Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 is a winter tyre made in total of 102 sizes, ranging from R16 to R16 - this particular dimension is R19, which means it fits to a 19 inch/482.6mm diameter wheel. 285/40 R19 is 80mm wider than the narrowest dimension (205) and 0mm narrower than the widest one (285). This tyre profile of 40 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 40% of the tyre width (285mm), which results in 114mm sidewall height. In 285/40 R19, there is only one possible speed index for Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h. In 285/40 R19, 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 | £223 107 V | |||
2. | Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 | Premium | £308 107 V | |||
3. | Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 | Premium | £323 103 V + 1 | |||
4. | Continental WinterContact TS 860S | Premium | ||||
5. | Nokian WR A4 | Upper-middle | ||||
6. | Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 | Upper-middle | £221 107 W |