Taurus SUV Ice
EU tyre label for every size: 15 sizes of this winter tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Taurus SUV Ice is a winter 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 16″ to 20″ rims.
Wet grip is rated C–D depending on size, fuel efficiency C and external rolling noise 72–75 dB. Every size carries the three-peak mountain snowflake (3PMSF), the mark for tyres tested in severe snow.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 215/65 R16 (Wet grip C · Fuel efficiency C · 72 dB), the weakest 275/45 R20 (Wet grip D · Fuel efficiency C · 73 dB).
On the EU market since April 2017; the earliest production week registered is 29/2016.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other winter and 3PMSF 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.
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 (215/65R16)
Example: the 215/65R16 size, compared with the 766 other winter and 3PMSF tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈41 m with wet grip class C, the most common class in this size.
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16″ rims | ||||||
| 215/65R16 | 102T XL | C77% | C94% | 72 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 30/2016 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 215/60R17 | 100T XL | C76% | C94% | 72 dBB63% | 3PMSF | 29/2016 |
| 215/65R17 | 103T XL | C62% | C92% | 72 dBB63% | 3PMSF | 38/2017 |
| 225/60R17 | 103T XL | C78% | C94% | 72 dBB65% | 3PMSF | 30/2016 |
| 225/65R17 | 106T XL | C79% | C93% | 72 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 30/2016 |
| 235/65R17 | 108T XL | C80% | C93% | 72 dBB69% | 3PMSF | 30/2016 |
| 265/65R17 | 116T XL | C85% | C92% | 73 dBB60% | 3PMSF | 30/2018 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 225/55R18 | 102T XL | C73% | C92% | 72 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 30/2016 |
| 225/60R18 | 104T XL | C78% | C94% | 72 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 30/2018 |
| 235/60R18 | 107T XL | C75% | C90% | 72 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 30/2016 |
| 255/55R18 | 109T XL | C77% | C90% | 73 dBB54% | 3PMSF | 30/2018 |
| 265/60R18 | 114T XL | C80% | C89% | 73 dBB61% | 3PMSF | 30/2018 |
| 285/60R18 | 120T XL | C89% | C93% | 75 dBB35% | 3PMSF | 41/2018 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 275/40R20 | 106T XL | D28% | C93% | 73 dBB55% | 3PMSF | 30/2018 |
| 275/45R20 | 110T XL | D31% | C90% | 73 dBB59% | 3PMSF | 26/2019 |
Same label values, different brand
These tyres have exactly the same label values as the Taurus SUV Ice 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.
- Orium SUV Iceidentical label in 15 of 15 shared size and load/speed variants
- Sebring SUV Studidentical label in 15 of 15 shared size and load/speed variants
- Tigar SUV Iceidentical label in 15 of 15 shared size and load/speed variants
- Riken SUV Studidentical label in 15 of 15 shared size and load/speed variants
- Strial SUV Iceidentical label in 15 of 15 shared size and load/speed variants
- Kormoran SUV Studidentical label in 15 of 15 shared size and load/speed variants
Best-labelled winter and 3PMSF tyres in 215/65R16
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 215/65 R16, ranked by label →
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005A B 71 dB
- Sailun Ice BLAZER Alpine²A C 71 dB
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 DriveguardA D 71 dB
- Linglong Sport Master WinterA D 72 dB
- Crosswind Grip Peak WinterA D 72 dB
- Victory Road ASA D 72 dB
Questions
Is the Taurus SUV Ice a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 72 dB to 75 dB (median 72 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 SUV Ice in the wet?
Its wet grip class is C–D. In 67% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Taurus SUV Ice suitable for snow?
15 of 15 registrations carry the 3PMSF symbol, which means the tyre passed the EU severe-snow test. Check the exact size in the table.
When was the Taurus SUV Ice launched?
It has been on the EU market since April 2017. The earliest production week in its registrations is 29/2016; 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.