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Comparison: Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Firestone Destination Winter

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Dimensions and prices
Buy %

In this comparison, both of the tyres are made by a brand from USA. Dunlop is a brand that belongs to the GoodYear group. Generally, Dunlop winter tyres are slightly better rated (80%) than Firestone (50%). In this particular case, the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 has a better rating of 83% compared to 42% of the Firestone Destination Winter. The first tyre test of Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was done in 2015, compared to 2017 when was the Firestone Destination Winter first tested. Important for this comparison is also the ADAC 2017 215/65 R16 test, where both the Winter Sport 5 and the Destination Winter were tested. When it comes to comparison, eu labels can be also interesting - 86% of Dunlop Winter Sport 5 dimensions has B wet grip rating. Most (100%) of the Firestone Destination Winter also have B wet ratings.

#	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /83%	Firestone Destination Winter /42%

Dimensions	R15 - R21	R15 - R18
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Segment

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

2. Firestone Destination Winter Upper-middle

Number of sizes available

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 119

2. Firestone Destination Winter 18

Number of tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 42x

2. Firestone Destination Winter 2x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. Firestone Destination Winter 8.

Worst position in test

1. Firestone Destination Winter 15.

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

Average position in tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.81

2. Firestone Destination Winter 11.5

Year of the last test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2023

2. Firestone Destination Winter 2018

Best rating in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

2. Firestone Destination Winter Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

2. Firestone Destination Winter Satisfactory

Snow

(Overall rating)

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5
84%

Firestone
Destination Winter
79%

Snow traction

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 81%

2. Firestone Destination Winter 72%

Snow braking

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 80%

2. Firestone Destination Winter 72%

Snow handling

1. Firestone Destination Winter 93%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 78%

Snow cornering

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 83%

2. Firestone Destination Winter ?

Dry

(Overall rating)

Firestone
Destination Winter
87%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5
76%

Dry braking

1. Firestone Destination Winter 84%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 74%

Dry handling

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 78%

2. Firestone Destination Winter ?

Dry driving behavior

1. Firestone Destination Winter 86%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 73%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5
79%

Firestone
Destination Winter
?

Wet braking

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 76%

2. Firestone Destination Winter ?

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 81%

2. Firestone Destination Winter ?

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 79%

2. Firestone Destination Winter ?

Wet handling

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 80%

2. Firestone Destination Winter ?

Wet circle cornering

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 81%

2. Firestone Destination Winter ?

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 ?

2. Firestone Destination Winter ?

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Firestone
Destination Winter
84%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5
81%

Exterior noise

1. Firestone Destination Winter 92%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 76%

Comfort

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 83%

2. Firestone Destination Winter ?

Interior noise

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 83%

2. Firestone Destination Winter 76%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 ? dB

2. Firestone Destination Winter ? dB

Costs

(Overall rating)

Firestone
Destination Winter
73%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5
71%

Rolling resistance

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

2. Firestone Destination Winter ?

Mileage

1. Firestone Destination Winter 80%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 76%

Price/value

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 65%

2. Firestone Destination Winter ?

Fuel efficiency

1. Firestone Destination Winter 66%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 62%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Firestone Destination Winter ?

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Firestone
Destination Winter
69%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5
68%

Ice braking

1. Firestone Destination Winter 69%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 66%

Ice lateral guidance

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 71%

2. Firestone Destination Winter 69%

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ADAC Winter tyre test 2017 215/65 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	2,1	2,0	1,9	2,3	3,1	0,5	1,4
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2,1	2,3	2,5	2,5	3,5	2,0	1,7
Firestone Destination Winter Rating: Satisfactory	3,5	3,2	2,8	2,5	3,6	2,0	1,9
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