Continental WinterContact TS 860 is a winter tyre made in total of 73 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 225/50 R17 is 70mm wider than the narrowest dimension (155) and 0mm narrower than the widest one (225). 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 are 2 possible speed indexes for Continental WinterContact TS 860 - "H","V", which are good for speeds up to 210, 240 km/h. In 225/50 R17, WinterContact TS 860 usually competes against ALPIN 6, which is a tyre from Michelin with a rating of 69%, compared to 64% of the Continental in question. Latest test in 225/50 R17 was held by Autobild in 2017, where WinterContact TS 860 received rating "Exemplary" and finished on the 1. place. It was tested on a .
