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Comparison: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P vs. Firestone Winterhawk 4

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

In this comparison, we are comparing a tyre from a manufacturer from Germany (Continental) against a tyre from a manufacturer from USA (Firestone). Generally, Continental winter tyres are slightly better rated (77%) than Firestone (65%). In this particular case, the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P has a better rating of 95% compared to 65% of the Firestone Winterhawk 4. The first tyre test of Continental WinterContact TS 870 P was done in 2021, compared to 2020 when was the Firestone Winterhawk 4 first tested. Important for this comparison is also the ADAC 2024 215/55 R17 test, where both the WinterContact TS 870 P and the Winterhawk 4 were tested. See more mutual tests below. If you wonder where the tyres in question are made, the WinterContact TS 870 P is made in Czech Republic and Winterhawk 4 is made in Italy.

#	Continental WinterContact TS 870 P /95%	Firestone Winterhawk 4 /65%

Dimensions	R16 - R22	R14 - R20
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Segment

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Premium

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 Upper-middle

Number of sizes available

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 178

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 100

Number of tests

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 15x

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 13x

Best position in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 1.

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 5.

Worst position in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 8.

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 20.

Average position in tests

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 3.33

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 9.62

Year of the last test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 2024

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 2024

Best rating in test

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 Highly recommended

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Test winner

Worst rating in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Good

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 Satisfactory

Wet

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

77%

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

70

Wet braking

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 72%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 73%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 71%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 69%

Wet handling

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 82%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 74%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 83%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 59%

Wet circle cornering

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 80%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 71%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P ?

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

84

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

81%

Snow traction

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 77%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 76%

Snow braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 78%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 72%

Snow handling

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 85%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 81%

Snow cornering

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 82%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 82%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

89%

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

67

Dry braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 86%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 56%

Dry handling

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 85%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 56%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

70%

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

64

Exterior noise

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 77%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 74%

Comfort

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 61%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 58%

Interior noise

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 76%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 63%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P ?

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

74

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

60%

Rolling resistance

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 94%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 77%

Mileage

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 63%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 52%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 ?

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P ?

Offroad

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

76.7%

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

?

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ADAC Winter tyre test 2024 215/55 R17

Name	Rating	Winter	Wet	Dry	Enviromental impact	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	dobré	1.7	2.1	2.2	1.7	2.7	1.6	1.3
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Rating: Satisfactory	uspokojivé	2.0	2.4	2.9	2.6	3.5	2.1	1.6
Firestone WinterHawk 4 Rating: Satisfactory	uspokojivé	3.1	3.1	3.5	2.9	4.3	3.0	2.2
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2023 225/60 R18

Name	Rating
Best values in test	vítěz testu
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Rating: Test winner	vítěz testu
Firestone Winterhawk 4 Rating: Not recommended	nedoporučeno
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2023 205/60 R16

Name	Rating	Enviromental impact	Driving safety
Best values in test	dobré	2	2.1
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Rating: Good	dobré	2.5	2.3
Firestone Winterhawk 4 Rating: Good	dobré	3	2.3
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R18

Name	Rating	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	vítěz testu	2+	2+	1	2+
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Rating: Exemplary	příkladné	2+	2+	2+	2-
Firestone Winterhawk 4 Rating: Not recommended	nedoporučeno	2+	3	2	2
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R18

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	31,4	29,2
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	34,9	30,5
Firestone Winterhawk 4	33,9	31,0
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,8	25,4
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	34,6	25,5
Firestone Winterhawk 4	36	26,4
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Name	Rating	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	příkladné	2+	2+	2+	2+
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Rating: Good	dobré	2+	2+	1-	3
Firestone Winterhawk 4 Rating: Satisfactory	uspokojivé	2	3+	2+	2+
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AutoMotorSport Winter tyre test 2022 245/45 R19

Name	Rating	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Noise
Best values in test	velmi dobré	9,3	9,4	10	10	10
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Rating: Very good	velmi dobré	7,5	9,4	8,3	10	8
Firestone Winterhawk 4 Rating: Good	dobré	6,4	6,7	8,9	8	8
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