195/45 R16 - Best summer tyres 2025 - market overview, tests, reviews
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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.
Cars with 195/45 R16 tyres
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Best tyres in your size
Dry
1.
Kumho Ecsta HS52
82%
2.
Bridgestone Turanza T005
77%
3.
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance
76%
4.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4
75%
5.
Vredestein Ultrac
74%
6.
Toyo Proxes Comfort
73%
7.
Maxxis Premitra HP5
70%
8.
Nokian Wetproof
68%
9.
Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
66%
10.
Dunlop Sport BluResponse
66%
Wet
1.
Uniroyal RainSport 5
81%
2.
Vredestein Ultrac
79%
3.
Nokian Wetproof
75%
4.
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance
74%
5.
Firestone Roadhawk 2
72%
6.
Bridgestone Turanza T005
71%
7.
Semperit Speed-Life 3
68%
8.
Nexen N Fera Primus
68%
9.
Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun
67%
10.
Maxxis Premitra HP5
67%
Comfort
1.
Linglong Sport Master
92%
2.
Kleber Dynaxer HP4
85%
3.
Nokian Wetproof
85%
4.
Giti Gitisport S2
81%
5.
GT radial Sport Active 2
80%
6.
Cooper Zeon CS8
77%
7.
Semperit Speed-Life 3
75%
8.
Uniroyal RainSport 5
71%
9.
Toyo Proxes Comfort
70%
10.
Apollo Alnac 4G
66%
Economy
1.
Bridgestone Turanza T005
94%
2.
Bridgestone Turanza 6
91%
3.
Dunlop Sport BluResponse
87%
4.
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance
86%
5.
Linglong Sport Master
75%
6.
Kleber Dynaxer HP4
72%
7.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4
71%
8.
BFGoodrich Advantage
68%
9.
Fulda EcoControl HP2
65%
10.
Semperit Speed-Life 3
60%
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195/45 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 30 tyre models available, which can be compared to 185/55 R16, 215/45 R17, 205/60 R16. Let's break down the sizing - 45 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 45% of the tyre width (195mm), which means the sidewall height has 87.75 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 1828.09 mm, which is very similar to 175/65 R14(1831.86 mm), 185/55 R15(1836.26 mm), 165/60 R15(1818.98 mm), 215/40 R16(1817.1 mm), 155/80 R13(1816.47 mm), 205/50 R15(1840.97 mm), 185/60 R14(1814.58 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 195/45 R16: H(210km/h), V(240km/h), W(270km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 80, 84. You can find 195/45 R16 on 20 car models - mainly Ford, Fiat, Kia, MG, Opel.
