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215/70 R16 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews
Table of contents:
Best summer tyres in tests (2024)
1. Bridgestone Turanza T005
Tested 4x in 2024, 32x in total.
Test results:
- Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 205/55 R16
- Recommended by SPORTAUTO 2024 215/40 R18
- Recommended by ADAC 2023 205/55 R16
Pluses:
- Very good aquaplaning resistance
- Short braking distance on dry roads
- Exceptional handling on the wet
- Great handling on dry roads
- Low rolling resistance/low fuel consumption
Minuses:
- -
2. Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV
Tested 1x in 2024, 4x in total.
Test results:
- Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/65 R17
Pluses:
- Short braking distance on wet roads
- Exceptional handling on the wet
- Low drive-by noise levels
- Very good aquaplaning resistance
- Short braking distance on dry roads
Minuses:
- -
3. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
Tested 8x in 2024, 22x in total.
Test results:
- Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/65 R17
- Recommended by ADAC 2023 205/55 R16
- Recommended by AUTOBILD 2024 205/55 R16
- Recommended by AUTOBILD 2024 225/55 R17
- Recommended by ADAC 2024 215/55 R17
Pluses:
- Very good aquaplaning resistance
- Exceptional handling on the wet
- Short braking distance on dry roads
- Short braking distance on wet roads
- Great handling on dry roads
Minuses:
- -
215/70 R16 tyre test
Best tyres in your size
Aquaplaning
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Dry
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Noise
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Costs
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Price
215/70 R16
4. Vredestein Ultrac
£112
215/70 R16 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. | Goodyear EFFICIENTGRIP 2 SUV | Premium | £118 100 H | ||||
| 2. | Bridgestone Turanza T005 | Premium | |||||
| 3. | Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN | Upper-middle | £105 10 H | ||||
| 4. | Firestone Roadhawk | Upper-middle | £95 100 H | ||||
| 5. | Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport | Upper-middle | £88 0 H + 1 | ||||
| 6. | Continental PremiumContact 5 | Premium | |||||
| 7. | General Tire Grabber GT Plus | Lowcost | £116 0 H | ||||
| 8. | Nokian Wetproof SUV | Upper-middle | |||||
| 9. | GoodYear Efficientgrip SUV! Newer model available: Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV | Premium | |||||
| 10. | Barum Bravuris 5 HM SUV | Lowcost | £99 100 H | ||||
| 11. | Hankook Ventus Prime2 K115 | Premium | £127 100 H + 1 | ||||
| 12. | Pirelli Scorpion VERDE | Premium | £140 100 H | ||||
| 13. | Nokian Line SUV | Upper-middle | |||||
| 14. | GoodYear Wrangler AT Adventure | Premium | |||||
| 15. | Firestone Destination HP | Upper-middle | |||||
| 16. | BFGoodrich Advantage SUV | Upper-middle | £132 100 H | ||||
| 17. | Barum Bravuris 4X4 | Lowcost | |||||
| 18. | BFGoodrich All Terrain T/A KO2 | Upper-middle | £184 100 R | ||||
| 19. | Kumho PorTran KC53 | Upper-middle | £120 108 T + 1 |
Did you know ...?
215/70 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 31 tyre models available, which can be compared to 190/50 R17, 185/70 R14, 165/65 R14. Let's break down the sizing - 70 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 70% of the tyre width (215mm), which means the sidewall height has 150.5 mm. The wheel diameter is R16, which means it fits to a 16 inch/406.4mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2222.36 mm, which is very similar to 285/35 R20(2222.68 mm), 205/55 R19(2224.56 mm), 245/35 R21(2214.51 mm), 275/45 R18(2213.88 mm), 225/55 R18(2213.88 mm), 285/30 R21(2212.94 mm), 285/40 R19(2232.42 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 215/70 R16: H(210km/h), R(170km/h), S(180km/h), T(190km/h), V(240km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 10, 99, 100, 104, 108, 110. You can find 215/70 R16 on 20 car models - mainly Ford, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Opel, CITROËN.
