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. 255/35 R20 is 70mm wider than the narrowest dimension (185) and -60mm narrower than the widest one (195). This tyre profile of 35 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 35% of the tyre width (255mm), which results in 89.25mm sidewall height. In 255/35 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 | £241 97 W | |||
2. | Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 | Premium | £310 97 W | |||
3. | Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P | Premium | £335 97 W | |||
4. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6 | Premium | £260 97 W | |||
5. | Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | Premium | ||||
6. | Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 | Premium | ||||
7. | Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III | Premium | £285 97 V + 2 | |||
8. | Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 | Upper-middle | ||||
9. | Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02 | Upper-middle | ||||
10. | Nokian WR Snowproof P | Upper-middle | ||||
11. | Toyo Snowprox S954 | Upper-middle | £207 97 W | |||
12. | Nokian WR A4 | Upper-middle | ||||
13. | Imperial SnowDragon UHP | Lowcost |