Continental CrossContact LX2 is a winter tyre made in total of 43 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 225/50 R17 is 20mm wider than the narrowest dimension (205) and 50mm narrower than the widest one (275). This tyre profile of 50 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 50% of the tyre width (225mm), which results in 112.5mm sidewall height. In 225/50 R17, there is only one possible speed index for Continental CrossContact LX2 - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h. In 225/50 R17, CrossContact LX2 usually competes against Primacy 3, which is a tyre from Michelin with a rating of 0%, compared to 0% of the Continental in question.