Michelin ALPIN 6 is a winter tyre made in total of 72 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 -10mm narrower than the widest one (195). 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 6 - "H", which is good for speeds up to 210 km/h. In 205/45 R16, ALPIN 6 usually competes against WinterContact TS 860, which is a tyre from Continental with a rating of 64%, compared to 69% of the Michelin in question.
Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (205/45 R16)
Name | Winter | Wet | Dry | Enviromental impact | Noise | Wear | Fuel consumption |
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Best values in test | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
Michelin ALPIN 6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 1 | 2+ | |||
Michelin ALPIN 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
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Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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Best values in test | 34.6 | 28.9 | |||||
Michelin ALPIN 6 | 36.2 | 29.7 | |||||
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Name | Enviromental impact | Driving safety | |||||
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Best values in test | 2 | 2.1 | |||||
Michelin ALPIN 6 | 2 | 2.3 | |||||
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Rolling resistance | Wear | ||
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Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 1 | 1- | 1 | ||
Michelin ALPIN 6 | 2 | 2 | 2+ | 2- | 1 | ||
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Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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Best values in test | 32,1 | 27,3 | |||||
Michelin ALPIN 6 | 34,9 | 29,1 | |||||
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Name | Points total | Wet | Dry | Snow | |||
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Best values in test | 101,1 | 103,4 | 102,8 | 100 | |||
Michelin ALPIN 6 | 98,66 | 97,4 | 99,2 | 99,4 | |||
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Name | Stopping distance on dry | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on ice | ||||
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Best values in test | 13,9 | 14,8 | 16,4 | ||||
Michelin ALPIN 6 | 15,7 | 15,5 | 31,2 | ||||
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Noise | Wear | Fuel consumption |
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Best values in test | 1,3 | 2,0 | 1,8 | 2,1 | 2,5 | 1,0 | 1,8 |
Michelin ALPIN 6 | 2,0 | 2,5 | 2,1 | 2,2 | 2,6 | 1,5 | 2,1 |
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Name | Points total | Winter | Wet | Dry | Rolling resistance | Noise | |
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Best values in test | 101,6 | 299,9 | 299,9 | 100 | 101,1 | 100,7 | |
Michelin ALPIN 6 | 98,4 | 291,9 | 295,4 | 96,2 | 87,6 | 98,8 | |
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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! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6 | Premium | £154 87 H | |||
2. | Continental WinterContact TS 860! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 | Premium | ||||
3. | Kleber KRISALP HP3 | Upper-middle | £105 87 H | |||
4. | Michelin ALPIN 6! Newer model available: Michelin ALPIN 7 | Premium | £201 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 | £139 87 H | |||
10. | Toyo Snowprox S954 | Upper-middle | £97 87 H | |||
11. | Kumho WinterCraft WP51! Newer model available: Kumho WinterCraft WP52 | Upper-middle | £89 87 H | |||
12. | Fortune FSR901 | Lowcost | ||||
13. | Imperial SnowDragon 3 | Lowcost |