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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3PMSF Price comparison across shops
Current prices for size 235/55 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 58 what it consists of Snow (3)
Wet 79 what it consists of Wet (3)
Dry 1 what it consists of Dry (2)
Ice – what it consists of Ice (1)
Economy 20 what it consists of Economy (2)
Noise and comfort 72 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 235/55 R17
Compared with 27 tyres in this size — same season and focus. All are on offer and have results from independent tests.
Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 3 9.7 67 809 Ft 
Nokian Tyres SNOWPROOF 3P 9.1 55 404 Ft 
Bridgestone BLIZZAK 6 9.1 61 991 Ft 
Michelin ALPIN 7 8.9 69 292 Ft 
Hankook W330A WINTER I*CEPT EVO3 X 8.7 49 803 Ft 
Dunlop WINTER 8.6 53 714 Ft 
Hankook W340 WINTER I*CEPT EVO 4 8.6 51 671 Ft 
Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 2 8.5 64 993 Ft 
Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52+ 8.4 42 147 Ft better and cheaper 
Bf goodrich G-FORCE WINTER2 8.3 54 632 Ft 
Kleber KRISALP HP3 8.1 49 538 Ft 
Semperit SPEED-GRIP 5 7.9 53 980 Ft 
Uniroyal WINTEREXPERT 7.8 51 983 Ft 
Barum POLARIS 6 7.7 46 783 Ft Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 7.6 44 154 Ft This tyre 
Toyo OBSERVE EWS1 7.6 46 125 Ft 
Falken EUROWINTER HS02PRO 7.5 42 391 Ft 
Cooper DISCOVERER WINTER 7.4 50 158 Ft 
Laufenn LW31 I FIT+ 7.4 39 138 Ft 
Nokian Tyres SNOWPROOF 2 SUV 7.3 44 952 Ft 
Toyo S944 OBSERVE 7.3 46 501 Ft 
Matador MP93 NORDICCA 6.6 43 250 Ft 
Maxxis PREMITRA SNOW WP6 SUV 6.6 39 877 Ft 
Leao WINT.DEFENDER UHP 6.1 36 810 Ft 
Imperial SnowDragon UHP 5.6 32 488 Ft 
Petlas SNOWMASTER 2 SPORT XL BSW M+S 3PMSF 5.3 38 534 Ft 
Minerva FROSTRACK UHP XL BSW M+S 3PMSF 5.3 36 613 Ft Minerva FROSTRACK UHP XL BSW M+S 3PMSF 36 613 Ft −7 541 Ft 9.7 best in the group Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 3 67 809 Ft +23 655 Ft Show all tyres in the ranking (27)
- 1. 9.7 67 809 Ft +23 655 Ft
- 2. 9.1 55 404 Ft +11 250 Ft
- 2. 9.1 61 991 Ft +17 837 Ft
- 4. 8.9 69 292 Ft +25 138 Ft
- 5. 8.7 49 803 Ft +5 649 Ft
- 6. 8.6 53 714 Ft +9 560 Ft
- 6. 8.6 51 671 Ft +7 517 Ft
- 8. 8.5 64 993 Ft +20 839 Ft
- 9. 8.4 42 147 Ft −2 007 Ft
- 10. 8.3 54 632 Ft +10 478 Ft
- 11. 8.1 49 538 Ft +5 384 Ft
- 12. 7.9 53 980 Ft +9 826 Ft
- 13. 7.8 51 983 Ft +7 829 Ft
- 14. 7.7 46 783 Ft +2 629 Ft
- 15. 7.6 44 154 Ft
- 15. 7.6 46 125 Ft +1 971 Ft
- 17. 7.5 42 391 Ft −1 763 Ft
- 18. 7.4 50 158 Ft +6 004 Ft
- 18. 7.4 39 138 Ft −5 016 Ft
- 20. 7.3 44 952 Ft +798 Ft
- 20. 7.3 46 501 Ft +2 347 Ft
- 22. 6.6 43 250 Ft −904 Ft
- 22. 6.6 39 877 Ft −4 277 Ft
- 24. 6.1 36 810 Ft −7 344 Ft
- 25. 5.6 32 488 Ft −11 666 Ft
- 26. 5.3 38 534 Ft −5 620 Ft
- 26. 5.3 36 613 Ft −7 541 Ft
The tyre's real value for money
Lowest price in size 235/55 R17 divided by the estimated mileage from tests and reviews.
Of the tyres compared, Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 has the lowest cost 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 235/55 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