Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 is a winter tyre made in total of 102 sizes, ranging from R16 to R16 - this particular dimension is R21, which means it fits to a 21 inch/533.4mm diameter wheel. 255/35 R21 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 R21, 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 R21, 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 | £241 98 W | |||
2. | Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 | Premium | £294 98 W | |||
3. | Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P | Premium | ||||
4. | GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 | Premium | £253 98 V + 2 | |||
5. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6 | Premium | £287 98 W | |||
6. | Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 | Premium | ||||
7. | Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III | Premium | £250 98 V | |||
8. | Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02 | Upper-middle |