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. 255/60 R18 is 100mm wider than the narrowest dimension (155) and 20mm narrower than the widest one (275). This tyre profile of 60 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 60% of the tyre width (255mm), which results in 153mm sidewall height. In 255/60 R18, there is only one possible speed index for Firestone Winterhawk 4 - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h. In 255/60 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.
# | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
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1. | Pirelli SCORPION WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Scorpion Winter 2 | Premium | £212 108 H + 3 | |||
2. | Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV | Premium | £219 108 V + 5 | |||
3. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6 | Premium | £177 112 V | |||
4. | Nokian WR SUV 4 | Upper-middle | ||||
5. | Michelin LATITUDE ALPIN LA2 | Premium | ||||
6. | Firestone Winterhawk 4 | Upper-middle | £125 112 V | |||
7. | Falken EUROWINTER HS01 SUV | Upper-middle | £176 112 V | |||
8. | Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A | Upper-middle | £158 112 V | |||
9. | Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320A | Upper-middle | ||||
10. | Goodyear UltraGrip SUV | Premium | £180 112 H | |||
11. | Kumho WinterCraft WS71 | Upper-middle | £113 112 H | |||
12. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-80 EVO | Premium | ||||
13. | Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 | Upper-middle | £164 112 H | |||
14. | Imperial SnowDragon UHP | Lowcost | ||||
15. | Dunlop Wintersport 5 | Premium | £204 112 V | |||
16. | Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 SUV | Lowcost | £149 112 H + 1 |