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245/60 R18 - Best winter tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews
Today's discount (03.05):
Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV 245/60 R18 105 H 90%
£178mytyres.co.uk
Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV 245/60 R18 105 H 90%
£178mytyres.co.uk
Table of contents:
Best winter tyres in tests (2024)
1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A
Tested 3x in 2024, 5x in total.
Test results:
- Recommended by ARBO 2023 235/55 R18
- Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 235/60 R18
- Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/60 R18
Pluses:
- Short braking distance on snow
- Short braking distance on dry roads
- Exceptional traction on snow
- Short braking distance on wet roads
- Great handling on snow
Minuses:
- -
245/60 R18 tyre test
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245/60 R18
245/60 R18 tyre ranking based on test results
Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.
| # | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV | Premium | £178 105 H + 1 | ||||
| 2. | Pirelli SCORPION WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Scorpion Winter 2 | Premium | |||||
| 3. | Nokian WR SUV 3 | Upper-middle | |||||
| 4. | Goodyear UltraGrip SUV | Premium | £192 105 H | ||||
| 5. | Kumho WinterCraft WS71 | Upper-middle | £136 105 H |
Did you know ...?
245/60 R18 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 11 tyre models available, which can be compared to 170/80 R15, 165/70 R13, 325/30 R21. Let's break down the sizing - 60 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 60% of the tyre width (245mm), which means the sidewall height has 147 mm. The wheel diameter is R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2359.96 mm, which is very similar to 265/70 R15(2362.48 mm), 245/65 R17(2357.14 mm), 245/70 R16(2354.31 mm), 245/50 R20(2365.62 mm), 275/40 R21(2366.88 mm), 315/30 R22(2349.28 mm), 265/50 R19(2348.65 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 245/60 R18: H(210km/h), Q(160km/h), R(170km/h), S(180km/h), T(190km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 104, 105, 110.