Michelin ALPIN 7 is a winter tyre made in total of 63 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R16, which means it fits to a 16 inch/406.4mm diameter wheel. 215/55 R16 is 30mm wider than the narrowest dimension (185) and -20mm narrower than the widest one (195). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (215mm), which results in 118.25mm sidewall height. In
215/55 R16, ALPIN 7 usually competes against
Blizzak LM-005, which is a tyre from
Bridgestone with a rating of 82%, compared to 83% of the
Michelin in question.
Winter
