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. 315/30 R21 is 110mm wider than the narrowest dimension (205) and -30mm narrower than the widest one (285). This tyre profile of 30 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 30% of the tyre width (315mm), which results in 94.5mm sidewall height. In 315/30 R21, there is only one possible speed index for Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h. In 315/30 R21, PILOT ALPIN 5 usually competes against Winter i*cept evo3 W330, which is a tyre from Hankook with a rating of 89%, compared to 98% of the Michelin in question.
# | 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 | £237 105 V | |||
2. | Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 | Premium | £384 105 V | |||
3. | Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III | Premium | £391 105 V | |||
4. | Continental WinterContact TS 860S | Premium | £375 105 W |