Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4 is a winter tyre made in total of 115 sizes, ranging from R17 to R17 - this particular dimension is R19, which means it fits to a 19 inch/482.6mm diameter wheel. 265/40 R19 is 40mm wider than the narrowest dimension (225) and 80mm narrower than the widest one (345). This tyre profile of 40 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 40% of the tyre width (265mm), which results in 106mm sidewall height. In 265/40 R19, there are 2 possible speed indexes for Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4 - "V","W", which are good for speeds up to 240, 270 km/h. In 265/40 R19, Pilot Alpin PA4 usually competes against Blizzak LM-005, which is a tyre from Bridgestone with a rating of 92%, compared to 59% 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 | £207 102 V | |||
2. | Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 | Premium | £310 102 V + 1 | |||
3. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 | Premium | £205 102 V | |||
4. | Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 | Premium | £268 98 V + 2 | |||
5. | Continental WinterContact TS 860S | Premium | £262 102 V | |||
6. | Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 | Upper-middle | £202 102 W |