Summer

Royal Black Royal Explorer II

EU tyre label for every size: 123 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market

The Royal Black Royal Explorer II is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 123 sizes (155 registrations including load and speed variants), for 15″ to 22″ rims.

Wet grip is rated B–C 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 245/40 ZR17 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency C · 71 dB), the weakest 235/30 ZR20 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency D · 71 dB).

On the EU market since June 2022; the earliest production week registered is 22/2022.

Wet grip

B 55% · C 45%

Fuel efficiency

C 77% · D 23%

Rolling noise71–73 dBmedian 71 dB

Sizes123rims 15″ to 22″

Snow & ice—3PMSF none · ice none

How it compares in its sizes

We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (123 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.

Wet grip46% of compared sizes

Fuel efficiency72% of compared sizes

Rolling noise19% of compared sizes

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 (225/45ZR17)

Example: the 225/45ZR17 size, compared with the 532 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 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 123 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
15″ rims
205/50R15	86V	C54%	D64%	71 dBB54%	—	01/2023
16″ rims
205/45ZR16	87W XL	C46%	D46%	71 dBB74%	—	01/2023
205/50ZR16	91W XL	C49%	D38%	71 dBB70%	—	01/2023
215/40ZR16	86W XL	C35%	D65%	71 dBB62%	—	01/2023
225/50ZR16	96W XL	C42%	C90%	71 dBB75%	—	01/2023
225/55ZR16	99W XL · 99W XL	C46%	C86%	71 dBB71%	—	01/2023
17″ rims
195/40ZR17	81W XL	C45%	D50%	71 dBB47%	—	22/2022
195/45ZR17	85W XL	C42%	D49%	71 dBB47%	—	22/2022
205/40ZR17	84W XL	C47%	D52%	71 dBB74%	—	22/2022
205/45ZR17	88W XL · 88W XL	C47%	D39%	71 dBB73%	—	22/2022
205/50ZR17	93W XL	C43%	D25%	71 dBB75%	—	22/2022
205/55ZR17	95W XL	C40%	C90%	71 dBB67%	—	22/2022
205/60R17	97V XL	C23%	C50%	72 dBB20%	—	01/2025
215/40ZR17	87W XL	C37%	D47%	71 dBB72%	—	22/2022
215/45ZR17	91W XL · 91Y XL	C47%	D34%	71 dBB75%	—	22/2022
215/50ZR17	95W XL · 95Y XL	C41%	C89%	71 dBB75%	—	22/2022
215/55ZR17	98W XL	C39%	C87%	71 dBB74%	—	22/2022
225/45ZR17	94W XL · 94Y XL	C40%	D32%	71 dBB73%	—	22/2022
225/50ZR17	98W XL · 98Y XL	C37%	C90%	71 dBB75%	—	22/2022
225/55ZR17	101W XL	C34%	C84%	71 dBB72%	—	22/2022
235/45ZR17	97W XL · 97Y XL	C40%	C89%	71 dBB73%	—	22/2022
235/50ZR17	100W XL · 100W XL	C32%	C92%	71 dBB75%	—	01/2023
235/55ZR17	103W XL	C31%	C79%	71 dBB74%	—	22/2022
245/40ZR17	95W XL	B89%	C95%	71 dBB75%	—	01/2023
245/45ZR17	99W XL · 99W XL	B86%	C90%	71 dBB77%	—	01/2023
18″ rims
205/40ZR18	86W XL	C29%	D46%	71 dBB74%	—	01/2023
215/35ZR18	84W XL	C36%	D64%	71 dBB75%	—	22/2022
215/40ZR18	89W XL	C33%	D42%	71 dBB67%	—	22/2022
215/45ZR18	93Y XL	C36%	D25%	71 dBB70%	—	22/2022
215/50ZR18	92W	C34%	D15%	71 dBB58%	—	22/2022
215/55ZR18	99W XL	C34%	C89%	71 dBB78%	—	22/2022
225/35ZR18	87Y XL	C29%	D49%	71 dBB74%	—	22/2022
225/40ZR18	92W XL · 92Y XL	C40%	D39%	71 dBB75%	—	22/2022
225/45ZR18	95W XL · 95Y XL	C36%	C90%	71 dBB76%	—	22/2022
225/50ZR18	99W XL	C27%	C91%	71 dBB71%	—	22/2022
225/55ZR18	102W XL · 102W XL	C27%	C75%	71 dBB68%	—	22/2022
235/40ZR18	95Y XL	C34%	C90%	71 dBB75%	—	22/2022
235/45ZR18	98W XL · 98Y XL	C32%	C83%	71 dBB74%	—	22/2022
235/50ZR18	101W XL · 101W XL · 101Y XL	C35%	C90%	71 dBB76%	—	22/2022
235/55ZR18	104W XL	C26%	C83%	71 dBB76%	—	22/2022
245/35ZR18	92Y XL	B72%	D39%	71 dBB71%	—	22/2022
245/40ZR18	97Y XL	B83%	C89%	71 dBB78%	—	22/2022
245/45ZR18	100Y XL · 100Y XL	B83%	C88%	71 dBB78%	—	22/2022
255/35ZR18	94Y XL	B84%	D42%	72 dBB71%	—	22/2022
255/40ZR18	99Y XL · 99Y XL	B81%	C91%	72 dBB63%	—	01/2023
255/45ZR18	103W XL	B85%	C88%	72 dBB68%	—	01/2023
255/55ZR18	109Y XL	B86%	C81%	72 dBB73%	—	22/2022
265/35ZR18	97Y XL	B86%	C96%	72 dBB67%	—	22/2022
265/40ZR18	101Y XL	B79%	C95%	72 dBB74%	—	01/2023
275/35ZR18	99Y XL · 99Y XL	B83%	C98%	72 dBB71%	—	01/2023
275/40ZR18	103Y XL	B74%	C90%	72 dBB62%	—	01/2023
19″ rims
215/35ZR19	85Y XL	C41%	D50%	71 dBB61%	—	01/2023
225/35ZR19	88Y XL	C27%	D51%	71 dBB70%	—	22/2022
225/40ZR19	93Y XL	C28%	D32%	71 dBB69%	—	22/2022
225/45ZR19	96Y XL	C29%	C84%	71 dBB67%	—	22/2022
225/55ZR19	103W XL	C30%	C86%	71 dBB63%	—	22/2022
235/35ZR19	91Y XL	C32%	D47%	71 dBB74%	—	22/2022
235/40ZR19	96Y XL	C26%	C80%	71 dBB69%	—	22/2022
235/45ZR19	99W XL · 99W XL	C23%	C87%	71 dBB67%	—	22/2022
235/50ZR19	103Y XL	C23%	C83%	71 dBB68%	—	22/2022
235/55ZR19	105W XL · 105Y XL	C23%	C76%	71 dBB69%	—	22/2022
245/35ZR19	93Y XL	B78%	D44%	71 dBB72%	—	22/2022
245/40ZR19	98Y XL	B82%	C88%	71 dBB78%	—	22/2022
245/45ZR19	102Y XL · 102Y XL	B83%	C84%	71 dBB75%	—	22/2022
245/55ZR19	107W XL	B96%	C83%	71 dBB70%	—	22/2022
255/30ZR19	91Y XL	B72%	D43%	72 dBB61%	—	22/2022
255/35ZR19	96Y XL	B77%	C92%	72 dBB66%	—	22/2022
255/40ZR19	100Y XL · 100Y XL	B81%	C88%	72 dBB68%	—	22/2022
255/45ZR19	104Y XL	B74%	C81%	72 dBB58%	—	01/2023
255/50ZR19	107W XL · 107Y XL	B86%	C77%	72 dBB72%	—	01/2023
255/55ZR19	111W XL	B81%	C77%	72 dBB63%	—	22/2022
265/30ZR19	93Y XL	B83%	D49%	72 dBB72%	—	22/2022
265/35ZR19	98Y XL	B66%	C95%	72 dBB62%	—	01/2023
265/50ZR19	110W XL	B86%	C79%	72 dBB72%	—	22/2022
275/30ZR19	96Y XL	B84%	C95%	72 dBB70%	—	22/2022
275/35ZR19	100Y XL · 100Y XL	B77%	C92%	72 dBB69%	—	22/2022
275/40ZR19	105Y XL	B76%	C91%	72 dBB68%	—	22/2022
275/45ZR19	108W XL	B89%	C88%	72 dBB77%	—	22/2022
275/55ZR19	111W	B85%	C96%	72 dBB77%	—	22/2022
285/45ZR19	111Y XL	B86%	C89%	73 dBB68%	—	22/2022
20″ rims
195/55R20	95H XL	C34%	C73%	71 dBB51%	—	22/2022
225/35ZR20	93Y XL	C30%	D48%	71 dBB65%	—	01/2023
235/30ZR20	88Y XL	C21%	D57%	71 dBB67%	—	22/2022
235/45ZR20	100W XL · 100W XL	C27%	C89%	71 dBB71%	—	22/2022
235/55ZR20	105W XL	C32%	C84%	71 dBB56%	—	01/2023
245/30ZR20	97Y XL	B82%	C97%	71 dBB73%	—	01/2023
245/35ZR20	95Y XL	B79%	C93%	71 dBB73%	—	01/2023
245/40ZR20	99W XL · 99W XL	B76%	C87%	71 dBB75%	—	22/2022
245/45ZR20	103Y XL · 103Y XL	B83%	C84%	71 dBB76%	—	01/2023
245/50ZR20	105Y XL	B97%	C81%	71 dBB65%	—	22/2022
255/30ZR20	92Y XL	B63%	D47%	72 dBB68%	—	22/2022
255/35ZR20	102Y XL · 102Y XL	B80%	C91%	72 dBB68%	—	01/2023
255/45ZR20	105Y XL	B77%	C82%	72 dBB66%	—	01/2023
255/50ZR20	109W XL · 109Y XL	B81%	C78%	72 dBB58%	—	01/2023
255/55ZR20	110W XL	B86%	C77%	72 dBB64%	—	01/2023
265/45ZR20	108Y XL	B77%	C81%	72 dBB67%	—	01/2023
265/50ZR20	111W XL	B79%	C84%	72 dBB77%	—	22/2022
275/30ZR20	97Y XL	B74%	C92%	72 dBB70%	—	22/2022
275/35ZR20	102Y XL · 102Y XL · 103W XL · 103W XL	B76%	C93%	72 dBB71%	—	22/2022
275/40ZR20	106Y XL	B78%	C86%	72 dBB75%	—	01/2023
275/45ZR20	110Y XL	B77%	C84%	72 dBB73%	—	01/2023
275/50ZR20	113W XL	B76%	C80%	72 dBB84%	—	22/2022
275/55ZR20	117W XL	B92%	C86%	72 dBB91%	—	01/2023
275/60ZR20	119W XL	B88%	C96%	72 dBB88%	—	01/2023
285/50ZR20	116W XL	B73%	C91%	73 dBB69%	—	01/2023
295/40ZR20	110Y XL	B71%	C85%	73 dBB68%	—	22/2022
305/40ZR20	112Y XL	B67%	C85%	73 dBB73%	—	01/2023
315/35ZR20	110Y XL	B81%	C83%	73 dBB71%	—	22/2022
21″ rims
245/35ZR21	96Y XL	B75%	C90%	71 dBB75%	—	22/2022
255/40ZR21	102Y XL	B70%	C74%	72 dBB71%	—	01/2023
275/30ZR21	98Y XL	B82%	C96%	72 dBB70%	—	22/2022
275/40ZR21	107Y XL	B85%	C85%	72 dBB65%	—	22/2022
275/45ZR21	110Y XL	B84%	C79%	72 dBB68%	—	22/2022
295/35ZR21	107Y XL	B79%	C88%	73 dBB68%	—	01/2023
295/40ZR21	111Y XL	B81%	C83%	73 dBB68%	—	01/2023
315/35ZR21	111Y XL	B75%	C82%	73 dBB58%	—	22/2022
315/40ZR21	115Y XL	B77%	C75%	73 dBB69%	—	22/2022
22″ rims
265/35ZR22	102Y XL	B89%	C90%	72 dBB70%	—	01/2023
265/40ZR22	106Y XL	B76%	C79%	72 dBB62%	—	01/2023
265/45ZR22	110W XL	B100%	C100%	72 dBB50%	—	01/2023
275/35ZR22	104Y XL	B66%	C88%	72 dBB64%	—	01/2023
275/40ZR22	108Y XL	B83%	C79%	72 dBB61%	—	01/2023
275/45ZR22	112W XL	B79%	C88%	72 dBB79%	—	01/2023

Best-labelled summer tyres in 225/45ZR17

Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.

All tyres in 225/45 ZR17, ranked by label →

Questions

Is the Royal Black Royal Explorer II a quiet tyre?

Its declared rolling noise ranges from 71 dB to 73 dB (median 71 dB). In 19% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.

How good is the Royal Black Royal Explorer II 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 Royal Black Royal Explorer II 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 Royal Black Royal Explorer II launched?

It has been on the EU market since June 2022. The earliest production week in its registrations is 22/2022; 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 — 155 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 140 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.