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Michelin Alpin 5

215/40 R17 Michelin Alpin 5 variants


Michelin Alpin 5 is a winter tyre made in total of 87 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 215/40 R17 is 30mm wider than the narrowest dimension (185) and 100mm narrower than the widest one (315). This tyre profile of 40 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 40% of the tyre width (215mm), which results in 86mm sidewall height. In 215/40 R17, there is only one possible speed index for Michelin Alpin 5 - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h. In 215/40 R17, Alpin 5 usually competes against ALPIN 6, which is a tyre from Michelin with a rating of 72%, compared to 50% of the Michelin in question.

215/40 R17 87 V mfs XL


Michelin Alpin 5 is made in 87 sizes, starting from 185/65 R15 up to 315/30 R21.

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Michelin Alpin 5 in tyre tests

Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (215/40 R17)
ADAC Winter tyre test 2017 215/65 R16
satisfactory
Ranked #5 of 16
Name WetDrySnowIceNoiseFuel consumption
Best values in test2,12,01,92,33,11,4
Michelin Alpin 52,42,12,72,53,82,3
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Source: www.adac.de
Name WetDrySnow
Best values in test1-21-
Michelin Alpin 52-2- 2
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215/40 R17 - Best winter tyres (according to tests)

#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. Continental WinterContact TS 860! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870
83.3%
84.8%
84.2%
78.9%
Premium £130
87 V
2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
90.4%
80.1%
83%
85.4%
Premium £147
87 V + 1
3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
84.1%
90.9%
80.6%
85.5%
Premium £181
87 V
4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
81%
77.2%
80.5%
81.7%
Premium
5. Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6
76.8%
73.4%
79.2%
86.2%
Premium
6. Michelin ALPIN 6
84%
82.6%
85%
80.8%
Premium £175
87 V
7. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
73.2%
92.4%
73.3%
80.4%
Upper-middle
8. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
Premium
9. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
75.8%
90.6%
85.1%
92%
Upper-middle £121
87 V
10. Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5
75.1%
74.1%
79.8%
74.8%
Lowcost £137
87 V
11. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
71.8%
85.5%
73.2%
73.2%
Lowcost £122
87 V
12. Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02
78.1%
74.6%
75.2%
80.9%
Upper-middle £129
87 V + 1
13. Nokian WR Snowproof P
66.1%
79.2%
92.3%
Upper-middle
14. Toyo Observe S944
72.7%
69%
84.7%
76.2%
Upper-middle £103
87 V
15. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
76.8%
77.4%
77.5%
94.5%
Lowcost £97
87 V + 1
16. Kumho WinterCraft WP51! Newer model available: Kumho WinterCraft WP52
77%
79.7%
75.6%
82.5%
Upper-middle £99
87 V
17. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
Premium
18. Nexen WinGuard Sport
Lowcost
19. Barum Polaris 5
73.7%
74.3%
75.7%
73.9%
Lowcost £113
87 V
20. Nokian WR A4
66.1%
77.4%
80.7%
Upper-middle
21. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
Upper-middle
22. Matador MP93 Nordicca
Lowcost £92
87 V
23. Kormoran SNOW
Lowcost
24. Imperial SnowDragon 3
Lowcost
25. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
Lowcost