Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 is a winter tyre made in total of 102 sizes, ranging from R16 to R16 - this particular dimension is R20, which means it fits to a 20 inch/508mm diameter wheel. 255/35 R20 is 50mm wider than the narrowest dimension (205) and 30mm narrower than the widest one (285). 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, there is only one possible speed index for Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 - "W", which is good for speeds up to 270 km/h. In 255/35 R20, PILOT ALPIN 5 usually competes against Winter i*cept evo3 W330, which is a tyre from Hankook with a rating of 89%, compared to 98% 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 | £204 97 W | |||
2. | Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 | Premium | £353 97 W | |||
3. | Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P | Premium | ||||
4. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6 | Premium | £227 97 W | |||
5. | Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | Premium | ||||
6. | Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 | Premium | ||||
7. | Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III | Premium | £286 97 V + 2 | |||
8. | Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 | Upper-middle | £332 97 W + 1 | |||
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 | £183 97 W | |||
12. | Nokian WR A4 | Upper-middle | ||||
13. | Imperial SnowDragon UHP | Lowcost |