Definitely not a performance tire. Side walls are very soft, the are fairly noisy wet performance is terrible. Dry performance is not great, good goe donuts and burnouts. Tires lean/fold in the corners.
245/50 R16 Tires
Everything we know about the 245/50 R16 tire size: 5 owner reviews covering 43,000 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tires you can actually buy in it.
- 5owner reviews
- 43,000 milescovered on them
- 16tires made in this size
What does 245/50 R16 mean?
A 245/50 R16 tire is 245 mm wide, its sidewall is 50% of that width (123 mm) tall, and it fits a 16 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 651 mm.
| Section width | 245 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 123 mm |
| Rim diameter | 16" (406 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 651 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 2,046 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 489 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 786 |
Also written as
245/50R16 245/50 ZR16 245-50-16 245 50 16
Figures are calculated from the nominal size. A loaded, rolling tire runs a few percent smaller, and true widths vary slightly between makes.
What cars use 245/50 R16 tires?
The cars most often running this size in our owner reviews. Each links to the best rated tires for that exact car.
What drivers say about their 245/50 R16 tires
The most recent owner reviews fitted in this size, in their own words.
i had these on my iroc z and absolutely did things that are unbelievable with them! from autocross to drag racing! YOU HAVE TO GET THESE TIRES WARM!!!!!!! once they warm up and heat cycled properly they will perform better than most tires out there. current car is a 478 rear wheel horse trans am and they are still an absolute dream. out of every tire ive ran these are the best looking and really give a wide footprint! dont recommend with snow. (laguna seca loved them)
this tires are good in dry conditions,some good in wet road, to bad for litle snow, not traction in snow . make some noise.so not recomended to buy if you go to drive in heavy rain or snow. never buy again,
Very disappointed with these. Bought these in stages to replace the factory fit Yokohamas. Fine when the Toyo's were on the rear only but immediately i changed the fronts from the Yokohamas to these Toyos the car felt unbalanced and like the front was skittering across the road. Repeated checks on the tires, suspension, steering geometry and tracking revealed no issues. Finally relieved to have worn them down enough to justify changing them I now have Goodyear Effective Performance on all 4 wheels and my car is finally balanced again. I won't buy Toyos again.
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Where this data comes from
Owner ratings are submitted through the review form on this site, naming the tire, the size and the distance covered, and are checked by hand before publication. Test results come from independent published tire tests indexed by size, and label values from the EU EPREL database.
About the TR Score
The Tire Reviews Score rates each tire out of 10 using independent test results and the full body of owner reviews, so you can check a car-specific ranking against the wider evidence.
Who does the testing
Every test published as a Tire Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tires independently since 2007.