GT Radial TouringActive
EU tyre label for every size: 12 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The GT Radial TouringActive is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 12 sizes (13 registrations including load and speed variants), for 18″ to 21″ rims.
Wet grip is rated B in every size, fuel efficiency B–C and external rolling noise 68–71 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 245/50 R18 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency B · 68 dB), the weakest 265/45 R21 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency C · 71 dB).
On the EU market since November 2024; the earliest production week registered is 48/2024.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (12 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Strongest point: rolling noise.
What the label means on the road (225/55R19)
Example: the 225/55R19 size, compared with the 351 other summer tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈37 m with wet grip class B, 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
69 dB against a median of 71 dB in this size (2 dB quieter).
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 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 245/50R18 | 100Y | B64% | B98% | 68 dBA99% | — | 48/2024 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 225/55R19 | 103V XL | B78% | C73% | 69 dBA92% | — | 48/2024 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 235/45R20 | 100V XL | B39% | C36% | 69 dBA88% | — | 48/2024 |
| 235/55R20 | 102W | B77% | C61% | 68 dBA99% | — | 48/2024 |
| 245/50R20 | 102V | B80% | C65% | 68 dBA100% | — | 48/2024 |
| 255/55R20 | 110W XL | B77% | B85% | 71 dBB82% | — | 48/2024 |
| 255/55R20 | 110Y XL | B77% | C59% | 71 dBB82% | — | 48/2025 |
| 275/50R20 | 113W XL | B63% | B86% | 71 dBB70% | — | 48/2024 |
| 21″ rims | ||||||
| 235/45R21 | 101V XL | B36% | C39% | 69 dBA86% | — | 48/2024 |
| 255/40R21 | 102Y XL | B37% | C39% | 71 dBB60% | — | 48/2024 |
| 255/45R21 | 106W XL | B68% | B76% | 71 dBB70% | — | 48/2024 |
| 265/40R21 | 105Y XL | B57% | C53% | 71 dBB74% | — | 48/2024 |
| 265/45R21 | 108W XL | B60% | C38% | 71 dBB79% | — | 48/2024 |
Best-labelled summer tyres in 225/55R19
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 225/55 R19, ranked by label →
- GitiControl P10A B 68 dB
- Pirelli Scorpion MSA B 68 dB
- Yokohama Advan V61A B 68 dB
- Petlas Prestige SportA C 68 dB
- Starmaxx Dynamix SportA C 68 dB
- Linglong Sport Master C/SA C 68 dB
Questions
Is the GT Radial TouringActive a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 68 dB to 71 dB (median 71 dB). In 67% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the GT Radial TouringActive in the wet?
Its wet grip class is B. In 33% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the GT Radial TouringActive 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 GT Radial TouringActive launched?
It has been on the EU market since November 2024. The earliest production week in its registrations is 48/2024; 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 — 13 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 0 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.