Firestone Roadhawk 225/45 R17

Firestone Roadhawk is a summer tyre made in total of 174 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 225/45 R17 is 60mm wider than the narrowest dimension (165) and 70mm narrower than the widest one (295). This tyre profile of 45 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 45% of the tyre width (225mm), which results in 101.25mm sidewall height. In 225/45 R17, Roadhawk usually competes against Summer, which is a tyre from Cooper with a rating of 76%, compared to 60% of the Firestone in question. Latest test in 225/45 R17 was held by Autobild in 2019, where Roadhawk received rating "Satisfactory" and finished on the 18. place. It was tested on a BMW 1.