Continental UltraContact is a summer tyre made in total of 80 sizes, ranging from R14 to R14 - this particular dimension is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. 175/55 R15 is 20mm wider than the narrowest dimension (155) and 20mm narrower than the widest one (195). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (175mm), which results in 96.25mm sidewall height. In 175/55 R15, there is only one possible speed index for Continental UltraContact - "T", which is good for speeds up to 190 km/h. In 175/55 R15, UltraContact usually competes against N blue HD Plus, which is a tyre from Nexen with a rating of 42%, compared to 0% of the Continental in question.
# | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
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1. | Bridgestone Turanza T005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Turanza 6 | Premium | £107 77 T | |||
2. | Continental Ecocontact 6! Newer model available: Continental EcoContact 7 | Premium | ||||
3. | Hankook Kinergy eco2 K435 | Premium | £64 77 T | |||
4. | Pirelli P1 Cinturato Verde | Premium | ||||
5. | Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 | Lowcost | £87 77 T | |||
6. | Falken Sincera SN110 | Upper-middle | £64 77 T | |||
7. | Barum Bravuris 5 HM! Newer model available: Barum Bravuris 6 | Lowcost | £67 77 T | |||
8. | Kormoran Road Performance | Lowcost |