175/60 R16 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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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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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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175/60 R16 tyre test

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1. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

69%

2. Giti Gitisynergy H2

54%

Wet

1. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

68%

2. Giti GitiSynergy H2

44%

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232 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 3.9/5 (117)

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175/60 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 3 tyre models available, which can be compared to 155/60 R15, 170/60 R17, 160/60 R14. 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 R16, which means it fits to a 16 inch/406.4mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1936.48 mm, which is very similar to 205/45 R17(1936.16 mm), 195/60 R15(1932.08 mm), 225/35 R18(1931.14 mm), 185/70 R14(1930.82 mm), 235/40 R17(1947.16 mm), 195/55 R16(1950.61 mm), 205/40 R18(1951.56 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 175/60 R16: H(210km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 81, 82.