Barum Polaris 5 is a winter tyre made in total of 74 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R14, which means it fits to a 14 inch/355.6mm diameter wheel. 165/70 R14 is 30mm wider than the narrowest dimension (135) and 90mm narrower than the widest one (255). This tyre profile of 70 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 70% of the tyre width (165mm), which results in 115.5mm sidewall height. In 165/70 R14, there is only one possible speed index for Barum Polaris 5 - "T", which is good for speeds up to 190 km/h. In 165/70 R14, Polaris 5 usually competes against Winguard Snow G3 WH21, which is a tyre from Nexen with a rating of 60%, compared to 63% of the Barum in question.