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 225/65 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 
ranking not certain yet (13.–23.) 
Snow 54 what it consists of Snow (3)
Wet 82 what it consists of Wet (3)
Dry 1 what it consists of Dry (2)
Ice – what it consists of Ice (1)
Economy 29 what it consists of Economy (2)
Noise and comfort 73 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 225/65 R17
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 72 233 Ft 
Bridgestone BLIZZAK 6 9.1 68 022 Ft 
Michelin ALPIN 7 8.9 75 008 Ft 
Hankook W330A WINTER I*CEPT EVO3 X 8.7 51 382 Ft 
Hankook W340A WINTER I*CEPT EVO 4 SUV 8.6 54 195 Ft 
Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52+ 8.4 44 111 Ft better and cheaper 
Kleber KRISALP HP3 SUV 8.1 48 523 Ft 
Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 8.0 63 485 Ft 
Semperit SPEED-GRIP 5 7.9 54 555 Ft 
Uniroyal WINTEREXPERT 7.8 54 906 Ft 
Barum POLARIS 6 7.7 47 100 Ft better and cheaper 
Toyo OBSERVE EWS1 7.6 45 260 Ft Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 7.6 47 186 Ft This tyre 
Falken EUROWINTER HS02PRO 7.5 47 859 Ft 
Laufenn LW31 i FIT 7.4 38 688 Ft 
Apollo ASPIRE XP WINTER 7.4 49 659 Ft 
Toyo S944 OBSERVE 7.3 49 679 Ft 
Nokian Tyres SNOWPROOF 2 SUV 7.3 54 126 Ft 
Radar DIMAX WINTER 6.8 43 909 Ft 
Matador MP93 NORDICCA 6.6 42 621 Ft 
Maxxis PREMITRA SNOW WP6 SUV 6.6 43 922 Ft 
Triangle TW401 WinterX 6.5 31 091 Ft 
Zeetex WH1000 SUV 4.6 35 753 Ft Zeetex WH1000 SUV 35 753 Ft −11 433 Ft 9.7 best in the group Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 3 72 233 Ft +25 047 Ft Show all tyres in the ranking (23)
- 1. 9.7 72 233 Ft +25 047 Ft
- 2. 9.1 68 022 Ft +20 837 Ft
- 3. 8.9 75 008 Ft +27 822 Ft
- 4. 8.7 51 382 Ft +4 196 Ft
- 5. 8.6 54 195 Ft +7 009 Ft
- 6. 8.4 44 111 Ft −3 075 Ft
- 7. 8.1 48 523 Ft +1 337 Ft
- 8. 8.0 63 485 Ft +16 299 Ft
- 9. 7.9 54 555 Ft +7 370 Ft
- 10. 7.8 54 906 Ft +7 720 Ft
- 11. 7.7 47 100 Ft −85 Ft
- 12. 7.6 45 260 Ft −1 925 Ft
- 12. 7.6 47 186 Ft
- 14. 7.5 47 859 Ft +673 Ft
- 15. 7.4 38 688 Ft −8 498 Ft
- 15. 7.4 49 659 Ft +2 473 Ft
- 17. 7.3 49 679 Ft +2 493 Ft
- 17. 7.3 54 126 Ft +6 940 Ft
- 19. 6.8 43 909 Ft −3 277 Ft
- 20. 6.6 42 621 Ft −4 565 Ft
- 20. 6.6 43 922 Ft −3 264 Ft
- 22. 6.5 31 091 Ft −16 095 Ft
- 23. 4.6 35 753 Ft −11 433 Ft
The tyre's real value for money
Lowest price in size 225/65 R17 divided by the estimated mileage from tests and reviews.
Apollo ASPIRE XP WINTER works out cheaper per 100 km, but has a lower overall score (7,4 vs 7,6).
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 225/65 R17.
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