Roadking Argos RS01
EU tyre label for every size: 22 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Roadking Argos RS01 is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 22 sizes (24 registrations including load and speed variants), for 20″ to 22″ rims.
Wet grip is rated C in every size, fuel efficiency C and external rolling noise 71–72 dB.
On the EU market since September 2017; the earliest production week registered is 36/2017.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (22 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: wet grip, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (275/40ZR20)
Example: the 275/40ZR20 size, compared with the 320 other summer tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈41 m with class C, against ≈37 m for the most common class in this size (B).
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 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 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 265/45ZR20 | 108Y XL | C24% | C81% | 72 dBB67% | — | 49/2019 |
| 265/50ZR20 | 111W XL | C22% | C84% | 72 dBB77% | — | 47/2019 |
| 275/40ZR20 | 106W XL · 106Y XL | C28% | C86% | 72 dBB75% | — | 36/2017 |
| 275/45ZR20 | 110Y XL | C27% | C84% | 72 dBB73% | — | 48/2019 |
| 275/50ZR20 | 113W XL · 113Y XL | C27% | C80% | 72 dBB84% | — | 47/2019 |
| 295/40ZR20 | 110Y XL | C22% | C85% | 72 dBA92% | — | 28/2021 |
| 315/35ZR20 | 110Y XL | C31% | C83% | 72 dBA84% | — | 48/2019 |
| 21″ rims | ||||||
| 245/40ZR21 | 100Y XL | C24% | C85% | 71 dBB84% | — | 35/2021 |
| 255/40ZR21 | 102Y XL | C22% | C74% | 72 dBB71% | — | 52/2020 |
| 265/40ZR21 | 105Y XL | C22% | C81% | 72 dBB56% | — | 35/2021 |
| 265/45ZR21 | 108Y XL | C24% | C72% | 72 dBB63% | — | 35/2021 |
| 275/35ZR21 | 103Y XL | C16% | C80% | 72 dBB71% | — | 35/2021 |
| 275/45ZR21 | 110Y XL | C26% | C78% | 72 dBB68% | — | 47/2018 |
| 285/40ZR21 | 109Y XL | C11% | C77% | 72 dBA83% | — | 35/2021 |
| 285/45ZR21 | 113Y XL | C17% | C74% | 72 dBA82% | — | 35/2021 |
| 295/40ZR21 | 111Y XL | C27% | C83% | 72 dBA83% | — | 34/2019 |
| 315/35ZR21 | 111Y XL | C22% | C82% | 72 dBA81% | — | 34/2019 |
| 22″ rims | ||||||
| 265/35ZR22 | 102Y XL | C31% | C90% | 72 dBB70% | — | 15/2020 |
| 275/40ZR22 | 108Y XL | C33% | C78% | 72 dBB62% | — | 37/2021 |
| 285/35ZR22 | 106Y XL | C22% | C84% | 72 dBA80% | — | 15/2020 |
| 285/40ZR22 | 110Y XL | C20% | C73% | 72 dBA77% | — | 15/2020 |
| 285/45ZR22 | 114Y XL | C35% | C84% | 72 dBA90% | — | 37/2021 |
Best-labelled summer tyres in 275/40ZR20
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 275/40 ZR20, ranked by label →
- Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2A B 69 dB
- Pirelli PzeroA B 70 dB
- Tyfoon Successor 8+A B 70 dB
- Rauffan Avantar R7A C 70 dB
- Sicuro Velos Sport S5A C 70 dB
- Yokohama ADVAN Sport V105A C 70 dB
Questions
Is the Roadking Argos RS01 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 71 dB to 72 dB (median 72 dB). In 59% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Roadking Argos RS01 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 Roadking Argos RS01 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 Roadking Argos RS01 launched?
It has been on the EU market since September 2017. The earliest production week in its registrations is 36/2017; 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 — 24 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 21 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.