Used on the front of my turbo mx5 drift car that i also daily drive,on the road they were pretty good with good feed back, not so good in the wet but were bought as summer tyres and they were good enough in the wet to not cause a issue with normal driveing, once on track i was very impressed with the turn in response grip and feed back, they did wear quicker than i exspected but for the grip they offered and the even wear rate i was very impressed, once i was finished with them i tried other tyres and i will be going back to these in the summer!
195/40 R16 Tyres
Everything we know about the 195/40 R16 tyre size: 5 owner reviews covering 22,500 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tyres you can actually buy in it.
- 5owner reviews
- 22,500 milescovered on them
- 16tyres made in this size
195/40 R16 EU tyre label data
EU label values are declared for each individual size, so the figures here are exact for 195/40 R16 rather than a range across a model. 5 tyres carry label data in this size. The most common load index is 80 (up to 450 kg per tyre). Speed ratings on offer: W (270 km/h), V (240 km/h).
A Best wet grip
1 tyres in this size hold the top EU wet grip rating, class A. The highest scoring on Tyre Reviews:
- Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun Summer 8.4
69dB Quietest tyres
The quietest 195/40 R16 tyres are labelled at 69 dB external noise:
- Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun Summer 8.4
- Yokohama S Drive Summer 7.7
- Federal Evoluzion ST 1 Summer 7.2
Label values come from the EU EPREL database and apply to the EU market versions of each tyre. Wet grip and rolling resistance run from class A (best) to E; noise is the measured drive-by figure. A good label is a floor, not a verdict - the tests and owner ratings above tell you far more.
What does 195/40 R16 mean?
A 195/40 R16 tyre is 195 mm wide, its sidewall is 40% of that width (78 mm) tall, and it fits a 16 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 562 mm.
| Section width | 195 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 78 mm |
| Rim diameter | 16" (406 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 562 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 1,767 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 566 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 911 |
Also written as
195/40R16 195/40 ZR16 195-40-16 195 40 16
Figures are calculated from the nominal size. A loaded, rolling tyre runs a few percent smaller, and true widths vary slightly between makes.
What cars use 195/40 R16 tyres?
The cars most often running this size in our owner reviews. Each links to the best rated tyres for that exact car.
What drivers say about their 195/40 R16 tyres
The most recent owner reviews fitted in this size, in their own words.
I tried these tyres thinking they would be great as they were the most expensive in the size im restricted too, for daily driveing they were ok but when pushed they would let go pretty quickly and the wear rate was pretty poor. I used them on the front of my turbo mx5 drift car that i also daily, on the road and pottering about they were go but once on the track and started pushing they were really bad, iv used alot of other tyres that were far cheaper and far superior, they would loose grip with little warning and would wear quickly but in chucks of tyre, most tyres wear evenly as they scrub up but these fell apart, wasnt impressed, i know i pushed them hard but they juat didnt hold up to their reputation.
amazing grip in wet and dry no understeer at all but they wear after 6000k miles but back lasted 12k, all round very good for grip if you drive hard :)
had them fitted the day i drove my fam to worchester. was one hot day at 26*c which we can safely say is unlikely in th UK!
dry grip is good, didnt get a big a lateral movement when overtaking lorries which is a +. response is sharp, holds it's own at 30-40, lets me turn in more aggressively later.
very very quiet from 60+, def beats the budgets i killed my last set of alloys with. no shaking at any speeds up to 100(god bless motorways). it is, as others have said, a little rigid but use ur brain, lower the psi!! i like feeling th road but being th UK, potholes, lane dividers and outright crazy speed bumps do make u bounce n hit u hard
i did push it to skid around 45 into a sharp right. needed a handbrake to straighten up but i knew how ,when and it behaved nicely
had a little measure and after 500 miles of frankly irresponsible testosterone driven fun and somehow, there's still 8mm of tread?checked hot and cold and still th same?
i'm happy to have moved up to yokohamas, and this tyre. as my first mid range tyre, i cant say it's better then anything except i've had a great oepning 500 miles worth of time with them . it can only get better!
dry grip is good, didnt get a big a lateral movement when overtaking lorries which is a +. response is sharp, holds it's own at 30-40, lets me turn in more aggressively later.
very very quiet from 60+, def beats the budgets i killed my last set of alloys with. no shaking at any speeds up to 100(god bless motorways). it is, as others have said, a little rigid but use ur brain, lower the psi!! i like feeling th road but being th UK, potholes, lane dividers and outright crazy speed bumps do make u bounce n hit u hard
i did push it to skid around 45 into a sharp right. needed a handbrake to straighten up but i knew how ,when and it behaved nicely
had a little measure and after 500 miles of frankly irresponsible testosterone driven fun and somehow, there's still 8mm of tread?checked hot and cold and still th same?
i'm happy to have moved up to yokohamas, and this tyre. as my first mid range tyre, i cant say it's better then anything except i've had a great oepning 500 miles worth of time with them . it can only get better!
Great tyres, best I've ever used and haven't had the sliding problems mentioned by other people here.
Better than my old kuhmo ecsta supras, but only marginally and I'm unsure as to whether they merit the extra money.
definitely recommended though!
Better than my old kuhmo ecsta supras, but only marginally and I'm unsure as to whether they merit the extra money.
definitely recommended though!
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