205/60 R15 - Best summer tyres 2025 - market overview, tests, reviews
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Bridgestone Turanza T005
The Turanza T005 was introduced in 2018, but still stands as a great tyre, offered in incredible 350 different sizes. It’s universal also in it’s properties - it’s a balanced mix of wet and dry performance with above-average rolling resistance.
- Short braking distance on dry roads
- Exceptional handling on the wet
- Great handling on dry roads
- Low rolling resistance/low fuel consumption
- Very good aquaplaning resistance
- High drive-by noise levels
- Low mileage
- Bad value for the money
| Rank | Year | Organization | Size | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 2024 | Sportauto | 215/40 R18 | Very good |
4 | 2023 | ADAC | 205/55 R16 | Good |
3 | 2023 | Autoklub ČR | 205/55 R16 | - |
3 | 2023 | Tyre Reviews | 205/55 R16 | Highly recommended |
2 | 2022 | AutoMotorSport | 245/45 R19 | Very good |
1 | 2022 | Autozeitung | 215/55 R17 | Highly recommended |
1 | 2022 | Autobild | 215/55 R17 | - |
4 | 2022 | Promobil | 235/55 R17 | Recommended |
3 | 2022 | ADAC | 215/60 R16 | Good |
2 | 2022 | ADAC | 185/65 R15 | Good |
4 | 2022 | Autobild | 215/55 R17 | Good |
3 | 2021 | ADAC | 205/55 R16 | Good |
4 | 2021 | ADAC | 225/50 R17 | Good |
3 | 2021 | Autobild | 215/60 R17 | Exemplary |
5 | 2021 | Autobild | 205/55 R16 | Exemplary |
Cars with 205/60 R15 tyres
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Best tyres in your size
Dry
1.
Kumho Ecsta HS52
82%
2.
Bridgestone Turanza T005
78%
3.
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance
76%
4.
Firestone Roadhawk
72%
5.
Maxxis Premitra HP5
70%
6.
Tomket Sport
68%
7.
Nokian Wetproof
68%
8.
Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
67%
9.
Dunlop Sport BluResponse
66%
10.
BFGoodrich Advantage
62%
Wet
1.
Nokian Wetproof
75%
2.
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance
74%
3.
Bridgestone Turanza T005
72%
4.
Semperit Speed-Life 3
68%
5.
Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun
68%
6.
Maxxis Premitra HP5
67%
7.
Kumho Ecsta HS52
64%
8.
Cooper Zeon CS8
63%
9.
Dunlop Sport BluResponse
62%
10.
Avon ZV7
62%
Comfort
1.
Kleber Dynaxer HP4
85%
2.
Nokian Wetproof
85%
3.
Cooper Zeon CS8
77%
4.
Semperit Speed-Life 3
75%
5.
Apollo Alnac 4G
66%
6.
BFGoodrich Advantage
57%
7.
Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun
56%
8.
Avon ZV7
54%
9.
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance
54%
10.
Maxxis Premitra HP5
54%
Economy
1.
Bridgestone Turanza T005
94%
2.
Dunlop Sport BluResponse
87%
3.
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance
86%
4.
Kleber Dynaxer HP4
72%
5.
Firestone Roadhawk
68%
6.
BFGoodrich Advantage
68%
7.
Semperit Speed-Life 3
60%
8.
Nokian Wetproof
53%
9.
Kumho Ecsta HS52
52%
10.
Maxxis Premitra HP5
43%
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205/60 R15 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 61 tyre models available, which can be compared to 225/40 R18, 185/65 R14, 180/55 R17. Let's break down the sizing - 60 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 60% of the tyre width (205mm), which means the sidewall height has 123 mm. The wheel diameter is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1969.78 mm, which is very similar to 245/40 R17(1972.29 mm), 185/60 R16(1974.18 mm), 195/70 R14(1974.81 mm), 215/45 R17(1964.44 mm), 245/35 R18(1975.12 mm), 215/40 R18(1976.69 mm), 180/55 R17(1978.58 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 205/60 R15: H(210km/h), S(180km/h), V(240km/h), W(270km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 90, 91, 95. You can find 205/60 R15 on 32 car models - mainly Audi, Alfa Romeo, CITROËN, Ford, Kia.
