Firestone Mid-range WINTERHAWK 4
tested in R18 
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 215/55 R18.
Prices are indicative and may differ in the shop. Click to go straight to the product.
How the Winterhawk 4 evaluated
tested in R18 noise and comfort: only 65 % measured 
ranking not certain yet (16.–27.) 
Snow 59 what it consists of Snow (3)
Wet 76 what it consists of Wet (3)
Dry 1 what it consists of Dry (2)
Ice – what it consists of Ice (1)
Economy 33 what it consists of Economy (2)
Noise and comfort 71 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 215/55 R18
Compared with 23 tyres in this size — same season and focus. All are on offer and have results from independent tests.
Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 3 9.7 68 632 Ft 
Bridgestone BLIZZAK 6 9.1 62 989 Ft 
Michelin ALPIN 7 8.9 70 826 Ft 
Hankook W330 WINTER I*CEPT EVO3 8.7 56 446 Ft 
Hankook W340 WINTER I*CEPT EVO 4 8.6 55 084 Ft 
Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 2 8.5 72 148 Ft 
Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52+ 8.4 47 000 Ft better and cheaper 
Bf goodrich G-FORCE WINTER2 8.3 52 193 Ft 
Kleber KRISALP HP3 SUV 8.1 45 481 Ft better and cheaper 
Semperit SPEED-GRIP 5 7.9 49 951 Ft 
Uniroyal WINTEREXPERT 7.8 56 524 Ft 
Barum POLARIS 6 7.7 46 063 Ft better and cheaper 
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 7.7 51 127 Ft Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 7.6 47 444 Ft This tyre 
Toyo OBSERVE EWS1 7.6 49 124 Ft 
Cooper DISCOVERER WINTER 7.4 
Nokian Tyres SNOWPROOF 2 SUV 7.3 50 920 Ft 
Giti GITIWINTER W2 7.2 52 313 Ft 
Falken EUROWINTER HS01SUV 7.1 55 603 Ft 
Matador MP93 NORDICCA 6.6 43 003 Ft 
Maxxis PREMITRA SNOW WP6 SUV 6.6 38 650 Ft 
Triangle WINTERX TW401 6.5 25 945 Ft 
Imperial SnowDragon UHP 5.6 32 355 Ft Imperial SnowDragon UHP 32 355 Ft −15 089 Ft 9.7 best in the group Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 3 68 632 Ft +21 188 Ft Show all tyres in the ranking (23)
- 1. 9.7 68 632 Ft +21 188 Ft
- 2. 9.1 62 989 Ft +15 545 Ft
- 3. 8.9 70 826 Ft +23 382 Ft
- 4. 8.7 56 446 Ft +9 002 Ft
- 5. 8.6 55 084 Ft +7 640 Ft
- 6. 8.5 72 148 Ft +24 704 Ft
- 7. 8.4 47 000 Ft −444 Ft
- 8. 8.3 52 193 Ft +4 749 Ft
- 9. 8.1 45 481 Ft −1 963 Ft
- 10. 7.9 49 951 Ft +2 507 Ft
- 11. 7.8 56 524 Ft +9 080 Ft
- 12. 7.7 46 063 Ft −1 381 Ft
- 12. 7.7 51 127 Ft +3 683 Ft
- 14. 7.6 47 444 Ft
- 14. 7.6 49 124 Ft +1 680 Ft
- 16. 7.4
- 17. 7.3 50 920 Ft +3 476 Ft
- 18. 7.2 52 313 Ft +4 869 Ft
- 19. 7.1 55 603 Ft +8 159 Ft
- 20. 6.6 43 003 Ft −4 441 Ft
- 20. 6.6 38 650 Ft −8 794 Ft
- 22. 6.5 25 945 Ft −21 499 Ft
- 23. 5.6 32 355 Ft −15 089 Ft
The tyre's real value for money
Lowest price in size 215/55 R18 divided by the estimated mileage from tests and reviews.
Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52+ 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 215/55 R18.
The lowest available price across the monitored shops is shown. Indicative; may differ in the shop.
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