Viking Protech NewGen is a summer tyre made in total of 92 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 225/55 R17 is 50mm wider than the narrowest dimension (175) and 70mm narrower than the widest one (295). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (225mm), which results in 123.75mm sidewall height. In
225/55 R17, Protech NewGen usually competes against
ZV7, which is a tyre from
Avon with a rating of 12%, compared to 32% of the
Viking in question.
Summer
