Rapid Ecosport
EU tyre label for every size: 21 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Rapid Ecosport is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 21 sizes (23 registrations including load and speed variants), for 17″ to 20″ rims.
Wet grip is rated A–B depending on size, fuel efficiency C–D and external rolling noise 71–73 dB.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 265/35 ZR18 (Wet grip A · Fuel efficiency C · 73 dB), the weakest 255/40 ZR18 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency D · 72 dB).
On the EU market since May 2023; the earliest production week registered is 18/2023.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (21 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. Weakest point: rolling noise, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (225/55R18)
Example: the 225/55R18 size, compared with the 543 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 D vs the typical C: ≈0.18 L/100 km more, about 28 litres more over 15,000 km for a 1,500 kg car.
Rolling noise
71 dB against a median of 71 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 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 255/45ZR17 | 102W XL | B77% | D45% | 72 dBB65% | — | 24/2024 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 215/45ZR18 | 93W XL | B87% | C90% | 72 dBB37% | — | 10/2025 |
| 215/50R18 | 92V | B61% | D25% | 71 dBB60% | — | 18/2023 |
| 225/50ZR18 | 95W | B86% | D13% | 71 dBB71% | — | 18/2023 |
| 225/55R18 | 98V | B79% | D16% | 71 dBB63% | — | 23/2023 |
| 225/55R18 | 98V | B79% | C69% | 71 dBB63% | — | 23/2023 |
| 245/50R18 | 104V XL | B64% | C77% | 72 dBB21% | — | 18/2023 |
| 255/40ZR18 | 99W | B81% | D24% | 72 dBB63% | — | 23/2023 |
| 265/35ZR18 | 97Y XL | A100% | C96% | 73 dBB43% | — | 10/2025 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 225/45ZR19 | 96W XL | B81% | C84% | 72 dBB41% | — | 18/2023 |
| 235/40ZR19 | 96W XL | B78% | C80% | 72 dBB43% | — | 18/2023 |
| 235/45ZR19 | 99W XL | B81% | C87% | 72 dBB32% | — | 10/2025 |
| 235/50R19 | 103V XL | B70% | D12% | 71 dBB60% | — | 23/2023 |
| 235/55ZR19 | 105W XL | B81% | C76% | 72 dBB41% | — | 24/2024 |
| 245/45ZR19 | 102W | B83% | D22% | 71 dBB75% | — | 23/2023 |
| 245/45ZR19 | 102Y XL | B83% | C84% | 72 dBB41% | — | 24/2024 |
| 255/45ZR19 | 104W XL | B74% | C81% | 73 dBB37% | — | 24/2024 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 235/45R20 | 100V XL | B39% | C36% | 72 dBB35% | — | 18/2023 |
| 245/45R20 | 103V XL | B65% | C53% | 72 dBB36% | — | 18/2023 |
| 255/40ZR20 | 101Y XL | B70% | C82% | 73 dBB36% | — | 18/2023 |
| 255/45ZR20 | 101W | B77% | C82% | 72 dBB66% | — | 18/2023 |
| 255/50ZR20 | 109Y XL | B81% | C78% | 73 dBB31% | — | 18/2023 |
| 275/50R20 | 109V | B63% | C55% | 72 dBB51% | — | 18/2023 |
Same label values, different brand
These tyres have exactly the same label values as the Rapid Ecosport in most of the sizes they share, and both are registered in EPREL by the same manufacturer. Identical labels do not prove two tyres are the same: classes are broad. But consistent matches across many sizes point to a shared production family.
- Transmate Ecosportidentical label in 5 of 6 shared size and load/speed variants
Best-labelled summer tyres in 225/55R18
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 225/55 R18, ranked by label →
- Falken Ziex ZE310 EcorunA C 67 dB
- Falken Ziex ZE320A C 67 dB
- Yokohama ADVAN dB V552A C 67 dB
- Michelin Primacy 4 S1A A 68 dB
- Pirelli PowergyA B 68 dB
- Pirelli Cinturato P7A B 68 dB
Questions
Is the Rapid Ecosport a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 71 dB to 73 dB (median 72 dB). In 5% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Rapid Ecosport in the wet?
Its wet grip class is A–B. In 62% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Rapid Ecosport 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 Rapid Ecosport launched?
It has been on the EU market since May 2023. The earliest production week in its registrations is 18/2023; 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 — 23 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 23 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.