Viking WinTech is a winter tyre made in total of 59 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. 225/45 R18 is 80mm wider than the narrowest dimension (145) and 50mm narrower than the widest one (275). This tyre profile of 45 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 45% of the tyre width (225mm), which results in 101.25mm sidewall height. In
225/45 R18, WinTech usually competes against
Dimax Alpine, which is a tyre from
Radar with a rating of 53%, compared to 53% of the
Viking in question. Latest test in
225/45 R18 was held by Autobild in 2023, where WinTech received rating "Conditionally recommended" and finished on the 19. place. It was tested on a
BMW 3.
Winter
