Continental SportContact 5 is a summer tyre made in total of 121 sizes, ranging from R17 to R17 - this particular dimension is R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. 255/45 R18 is 60mm wider than the narrowest dimension (195) and 30mm narrower than the widest one (285). This tyre profile of 45 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 45% of the tyre width (255mm), which results in 114.75mm sidewall height. In
255/45 R18, SportContact 5 usually competes against
UltraGrip Performance+, which is a tyre from
GoodYear with a rating of 90%, compared to 0% of the
Continental in question.
