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Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun
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Ziex ZE310 Ecorun
MOTOR'25#5VIBILAGARE'24#4AUTOZEITUNG'24#6
6.2
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Expert summary
Being usually one of the cheaper tyres in the test, the japanese Falken still delivers very safe characteristics for everyday driving. It suffers a bit in the efficiency department, with higher rolling resistance and limited mileage.
Performance
Aquaplaning - longitudal
85%
Comfort
83%
Aquaplaning - cross
81%
+4
Wet circle cornering
57%
Wet handling
47%
Interior noise
25%
Test results
MOTOR2025205/55 R16#5(-)
VIBILAGARE2024215/55 R17#4(-)
AUTOZEITUNG2024225/45 R17#6(-)
AUTOBILD2024205/55 R16#7(-)
AUTOBILD2024205/55 R16#7(Good)
AUTOBILD2024225/55 R17#8(Satisfactory)
ADAC2024215/55 R17#10(Satisfactory)
AUTOBILD2023225/65 R17#3(Exemplary)
ADAC2023205/55 R16#6(Good)
TYREREVIEWS2023205/55 R16#6(Recommended)
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215/40 R16 86 W £119
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215/40 R16 tyre test

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Dry

1. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
69%
2. Linglong Sport Master
43%

Wet

1. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
68%
2. Linglong Sport Master
55%

Comfort

1. Linglong Sport Master
85%
2. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
57%

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Customer reviews

548 customer reviews for tyres in this size
Uniroyal RainSport 2 3.5/5 (134) Barum Bravuris 2 3.6/5 (130) Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 3.6/5 (102) Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun 3.4/5 (87) Vredestein Ultrac Satin 3.5/5 (51) Kumho Ecsta HS51 3.6/5 (40) Linglong Sport Master 2.7/5 (4)

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215/40 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 8 tyre models available, which can be compared to 160/70 R17, 205/40 R17, 195/40 R17. Let's break down the sizing - 40 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 40% of the tyre width (215mm), which means the sidewall height has 86 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 1817.1 mm, which is very similar to 155/80 R13(1816.47 mm), 165/60 R15(1818.98 mm), 185/60 R14(1814.58 mm), 195/50 R15(1809.56 mm), 175/70 R13(1807.04 mm), 195/45 R16(1828.09 mm), 175/65 R14(1831.86 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 215/40 R16: W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 86.

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