Michelin ALPIN 6 205/50 R17

Michelin ALPIN 6 is a winter tyre made in total of 76 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 205/50 R17 is 20mm wider than the narrowest dimension (185) and -10mm narrower than the widest one (195). 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, ALPIN 6 usually competes against Polaris 5, which is a tyre from Barum with a rating of 63%, compared to 63% of the Michelin in question.