175/60 R15 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Premium

EcoContact 6

'26#6

'22#7

'22#8

7.7

Performance

Dry steering response

100%

Rolling resistance

100%

Fuel efficiency

100%

+16

Aquaplaning - longitudal

11%

Aquaplaning - cross

8%

Wet handling - objective

0%

Test results

2026195/55 R16#6(Good)

2022215/55 R17#7(Good)

2022185/65 R15#8(Satisfactory)

2022215/55 R17#19(Satisfactory)

2022215/55 R17#23(-)

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Upper-middle

ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

'25#5

'24#4

'24#6

6.9

Expert summary

Being usually one of the cheaper tyres in the test, the japanese Falken still delivers very safe characteristics for everyday driving. It suffers a bit in the efficiency department, with higher rolling resistance and limited mileage.

Performance

Dry driving behavior

93%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

85%

Aquaplaning - cross

80%

+22

Wet safety

29%

Rolling resistance

28%

Interior noise

25%

Test results

2024205/55 R16#7(Good)

2024225/55 R17#8(Satisfactory)

2024215/55 R17#10(Satisfactory)

2023225/65 R17#3(Exemplary)

2023205/55 R16#6(Good)

2023205/55 R16#6(Recommended)

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3

Budget

Comfort Master

'26#2

'24#8

'24#35

4.8

Performance

Comfort

100%

Exterior noise

88%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

75%

+4

Dry braking

13%

Dry handling

13%

Wet circle cornering

0%

Test results

2026205/55 R16#2(Highly recommended)

2024215/55 R17#8(-)

2024205/55 R16#35(-)

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4

Budget

DS2

'26#26

4.6

Test results

2026245/45 R19#26(-)

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5

Budget

RapidDragon

'26#34

3.0

Test results

2026245/45 R19#34(-)

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175/60 R15 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Firestone Roadhawk

72%

2. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

69%

3. Continental EcoContact 6

50%

Wet

1. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun

68%

2. Firestone Roadhawk

60%

3. Continental EcoContact 6

35%

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Customer reviews

642 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Continental EcoContact 6 2.8/5 (154)

Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 3.9/5 (117)

Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun 3.7/5 (97)

Maxtrek Maximus M1 2.5/5 (67)

Firestone Roadhawk 3.1/5 (46)

Bridgestone B250 2.8/5 (40)

Continental UltraContact 3.7/5 (37)

Kumho Ecowing ES31 3.4/5 (31)

Barum Brillantis 2 3/5 (30)

Firestone TZ300a 3.4/5 (23)

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175/60 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, 175/55 R15. Let's break down the sizing - 60 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 60% of the tyre width (175mm), which means the sidewall height has 105 mm. The wheel diameter is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1856.68 mm, which is very similar to 205/45 R16(1856.37 mm), 185/50 R16(1857.94 mm), 195/60 R14(1852.28 mm), 195/40 R17(1846.63 mm), 165/80 R13(1866.73 mm), 165/70 R14(1842.86 mm), 195/55 R15(1870.82 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 175/60 R15: H(210km/h), T(190km/h), V(240km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 81, 82.