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1. Continental PremiumContact 7 Premium2. Firestone Roadhawk 2 Upper-middle
Comparison: Firestone Roadhawk 2 vs. Continental PremiumContact 7
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The comparison between the Firestone Roadhawk 2 and the Continental PremiumContact 7 considers various parameters.
Firestone Roadhawk 2 is a summer tyre, originating from Italy. It replaces the older Firestone Roadhawk model. In our assessments, it scored 74%. The Roadhawk 2 has done quite admirably in tests, securing 6th place out of 8 tested tyres in the Autobild test. It performed exceptionally well in cross and longitudinal aquaplaning tasks. According to autozeitung, the tyre holds up well particularly in cases of longitudinal aquaplaning, where it thankfully secured the 5th position out of 9 tested tyres. However, other details such as dry braking and wet safety weren't explicitly highlighted as strengths.
On the other hand, the Continental PremiumContact 7, a summer tyre made in multiple locations including France, Slovakia, Germany, and the Czech Republic, achieved remarkable results in our ratings, scoring a whopping 97%. This touring tyre succeeds the Continental PremiumContact 6 and Continental ContiPremiumContact 5. In the Autobild test, it secured 2nd place out of 8 tyres, shining especially in wet handling and wet braking. In the Autozeitung test, the PremiumContact 7 even ranked first out of 9 tyres, showing exemplary performance in multiple areas such as wet braking, wet safety, wet handling, wet circle cornering, dry braking, safety and dry handling.
Clearly, the Continental PremiumContact 7 outperforms the Firestone Roadhawk 2 in most test categories, making it a better choice overall for guaranteed summer tyre performance. Find out more about these tyres from the respective manufacturers, the Firestone and the Continental.
There are no newer tyre replacements for both Firestone Roadhawk 2 and Continental PremiumContact 7 at the moment. Make sure to check back for updates as both Firestone and Continental continue to innovate.
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1. Firestone Roadhawk 2 Highly recommended2. Continental PremiumContact 7 Test winner
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2. Firestone Roadhawk 2 Satisfactory
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Aquaplaning - cross
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Mutual tests
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| Firestone Roadhawk 2 Rating: Satisfactory | 2+ | 2- | 3 | ||||
| Continental PremiumContact 7 Rating: Exemplary | 1- | 2+ | 2- | ||||
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| Firestone Roadhawk 2 Rating: Satisfactory | |||||||
| Continental PremiumContact 7 Rating: Test winner | |||||||
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| Firestone Roadhawk 2 Rating: Highly recommended | |||||||
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