactory
Ranked #5 of 16
Name WetDrySnowIceNoiseWearFuel consumption
Best values in test2,12,01,82,33,01,01,7
Michelin Alpin 52,42,0 2,72,53,61,0 2,4
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Source: www.adac.de
Name WetDrySnowRunning costs
Best values in test1-22+1
Michelin Alpin 52+2 1-2
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Source: reifenpresse.de
Name Points totalWetDrySnow
Best values in test101100103,3100,3
Michelin Alpin 5100100 100100
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Source: www.autoforum.cz
Name Stopping distance on wetStopping distance on snow
Best values in test34,225
Michelin Alpin 535,625,8
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Source: www.autobild.de
Name Points totalWetDrySnowRolling resistanceNoise
Best values in test10096,999,899100100
Michelin Alpin 598,588,29798,888,798,4
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Source: www.autoexpress.co.uk
GTÜ Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16
highly recommended
Ranked #5 of 13
Name Points totalWetDrySnowRolling resistanceNoise
Best values in test4121421271432510
Michelin Alpin 5376128108140188
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Source: www.gtue.de

205/45 R16 - Best winter tyres (according to tests)

#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
90.4%
80.1%
83%
85.4%
Premium £123
87 H
2. Continental WinterContact TS 860! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870
83.3%
84.8%
84.2%
78.9%
Premium
3. Kleber KRISALP HP3
78.7%
82.7%
73.7%
79.3%
Upper-middle £113
87 H
4. Michelin ALPIN 6
84%
82.6%
85%
80.8%
Premium £141
87 H
5. Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6
76.8%
73.4%
79.2%
86.2%
Premium
6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
73.2%
92.4%
73.3%
80.4%
Upper-middle
7. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452! Newer model available: Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
85.5%
90.7%
83.7%
83.7%
Upper-middle
8. Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
77.2%
83.1%
77.2%
78.9%
Premium
9. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
76.3%
74.8%
77.8%
Lowcost £120
87 H
10. Toyo Snowprox S954
78.8%
70.6%
92.2%
82.7%
Upper-middle £99
87 H
11. Kumho WinterCraft WP51! Newer model available: Kumho WinterCraft WP52
77%
79.7%
75.6%
82.5%
Upper-middle £104
87 H
12. Fortune FSR901
Lowcost £89
87 V
13. Imperial SnowDragon 3
Lowcost