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Comparison: Firestone Winterhawk 3 vs. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Dimensions and prices
Buy %

In this comparison, we are comparing a tyre from a manufacturer from USA (Firestone) against a tyre from a manufacturer from South Korea (Hankook). Generally, Hankook winter tyres are slightly better rated (71%) than Firestone (50%). In this particular case, the Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 has a better rating of 68% compared to 40% of the Firestone Winterhawk 3. The first tyre test of Firestone Winterhawk 3 was done in 2015, compared to 2016 when was the Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 first tested. Important for this comparison is also the Autobild 2019 225/45 R17 test, where both the Winterhawk 3 and the Winter i*cept RS2 W452 were tested. See more mutual tests below. When it comes to comparison, eu labels can be also interesting - 92% of Firestone Winterhawk 3 dimensions has C wet grip rating. Most (90%) of the Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 also have C wet ratings.

#	Firestone Winterhawk 3 /40%	Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 /68%

Dimensions	R13 - R18	R13 - R17
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Segment

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Premium

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Upper-middle

Number of sizes available

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 88

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 64

Number of tests

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 21x

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 14x

Best position in test

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 2.

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 3.

Worst position in test

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 20.

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 32.

Average position in tests

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 7.1

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 16

Year of the last test

1. Firestone Winterhawk 3 2020

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 2020

Best rating in test

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Highly recommended

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Satisfactory

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Conditionally recommended

Wet

(Overall rating)

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452
80%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3
78%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Firestone Winterhawk 3 85%

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 69%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Firestone Winterhawk 3 77%

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 74%

Wet braking

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 87%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 79%

Wet circle cornering

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 86%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 79%

Wet handling

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 84%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 73%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 ?

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452
82%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3
79%

Mileage

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 92%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 84%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 ?

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452
88%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3
83%

Snow traction

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 86%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 78%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452
79%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3
71%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452
85%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3
78%

Exterior noise

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 89%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 89%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 72 dB

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 ? dB

Ice

(Overall rating)

Firestone
Winterhawk 3
74%

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452
71%

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Dimensions and prices

Mutual tests

Autobild Winter tyre test 2019 225/45 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	29,2	24
Firestone Winterhawk 3	34,3	25,5
Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452	32	24,9
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2018 195/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	1-	2+	1	1
Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: Conditionally recommended	3	3+	2+	2+
Hankook Winter icept RS2 W452 Rating: Good*	2	2	1-	1-
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2018 195/65 R15

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34,3	27
Firestone Winterhawk 3	38,2	27,8
Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452	34,9	27,7
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2017 225/50 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,2	25,9
Firestone Winterhawk 3	36,3	27,9
Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452	35,9	28,6
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2017 195/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1,8	1,7	1,7	2,1	3,0	1,5	1,7
Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: Satisfactory	3,1	2,1	2,9	2,5	3,4	2,5	1,8
Hankook Winter icept RS2 W452 Rating: Satisfactory*	2,6	2,2	2,7	2,5	3,7	2,5	2,2
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34,2	25
Firestone Winterhawk 3	39,8	27,5
Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452	39,1	26,2
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2016 185/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1,8	1,9	1,7	2,2	2,8	1	1,5
Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: -	4,6	2,3	2,8	2,6	3,0	2,0	1,8
Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Rating: -	2,8	1,9	2,6	2,8	4,0	2,5	2,3
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Comparison: Firestone Winterhawk 3 vs. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

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