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165/60 R15 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Best summer tyres in tests
165/60 R15 tyre test
165/60 R15 tyre ranking based on test results

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

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165/60 R15 tyre test

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Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 76%

2. Maxxis Mecotra 3 72%

3. Semperit Comfort-Life 2 72%

4. Nexen N blue HD Plus 65%

5. Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 63%

6. Barum Bravuris 5 HM 62%

7. Hankook Kinergy eco2 K435 58%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 87%

2. Semperit Comfort-Life 2 86%

3. Nexen N blue HD Plus 71%

4. Maxxis Mecotra 3 68%

5. Barum Bravuris 5 HM 68%

6. Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 65%

7. Hankook Kinergy eco2 K435 56%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Maxxis Mecotra 3 90%

2. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 80%

3. Nexen N blue HD Plus 71%

4. Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 70%

5. Semperit Comfort-Life 2 65%

6. Barum Bravuris 5 HM 63%

7. Hankook Kinergy eco2 K435 ?%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Hankook Kinergy eco2 K435 89%

2. Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 81%

3. Nexen N blue HD Plus 77%

4. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 71%

5. Semperit Comfort-Life 2 67%

6. Maxxis Mecotra 3 66%

7. Barum Bravuris 5 HM 62%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …

1. Maxxis Mecotra 3 80%

2. Semperit Comfort-Life 2 76%

3. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 71%

4. Nexen N blue HD Plus 62%

5. Barum Bravuris 5 HM ?%

6. Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 ?%

7. Hankook Kinergy eco2 K435 ?%

Price

165/60 R15

1. Nexen N blue HD Plus £64

2. Barum Bravuris 5 HM £67

3. Semperit Comfort-Life 2 £74

4. Hankook Kinergy eco2 K435 £80

5. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun ?%

6. Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 ?%

7. Maxxis Mecotra 3 ?%

165/60 R15 tyre ranking based on test results

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.

#	Name	Our rating	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN	76.1% 79.5% 74.8%		Upper-middle
2.	Nankang Comfort ECO-2+			Lowcost	£73 77
3.	Falken Sincera SN-832 Ecorun			Upper-middle
4.	Hankook Kinergy eco2 K435	57.6% 60.8% 87.2%		Premium	£80 77 H
5.	Cooper CS7	53.6%		Upper-middle
6.	Falken Sincera SN110	67.9%		Upper-middle	£79 77 H + 1
7.	Barum Bravuris 5 HM	61.7% 62.5%		Lowcost	£67 77 H
8.	Matador MP47 Hectorra 3	62.7% 70.3%		Lowcost
9.	Semperit Comfort-Life 2	71.7% 70.6%	ADAC 2012	Lowcost	£74 77 H
10.	Kormoran Road Performance			Lowcost

Did you know ...?

165/60 R15 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 10 tyre models available, which can be compared to 165/65 R15, 165/60 R14, 185/60 R16. Let's break down the sizing - 60 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 60% of the tyre width (165mm), which means the sidewall height has 99 mm. The wheel diameter is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1818.98 mm, which is very similar to 215/40 R16(1817.1 mm), 155/80 R13(1816.47 mm), 185/60 R14(1814.58 mm), 195/45 R16(1828.09 mm), 195/50 R15(1809.56 mm), 175/70 R13(1807.04 mm), 175/65 R14(1831.86 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 165/60 R15: H(210km/h), T(190km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 77, 81.

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165/60 R15 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

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