What is the diameter of a 245/45R17 tire?

A 245/45R17 tire has an overall diameter of 25.68 inches (652.3mm).

How many revolutions per mile does a 245/45R17 tire make?

A 245/45R17 tire makes approximately 785 revolutions per mile.

What rim width is recommended for 245/45R17 tires?

The recommended wheel rim width for a 245/45R17 tire is 6.1" - 8.6".

245/45R17

Standard Metric

Factory Specs, Physical Dimensions & Compatible Vehicle Applications

Factory Spec Overview

The 245/45R17 tire size features an overall diameter of 25.68 inches, a section width of 9.6 inches (245mm), and rotates 785 times per mile. It is a standard factory tire fitment on 150+ vehicle models including Audi A6.

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Physical Dimensions & Specs

Overall Diameter

25.68"

652.3 mm

Section Width

245 mm

9.65" wide

Sidewall Height

4.34"

110.2 mm (45% aspect)

Revolutions / Mile

785

Circumference: 80.68"

Rim Diameter

17"

Wheel size

Recommended Rim Width

6.1" - 8.6"

Optimal rim width range

Speedometer & Alternate Size Calculator

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Tire 1 (Stock / Base)245/45R17

Section Width (mm)

Aspect Ratio (%)

Rim Diameter (in)

Wheel Width (in)

Offset ET (mm)

Overall Height:25.7"

Sidewall:4.3"

Revs/Mile:785

Tire 2 (New / Compare)245/60R18

Section Width (mm)

Aspect Ratio (%)

Rim Diameter (in)

Wheel Width (in)

Offset ET (mm)

Overall Height:29.6"

Sidewall:5.8"

Revs/Mile:682

Visual Tire & Wheel Comparison

Speedometer Variance

+15.2%At 60 mph reading, actual speed is 69.1 mph

Indicated	Actual Speed	Diff
20 mph	23.0 mph	+3.0 mph
30 mph	34.5 mph	+4.5 mph
45 mph	51.8 mph	+6.8 mph
60 mph	69.1 mph	+9.1 mph
75 mph	86.4 mph	+11.4 mph
90 mph	103.6 mph	+13.6 mph

Fender & Suspension Clearance

Fitment Status: MODERATE RISK

Flush fitment. Extends 17.7mm outwards. Check wheel arch clearance under full suspension compression.

Inner Strut Space:7.7mm LESS clearance

Outer Fender Push:Extends 17.7mm further out

Ride Height Delta:+1.95" ground clearance

Vehicles That Fit 245/45R17 (150+ Models)

Factory standard and optional vehicle fitments utilizing 245/45R17 tires:

Year	Make & Model	Trim / Variant	Lookup Specs
2005	Audi A6	4.2 L	View 2005 A6 ›
2006	Audi A6	Avant Quattro, 3.2 G	View 2006 A6 ›
2006	Audi A6	Avant Quattro, 3.2 H	View 2006 A6 ›
2006	Audi A6	Base, 3.2 G	View 2006 A6 ›
2006	Audi A6	Base, 3.2 H	View 2006 A6 ›
2006	Audi A6	Quattro, 4.2 L	View 2006 A6 ›
2007	Audi A6	Avant Quattro	View 2007 A6 ›
2007	Audi A6	Base	View 2007 A6 ›
2007	Audi A6	Quattro, 3.2 H	View 2007 A6 ›
2007	Audi A6	Quattro, 4.2 V	View 2007 A6 ›
2008	Audi A6	Quattro, 3.2 H	View 2008 A6 ›
2008	Audi TT	Quattro, 2D Convertible, Automatic DCT	View 2008 TT ›
2008	Audi TT	Quattro, 2D Convertible, Standard	View 2008 TT ›
2008	Audi TT	Quattro, 2D Coupe, Automatic DCT	View 2008 TT ›
2008	Audi TT	Quattro, 2D Coupe, Standard	View 2008 TT ›
2009	Audi A4	Base, 4D Sedan	View 2009 A4 ›
2009	Audi A6	Avant Quattro, 3.0 G	View 2009 A6 ›
2009	Audi A6	Avant Quattro, 3.0, CAJA	View 2009 A6 ›
2009	Audi A6	Avant Quattro, 3.0, CCAA	View 2009 A6 ›
2009	Audi A6	Base	View 2009 A6 ›
2009	Audi A6	Quattro, 3.0 G	View 2009 A6 ›
2009	Audi A6	Quattro, 3.0, CAJA	View 2009 A6 ›
2009	Audi A6	Quattro, 3.0, CCAA	View 2009 A6 ›
2009	Audi TT	Quattro, 2D Convertible, 2.0 F	View 2009 TT ›
2009	Audi TT	Quattro, 2D Convertible, 3.2 D, Automatic DCT	View 2009 TT ›
2009	Audi TT	Quattro, 2D Convertible, 3.2 D, Standard	View 2009 TT ›
2009	Audi TT	Quattro, 2D Coupe, 2.0 F	View 2009 TT ›
2009	Audi TT	Quattro, 2D Coupe, 3.2 D, Automatic DCT	View 2009 TT ›
2009	Audi TT	Quattro, 2D Coupe, 3.2 D, Standard	View 2009 TT ›
2010	Audi A4	2.0T	View 2010 A4 ›
2010	Audi A4	2.0T Avant Quattro	View 2010 A4 ›
2010	Audi A4	2.0T Quattro, Standard	View 2010 A4 ›
2010	Audi A4	2.0T Quattro, Automatic	View 2010 A4 ›
2010	Audi A6	3.0T Avant Quattro	View 2010 A6 ›
2010	Audi A6	3.0T Quattro	View 2010 A6 ›
2010	Audi A6	3.2	View 2010 A6 ›
2011	Audi A6	3.0T Quattro	View 2011 A6 ›
2011	Audi A4	2.0T Quattro, Automatic	View 2011 A4 ›
2011	Audi A4	2.0T	View 2011 A4 ›
2011	Audi A4	2.0T Quattro, Standard	View 2011 A4 ›
2011	Audi A6	3.0T Avant Quattro	View 2011 A6 ›
2011	Audi A4	2.0T Avant Quattro	View 2011 A4 ›
2012	Audi A4	2.0T	View 2012 A4 ›
2012	Audi A4	2.0T Avant Quattro	View 2012 A4 ›
2012	Audi A4	2.0T Quattro, Automatic Trans	View 2012 A4 ›
2012	Audi A4	2.0T Quattro, Standard Trans	View 2012 A4 ›
2013	Audi A4	Premium Quattro, Eng CD CPMA, Standard Trans	View 2013 A4 ›
2013	Audi A4	Premium Quattro, Eng CD CAEB, Standard Trans	View 2013 A4 ›
2013	Audi A4	Premium Plus Quattro, Eng CD CPMA, Automatic Trans	View 2013 A4 ›
2013	Audi A4	Premium Plus Quattro, Eng CD CPMA, Standard Trans	View 2013 A4 ›
2013	Audi A4	Premium Quattro, Eng CD CPMA, Automatic Trans	View 2013 A4 ›
2013	Audi A4	Premium Plus Quattro, Eng CD CAEB, Automatic Trans	View 2013 A4 ›
2013	Audi A4	Premium Quattro, Eng CD CAEB, Automatic Trans	View 2013 A4 ›
2013	Audi A4	Premium Plus Quattro, Eng CD CAEB, Standard Trans	View 2013 A4 ›
2013	Audi A4	Base	View 2013 A4 ›
2013	Audi A4	Prestige Quattro, Eng CD CAEB, Standard Trans	View 2013 A4 ›
2013	Audi A4	Prestige Quattro, Eng CD CAEB, Automatic Trans	View 2013 A4 ›
2013	Audi A4	Prestige Quattro, Eng CD CPMA, Automatic Trans	View 2013 A4 ›
2013	Audi A4	Prestige Quattro, Eng CD CPMA, Standard Trans	View 2013 A4 ›
2014	Audi A4 Quattro	Eng CD CAED, Automatic Trans	View 2014 A4 Quattro ›
2014	Audi A4 Quattro	Eng CD CPMB, Automatic Trans	View 2014 A4 Quattro ›
2014	Audi A4 Quattro	Eng CD CPMB, Standard Trans	View 2014 A4 Quattro ›
2014	Audi A4 Quattro	Eng CD CAED, Standard Trans	View 2014 A4 Quattro ›
2014	Audi A4	Base	View 2014 A4 ›
2015	Audi A4	Premium	View 2015 A4 ›
2015	Audi A4 Quattro	Premium, Eng CD CPMB	View 2015 A4 Quattro ›
2015	Audi A4 Quattro	Premium, Eng CD CAED, Automatic Trans	View 2015 A4 Quattro ›
2015	Audi A4 Quattro	Premium, Eng CD CAED, Standard Trans	View 2015 A4 Quattro ›
2016	Audi A4	Premium	View 2016 A4 ›
2016	Audi A4 Quattro	Premium, Eng CD CAED, Automatic Trans	View 2016 A4 Quattro ›
2016	Audi A4 Quattro	Premium, Eng CD CPMB, Automatic Trans	View 2016 A4 Quattro ›
2016	Audi A4 Quattro	Premium, Eng CD CPMB, Standard Trans	View 2016 A4 Quattro ›
2016	Audi A4 Quattro	Premium, Eng CD CAED, Standard Trans	View 2016 A4 Quattro ›
2006	BMW 525i	Automatic	View 2006 525i ›
2006	BMW 525i	Standard	View 2006 525i ›
2006	BMW 525xi	Automatic	View 2006 525xi ›
2006	BMW 525xi	Standard	View 2006 525xi ›
2007	BMW 525i	Automatic	View 2007 525i ›
2007	BMW 525i	Standard	View 2007 525i ›
1992	Dodge Stealth	R/T Turbo	View 1992 Stealth ›
1993	Dodge Stealth	R/T Turbo	View 1993 Stealth ›
1994	Dodge Stealth	R/T Turbo	View 1994 Stealth ›
1995	Dodge Stealth	R/T Turbo	View 1995 Stealth ›
1996	Dodge Stealth	R/T Turbo	View 1996 Stealth ›
1994	Ford Mustang	GT, 2D Convertible, Automatic	View 1994 Mustang ›
1994	Ford Mustang	GT, 2D Convertible, Standard	View 1994 Mustang ›
1994	Ford Mustang	GT, 2D Coupe, Automatic	View 1994 Mustang ›
1994	Ford Mustang	GT, 2D Coupe, Standard	View 1994 Mustang ›
1996	Ford Mustang	Cobra, 2D Convertible, Automatic	View 1996 Mustang ›
1996	Ford Mustang	Cobra, 2D Convertible, Standard	View 1996 Mustang ›
1996	Ford Mustang	Cobra, 2D Coupe, Automatic	View 1996 Mustang ›
1996	Ford Mustang	Cobra, 2D Coupe, Standard	View 1996 Mustang ›
1997	Ford Mustang	Cobra, 2D Convertible, Automatic	View 1997 Mustang ›
1997	Ford Mustang	Cobra, 2D Convertible, Standard	View 1997 Mustang ›
1997	Ford Mustang	Cobra, 2D Coupe, Automatic	View 1997 Mustang ›
1997	Ford Mustang	Cobra, 2D Coupe, Standard	View 1997 Mustang ›
1998	Ford Mustang	Cobra, 2D Convertible	View 1998 Mustang ›
1998	Ford Mustang	Cobra, 2D Coupe	View 1998 Mustang ›
1999	Ford Mustang	Cobra, 2D Convertible	View 1999 Mustang ›
1999	Ford Mustang	Cobra, 2D Coupe	View 1999 Mustang ›
2000	Ford Mustang	SVT Cobra R	View 2000 Mustang ›
2001	Ford Mustang	Cobra, 2D Convertible, T45	View 2001 Mustang ›
2001	Ford Mustang	Cobra, 2D Convertible, TR3650	View 2001 Mustang ›
2001	Ford Mustang	Cobra, 2D Coupe, T45	View 2001 Mustang ›
2001	Ford Mustang	Cobra, 2D Coupe, TR3650	View 2001 Mustang ›
2001	Ford Mustang	GT Bullitt, T45	View 2001 Mustang ›
2001	Ford Mustang	GT Bullitt, TR3650	View 2001 Mustang ›
2001	Ford Mustang	GT, 2D Convertible, Automatic	View 2001 Mustang ›
2001	Ford Mustang	GT, 2D Convertible, Standard, T45	View 2001 Mustang ›
2001	Ford Mustang	GT, 2D Convertible, Standard, TR3650	View 2001 Mustang ›
2001	Ford Mustang	GT, 2D Coupe, Automatic	View 2001 Mustang ›
2001	Ford Mustang	GT, 2D Coupe, Standard, T45	View 2001 Mustang ›
2001	Ford Mustang	GT, 2D Coupe, Standard, TR3650	View 2001 Mustang ›
2002	Ford Mustang	GT, 2D Convertible, Automatic	View 2002 Mustang ›
2002	Ford Mustang	GT, 2D Convertible, Standard	View 2002 Mustang ›
2002	Ford Mustang	GT, 2D Coupe, Automatic	View 2002 Mustang ›
2002	Ford Mustang	GT, 2D Coupe, Standard	View 2002 Mustang ›
2003	Ford Mustang	GT, 2D Convertible, Automatic	View 2003 Mustang ›
2003	Ford Mustang	GT, 2D Convertible, Standard	View 2003 Mustang ›
2003	Ford Mustang	GT, 2D Coupe, Automatic	View 2003 Mustang ›
2003	Ford Mustang	GT, 2D Coupe, Standard	View 2003 Mustang ›
2003	Ford Mustang	Mach 1, Automatic	View 2003 Mustang ›
2003	Ford Mustang	Mach 1, Standard	View 2003 Mustang ›
2004	Ford Mustang	GT, 2D Convertible, Automatic	View 2004 Mustang ›
2004	Ford Mustang	GT, 2D Convertible, Standard	View 2004 Mustang ›
2004	Ford Mustang	GT, 2D Coupe, Automatic	View 2004 Mustang ›
2004	Ford Mustang	GT, 2D Coupe, Standard	View 2004 Mustang ›
2004	Ford Mustang	Mach 1, Automatic	View 2004 Mustang ›
2004	Ford Mustang	Mach 1, Standard	View 2004 Mustang ›
2006	Lexus IS 250	RWD, Automatic	View 2006 IS 250 ›
2006	Lexus IS 250	RWD, Standard	View 2006 IS 250 ›
2006	Lexus IS 350	IS 350	View 2006 IS 350 ›
2007	Lexus IS 250	RWD, Automatic	View 2007 IS 250 ›
2007	Lexus IS 250	RWD, Standard	View 2007 IS 250 ›
2007	Lexus IS 350	IS 350	View 2007 IS 350 ›
2008	Lexus IS 250	RWD, Automatic	View 2008 IS 250 ›
2008	Lexus IS 250	RWD, Standard	View 2008 IS 250 ›
2008	Lexus IS 350	IS 350	View 2008 IS 350 ›
2009	Lexus IS 250	RWD, Automatic	View 2009 IS 250 ›
2009	Lexus IS 250	RWD, Standard	View 2009 IS 250 ›
2009	Lexus IS 350	IS 350	View 2009 IS 350 ›
2010	Lexus IS 250	RWD, Automatic	View 2010 IS 250 ›
2010	Lexus IS 250	RWD, Standard	View 2010 IS 250 ›
2010	Lexus IS 250C	Automatic	View 2010 IS 250C ›
2010	Lexus IS 250C	Standard	View 2010 IS 250C ›
2010	Lexus IS 350	IS 350	View 2010 IS 350 ›
2010	Lexus IS 350C	IS 350C	View 2010 IS 350C ›
2011	Lexus IS 250	Base, RWD, Automatic	View 2011 IS 250 ›
2011	Lexus IS 250	Base, RWD, Standard	View 2011 IS 250 ›
2011	Lexus IS 250C	Automatic	View 2011 IS 250C ›