Kinforest KF717
EU tyre label for every size: 2 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Kinforest KF717 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 2 sizes (2 registrations including load and speed variants), for 19″ to 20″ rims.
Wet grip is rated C in every size, fuel efficiency B and external rolling noise 72 dB.
On the EU market since October 2023; the earliest production week registered is 28/2023.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (2 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. Weakest point: rolling noise, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (265/55R20)
Example: the 265/55R20 size, compared with the 62 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 B vs the typical C: ≈0.16 L/100 km less, about 25 litres less over 15,000 km for a 1,500 kg car.
Rolling noise
72 dB against a median of 72 dB in this size.
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 2 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).
Best-labelled summer tyres in 265/55R20
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 265/55 R20, ranked by label →
- Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6A A 70 dB
- Michelin Primacy 5A B 70 dB
- Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUVA B 70 dB
- Gripmax Stature H/T300A B 72 dB
- Winrun Maxclaw H/T2A C 72 dB
- Nankang NEX-1A B 73 dB
Questions
Is the Kinforest KF717 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise is 72 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 Kinforest KF717 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is C. In 0% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Kinforest KF717 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 Kinforest KF717 launched?
It has been on the EU market since October 2023. The earliest production week in its registrations is 28/2023; 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 — 2 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 0 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.