Firestone Mid-range WINTERHAWK 4
tested only in R16, R17, R18, R19 
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 
3PMSF 
Rim protection Price comparison across shops
Current prices for size 255/45 R20.
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How the Winterhawk 4 evaluated
tested only in R16, R17, R18, R19 noise and comfort: only 65 % measured 
ranking not certain yet (17.–29.) 
Snow 54 what it consists of Snow (3)
Wet 70 what it consists of Wet (3)
Dry 1 what it consists of Dry (2)
Ice – what it consists of Ice (1)
Economy 41 what it consists of Economy (2)
Noise and comfort 63 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 255/45 R20
Compared with 22 tyres in this size — same season and focus. All are on offer and have results from independent tests.
Nokian Tyres SNOWPROOF 3P 9.1 82 174 Ft 
Bridgestone BLIZZAK 6 9.1 89 135 Ft 
Hankook W330A WINTER I*CEPT EVO3 X 8.7 146 183 Ft 
Hankook W340A WINTER I*CEPT EVO 4 SUV 8.6 77 814 Ft 
Dunlop WINTER 8.6 88 193 Ft 
Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52+ 8.4 71 667 Ft 
Kleber KRISALP HP3 SUV 8.1 67 285 Ft 
Semperit SPEED-GRIP 5 7.9 77 934 Ft 
Uniroyal WINTEREXPERT 7.8 76 699 Ft 
Barum POLARIS 6 7.7 70 529 Ft Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 7.6 66 319 Ft This tyre 
Toyo OBSERVE EWS1 7.6 60 118 Ft 
Falken EUROWINTER HS02PRO 7.5 75 071 Ft 
Cooper DISCOVERER WINTER 7.4 67 690 Ft 
Nokian Tyres SNOWPROOF 2 SUV SILENTDRIVE 7.3 81 387 Ft 
Pirelli SCORPION WINTER 3 7.3 95 174 Ft 
Michelin LATITUDE ALPIN LA2 7.1 
Radar DIMAX WINTER 6.8 60 907 Ft 
Toyo S954 SNOWPROX SUV 6.7 90 600 Ft 
Triangle EFFEXWINTER TW421 6.5 36 991 Ft 
Imperial SnowDragon UHP 5.6 40 658 Ft 
Zeetex WH1000 4.6 48 520 Ft Zeetex WH1000 48 520 Ft −17 799 Ft 9.1 best in the group Nokian Tyres SNOWPROOF 3P 82 174 Ft +15 855 Ft Show all tyres in the ranking (22)
- 1. 9.1 82 174 Ft +15 855 Ft
- 1. 9.1 89 135 Ft +22 816 Ft
- 3. 8.7 146 183 Ft +79 864 Ft
- 4. 8.6 77 814 Ft +11 495 Ft
- 4. 8.6 88 193 Ft +21 873 Ft
- 6. 8.4 71 667 Ft +5 348 Ft
- 7. 8.1 67 285 Ft +965 Ft
- 8. 7.9 77 934 Ft +11 614 Ft
- 9. 7.8 76 699 Ft +10 380 Ft
- 10. 7.7 70 529 Ft +4 210 Ft
- 11. 7.6 66 319 Ft
- 11. 7.6 60 118 Ft −6 201 Ft
- 13. 7.5 75 071 Ft +8 752 Ft
- 14. 7.4 67 690 Ft +1 370 Ft
- 15. 7.3 81 387 Ft +15 067 Ft
- 15. 7.3 95 174 Ft +28 854 Ft
- 17. 7.1
- 18. 6.8 60 907 Ft −5 413 Ft
- 19. 6.7 90 600 Ft +24 281 Ft
- 20. 6.5 36 991 Ft −29 328 Ft
- 21. 5.6 40 658 Ft −25 662 Ft
- 22. 4.6 48 520 Ft −17 799 Ft
The tyre's real value for money
Lowest price in size 255/45 R20 divided by the estimated mileage from tests and reviews.
Toyo OBSERVE EWS1 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
Main competitors in the same price range.
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How the price has evolved
Lowest price across shops for size 255/45 R20.
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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