Excelon EX-4 Ⅱ
EU tyre label for every size: 8 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Excelon EX-4 Ⅱ is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 8 sizes (8 registrations including load and speed variants), for 16″ to 21″ rims.
Wet grip is rated C in every size, fuel efficiency C and external rolling noise 72–75 dB.
On the EU market since August 2014; the earliest production week registered is 34/2014.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (8 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Strongest point: fuel efficiency.
What the label means on the road (225/60R17)
Example: the 225/60R17 size, compared with the 666 other summer tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈41 m with wet grip class C, the most common class in this size.
Fuel efficiency
Class C, the most common class in this size: no difference to the typical tyre.
Rolling noise
72 dB against a median of 71 dB in this size (1 dB louder).
Estimates from the class ranges in Regulation (EU) 2020/740. A label class is a range, so a real tyre can sit anywhere inside it. Every 3 dB doubles the sound energy.
All 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 255/65R16 | 109H | C77% | C97% | 72 dBB75% | — | 29/2019 |
| 265/70R16 | 112H | C80% | C94% | 72 dBB80% | — | 12/2019 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 225/60R17 | 103V XL | C52% | C84% | 72 dBB8% | — | 44/2014 |
| 275/55R17 | 109V | C57% | C89% | 72 dBB81% | — | 17/2019 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 275/45R19 | 108W XL | C39% | C74% | 73 dBB50% | — | 19/2019 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 265/45R20 | 104W | C27% | C55% | 72 dBB59% | — | 03/2019 |
| 275/45R20 | 110W XL | C38% | C71% | 73 dBB46% | — | 34/2014 |
| 21″ rims | ||||||
| 295/35R21 | 107W XL | C24% | C69% | 75 dBB32% | — | 24/2018 |
Best-labelled summer tyres in 225/60R17
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 225/60 R17, ranked by label →
- Falken Ziex ZE310 EcorunA C 67 dB
- Falken Ziex ZE320A C 67 dB
- Yokohama ADVAN dB V552A C 67 dB
- Pirelli Scorpion MSA B 68 dB
- CST MD-A7 SUVA B 68 dB
- Yokohama BluEarth-XT AE61A C 68 dB
Questions
Is the Excelon EX-4 Ⅱ a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 72 dB to 75 dB (median 72 dB). In 25% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Excelon EX-4 Ⅱ in the wet?
Its wet grip class is C. In 25% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Excelon EX-4 Ⅱ 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 Excelon EX-4 Ⅱ launched?
It has been on the EU market since August 2014. The earliest production week in its registrations is 34/2014; 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 — 8 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 8 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.