205/50R17 to 225/45R17: Where 11 of 12 Models Cost More
June 2026 prices for 205/50R17 and 225/45R17: 11 of 12 models priced in both cost more in 225/45R17, plus what a 0.4% diameter change does to the speedometer.
Drafted with AI from CircleWheels price data and published automatically; no editor has reviewed it. Prices updated 3 June 2026. How the blog is madePrices are those listed by Shaharyar Traders (3 branches, Lahore), the one dealer on CircleWheels; a listed price does not confirm stock. The catalogue holds sizes and prices only, with no load or speed ratings, tread data, test results or reviews. Confirm your size on your current tyres or the door-jamb placard before buying.
| 205/50R17 | 225/45R17 | |
|---|---|---|
| Section width | 205 mm | 225 mm |
| Sidewall height | 103 mm | 101 mm |
| Overall diameter | 637 mm (25.1 in) | 634 mm (25 in) |
| Circumference | 2,001 mm | 1,993 mm |
| Revolutions per kilometre | about 500 | about 502 |
| Price range, every listing | Rs 24,000 to Rs 60,000 | Rs 25,000 to Rs 65,000 |
| Price range, tyres listed with a model name | Rs 29,500 to Rs 60,000 | Rs 36,000 to Rs 65,000 |
Of the 12 models Shaharyar Traders prices in both 205/50R17 and 225/45R17, 11 cost more in 225/45R17 and one, the Michelin Pilot Sport 4, costs less. Physically the two sizes sit close together: 3 mm apart in overall diameter, about 0.4%.
The prices in this post were last updated on 3 June 2026.
20 mm wider, a fraction shorter
Going from 205/50R17 to 225/45R17 adds 20 mm of section width, takes about 1 mm off the sidewall height and 3 mm off the overall diameter. The millimetre figures in the table are rounded, which is why 103 mm and 101 mm look further apart than the 1 mm change.
The circumference drops from 2,001 mm to 1,993 mm, so a 225/45R17 turns about 502 times per kilometre against about 500 for a 205/50R17. Going the other way, from 225/45R17 to 205/50R17, the tyre is 20 mm narrower and 3 mm taller overall.
What 0.4% does to the speedometer
On a car set up for 205/50R17, the 225/45R17's 8 mm shorter circumference (1,993 mm against 2,001 mm) would push the speedometer about 0.4% above the true speed. Fit 205/50R17 where the car was calibrated for 225/45R17 and the change runs the other way: the slightly taller tyre covers more ground per turn, so the reading would sit slightly below the true speed.
A 3 mm gap in diameter still moves the reading, so the size on the car's placard is the one to price, not whichever of these two the dealer lists lower.
The MG 5 page lists both sizes
One car page on CircleWheels lists both: the MG 5 (2012–2026), whose page lists five sizes, 195/65/15, 205/50/17, 205/55/16, 225/45/17 and 225/50/16. A car page gathers sizes across trims and years, so seeing both there does not mean one car can take either. The door-jamb placard decides which size a particular car takes.
Same model, two sizes: the price difference
The gaps below are for each model on its own, a tyre at a time and for a set of four.
| Model | 205/50R17 | 225/45R17 | Difference a tyre | Difference for four |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunlop SP Sport LM705 | Rs 29,500 | Rs 38,000 | Rs 8,500 more | Rs 34,000 more |
| Dunlop Direzza DZ102 | Rs 32,000 | Rs 36,000 | Rs 4,000 more | Rs 16,000 more |
| Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 050+ | Rs 35,000 | Rs 42,000 | Rs 7,000 more | Rs 28,000 more |
| Yokohama BluEarth-GT AE51 | Rs 37,000 | Rs 46,500 | Rs 9,500 more | Rs 38,000 more |
| Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 | Rs 42,000 | Rs 52,000 | Rs 10,000 more | Rs 40,000 more |
| Bridgestone Turanza T005 | Rs 42,000 | Rs 52,000 | Rs 10,000 more | Rs 40,000 more |
| Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE004 | Rs 44,000 | Rs 55,000 | Rs 11,000 more | Rs 44,000 more |
| Pirelli Cinturato P7 | Rs 44,000 | Rs 48,000 | Rs 4,000 more | Rs 16,000 more |
| Continental PremiumContact 6 | Rs 46,000 | Rs 54,000 | Rs 8,000 more | Rs 32,000 more |
| Continental ContiSportContact 5 | Rs 48,000 | Rs 58,000 | Rs 10,000 more | Rs 40,000 more |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 | Rs 55,000 | Rs 52,000 | Rs 3,000 less | Rs 12,000 less |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | Rs 60,000 | Rs 65,000 | Rs 5,000 more | Rs 20,000 more |
The step up to 225/45R17 is far from uniform. The Dunlop Direzza DZ102 and Pirelli Cinturato P7 each rise by Rs 4,000 a tyre, while the Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE004 rises by Rs 11,000 a tyre, Rs 44,000 for four.
The Michelin Pilot Sport 4 is the one model that reverses the pattern: the dealer lists it Rs 3,000 a tyre lower in 225/45R17 than in 205/50R17.
The cheapest tyre with a model name is a different model in each size
In 205/50R17 the cheapest comparable tyre listed with a model name is the Dunlop SP Sport LM705 at Rs 29,500. In 225/45R17 it is the Dunlop Direzza DZ102 at Rs 36,000, because the LM705 moves above it in the wider size. Any gap for a set of four between those two entry points belongs to those two tyres, not to the sizes in general.
The per-brand entry points shift too. In 205/50R17 Bridgestone and Yokohama both start at Rs 37,000; in 225/45R17 Yokohama starts with the BluEarth-ES ES32 and Bridgestone with the Ecopia EP300, a different model from the Ecopia EP150 that opens Bridgestone's list in 205/50R17.
Brand-only listings sit Rs 1,000 apart, the model-name floor much further
Each size carries 53 brand-only listings from 53 brands, and 51 of them sit at one price: Rs 24,000 in 205/50R17 and Rs 25,000 in 225/45R17, from brands such as Kapsen, APLUS, Pearly, Lanvigator and Greenlander.
Above that floor, the step to a tyre listed with a model name differs sharply. In 205/50R17, from Rs 24,000 to the Dunlop SP Sport LM705 at Rs 29,500, it is Rs 5,500 a tyre, Rs 22,000 for a set of four. In 225/45R17 it is Rs 11,000 a tyre, Rs 44,000 for four, so a buyer weighing a brand-only listing against a model-name tyre faces twice the gap in the wider size.
Sources
- CircleWheels catalogue: listed tyre prices, sizes and dealer branches; the prices quoted were updated 3 June 2026.