Firestone Winterhawk 4 is a winter tyre made in total of 100 sizes, ranging from R14 to R14 - this particular dimension is R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. 235/50 R18 is 80mm wider than the narrowest dimension (155) and 40mm narrower than the widest one (275). This tyre profile of 50 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 50% of the tyre width (235mm), which results in 117.5mm sidewall height. In 235/50 R18, there is only one possible speed index for Firestone Winterhawk 4 - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h. In 235/50 R18, Winterhawk 4 usually competes against Blizzak LM-005, which is a tyre from Bridgestone with a rating of 88%, compared to 60% of the Firestone in question.
Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (235/50 R18)
Name | Points total | Wet | Dry | Snow | |||
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Best values in test | 386 | 143 | 138 | 118 | |||
Firestone Winterhawk 4 | 363 | 125 | 123 | 115 | |||
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# | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
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1. | Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 | Premium | ||||
2. | Pirelli SCORPION WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Scorpion Winter 2 | Premium | ||||
3. | Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV | Premium | ||||
4. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6 | Premium | £188 101 V | |||
5. | GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 | Premium | £227 101 V | |||
6. | Kleber KRISALP HP3 | Upper-middle | £161 101 V | |||
7. | Nokian WR SUV 4 | Upper-middle | ||||
8. | Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ | Premium | ||||
9. | Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | Premium | ||||
10. | Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 | Premium | ||||
11. | BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 | Upper-middle | ||||
12. | Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III | Premium | £211 101 V | |||
13. | Firestone Winterhawk 4 | Upper-middle | £142 101 V | |||
14. | Nokian WR SUV 3! Newer model available: Nokian WR SUV 4 | Upper-middle | ||||
15. | Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5 | Lowcost |