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175/80 R14 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews
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175/80 R14 tyre test
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175/80 R14
175/80 R14 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. | Kumho Ecowing ES31 | Upper-middle | £64 88 T | ||||
| 2. | Continental Ecocontact 6! Newer model available: Continental EcoContact 7 | Premium | £84 88 T | ||||
| 3. | Falken Sincera SN-832 Ecorun | Upper-middle | £80 88 T | ||||
| 4. | Hankook Kinergy eco2 K435 | Premium | £70 88 T | ||||
| 5. | Uniroyal RainExpert 3! Newer model available: Uniroyal RAINEXPERT 5 | Upper-middle | |||||
| 6. | Hankook Kinergy eco K425 | Premium | |||||
| 7. | Kumho Ecowing ES01 KH27 | Upper-middle | |||||
| 8. | Barum Bravuris 5 HM | Lowcost | £66 88 T | ||||
| 9. | Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 | Lowcost | £72 88 T | ||||
| 10. | Semperit Comfort-Life 2 | Lowcost | £68 88 T | ||||
| 11. | Firestone Multihawk 2 | Upper-middle | £93 88 T + 1 | ||||
| 12. | Barum Brillantis 2 | Lowcost |
Did you know ...?
175/80 R14 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 19 tyre models available, which can be compared to 255/35 R20, 185/75 R16, 235/45 R19. Let's break down the sizing - 80 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 80% of the tyre width (175mm), which means the sidewall height has 140 mm. The wheel diameter is R14, which means it fits to a 14 inch/355.6mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1996.8 mm, which is very similar to 255/30 R19(1996.8 mm), 255/35 R18(1997.11 mm), 255/40 R17(1997.42 mm), 170/60 R17(1997.42 mm), 195/65 R15(1993.34 mm), 205/50 R17(2000.57 mm), 225/45 R17(1992.71 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 175/80 R14: H(210km/h), P(km/h), Q(160km/h), R(170km/h), T(190km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 88, 99.