Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 is a winter tyre made in total of 30 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 205/55 R17 is 20mm wider than the narrowest dimension (185) and 80mm narrower than the widest one (285). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (205mm), which results in 112.75mm sidewall height. In 205/55 R17, there is only one possible speed index for Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h. In 205/55 R17, BluEarth winter V906 usually competes against WinterCraft WP52, which is a tyre from Kumho with a rating of 55%, compared to 49% of the Yokohama in question.
Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (205/55 R17)

| Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best values in test | 34.6 | 28.9 | |||||
| Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 | 37.1 | 30.8 | |||||
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| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 1 | 2+ | |||
| Yokohama BluEarth winter V906 | 3+ | 3+ | 3+ | 3+ | |||
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