Firestone Winterhawk 3 is a winter tyre made in total of 64 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. 185/55 R15 is 30mm wider than the narrowest dimension (155) and 60mm narrower than the widest one (245). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (185mm), which results in 101.75mm sidewall height. In 185/55 R15, there is only one possible speed index for Firestone Winterhawk 3 - "T", which is good for speeds up to 190 km/h. In 185/55 R15, Winterhawk 3 usually competes against BluEarth winter V905, which is a tyre from Yokohama with a rating of 52%, compared to 40% of the Firestone in question.
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Noise | Wear | Fuel consumption |
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Best values in test | 1,8 | 1,9 | 1,7 | 2,2 | 2,8 | 1 | 1,5 |
Firestone Winterhawk 3 | 4,6 | 2,3 | 2,8 | 2,6 | 3,0 | 2,0 | 1,8 |
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Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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Best values in test | 1 | 2+ | 1 | 1 | |||
Firestone Winterhawk 3 | 2- | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
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Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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Best values in test | 36,8 | 27,7 | |||||
Firestone Winterhawk 3 | 41,9 | 28,9 | |||||
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Name | Points total | Wet | Dry | Snow | |||
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Best values in test | 415 | 144 | 136 | 144 | |||
Firestone Winterhawk 3 | 338 | 100 | 112 | 136 | |||
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