Bridgestone Potenza RE040 is a summer tyre made in total of 9 sizes, ranging from R16 to R16 - this particular dimension is R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. 245/40 R18 is 40mm wider than the narrowest dimension (205) and 30mm narrower than the widest one (275). This tyre profile of 40 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 40% of the tyre width (245mm), which results in 98mm sidewall height. In
245/40 R18, Potenza RE040 usually competes against
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1, which is a tyre from
Goodyear with a rating of 0%, compared to 0% of the
Bridgestone in question.
