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Michelin Alpin 5

215/55 R18 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 R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. 215/55 R18 is 30mm wider than the narrowest dimension (185) and 100mm narrower than the widest one (315). 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 R18, Alpin 5 usually competes against Blizzak LM-005, which is a tyre from Bridgestone with a rating of 87%, compared to 0% of the Michelin in question.


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 (215/55 R18)
ADAC
ADAC Winter tyre test 2017 215/65 R16
satisfactory
Ranked #5 of 16
Name WetDrySnowIceNoiseWearFuel consumption
Best values in test2,12,01,92,33,10,51,4
Michelin Alpin 52,42,12,72,53,80,5 2,3
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Source: www.adac.de
Autobild
Name WetDrySnow
Best values in test1-21-
Michelin Alpin 52-2-2
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215/55 R18 - Best winter tyres (according to tests)

#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
76.7%
79.7%
73.8%
78.9%
Upper-middle £146
99 V
2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen-1
89.9%
82.5%
86.4%
91.5%
Premium
3. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
77.2%
89.9%
89.6%
80.6%
Premium £227
99 V
4. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
83.2%
77.8%
82.7%
80.3%
Premium £171
95 T
5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV
95%
78%
90.9%
70.6%
Premium £158
99 V
6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
92.2%
79.6%
84.4%
82.6%
Premium £158
99 V
7. Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV
87.1%
84.2%
89%
78.5%
Premium £201
99 V
8. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
82.9%
92.2%
82.8%
75.3%
Premium £197
95 T + 1
9. Nokian WR SUV 4
69.5%
85.9%
88.6%
72.8%
Upper-middle £169
95 H
10. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
78.7%
81.3%
66.3%
81.3%
Premium £186
99 H
11. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
72.5%
94.8%
73.9%
81.1%
Upper-middle
12. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
Premium £202
95 H + 1
13. Michelin LATITUDE ALPIN LA2
93.5%
96.7%
88%
Premium
14. 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
15. Firestone Winterhawk 4
Upper-middle £129
99 V
16. Nokian WR SUV 3! Newer model available: Nokian WR SUV 4
87.9%
90.2%
94.9%
Upper-middle £119
95 H + 1
17. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
74.5%
77.6%
76%
68.8%
Lowcost £138
99 V
18. Falken EUROWINTER HS01 SUV
82.5%
81.4%
77.9%
Upper-middle £126
99 V
19. Toyo Observe S944
67.9%
66.9%
85.1%
79.9%
Upper-middle £133
99 V
20. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 SUV
Upper-middle £143
95 H + 1
21. Kumho WinterCraft WS71
Upper-middle £114
99 H + 1
22. Firestone Destination Winter
Upper-middle
23. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
81.6%
70.5%
85.4%
Upper-middle £136
95 V
24. Matador MP93 Nordicca
Lowcost £123
99 V
25. Kormoran SNOW
Lowcost
26. Fortune Fsr901
Lowcost
27. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
62%
70.7%
88.8%
Lowcost