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Michelin Alpin 5

205/45 R17 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 R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 205/45 R17 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 R17, there are 2 possible speed indexes for Michelin Alpin 5 - "H","V", which are good for speeds up to 210, 240 km/h. In 205/45 R17, 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 R17 88 H mfs XL

205/45 R17 88 V 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 R17)
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 R17 - Best winter tyres (according to tests)

#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. Continental WinterContact TS 850P
Premium
2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
92.2%
79.8%
84.4%
83.1%
Premium £161
88 V
3. Michelin ALPIN 6
84.4%
83.6%
86.8%
84.2%
Premium £191
88 H + 2
4. Kleber KRISALP HP3
77.6%
89.7%
74.8%
79.7%
Upper-middle £136
88 V
5. Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6
81.2%
72.1%
85.8%
66.6%
Premium
6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
78.8%
75.2%
69%
88.1%
Premium £170
88 V
7. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
72.6%
95.5%
73.9%
85.2%
Upper-middle £130
88 V
8. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
Premium £171
88 V + 1
9. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
75.8%
90.5%
85.7%
67.4%
Upper-middle
10. Firestone Winterhawk 4
79.3%
88.5%
72.7%
81.5%
Upper-middle £122
88 V
11. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
79.5%
71.1%
80.6%
80.6%
Lowcost £81
0 V
12. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
75.2%
80.2%
78.7%
Lowcost £119
84 H + 1
13. Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5
78.1%
77.2%
71.3%
79.7%
Lowcost
14. Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02
78.2%
74.2%
74.2%
77.1%
Upper-middle
15. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
71.4%
85.5%
74.3%
72.7%
Lowcost £116
88 V
16. Toyo Observe S944
67.9%
66.9%
85.1%
79.9%
Upper-middle £115
88 H
17. Nokian WR Snowproof P
66.1%
79.2%
92.3%
Upper-middle £133
88 V
18. Toyo Snowprox S954
78.8%
70.6%
92.2%
82.7%
Upper-middle
19. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
81.9%
76.7%
78%
Upper-middle £115
84 V
20. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
76.8%
77.4%
77.5%
94.5%
Lowcost £89
88 V + 1
21. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
Premium
22. Debica Frigo HP2
70%
86.5%
74.1%
71.9%
Lowcost £87
88 V
23. Uniroyal WinterExpert
63.8%
77.5%
71.5%
75.2%
Upper-middle £130
88 V
24. Nokian WR A4
66.1%
77.4%
80.7%
Upper-middle
25. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
81.6%
70.5%
85.4%
Upper-middle £117
88 V
26. Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4
66.5%
83.4%
77.3%
71.3%
Upper-middle
27. Matador MP93 Nordicca
Lowcost £102
88 V
28. Kormoran SNOW
Lowcost
29. Fortune Fsr901
Lowcost
30. Imperial SnowDragon 3
Lowcost
31. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
Lowcost