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Bridgestone Turanza T005
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Turanza T005
MOTOR'25#4SPORTAUTO'24#3AUTOKLUBCR'23#3
8.8
Price from£116
Expert summary
The Turanza T005 was introduced in 2018, but still stands as a great tyre, offered in incredible 350 different sizes. It’s universal also in it’s properties - it’s a balanced mix of wet and dry performance with above-average rolling resistance.
Performance
Dry braking
80%
Wet handling
77%
Wet circle cornering
72%
+4
Aquaplaning - longitudal
57%
Comfort
42%
Exterior noise
24%
Test results
MOTOR2025205/55 R16#4(Recommended)
SPORTAUTO2024215/40 R18#3(Very good)
AUTOKLUBCR2023205/55 R16#3(-)
TYREREVIEWS2023205/55 R16#3(Highly recommended)
ADAC2023205/55 R16#4(Good)
AUTOBILD2022215/55 R17#1(-)
AUTOZEITUNG2022215/55 R17#1(Highly recommended)
AUTOMOTORSPORT2022245/45 R19#2(Very good)
ADAC2022185/65 R15#2(Good)
ADAC2022215/60 R16#3(Good)
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175/55 R15 77 T
A C 70dB
£116
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£116
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Dry

1. Bridgestone Turanza T005
78%
2. Continental EcoContact 6
50%

Wet

1. Bridgestone Turanza T005
72%
2. Continental EcoContact 6
35%

Comfort

1. Continental EcoContact 6
79%
2. Bridgestone Turanza T005
32%

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Customer reviews

502 customer reviews for tyres in this size
Bridgestone Turanza T005 3.4/5 (122) Bridgestone Potenza RE050A 3.2/5 (122) Continental EcoContact 6 2.7/5 (95) Maxtrek Maximus M1 2.5/5 (67) Kormoran Road Performance 3/5 (21) Kormoran Gamma B2 2/5 (18) Fulda EcoControl 3/5 (17) Continental UltraContact 3.6/5 (16) Kumho EcowinG ES01 KH27 2.8/5 (16) Firemax FM601 1.2/5 (8)

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Did you know ...?

175/55 R15 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 18 tyre models available, which can be compared to 185/55 R15, 195/55 R15, 175/60 R15. Let's break down the sizing - 55 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 55% of the tyre width (175mm), which means the sidewall height has 96.25 mm. The wheel diameter is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1801.7 mm, which is very similar to 160/60 R15(1800.13 mm), 175/70 R13(1807.04 mm), 195/50 R15(1809.56 mm), 165/65 R14(1791.02 mm), 185/60 R14(1814.58 mm), 155/80 R13(1816.47 mm), 215/40 R16(1817.1 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 175/55 R15: H(210km/h), T(190km/h), V(240km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 77.

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