Toyo OBSERVE GSi6 HP
EU tyre label for every size: 39 sizes of this winter tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Toyo OBSERVE GSi6 HP is a winter tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 39 sizes (75 registrations including load and speed variants), for 16″ to 21″ rims.
Wet grip is rated E in every size, fuel efficiency E and external rolling noise 71–72 dB. Every size carries the three-peak mountain snowflake (3PMSF), the mark for tyres tested in severe snow. 55 registrations are also certified as ice tyres.
On the EU market since April 2019; the earliest production week registered is 12/2018.
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 (38 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Strongest point: rolling noise. Weakest point: fuel efficiency, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (205/55 R16)
Example: the 205/55 R16 size, compared with the 839 other winter and 3PMSF tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈52 m with class E, against ≈41 m for the most common class in this size (C).
Fuel efficiency
Class E vs the typical C: ≈0.34 L/100 km more, about 51 litres more over 15,000 km for a 1,500 kg car.
Rolling noise
71 dB against a median of 72 dB in this size (1 dB quieter).
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 39 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 | ||||||
| 195/50 R16 | 84H · 84H | E2% | E11% | 71 dBB64% | 3PMSF | 28/2018 |
| 195/55 R16 | 87H · 87H · 87H | E4% | E10% | 71 dBB73% | 3PMSF | 25/2018 |
| 205/55 R16 | 94H XL | E5% | E7% | 71 dBB73% | 3PMSF | 13/2018 |
| 205/55 R16 | 94H XL · 94H XL | E5% | E7% | 71 dBB73% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 19/2022 |
| 215/55 R16 | 97H XL · 97H XL | E5% | E7% | 71 dBB78% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 21/2018 |
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 205/45 R17 | 88V XL | E1% | E10% | 71 dBB75% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 34/2020 |
| 205/50 R17 | 93H XL · 93H XL | E3% | E8% | 71 dBB78% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 22/2018 |
| 215/45 R17 | 91H XL · 91H XL | E4% | E9% | 71 dBB76% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 21/2018 |
| 215/50 R17 | 95H XL · 95H XL | E5% | E6% | 71 dBB78% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 23/2018 |
| 215/55 R17 | 98H XL · 98H XL | E5% | E7% | 71 dBB77% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 17/2018 |
| 225/45 R17 | 94H XL | E4% | E8% | 71 dBB80% | 3PMSF | 21/2018 |
| 225/45 R17 | 94H XL · 94H XL | E4% | E8% | 71 dBB80% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 14/2022 |
| 225/50 R17 | 94V · 94V | E3% | E6% | 71 dBB80% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 12/2018 |
| 225/55 R17 | 97H · 97H | E4% | E6% | 71 dBB81% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 16/2018 |
| 235/45 R17 | 97H XL · 97H XL | E5% | E4% | 71 dBB76% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 25/2018 |
| 235/50 R17 | 96V · 96V | E10% | E3% | 71 dBB87% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 31/2018 |
| 245/45 R17 | 99H XL | E6% | E10% | 71 dBB81% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 28/2018 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 215/45 R18 | 93H XL | E3% | E1% | 71 dBB58% | 3PMSF | 18/2022 |
| 225/40 R18 | 92V XL · 92V XL | E3% | E8% | 71 dBB78% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 28/2018 |
| 225/45 R18 | 95V XL · 95V XL | E5% | E6% | 71 dBB75% | 3PMSF | 19/2018 |
| 225/50 R18 | 99V XL · 99V XL | E3% | E1% | 71 dBB78% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 24/2018 |
| 235/40 R18 | 95V XL · 95V XL | E4% | E5% | 71 dBB80% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 30/2018 |
| 235/45 R18 | 98V XL · 98V XL | E4% | E4% | 71 dBB77% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 25/2018 |
| 245/40 R18 | 97V XL · 97V XL | E4% | E4% | 71 dBB80% | 3PMSF | 24/2018 |
| 245/40 R18 | 97V XL | E4% | E4% | 71 dBB80% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 30/2021 |
| 245/45 R18 | 100V XL · 100V XL | E4% | E5% | 71 dBB83% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 28/2018 |
| 245/50 R18 | 104V XL · 104V XL | E10% | E3% | 71 dBB72% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 29/2018 |
| 245/55 R18 | 103V · 103V | E– | E– | 71 dBB– | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 29/2018 |
| 255/40 R18 | 99V XL | E6% | E2% | 71 dBB86% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 31/2018 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 195/50 R19 | 88V · 88V | E44% | E22% | 71 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 25/2023 |
| 195/50 R19 | 88V | E44% | E22% | 71 dBB67% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 35/2025 |
| 225/35 R19 | 88H XL | E0% | E5% | 71 dBB79% | 3PMSF | 03/2021 |
| 225/40 R19 | 93V XL · 93V XL | E4% | E5% | 71 dBB73% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 33/2018 |
| 225/45 R19 | 96H XL | E6% | E2% | 72 dBB58% | 3PMSF | 34/2022 |
| 225/45 R19 | 96V XL | E6% | E2% | 71 dBB72% | 3PMSF | 31/2025 |
| 235/40 R19 | 96V XL · 96V XL | E5% | E2% | 71 dBB73% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 34/2018 |
| 235/45 R19 | 95V · 95V | E2% | E1% | 71 dBB71% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 33/2018 |
| 245/35 R19 | 93H XL | E3% | E3% | 72 dBB70% | 3PMSF | 34/2022 |
| 245/40 R19 | 98V XL · 98V XL | E2% | E3% | 71 dBB77% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 29/2018 |
| 245/45 R19 | 102V XL · 102V XL | E6% | E1% | 71 dBB77% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 29/2018 |
| 255/35 R19 | 96V XL · 96V XL | E3% | E2% | 71 dBB81% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 34/2018 |
| 255/40 R19 | 100V XL · 100V XL | E4% | E1% | 71 dBB89% | 3PMSF · Ice grip | 31/2018 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 235/35 R20 | 92H XL | E5% | E5% | 72 dBB49% | 3PMSF | 33/2022 |
| 21″ rims | ||||||
| 275/40 R21 | 107H XL | E6% | E1% | 72 dBB60% | 3PMSF | 34/2022 |
Best-labelled winter and 3PMSF tyres in 205/55 R16
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 205/55 R16, ranked by label →
- Sailun Ice BLAZER Alpine²A C 68 dB
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005A C 71 dB
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 DriveguardA C 71 dB
- Kumho WP52+A C 72 dB
- Delinte AW6A C 72 dB
- Roadhog RGAS02A C 72 dB
Questions
Is the Toyo OBSERVE GSi6 HP a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 71 dB to 72 dB (median 71 dB). In 61% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Toyo OBSERVE GSi6 HP in the wet?
Its wet grip class is E. In 0% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Toyo OBSERVE GSi6 HP suitable for snow?
75 of 75 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 Toyo OBSERVE GSi6 HP launched?
It has been on the EU market since April 2019. The earliest production week in its registrations is 12/2018; 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 — 75 registrations, data as of 26 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 43 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.