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Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501

215/55 R17 Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501 variants


Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501 is a winter tyre made in total of 44 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 215/55 R17 is 60mm wider than the narrowest dimension (155) and 40mm narrower than the widest one (255). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (215mm), which results in 118.25mm sidewall height. In 215/55 R17, there is only one possible speed index for Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501 - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h. In 215/55 R17, Wintergen 2 KR501 usually competes against Winter Sport 5, which is a tyre from Dunlop with a rating of 89%, compared to 0% of the Kenda in question. Latest test in 215/55 R17 was held by ADAC in 2024, where Wintergen 2 KR501 received rating "Poor" and finished on the 15. place. It was tested on a VW T-Roc.

215/55 R17 98 V

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Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501 is made in 44 sizes, starting from 155/65 R13 up to 255/50 R19.

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Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501 in tyre tests

Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (215/55 R17)
ADAC
Name WinterWetDryEnviromental impactNoiseWearFuel consumption
Best values in test1.72.12.21.72.71.61.3
Kenda Wintergen 2 KR5014.44.24.24.44.34.12.5
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Autobild
Autobild Winter tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Ranked #51 of 56
Name Stopping distance on wet
Best values in test32,8
Kenda Wintergen 2 KR50141,1
Autobild
Autobild Winter tyre test 2019 215/60 R17
not recommended
Ranked #8 of 10
Name WetDrySnow
Best values in test2+21
Kenda Wintergen 2 KR5013-3+1
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Source: www.autobild.de

215/55 R17 - Best winter tyres (according to tests)

#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
83.2%
77.8%
82.7%
80.3%
Premium £218
94 H + 3
2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
92.2%
79.6%
84.4%
82.6%
Premium £166
98 H + 1
3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
84.6%
92.6%
80.2%
85.4%
Premium
4. Michelin ALPIN 6! Newer model available: Michelin ALPIN 7
83.2%
83.9%
85.5%
82.5%
Premium
5. Kleber KRISALP HP3
77.3%
88.7%
74.5%
80.5%
Upper-middle £124
94 H + 2
6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
81.7%
90.7%
81.6%
74.3%
Premium £138
98 V + 1
7. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
82.9%
92.2%
82.8%
75.3%
Premium
8. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
78.7%
81.3%
66.3%
81.3%
Premium £155
98 H + 1
9. Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6
81.2%
72.1%
85.8%
66.6%
Premium £192
94 H + 4
10. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
72.5%
94.8%
73.9%
81.1%
Upper-middle £126
94 H + 2
11. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
Premium £162
94 H + 3
12. Nokian WR D4
73.4%
93.7%
81.9%
72.5%
Upper-middle
13. Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
80.7%
87.6%
75.7%
80.5%
Premium
14. Firestone Winterhawk 4
Upper-middle £111
98 V
15. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
80.6%
77.4%
83.7%
Premium £164
94 V + 2
16. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
75.8%
90.5%
85.7%
67.4%
Upper-middle £140
98 V + 2
17. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
78.4%
70.3%
78.3%
71.2%
Lowcost £113
98 V
18. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
74.5%
77.6%
76%
68.8%
Lowcost £129
98 V
19. Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5
78.1%
77.2%
71.3%
79.7%
Lowcost
20. Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02
78.2%
74.2%
74.2%
77.1%
Upper-middle
21. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
70%
85.9%
74%
72.3%
Lowcost £136
98 V
22. Nokian WR Snowproof! Newer model available: Nokian Snowproof 2
68.7%
80.6%
82.5%
85.9%
Upper-middle
23. Nokian WR Snowproof P
66.1%
79.2%
92.3%
Upper-middle
24. Toyo Observe S944
67.9%
66.9%
85.1%
79.9%
Upper-middle
25. Toyo Snowprox S954
78.8%
70.6%
92.2%
82.7%
Upper-middle
26. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
81.9%
76.7%
78%
Upper-middle
27. Sava Eskimo HP2
65.3%
79.5%
72.3%
73.5%
Lowcost £112
98 V
28. Uniroyal MS Plus 77! Newer model available: Uniroyal WinterExpert
79.2%
83.3%
75.4%
74.1%
Upper-middle
29. Giti GitiWinter W1
65.8%
77.2%
72.4%
72.7%
Lowcost
30. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
Lowcost £103
98 V + 1
31. Debica Frigo HP2
70%
86.5%
74.1%
71.9%
Lowcost £112
98 V
32. Nexen WinGuard Sport
Lowcost
33. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65.6%
75.1%
72.4%
74.7%
Upper-middle £103
98 V
34. Barum Polaris 5! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 6
63.8%
78.1%
72%
74.8%
Lowcost £91
98 V
35. Nokian WR A4
Upper-middle
36. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
81.6%
70.5%
85.4%
Upper-middle
37. Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4
66.5%
83.4%
77.3%
71.3%
Upper-middle
38. Matador MP93 Nordicca
Lowcost £102
98 V
39. Fortune Fsr901
Lowcost
40. Kormoran SNOW
Lowcost
41. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
62%
70.7%
88.8%
Lowcost
42. Imperial SnowDragon 3
Lowcost
43. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
Lowcost