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175/55 R15 - Best winter tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews
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| Rank | Year | Organization | Size | Rating |
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11 | 2023 | ADAC | 205/60 R16 | Satisfactory |
175/55 R15 tyre test
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175/55 R15
175/55 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 this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452! Newer model available: Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 | Upper-middle | £122 77 T | ||||
| 2. | Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02 | Upper-middle | |||||
| 3. | Kumho WinterCraft WP51! Newer model available: Kumho WinterCraft WP52 | Upper-middle | £74 77 T | ||||
| 4. | Semperit Master-Grip 2 | Lowcost | |||||
| 5. | Kormoran SNOW | Lowcost | |||||
| 6. | Imperial SnowDragon HP | Lowcost | |||||
| 7. | Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 | Lowcost | |||||
| 8. | Syron Everest 1 plus | Lowcost |
Did you know ...?
175/55 R15 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 11 tyre models available, which can be compared to 170/80 R15, 165/70 R13, 325/30 R21. Let's break down the sizing - 55 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 55% of the tyre width (175mm), which means the sidewall height has 96.25 mm. The wheel diameter is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1801.7 mm, which is very similar to 160/60 R15(1800.13 mm), 175/70 R13(1807.04 mm), 195/50 R15(1809.56 mm), 165/65 R14(1791.02 mm), 185/60 R14(1814.58 mm), 155/80 R13(1816.47 mm), 215/40 R16(1817.1 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 175/55 R15: Q(160km/h), T(190km/h), V(240km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 77.