CEAT SecuraDrive 195/60 R15 88V

These are the tyre sizes found on the sidewalls of a car tyre. To understand this, you need to first know what each respective number or symbol stands for. Taking 225/65 R17 for instance, the 225 is the width of the tyre mentioned in millimetres, followed by 65, which is aspect ratio/profile or the height of the tyre sidewall, it is given in percentage of the width. In simple terms, it the 65% of the 225 mm tyre width. Similarly, the letter R stands for tyre construction, which is 'radial' here and lastly, 17 is the diameter of the tyre rim in inches. Coming to the query, the difference between the two tyre sizes is only of the tyre width - 225mm and 235mm - the rest remains the same.

The process to choose a tyre depends upon your priorities. Like there are tyre patterns with a different set of features such as long life, comfort, road noise, high-speed stability, etc. For Honda City, you can opt for a tyre with a mixed set of features as it is meant for the city as well as the highway. Thus choose between CEAT FuelSmarrt, JK UX Royale and Bridgestone B290. Depending upon your budget you can select one.

You can choose tyre patterns between Falken Sincera 835, CEAT Milaze X3, and JK Ultima Neo.

Tyre upsize is not recommended by car manufacturers as it affects the fuel mileage and performance of a vehicle. Hence, instead of upsizing, you go with a high grip tyre pattern. Further, the bigger rim tyre may also scrape the body parts of the car. Instead of the current 185/65 R15, you can go with a wider width tyre in the form of 195/65 R15.

Both the homegrown tyre manufacturers offer the best tyres pertaining to Indian roads and diverse weather conditions. Be it Apollo or CEAT both strive for excellence and invest a huge in research and advancement, thereby offering durable and reliable products to consumers. On one hand, CEAT specialises more in the two-wheeler and passenger car tyre segment, while on the other Apollo has established itself in the segments like passenger car, trucks, bus, OTR and earth moving equipment. CEAT has limited offering in the passenger car tyre segment, whereas Apollo has a plethora of tyre offerings in the durable as well as premium car tyre segment. Hence, comparisons between the two brands vary from different perspectives.