Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 is a winter tyre made in total of 102 sizes, ranging from R16 to R16 - this particular dimension is R21, which means it fits to a 21 inch/533.4mm diameter wheel. 245/35 R21 is 40mm wider than the narrowest dimension (205) and 40mm narrower than the widest one (285). This tyre profile of 35 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 35% of the tyre width (245mm), which results in 85.75mm sidewall height. In 245/35 R21, there is only one possible speed index for Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 - "W", which is good for speeds up to 270 km/h. In 245/35 R21, PILOT ALPIN 5 usually competes against UltraGrip Performance+, which is a tyre from GoodYear with a rating of 88%, compared to 100% of the Michelin in question.
Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (245/35 R21)
Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Noise | Wear | Fuel consumption |
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Best values in test | 1,5 | 1,9 | 1,8 | 2,3 | 2,6 | 0,8 | 1,8 |
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 | 2,3 | 1,9 | 1,8 | 2,4 | 3,0 | 1,5 | 2,1 |
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# | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
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1. | Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 | Upper-middle | £263 96 W | |||
2. | Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 | Premium | ||||
3. | GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 | Premium | £378 96 W + 1 | |||
4. | Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III | Premium | £457 96 W | |||
5. | Nokian WR Snowproof P | Upper-middle | £407 96 W | |||
6. | Continental WinterContact TS 860S | Premium | £374 96 W | |||
7. | Nokian WR A4 | Upper-middle |