Continental Regional-traffic HSR1
EU tyre label for every size: 5 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Continental Regional-traffic HSR1 is a summer tyre for trucks and buses. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 5 sizes (5 registrations including load and speed variants), for 22.5″ to 24″ rims.
Wet grip is rated B–D depending on size, fuel efficiency C and external rolling noise 70–73 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 295/80 R22.5 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency C · 70 dB), the weakest 325/95 R24 (Wet grip D · Fuel efficiency C · 73 dB).
On the EU market since September 2001; the earliest production week registered is 35/2001.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (5 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Strongest point: wet grip.
All 5 sizes
The small figure under each class is the share of same-size, same-season tyres this size matches or beats (“–” when fewer than five tyres share the size).
| Size | Load / speed | Wet | Fuel | Noise | Snow / ice | Production from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.5″ rims | ||||||
| 295/80 R 22.5C3 | 152/148M | B93% | C95% | 70 dBA97% | — | 17/2011 |
| 305/70 R 22.5C3 | 152/148L (148M) | B100% | C94% | 70 dBA88% | — | 35/2001 |
| 315/70 R 22.5C3 | 154/150L (150M) | B95% | C96% | 70 dBA99% | — | 03/2015 |
| 315/80 R 22.5C3 | 156/150L (150M) | B94% | C95% | 70 dBA97% | — | 03/2015 |
| 24″ rims | ||||||
| 325/95 R 24C3 | 162/160K | D8% | C69% | 73 dBB39% | — | 03/2020 |
Questions
Is the Continental Regional-traffic HSR1 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 70 dB to 73 dB (median 70 dB). In 80% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Continental Regional-traffic HSR1 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is B–D. In 80% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Continental Regional-traffic HSR1 suitable for snow?
No size carries the 3PMSF symbol, so it is not certified for severe snow. In countries with winter tyre rules it does not count as a winter tyre.
When was the Continental Regional-traffic HSR1 launched?
It has been on the EU market since September 2001. The earliest production week in its registrations is 35/2001; the DOT code on the sidewall shows the week and year of your tyre.
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Source: EPREL, the European Commission’s product registry for energy labelling — 5 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 1 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.