Michelin ALPIN 7 235/50 R18

Michelin ALPIN 7 is a winter tyre made in total of 64 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. 235/50 R18 is 50mm wider than the narrowest dimension (185) and -40mm narrower than the widest one (195). This tyre profile of 50 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 50% of the tyre width (235mm), which results in 117.5mm sidewall height. In 235/50 R18, ALPIN 7 usually competes against Winter Sport 5, which is a tyre from Dunlop with a rating of 86%, compared to 85% of the Michelin in question.