Michelin Alpin 5 is a winter tyre made in total of 87 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R21, which means it fits to a 21 inch/533.4mm diameter wheel. 275/35 R21 is 90mm wider than the narrowest dimension (185) and 40mm narrower than the widest one (315). This tyre profile of 35 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 35% of the tyre width (275mm), which results in 96.25mm sidewall height. In 275/35 R21, there is only one possible speed index for Michelin Alpin 5 - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h. In 275/35 R21, 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.
# | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
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1. | Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 | Upper-middle | £243 103 W | |||
2. | Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 | Premium | £351 103 V | |||
3. | GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 | Premium | £403 103 V + 1 | |||
4. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6 | Premium | £302 103 V | |||
5. | Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III | Premium | £377 103 V + 3 | |||
6. | Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02 | Upper-middle | £166 99 V | |||
7. | Continental WinterContact TS 860S | Premium | £373 103 W | |||
8. | Falken EUROWINTER HS449 | Upper-middle |