Firestone Roadhawk is a summer tyre made in total of 148 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. 255/55 R18 is 90mm wider than the narrowest dimension (165) and 40mm narrower than the widest one (295). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (255mm), which results in 140.25mm sidewall height. In 255/55 R18, there is only one possible speed index for Firestone Roadhawk - "W", which is good for speeds up to 270 km/h. In 255/55 R18, 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.
# | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
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1. | Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV | Premium | £163 109 Y | |||
2. | Bridgestone Turanza T005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Turanza 6 | Premium | £146 109 V | |||
3. | Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV | Premium | £128 109 V | |||
4. | Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A | Premium | £137 109 W + 1 | |||
5. | Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7 | Premium | £142 109 Y | |||
6. | Falken Azenis FK510 SUV | Upper-middle | ||||
7. | Firestone Roadhawk | Upper-middle | £159 109 W + 1 | |||
8. | General Tire Grabber GT Plus | Lowcost | £113 0 Y | |||
9. | Pirelli Scorpion VERDE | Premium | £185 105 W + 5 | |||
10. | Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport | Upper-middle | £131 0 V + 3 |