Firestone Mid-range WINTERHAWK 4
tested in R17 
noise and comfort: only 65 % measured Which sizes it's made in
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Load index (LI) — You must keep the LI at least as high as stated in the vehicle registration document for the specific tyre size. A higher LI (load index) is permitted by law.
Speed index (SI) — For winter (3PMSF) tyres, the SI may be either higher or lower than stated in the vehicle registration document.
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Reinforced profile 
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Rim protection Price comparison across shops
Current prices for size 215/45 R17.
Prices are indicative and may differ in the shop. Click to go straight to the product.
How the Winterhawk 4 evaluated
tested in R17 noise and comfort: only 65 % measured 
Snow 56 what it consists of Snow (3)
Wet 81 what it consists of Wet (3)
Dry 1 what it consists of Dry (2)
Ice – what it consists of Ice (1)
Economy 22 what it consists of Economy (2)
Noise and comfort 76 what it consists of Noise and comfort (2)
Zákaznícke recenzie do PTI nevstupujú – PTI stojí na meraniach nezávislých testov; pri pneumatikách s málo testami čiastočne prihliada aj na triedu značky.
Where Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 stands in size 215/45 R17
Compared with 25 tyres in this size — same season and focus. All are on offer and have results from independent tests.
Bridgestone BLIZZAK 6 9.1 60 771 Ft 
Michelin ALPIN 6 8.7 73 334 Ft 
Dunlop WINTER 8.6 51 320 Ft 
Hankook W462 WINTER I*CEPT RS3 8.6 48 464 Ft 
Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 2 8.5 66 006 Ft 
Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52+ 8.4 45 663 Ft 
Bf goodrich G-FORCE WINTER2 8.3 44 004 Ft 
Kleber KRISALP HP3 8.1 42 297 Ft 
Semperit SPEED-GRIP 5 7.9 54 934 Ft 
Uniroyal WINTEREXPERT 7.8 48 672 Ft 
Barum POLARIS 6 7.7 41 717 Ft 
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 7.7 40 355 Ft better and cheaper Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 7.6 40 522 Ft This tyre 
Nokian Tyres SNOWPROOF 1 7.5 48 031 Ft 
Laufenn LW31 I FIT+ 7.4 34 069 Ft 
Fulda KRISTALL CONTROL HP 2 7.4 44 964 Ft 
Toyo S944 OBSERVE 7.3 38 664 Ft 
Giti GITIWINTER W2 7.2 33 198 Ft 
Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP71 6.8 39 239 Ft 
Hankook W320 WINTER I*CEPT EVO2 6.6 48 756 Ft 
Matador MP93 NORDICCA 6.6 36 005 Ft 
Maxxis PREMITRA SNOW WP6 6.6 36 252 Ft 
Triangle TW401 WinterX XL 6.5 24 544 Ft 
Leao WINT.DEFENDER UHP 6.1 40 256 Ft 
Goodride SW608 XL 5.0 31 231 Ft Goodride SW608 XL 31 231 Ft −9 291 Ft 9.1 best in the group Bridgestone BLIZZAK 6 60 771 Ft +20 249 Ft Show all tyres in the ranking (25)
- 1. 9.1 60 771 Ft +20 249 Ft
- 2. 8.7 73 334 Ft +32 812 Ft
- 3. 8.6 51 320 Ft +10 798 Ft
- 3. 8.6 48 464 Ft +7 942 Ft
- 5. 8.5 66 006 Ft +25 484 Ft
- 6. 8.4 45 663 Ft +5 141 Ft
- 7. 8.3 44 004 Ft +3 482 Ft
- 8. 8.1 42 297 Ft +1 775 Ft
- 9. 7.9 54 934 Ft +14 412 Ft
- 10. 7.8 48 672 Ft +8 150 Ft
- 11. 7.7 41 717 Ft +1 195 Ft
- 11. 7.7 40 355 Ft −167 Ft
- 13. 7.6 40 522 Ft
- 14. 7.5 48 031 Ft +7 509 Ft
- 15. 7.4 34 069 Ft −6 453 Ft
- 15. 7.4 44 964 Ft +4 442 Ft
- 17. 7.3 38 664 Ft −1 858 Ft
- 18. 7.2 33 198 Ft −7 324 Ft
- 19. 6.8 39 239 Ft −1 283 Ft
- 20. 6.6 48 756 Ft +8 234 Ft
- 20. 6.6 36 005 Ft −4 517 Ft
- 20. 6.6 36 252 Ft −4 270 Ft
- 23. 6.5 24 544 Ft −15 978 Ft
- 24. 6.1 40 256 Ft −266 Ft
- 25. 5.0 31 231 Ft −9 291 Ft
The tyre's real value for money
Lowest price in size 215/45 R17 divided by the estimated mileage from tests and reviews.
Kleber KRISALP HP3 works out cheaper per 100 km.
Technical information
Focus: Standard
The largest and best-selling category, and Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 belongs to it. No single property is pushed here at the expense of the others — comfort, grip, noise and tread life keep a sensible balance. For most drivers it is the safest bet: the tyre behaves predictably in the dry and in the wet and covers a decent number of kilometres.
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3PMSF Áno Competitors
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How the price has evolved
Lowest price across shops for size 215/45 R17.
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What owners say
<p>After a two years over 100mes speed comes hard wheel shaking, man in tyre service fined a problem, defect tyres and it’s difficult to balance wheels.</p>
I bought these in 2024 and till the last moment was debating whether to get the Bridgestone Blizzak. Ultimately decided to cheap out 30EUR per tyre and get these as they were presented to me as built where Bridgestone is, the same as Bridgestone when it comes to performance, but cheaper because of the brand.
So I got them mounted and was super happy with them on their first season. Comfortable, super quiet, relatively numb on the steering (normal coming down from Conti Sport Contact 7 I guess) and I would say the only weak point was aquaplaning, but that was something I could live with it and to be honest, all winter tyres suffer here.
However, to my enormous surprise, as soon as I put them back on for their 2nd season and oh was I in for a surprise. As soon as I got up to around 90km/h, the noise in close to untolerable. On top, at around 90km/h I start feeling a slight pulsating vibration, which wasn't there on my way to the tire shop with the summer tyres.
I brought the car back on the next weekend and turns out there is a radial runout on one of the tyres that won't be covered by warranty. About the noise which sounds like I've got a bad wheel bearing, they said is normal for winter tyres....
Just to clarify, I've kept the tyres in an underground parking garage where temperature is between 9 and 15 degrees Celsius, kept them as tyres should be kept when NOT on wheels and rotated them every 30 days, even though this is not strictly necessary.
So pretty dissapointed with them.
Good quality for mid-range brand, cover winter needs. In general there is no high potential of performance for winter tyres independently of brand!
Very good tyre in all conditions recommend it
5000 km so far , very happy on them