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 235/50 R18.
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How the Winterhawk 4 evaluated
tested in R18 noise and comfort: only 65 % measured 
Snow 55 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 30 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 235/50 R18
Compared with 28 tyres in this size — same season and focus. All are on offer and have results from independent tests.
Bridgestone BLIZZAK 6 9.1 179,51 € 
Michelin ALPIN 7 8.9 197,71 € 
Hankook W330A WINTER I*CEPT EVO3 X 8.7 150,18 € 
Dunlop WINTER 8.6 172,40 € 
Hankook W340 WINTER I*CEPT EVO 4 8.6 148,15 € 
Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52+ 8.4 116,43 € better and cheaper 
Bf goodrich G-FORCE WINTER2 8.3 153,68 € 
Kleber KRISALP HP3 8.1 142,34 € 
Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 8.0 125,50 € better and cheaper 
Semperit SPEED-GRIP 5 7.9 155,82 € 
Uniroyal WINTEREXPERT 7.8 154,27 € 
Barum POLARIS 6 7.7 124,43 € better and cheaper Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 7.6 135,80 € This tyre 
Toyo OBSERVE EWS1 7.6 129,10 € 
Nokian Tyres SNOWPROOF 1 7.5 140,92 € 
Falken EUROWINTER HS02PRO 7.5 142,45 € 
Fulda KRISTALL CONTROL HP 2 7.4 129,60 € 
Laufenn LW31 I FIT+ 7.4 84,55 € 
Falken EUROWINTER HS01 7.3 253,76 € 
Giti GITIWINTER W2 SUV 7.2 115,02 € 
Nexen WU7 / Winguard Sport 2 7.0 97,37 € 
Radar DIMAX ALPINE 6.9 101,45 € 
Toyo S954 SNOWPROX SUV 6.7 122,98 € 
Matador MP93 NORDICCA 6.6 111,55 € 
Triangle EFFEXWINTER TW421 6.5 77,92 € 
Austone SP-901 5.9 63,59 € 
Zeetex WH1000 4.6 84,89 € 
Minerva S210 XL M+S 4.2 98,91 € Minerva S210 XL M+S 98,91 € −36,89 € 9.1 best in the group Bridgestone BLIZZAK 6 179,51 € +43,71 € Show all tyres in the ranking (28)
- 1. 9.1 179,51 € +43,71 €
- 2. 8.9 197,71 € +61,91 €
- 3. 8.7 150,18 € +14,38 €
- 4. 8.6 172,40 € +36,60 €
- 4. 8.6 148,15 € +12,35 €
- 6. 8.4 116,43 € −19,37 €
- 7. 8.3 153,68 € +17,88 €
- 8. 8.1 142,34 € +6,54 €
- 9. 8.0 125,50 € −10,30 €
- 10. 7.9 155,82 € +20,02 €
- 11. 7.8 154,27 € +18,47 €
- 12. 7.7 124,43 € −11,37 €
- 13. 7.6 135,80 €
- 13. 7.6 129,10 € −6,70 €
- 15. 7.5 140,92 € +5,12 €
- 15. 7.5 142,45 € +6,65 €
- 17. 7.4 129,60 € −6,20 €
- 17. 7.4 84,55 € −51,25 €
- 19. 7.3 253,76 € +117,96 €
- 20. 7.2 115,02 € −20,78 €
- 21. 7.0 97,37 € −38,43 €
- 22. 6.9 101,45 € −34,35 €
- 23. 6.7 122,98 € −12,82 €
- 24. 6.6 111,55 € −24,25 €
- 25. 6.5 77,92 € −57,88 €
- 26. 5.9 63,59 € −72,21 €
- 27. 4.6 84,89 € −50,91 €
- 28. 4.2 98,91 € −36,89 €
The tyre's real value for money
Lowest price in size 235/50 R18 divided by the estimated mileage from tests and reviews.
Barum POLARIS 6 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 235/50 R18.
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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