Overall a very good tire. Comfortable and not too noisy. Good wear with 70k rotated. Probably not the best in the wet
280/60 R18 Tires
Everything we know about the 280/60 R18 tire size: 2 owner reviews covering 67,000 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tires you can actually buy in it.
- 2owner reviews
- 67,000 milescovered on them
What does 280/60 R18 mean?
A 280/60 R18 tire is 280 mm wide, its sidewall is 60% of that width (168 mm) tall, and it fits a 18 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 793 mm.
| Section width | 280 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 168 mm |
| Rim diameter | 18" (457 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 793 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 2,492 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 401 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 646 |
Also written as
280/60R18 280/60 ZR18 280-60-18 280 60 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 280/60 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 280/60 R18 tires
The most recent owner reviews fitted in this size, in their own words.
Came fitted to a car I bought.
Very good on bitumen for a cheap tire.
If you plan on ever leaving the bitumen, forget it.
Took it off-road for 15 minutes and staked the sidewall. Soft as cottage cheese.
Very good on bitumen for a cheap tire.
If you plan on ever leaving the bitumen, forget it.
Took it off-road for 15 minutes and staked the sidewall. Soft as cottage cheese.
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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.