Royal Black RS201
EU tyre label for every size: 21 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Royal Black RS201 is a summer tyre for trucks and buses. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 21 sizes (29 registrations including load and speed variants), for 16″ to 24.5″ rims.
Wet grip is rated B–C depending on size, fuel efficiency C–E 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 295/75 R22.5-18PR (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency C · 71 dB), the weakest 275/70 R22.5-16PR (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency E · 73 dB).
On the EU market since January 2022; the earliest production week registered is 01/2022.
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.
Weakest point: rolling noise, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 8.25R20-16PRC3 | 139/137K | C69% | E10% | 73 dBB60% | — | 22/2022 |
| 11R22.5-16PRC3 | 148/145M · 149/146M | C67% | D55% | 73 dBB55% | — | 01/2023 |
| 11R24.5-16PRC3 | 149/146M · 152/149L | C80% | D53% | 73 dBB52% | — | 01/2023 |
| 17.5″ rims | ||||||
| 215/75R17.5 16PRC3 | 127/124M · 135/133J | C69% | E10% | 73 dBB45% | — | 01/2023 |
| 235/75R17.5-16PRC3 | 132/130M · 143/141J | C57% | E7% | 73 dBB46% | — | 01/2023 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 9.5R17.5-18PRC3 | 143/141J | C72% | E11% | 73 dBB46% | — | 01/2023 |
| 12R22.5-18PRC3 | 152/149M | C61% | D54% | 73 dBB59% | — | 01/2023 |
| 19.5″ rims | ||||||
| 225/70R19.5-14PRC3 | 128/126M | C95% | E25% | 73 dBB52% | — | 01/2023 |
| 245/70R19.5 18PRC3 | 143/141J | C79% | E12% | 73 dBB47% | — | 01/2023 |
| 265/70R19.5-16PRC3 | 140/138M · 143/141J | C63% | E14% | 73 dBB49% | — | 01/2023 |
| 285/70R19.5-18PRC3 | 150/148J | C77% | E20% | 73 dBB46% | — | 01/2023 |
| 22.5″ rims | ||||||
| 255/70R22.5-16PRC3 | 140/137M | C84% | E10% | 73 dBB43% | — | 01/2023 |
| 275/70R22.5-16PRC3 | 148/145M | C76% | E9% | 73 dBB51% | — | 01/2023 |
| 275/80R22.5-18PRC3 | 149/146M | C74% | D54% | 73 dBB38% | — | 01/2023 |
| 295/75R22.5-16PRC3 | 146/143M | C88% | D48% | 73 dBB41% | — | 01/2023 |
| 295/75R22.5-18PRC3 | 148/145L | B100% | C100% | 71 dBB86% | — | 01/2023 |
| 295/80R22.5-18PRC3 | 154/151M · 154/151M | C59% | D56% | 73 dBB53% | — | 01/2022 |
| 315/70R22.5-20PRC3 | 154/150M · 156/150L (150M) | C69% | D67% | 73 dBB48% | — | 01/2023 |
| 315/80R22.5-20PRC3 | 157/154M | C57% | D57% | 73 dBB59% | — | 01/2023 |
| 385/55R22.5-20PRC3 | 160L | C57% | C65% | 73 dBB40% | — | 01/2023 |
| 385/65R22.5-20PRC3 | 160L | C53% | C80% | 73 dBB49% | — | 01/2023 |
| 24.5″ rims | ||||||
| 285/75R24.5-16PRC3 | 147/144M | C95% | D43% | 73 dBB43% | — | 01/2023 |
Questions
Is the Royal Black RS201 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 71 dB to 73 dB (median 73 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 Royal Black RS201 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is B–C. In 38% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Royal Black RS201 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 RS201 launched?
It has been on the EU market since January 2022. The earliest production week in its registrations is 01/2022; 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 — 29 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 5 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.