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Bridgestone Turanza T005
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Turanza T005
MOTOR'25#4SPORTAUTO'24#3AUTOKLUBCR'23#3
8.8
Price from£123
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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205/80 R16 104 T
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£123
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205/80 R16 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
79%
2. Bridgestone Turanza T005
78%
3. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
73%

Wet

1. Bridgestone Turanza T005
72%
2. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
72%
3. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
65%

Comfort

1. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
65%
2. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
53%
3. Bridgestone Turanza T005
32%

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205/80 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 16 tyre models available, which can be compared to 195/50 R15, 165/65 R14, 190/55 R17. Let's break down the sizing - 80 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 80% of the tyre width (205mm), which means the sidewall height has 164 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 2307.19 mm, which is very similar to 275/55 R17(2306.87 mm), 235/75 R15(2304.36 mm), 235/70 R16(2310.33 mm), 295/30 R22(2311.58 mm), 285/35 R21(2302.47 mm), 285/40 R20(2312.21 mm), 235/65 R17(2316.3 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 205/80 R16: H(210km/h), Q(160km/h), R(170km/h), S(180km/h), T(190km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 104, 110, 111.

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