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Michelin ALPIN 6

205/55 R17 Michelin ALPIN 6 variants


Michelin ALPIN 6 is a winter tyre made in total of 72 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 205/55 R17 is 20mm wider than the narrowest dimension (185) and -10mm narrower than the widest one (195). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (205mm), which results in 112.75mm sidewall height. In 205/55 R17, there are 2 possible speed indexes for Michelin ALPIN 6 - "H","V", which are good for speeds up to 210, 240 km/h. In 205/55 R17, ALPIN 6 usually competes against ALPIN 5, which is a tyre from Michelin with a rating of 50%, compared to 72% of the Michelin in question.

205/55 R17 95 H

B
C
69dB

205/55 R17 95 V

B
C
69dB

Michelin ALPIN 6 is made in 72 sizes, starting from 185/65 R15 up to 195/55 R20.

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Michelin ALPIN 6 in tyre tests

Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (205/55 R17)
Name Enviromental impactDriving safety
Best values in test22.1
Michelin ALPIN 62 2.3
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Name Stopping distance on wetStopping distance on snow
Best values in test32,127,3
Michelin ALPIN 634,929,1
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Source: www.autobild.de
Name WetDrySnowRolling resistanceWear
Best values in test2+2+11-1
Michelin ALPIN 6222+2-1
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Source: www.autobild.de
Name WetDrySnowIceNoiseWearFuel consumption
Best values in test1,32,01,82,12,51,01,8
Michelin ALPIN 62,02,52,12,22,61,52,1
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Source: www.adac.de
Name Points totalWinterWetDryRolling resistanceNoise
Best values in test101,6299,9299,9100101,1100,7
Michelin ALPIN 698,4291,9295,496,287,698,8
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Source: www.autoexpress.co.uk
Name Points totalWetDrySnow
Best values in test101,1103,4102,8100
Michelin ALPIN 698,6697,499,299,4
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Source: www.autoklubcr.cz
Name Stopping distance on dryStopping distance on wetStopping distance on ice
Best values in test13,914,816,4
Michelin ALPIN 615,715,531,2
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Source: www.autonavigator.hu

205/55 R17 - Best winter tyres (according to tests)

#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
76.4%
88.2%
86.5%
82%
Premium
2. Continental WinterContact TS 850P
Premium
3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
78.7%
79.7%
92.1%
86.1%
Premium £165
91 H + 1
4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
84.1%
90.9%
80.6%
85.5%
Premium
5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
90.4%
80.1%
83%
85.4%
Premium £154
95 V
6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
80.7%
87.3%
80.9%
83.2%
Premium
7. Kleber KRISALP HP3
78.7%
82.7%
73.7%
79.3%
Upper-middle
8. Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6
76.8%
73.4%
79.2%
86.2%
Premium £222
91 H + 2
9. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
78.8%
75.2%
69%
88.1%
Premium
10. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
81%
77.2%
80.5%
81.7%
Premium
11. Michelin ALPIN 6
84%
82.6%
85%
80.8%
Premium
12. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
73.2%
92.4%
73.3%
80.4%
Upper-middle
13. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
Premium
14. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
80.5%
77.4%
82.4%
Premium £182
91 H + 1
15. Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
77.2%
83.1%
77.2%
78.9%
Premium
16. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
75.8%
90.6%
85.1%
92%
Upper-middle
17. Firestone Winterhawk 4
78.1%
86.1%
74.3%
81.3%
Upper-middle £131
95 V
18. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
78.8%
74%
77.2%
76.3%
Lowcost £91
0 V
19. Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5
75.1%
74.1%
79.8%
74.8%
Lowcost
20. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
71.8%
85.5%
73.2%
73.2%
Lowcost £119
95 V
21. Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02
78.1%
74.6%
75.2%
80.9%
Upper-middle £149
91 H + 1
22. Nokian WR Snowproof P
66.1%
79.2%
92.3%
Upper-middle £143
91 H + 1
23. Toyo Observe S944
72.7%
69%
84.7%
76.2%
Upper-middle £99
95 V
24. Toyo Snowprox S954
78.8%
70.6%
92.2%
82.7%
Upper-middle
25. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
81.9%
76.7%
78%
Upper-middle
26. Giti GitiWinter W1
71.1%
72.4%
76.7%
82.3%
Lowcost
27. Barum Polaris 5
73.7%
74.3%
75.7%
73.9%
Lowcost £107
95 V
28. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
Upper-middle
29. Nokian WR A4
66.1%
77.4%
80.7%
Upper-middle
30. Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4
77.2%
79.3%
76.8%
82.5%
Upper-middle
31. Matador MP93 Nordicca
Lowcost
32. Kormoran SNOW
Lowcost
33. Fortune Fsr901
Lowcost
34. Imperial SnowDragon 3
Lowcost