Semperit Speed-Life 2 is a summer tyre made in total of 82 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R16, which means it fits to a 16 inch/406.4mm diameter wheel. 225/50 R16 is 40mm wider than the narrowest dimension (185) and 30mm narrower than the widest one (255). This tyre profile of 50 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 50% of the tyre width (225mm), which results in 112.5mm sidewall height. In 225/50 R16, there is only one possible speed index for Semperit Speed-Life 2 - "Y", which is good for speeds up to 300 km/h. In 225/50 R16, Speed-Life 2 usually competes against Sport Master, which is a tyre from Linglong with a rating of 72%, compared to 0% of the Semperit in question.
Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (225/50 R16)

| Name | Stopping distance on dry | Stopping distance on wet | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best values in test | 34,2 | 28,7 | |||||
| Semperit Speed-Life 2 | 37,2 | 34,7 | |||||
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| Name | Wet | Dry | Wear | Comfort | Fuel consumption | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best values in test | 1,9 | 1,2 | 0,8 | 3,0 | 1,3 | ||
| Semperit Speed-Life 2 | 3,0 | 2,5 | 1,8 | 3,4 | 1,6 | ||
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| # | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Michelin PILOT SPORT 5 | Premium | £191 96 Y | |||
| 2. | Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 | Premium | £132 92 Y | |||
| 3. | Michelin Primacy 4+! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 5 | Premium | £163 92 W | |||
| 4. | Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7 | Premium | £157 92 Y | |||
| 5. | Pirelli Cinturato P7 | Premium | ||||
| 6. | Fulda EcoControl HP2 | Lowcost | ||||
| 7. | Linglong Sport Master | Lowcost | ||||
| 8. | Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN! Newer model available: Falken ZIEX ZE320 | Upper-middle | £106 96 W | |||
| 9. | Uniroyal RainSport 5 | Upper-middle | £118 92 Y | |||
| 10. | Nokian Wetproof | Upper-middle | ||||
| 11. | Maxxis Premitra HP5 | Lowcost | £96 92 W | |||
| 12. | Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance! Newer model available: Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 | Premium | ||||
| 13. | Cooper Zeon CS8 | Upper-middle | ||||
| 14. | Barum Bravuris 5 HM! Newer model available: Barum Bravuris 6 | Lowcost | £99 92 Y | |||
| 15. | Matador Hectorra 5 | Lowcost |