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Comparison Firestone WINTERHAWK 3 vs Firestone WINTERHAWK 4

Winter
WINTERHAWK 3
Firestone
205/55R16 91H FIRESTONE WINTERHAWK 3
Passenger car Standard
Rolling resistance E Wet grip C Noise B
7.6 Winter
WINTERHAWK 4
Firestone
205/55R16 94H FIRESTONE WINTERHAWK 4 ,XL ,3PMSF
Passenger car Standard
Rolling resistance C Wet grip B Noise B
from 83 €
WINTERHAWK 3 WINTERHAWK 3
7.6 WINTERHAWK 4 WINTERHAWK 4 from 83 €
Overall rating
PTI – Pneutesty Index
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7,6
Price from
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83 € ▲ cheapest
EU label
Rolling resistance E Wet grip C Noise B
Rolling resistance C Wet grip B Noise B
Discipline comparison
Snow
–
68 +2 %
19 tests
what it consists of Snow (3)
snow braking
–
66 +2 %
14 tests
snow traction
–
76 +3 %
12 tests
snow handling
–
68 +2 %
10 tests
Wet
–
85 +7 %
19 tests
what it consists of Wet (3)
wet braking
–
90 +8 %
13 tests
Aquaplaning
–
75 +5 %
12 tests
wet handling
–
45 ≈ average
11 tests
Dry
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1 −2 %
12 tests
what it consists of Dry (2)
dry braking
–
3 −3 %
12 tests
dry handling
–
0 −1 %
9 tests
Ice
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– Not measured.
3 Tests
Economy
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25 −5 %
13 tests
what it consists of Economy (2)
efficiency (rolling resistance and consumption)
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67 +2 %
11 tests
durability (wear and abrasion)
–
24 −6 %
9 tests
Noise and comfort
–
81 ≈ average
11 tests
what it consists of Noise and comfort (2)
quietness (measured and subjective noise)
–
80 ≈ average
11 tests
ride comfort
–
41 Not measured.
Technologies
3PMSF 3PMSF
✓
✓
M+S M+S
✓
✓
Reinforced profile Reinforced profile
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✓ this one only
Comparison

Technologies

Highlighted in green — this tyre has these in addition to the others; grey ones are shared by all.

3PMSF 3PMSF M+S M+S
3PMSF 3PMSF M+S M+S Reinforced profile Reinforced profile
Comparison

Discipline comparison

A higher number and a longer line always mean a better tyre — also for noise (quieter), consumption (more efficient) and wear (lasts longer). PTI compared with all winter tyres · rank in size 205/55 R16 among 53 available

For example, wet braking, aquaplaning, and handling — showing what makes up the category score.

Snow

Firestone WINTERHAWK 3
– Not measured.
Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 from 42 measurements · 19 tests
beats 45 of 67
68 +2,3 %
Subcategories snow

snow braking

Firestone WINTERHAWK 3
– Not measured.
Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 14 tests
beats 42 of 67
66 +2,2 %

snow traction

Firestone WINTERHAWK 3
– Not measured.
Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 12 tests
beats 39 of 56
76 +2,6 %

snow handling

Firestone WINTERHAWK 3
– Not measured.
Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 10 tests
beats 37 of 57
68 +1,8 %

A high percentile in one subcategory and a low one in another gives an average value — here you can see which one determined it.

Wet

Firestone WINTERHAWK 3
– Not measured.
Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 from 56 measurements · 19 tests
beats 67 of 79
85 +6,8 %
Subcategories wet

wet braking

Firestone WINTERHAWK 3
– Not measured.
Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 13 tests
beats 71 of 79
90 +7,9 %

Aquaplaning

Firestone WINTERHAWK 3
– Not measured.
Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 12 tests
beats 42 of 62
75 +4,5 %

wet handling

Firestone WINTERHAWK 3
– Not measured.
Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 11 tests
beats 27 of 59
45 ≈ average

A high percentile in one subcategory and a low one in another gives an average value — here you can see which one determined it.

Dry

Firestone WINTERHAWK 3
– Not measured.
Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 from 21 measurements · 12 tests
beats 0 of 61
1 −1,8 %
Subcategories dry

dry braking

Firestone WINTERHAWK 3
– Not measured.
Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 12 tests
beats 1 of 61
3 −2,8 %

dry handling

Firestone WINTERHAWK 3
– Not measured.
Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 9 tests
beats 0 of 55
0 −1,1 %

A high percentile in one subcategory and a low one in another gives an average value — here you can see which one determined it.

Economy

Firestone WINTERHAWK 3
– Not measured.
Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 from 23 measurements · 13 tests
beats 15 of 62
25 −4,9 %
Subcategories economy

efficiency (rolling resistance and consumption)

Firestone WINTERHAWK 3
– Not measured.
Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 11 tests
beats 38 of 59
67 +2,1 %

durability (wear and abrasion)

Firestone WINTERHAWK 3
– Not measured.
Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 9 tests
beats 10 of 54
24 −6,3 %

A high percentile in one subcategory and a low one in another gives an average value — here you can see which one determined it.

Noise and comfort

Firestone WINTERHAWK 3
– Not measured.
Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 from 11 measurements · 11 tests
beats 47 of 59
81 ≈ average
Subcategories noise and comfort

quietness (measured and subjective noise)

Firestone WINTERHAWK 3
– Not measured.
Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 11 tests
beats 42 of 58
80 ≈ average

ride comfort

Firestone WINTERHAWK 3
– Not measured.
Firestone WINTERHAWK 4
beats 14 of 35
41 Not measured.

A high percentile in one subcategory and a low one in another gives an average value — here you can see which one determined it.