Tyre dimensions can be used when searching for new tyres
                     TYRE DIMENSIONS CAN BE 
USED WHEN SEARCHING FOR 
NEW TYRES
TYRE DIMENSIONS CAN BE USED 
WHEN SEARCHING FOR NEW TYRES
• If you are in the market for a new set of tyres, you will need to make sure that 
you select tyres that fit to your vehicle. It is essential that you follow the size 
recommendations from the manufacturer and stated in the car's owner’s manual. 
If you fit the wrong dimensions your car, the car's behavior will not be as 
intended. You will not have the same balance and the car can easily over- or 
understeer. 
• When you know that you need 215/65R16 summer tyres, you have a good 
starting point in your tyre selection as you can search for all available tyres in 
that dimension. This will exclude at least some tyres. After that you can focus 
your tyre selection on the key requirements that you have in mind for your tyres. 
When it comes to summer tyres, most of us are looking for safe tyres with good 
performance and low fuel consumption. This tends to leave out some of the 
cheaper tyres, which will have worse performance and higher fuel consumption. 
TYRE DIMENSIONS CAN BE USED 
WHEN SEARCHING FOR NEW TYRES
• For summer tyres we tend to be helped by the EU tyre marking, which in my mind 
is not as effective for winter tyres, but for summer tyres it gives a good indication 
for certain factors. These include rolling resistance, which results in higher fuel 
consumption and tyre wear, wet grip, which shows their safety on wet surfaces. 
You also have tyre noise, as that can impact the driving comfort. This can be very 
important for electrical cars, which are inherently quiet and thus tyre noise can be 
disturbing. It can potentially also be dangerous if the noise level is too high, as it 
can potentially cause loss of hearing.
• You might have other requirements for your tyres, like high speed ratings or heavy 
loads, or you might be in need for tyres that are recommended for use on electrical 
tyres, then this becomes more important than the factors listed on EU tyre 
marking. This is why you shouldn't always stare blindly at these and believe these 
are the most important ones for tyre selection, but more like a late stage selector 
once you have identified a few suitable candidates.
TYRE DIMENSIONS CAN BE USED 
WHEN SEARCHING FOR NEW TYRES
• Purchasing tyres of high quality doesn't mean that they will last forever. 
They will outlast lower quality tyres if they are well maintained. You still 
need to ensure that you use them properly and that you use them for the 
season they are indicated for. You also need to ensure that the tyre 
pressure is correct and in accordance with the recommended pressure as 
stated in the owner's manual. Too low tyre pressure can reduce the tyre 
life drastically as well as add costs as you drive due to higher fuel 
consumption. Therefor cheap tyres can quickly turn into a costly ordeal 
and you will for sure not have saved any money and in addition you 
probably drive around with less safe tyres.
• For more information regarding tyres selection based on dimensions, visit: 
nokiantyres.com
TYRE DIMENSIONS CAN BE 
USED WHEN SEARCHING FOR 
NEW TYRES