Kapsen HS268
EU tyre label for every size: 11 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Kapsen HS268 is a summer tyre for trucks and buses. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 11 sizes (17 registrations including load and speed variants), for 16″ to 22.5″ rims.
Wet grip is rated B–C depending on size, fuel efficiency D and external rolling noise 73 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 8.25R20 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency D · 73 dB), the weakest 315/80 R22.5 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency D · 73 dB).
On the EU market since January 2025; the earliest production week registered is 01/2025.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (11 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Weakest point: rolling noise, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
All 11 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 | ||||||
| 7.00R16LTC3 | 118/114L | C65% | D79% | 73 dBB44% | — | 01/2025 |
| 7.50R16LTC3 | 122/118L | C69% | D68% | 73 dBB48% | — | 01/2026 |
| 8.25R16LTC3 | 128/124L | C87% | D79% | 73 dBB47% | — | 01/2025 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 8.25R20C3 | 136/134K | B99% | D88% | 73 dBB60% | — | 01/2026 |
| 8.25R20C3 | 139/137K | C69% | D88% | 73 dBB60% | — | 01/2025 |
| 9.00R20C3 | 143/141K | B99% | D78% | 73 dBB58% | — | 01/2026 |
| 9.00R20C3 | 144/142K | C77% | D78% | 73 dBB58% | — | 01/2025 |
| 10.00R20C3 | 149/146K | C61% | D70% | 73 dBB57% | — | 01/2026 |
| 11.00R20C3 | 151/148K | B93% | D58% | 73 dBB62% | — | 01/2026 |
| 11.00R20C3 | 152/149K | C65% | D58% | 73 dBB62% | — | 01/2026 |
| 12.00R20C3 | 154/151K | B93% | D72% | 73 dBB65% | — | 01/2026 |
| 12.00R20C3 | 156/153K | C68% | D72% | 73 dBB65% | — | 01/2025 |
| 22.5″ rims | ||||||
| 11R22.5C3 | 146/143M | C67% | D55% | 73 dBB55% | — | 01/2026 |
| 13R22.5C3 | 154/151L · 156/153L | C60% | D70% | 73 dBB67% | — | 06/2025 |
| 315/80R22.5C3 | 157/153L · 157/154L | C57% | D57% | 73 dBB59% | — | 01/2025 |
Questions
Is the Kapsen HS268 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise is 73 dB in every size. In 0% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Kapsen HS268 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is B–C. In 46% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Kapsen HS268 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 Kapsen HS268 launched?
It has been on the EU market since January 2025. The earliest production week in its registrations is 01/2025; 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 — 17 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 11 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.