Michelin ALPIN 6 is a winter tyre made in total of 72 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R20, which means it fits to a 20 inch/508mm diameter wheel. 245/40 R20 is 60mm wider than the narrowest dimension (185) and -50mm narrower than the widest one (195). This tyre profile of 40 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 40% of the tyre width (245mm), which results in 98mm sidewall height. In 245/40 R20, ALPIN 6 usually competes against WinterContact TS 860, which is a tyre from Continental with a rating of 64%, compared to 69% 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 | £214 99 W | |||
2. | Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 | Premium | £329 99 W | |||
3. | Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III | Premium | £326 99 V + 1 | |||
4. | Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 | Upper-middle | ||||
5. | Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02 | Upper-middle | ||||
6. | Nokian WR Snowproof P | Upper-middle | £165 99 W | |||
7. | Continental WinterContact TS 860S | Premium | £411 99 V + 4 | |||
8. | Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 | Lowcost | £190 99 W | |||
9. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 | Premium | £295 95 W | |||
10. | Nokian WR A4 | Upper-middle | ||||
11. | Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 | Upper-middle | £202 99 V | |||
12. | Imperial SnowDragon UHP | Lowcost |
245/40 R20 is found on 14 vehicles: