Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III is a winter tyre made in total of 228 sizes, ranging from R16 to R16 - this particular dimension is R21, which means it fits to a 21 inch/533.4mm diameter wheel. 265/40 R21 is 60mm wider than the narrowest dimension (205) and 90mm narrower than the widest one (355). 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 R21, there is only one possible speed index for Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III - "W", which is good for speeds up to 270 km/h. In 265/40 R21, WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III usually competes against SP Sport MAXX RT2, which is a tyre from Dunlop with a rating of 72%, compared to 0% of the Pirelli in question.
# | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
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1. | GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 | Premium | £321 105 H + 2 | |||
2. | Pirelli SCORPION WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Scorpion Winter 2 | Premium | £338 105 H + 3 | |||
3. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6 | Premium | £342 105 H + 1 | |||
4. | Nokian WR SUV 4 | Upper-middle | £390 105 V | |||
5. | Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III | Premium | £442 105 W | |||
6. | Michelin LATITUDE ALPIN LA2 | Premium | ||||
7. | Nokian WR SUV 3 | Upper-middle | ||||
8. | Toyo Snowprox S954 | Upper-middle | £229 105 V | |||
9. | Continental WinterContact TS 860S | Premium | £340 105 V + 2 | |||
10. | Kumho WinterCraft WS71 | Upper-middle | £195 105 V | |||
11. | Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320A | Upper-middle | ||||
12. | Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 | Upper-middle | £249 105 V |