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. 275/35 R21 is 70mm wider than the narrowest dimension (205) and 10mm narrower than the widest one (285). This tyre profile of 35 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 35% of the tyre width (275mm), which results in 96.25mm sidewall height. In 275/35 R21, there is only one possible speed index for Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h. In 275/35 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 | £223 103 W | |||
2. | Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 | Premium | £321 103 V | |||
3. | GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 | Premium | £276 103 V + 1 | |||
4. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6 | Premium | £279 103 V | |||
5. | Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III | Premium | £379 103 V + 3 | |||
6. | Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02 | Upper-middle | £151 99 V | |||
7. | Continental WinterContact TS 860S | Premium | £371 103 W | |||
8. | Falken EUROWINTER HS449 | Upper-middle |