These studded winter tires are a must in areas where you have ice, compact snow and ice or other such conditions. Complete confidence while driving. Studless tires are no comparison on wet ice types of roadway like when the sun comes out. All northern states should allow these modern studded tires from Finland.
They are a bit worse on dry pavement and wet bare pavement. One gets used to taking it easy and not slamming brakes on. They are quite and are tuned to be quieter than older style damaging stud systems.
265/80 R18 Tires
Everything we know about the 265/80 R18 tire size: 1 owner reviews covering 5,000 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tires you can actually buy in it.
- 1owner reviews
- 5,000 milescovered on them
What does 265/80 R18 mean?
A 265/80 R18 tire is 265 mm wide, its sidewall is 80% of that width (212 mm) tall, and it fits a 18 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 881 mm.
| Section width | 265 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 212 mm |
| Rim diameter | 18" (457 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 881 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 2,768 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 361 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 581 |
Also written as
265/80R18 265/80 ZR18 265-80-18 265 80 18
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 265/80 R18 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 265/80 R18 tires
The most recent owner reviews fitted in this size, in their own words.
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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.