An excellent affordable tyre that doesn’t break the bank. It’s a pretty good tyre for track days as well. I have Ducati diavel 1200 2018 and I got a set of these tyres for £230 and 5000 miles. Gives you confidence in the rain and very good on the dry. A good all round tyre.
240/45 R17 Tyres
Everything we know about the 240/45 R17 tyre size: 4 owner reviews covering 54,000 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tyres you can actually buy in it.
- 4owner reviews
- 54,000 milescovered on them
- 6tyres made in this size
What does 240/45 R17 mean?
A 240/45 R17 tyre is 240 mm wide, its sidewall is 45% of that width (108 mm) tall, and it fits a 17 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 648 mm.
| Section width | 240 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 108 mm |
| Rim diameter | 17" (432 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 648 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 2,035 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 491 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 791 |
Also written as
240/45R17 240/45 ZR17 240-45-17 240 45 17
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 240/45 R17 tyres?
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What drivers say about their 240/45 R17 tyres
The most recent owner reviews fitted in this size, in their own words.
I fitted these to my 2003 E Class estate which has 306bhp and more torque. I regularly drive through Europe and on the autobahn at high speeds also. I tend to wear summer tyres from April thru November.
I have covered about 20,000 miles - in all conditions in many countries through Europe - including a stormy drive over the Col du Galibier at 2,642m(!) with them and I can confirm that they are excellent in all conditions. Surefooted, predictable and stable at speed. They are also comfortable, though perhaps they are a little noiser than the previous Continental Premium Contact MO spec that I had, but not to a significant degree.
My purchase was based on the tests from AutoBild and Autocar, which were on 17". These tyres are good value too and four tyres cost the same as the equivalent Michelin Pilot Sport 4s.
I have covered about 20,000 miles - in all conditions in many countries through Europe - including a stormy drive over the Col du Galibier at 2,642m(!) with them and I can confirm that they are excellent in all conditions. Surefooted, predictable and stable at speed. They are also comfortable, though perhaps they are a little noiser than the previous Continental Premium Contact MO spec that I had, but not to a significant degree.
My purchase was based on the tests from AutoBild and Autocar, which were on 17". These tyres are good value too and four tyres cost the same as the equivalent Michelin Pilot Sport 4s.
Just had these fitted and driven on snow and ice over the last couple of weeks. I have a very steep drive that normally causes loss of traction at the slightest sign of snow or ice. The CrossClimate plus felt like driving on a dry road and showed no sign of traction loss either up or down. So confident on them I had to keep reminding myself of the road conditions. In a word Fantastic!. Would highly recommend.
Decent UHP tire but already old model and therefore comparatively not as good performance anymore compared to F1D5, F1A2, and CSC5. Dry & wet performance is not as good as those others I've used/am using now, but still pretty decent and still is a true UHP tire and better than many other tires in the lower performance categories or those cheapo brands, certainly still well beyond most normal drivers ability to push, and reasonably well controlled over the limit. Comfort wise, it's good ride quality, maybe a bit noisy only. Wear rate is the same as CSC5, so it wore out a bit faster, lasting over 40k km for my driving but with minimal chipping only, not as much as the F1D5.
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