Michelin ALPIN 7 205/55 R17

Michelin ALPIN 7 is a winter tyre made in total of 64 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 205/55 R17 is 20mm wider than the narrowest dimension (185) and -10mm narrower than the widest one (195). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (205mm), which results in 112.75mm sidewall height. In 205/55 R17, ALPIN 7 usually competes against Winter Sport 5, which is a tyre from Dunlop with a rating of 86%, compared to 85% of the Michelin in question.