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EcoContact 6
AUTOMOTORSPORT'26#6AUTOZEITUNG'22#7ADAC'22#8
7.7
Price from£210
Performance
Dry steering response
100%
Rolling resistance
100%
Fuel efficiency
100%
+16
Aquaplaning - longitudal
11%
Aquaplaning - cross
8%
Wet handling - objective
0%
Test results
AUTOMOTORSPORT2026195/55 R16#6(Good)
AUTOZEITUNG2022215/55 R17#7(Good)
ADAC2022185/65 R15#8(Satisfactory)
AUTOBILD2022215/55 R17#19(Satisfactory)
AUTOBILD2022215/55 R17#23(-)
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255/45 R17 98 Y mfs MO
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£210
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255/45 R17 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Bridgestone Turanza T005
78%
2. Pirelli Cinturato P7
70%
3. Continental EcoContact 6
50%

Wet

1. Bridgestone Turanza T005
72%
2. Pirelli Cinturato P7
60%
3. Continental EcoContact 6
35%

Comfort

1. Continental EcoContact 6
79%
2. Pirelli Cinturato P7
56%
3. Bridgestone Turanza T005
32%

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Customer reviews

974 customer reviews for tyres in this size
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 3.9/5 (270) Bridgestone Turanza T005 3.4/5 (174) Bridgestone Potenza S001 3.2/5 (161) Continental EcoContact 6 2.8/5 (154) Dunlop SP Sport MAXX GT 3.3/5 (74) Dunlop SP Sport MAXX TT 3.2/5 (59) Toyo Proxes T1 Sport 3.8/5 (45) Pirelli P ZERO Asimmetrico 3.6/5 (16) Bridgestone Potenza S007 2.5/5 (11) Maxxis Victra Sport VS01 3/5 (10)

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255/45 R17 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 10 tyre models available, which can be compared to 165/60 R15, 165/60 R14, 165/65 R15. Let's break down the sizing - 45 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 45% of the tyre width (255mm), which means the sidewall height has 114.75 mm. The wheel diameter is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2077.54 mm, which is very similar to 255/40 R18(2077.22 mm), 255/35 R19(2076.91 mm), 255/30 R20(2076.59 mm), 215/65 R15(2075.02 mm), 305/25 R20(2075.02 mm), 225/40 R19(2081.62 mm), 195/65 R16(2073.14 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 255/45 R17: W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 98, 102.

There are 8 runflat variants available.

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