Barum Polaris 6 205/50 R17

Barum Polaris 6 is a winter tyre made in total of 106 sizes, ranging from R14 to R14 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 205/50 R17 is 50mm wider than the narrowest dimension (155) and 50mm narrower than the widest one (255). This tyre profile of 50 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 50% of the tyre width (205mm), which results in 102.5mm sidewall height. In 205/50 R17, Polaris 6 usually competes against Speed-Grip 5, which is a tyre from Semperit with a rating of 80%, compared to 83% of the Barum in question.