Firestone Roadhawk is a summer tyre made in total of 148 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 215/45 R17 is 50mm wider than the narrowest dimension (165) and 80mm narrower than the widest one (295). This tyre profile of 45 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 45% of the tyre width (215mm), which results in 96.75mm sidewall height. In 215/45 R17, there is only one possible speed index for Firestone Roadhawk - "H", which is good for speeds up to 210 km/h. In 215/45 R17, Roadhawk usually competes against RainSport 5, which is a tyre from Uniroyal with a rating of 64%, compared to 59% of the Firestone in question.
Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (215/45 R17)
Name | Stopping distance on dry | Stopping distance on wet | |||||
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Best values in test | 35,7 | 27,5 | |||||
Firestone Roadhawk | 37,7 | 32,8 | |||||
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Name | Wet | Dry | Noise | Wear | Fuel consumption | ||
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Best values in test | 2,1 | 1,5 | 2,4 | 1,0 | 1,2 | ||
Firestone Roadhawk | 2,9 | 2,2 | 3,0 | 2,0 | 2,3 | ||
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Name | Wet | Dry | Rolling resistance | Noise | Running costs | ||
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Best values in test | 61 | 56 | 20 | 8 | 18 | ||
Firestone Roadhawk | 43 | 44 | 20 | 5 | 14 | ||
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