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205/55 R15 Nexen N blue HD plus variants
Nexen N blue HD plus is a summer tyre made in total of 139 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. 205/55 R15 is 50mm wider than the narrowest dimension (155) and 30mm narrower than the widest one (235). 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 R15, there is only one possible speed index for Nexen N blue HD plus - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h. In 205/55 R15, N blue HD plus usually competes against Ventus Prime3 K125, which is a tyre from Hankook with a rating of 72%, compared to 46% of the Nexen in question.
Nexen N blue HD plus is made in 139 sizes, starting from 155/80 R13 up to 235/60 R17.
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Nexen N blue HD plus in tyre tests
Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (205/55 R15)
| Name | Stopping distance on dry | Stopping distance on wet | |||||
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| Best values in test | 34,1 | 29,6 | |||||
| Nexen N blue HD plus | 35,8 | 32,1 | |||||
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| Name | Wet | Dry | Running costs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best values in test | 1- | 2+ | 1 | ||||
| Nexen N blue HD plus | 3+ | 2+ | 3+ | ||||
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| Name | Wet | Dry | Noise | Wear | Fuel consumption | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best values in test | 2,0 | 1,6 | 3,0 | 1,0 | 1,7 | ||
| Nexen N blue HD plus | 2,7 | 2,2 | 3,0 | 3,0 | 2,4 | ||
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| Name | Stopping distance on dry | Stopping distance on wet | |||||
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| Best values in test | 34,6 | 27 | |||||
| Nexen N blue HD plus | 35,7 | 31,1 | |||||
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| Name | Wet | Dry | Running costs | ||||
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| Best values in test | 2+ | 1- | 1 | ||||
| Nexen N blue HD plus | 3+ | 2 | 2 | ||||
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205/55 R15 - Best summer tyres (according to tests)
| # | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN | Upper-middle | £88 88 V | |||
| 2. | Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance! Newer model available: Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 | Premium | £154 88 V | |||
| 3. | Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125! Newer model available: Hankook Ventus Prime 4 | Premium | £100 88 V + 1 | |||
| 4. | Uniroyal RainSport 5 | Upper-middle | £114 88 V | |||
| 5. | Continental Ecocontact 6! Newer model available: Continental EcoContact 7 | Premium | ||||
| 6. | Petlas Imperium PT515 | Lowcost | ||||
| 7. | Uniroyal RainSport 3 | Upper-middle | ||||
| 8. | Fulda EcoControl HP! Newer model available: Fulda EcoControl HP2 | Lowcost | ||||
| 9. | Hankook Ventus Prime2 K115 | Premium | ||||
| 10. | Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 | Upper-middle | £92 88 V | |||
| 11. | Kumho Ecsta HS51! Newer model available: Kumho Ecsta HS52 | Upper-middle | £71 88 V | |||
| 12. | Barum Bravuris 5 HM | Lowcost | £105 88 V | |||
| 13. | Falken ZIEX ZE914 ECORUN | Upper-middle |