Michelin Alpin 5 is a winter tyre made in total of 87 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 205/55 R17 is 20mm wider than the narrowest dimension (185) and 110mm narrower than the widest one (315). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (205mm), which results in 112.75mm sidewall height. In 205/55 R17, there are 2 possible speed indexes for Michelin Alpin 5 - "H","V", which are good for speeds up to 210, 240 km/h. In 205/55 R17, Alpin 5 usually competes against ALPIN 6, which is a tyre from Michelin with a rating of 72%, compared to 50% of the Michelin in question.
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Noise | Wear | Fuel consumption |
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Best values in test | 2,1 | 2,0 | 1,8 | 2,3 | 3,0 | 1,0 | 1,7 |
Michelin Alpin 5 | 2,4 | 2,0 | 2,7 | 2,5 | 3,6 | 1,0 | 2,4 |
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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Best values in test | 1- | 2 | 2+ | 1 | |||
Michelin Alpin 5 | 2+ | 2 | 1- | 2 | |||
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Name | Points total | Wet | Dry | Snow | |||
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Best values in test | 101 | 100 | 103,3 | 100,3 | |||
Michelin Alpin 5 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||
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Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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Best values in test | 34,2 | 25 | |||||
Michelin Alpin 5 | 35,6 | 25,8 | |||||
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Name | Points total | Wet | Dry | Snow | Rolling resistance | Noise | |
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Best values in test | 100 | 96,9 | 99,8 | 99 | 100 | 100 | |
Michelin Alpin 5 | 98,5 | 88,2 | 97 | 98,8 | 88,7 | 98,4 | |
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Name | Points total | Wet | Dry | Snow | Rolling resistance | Noise | |
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Best values in test | 412 | 142 | 127 | 143 | 25 | 10 | |
Michelin Alpin 5 | 376 | 128 | 108 | 140 | 18 | 8 | |
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