Taurus Road-terrain
EU tyre label for every size: 15 sizes of this summer tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Taurus Road-terrain is a summer tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 15 sizes (15 registrations including load and speed variants), for 15″ to 18″ rims.
Wet grip is rated D in every size, fuel efficiency D and external rolling noise 72–74 dB.
On the EU market since August 2019; the earliest production week registered is 35/2018.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other summer tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (15 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.
What the label means on the road (265/65R17)
Example: the 265/65R17 size, compared with the 544 other summer tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈47 m with class D, against ≈41 m for the most common class in this size (C).
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
73 dB against a median of 72 dB in this size (1 dB louder).
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 15 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 | ||||||
| 235/75R15 | 109T XL | D25% | D50% | 72 dBB40% | — | 36/2018 |
| 265/70R15 | 116T XL | D30% | D55% | 73 dBB8% | — | 13/2019 |
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 205/80R16 | 104T XL | D39% | D57% | 72 dBB64% | — | 35/2018 |
| 225/75R16 | 108S XL | D32% | D52% | 72 dBB23% | — | 36/2018 |
| 235/70R16 | 109H XL | D25% | D47% | 72 dBB7% | — | 36/2018 |
| 245/70R16 | 111T XL | D24% | D42% | 72 dBB38% | — | 36/2018 |
| 245/75R16 | 115S XL | D23% | D53% | 72 dBB10% | — | 13/2019 |
| 255/70R16 | 115T XL | D28% | D49% | 73 dBB7% | — | 13/2019 |
| 265/70R16 | 116T XL | D21% | D44% | 73 dBB7% | — | 36/2018 |
| 265/75R16 | 116S XL | D29% | D47% | 73 dBB6% | — | 36/2018 |
| 275/70R16 | 116H XL | D19% | D37% | 73 dBB6% | — | 36/2018 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 265/65R17 | 116T XL | D21% | D38% | 73 dBB8% | — | 36/2018 |
| 265/70R17 | 116T XL | D17% | D38% | 73 dBB6% | — | 35/2018 |
| 285/65R17 | 116T XL | D20% | D40% | 74 dBB37% | — | 13/2019 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 285/60R18 | 120T XL | D13% | D32% | 74 dBB44% | — | 35/2018 |
Same label values, different brand
These tyres have exactly the same label values as the Taurus Road-terrain 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.
- Riken Road-terrainidentical label in 15 of 15 shared size and load/speed variants
- Sebring Road-terrainidentical label in 15 of 15 shared size and load/speed variants
- Idilis Road-terrainidentical label in 15 of 15 shared size and load/speed variants
- Kormoran Road-terrainidentical label in 15 of 15 shared size and load/speed variants
- Strial Road-terrainidentical label in 15 of 15 shared size and load/speed variants
- Tigar Road-terrainidentical label in 15 of 15 shared size and load/speed variants
Best-labelled summer tyres in 265/65R17
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 265/65 R17, ranked by label →
- Bridgestone Turanza 6A B 70 dB
- Envoy Tordera H/TA C 70 dB
- Avantech Avanergy SportXA B 71 dB
- Solaro ProMaxxA B 71 dB
- ReeVA Runner-uhpA B 71 dB
- Nokian Tyres Wetproof SUVA B 71 dB
Questions
Is the Taurus Road-terrain a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 72 dB to 74 dB (median 73 dB). 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 Taurus Road-terrain in the wet?
Its wet grip class is D. In 0% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Taurus Road-terrain 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 Taurus Road-terrain launched?
It has been on the EU market since August 2019. The earliest production week in its registrations is 35/2018; 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 — 15 registrations, data as of 23 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 0 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.