Firestone Roadhawk 2 is a summer tyre made in total of 136 sizes, ranging from R16 to R16 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 235/50 R17 is 50mm wider than the narrowest dimension (185) and 50mm narrower than the widest one (285). This tyre profile of 50 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 50% of the tyre width (235mm), which results in 117.5mm sidewall height. In 235/50 R17, there is only one possible speed index for Firestone Roadhawk 2 - "W", which is good for speeds up to 270 km/h. In 235/50 R17, Roadhawk 2 usually competes against Advantage, which is a tyre from BFGoodrich with a rating of 67%, compared to 74% of the Firestone in question.
| # | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Michelin PRIMACY 5 | Premium | £184 96 W | |||
| 2. | Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO | Premium | ||||
| 3. | Pirelli Cinturato P7 | Premium | ||||
| 4. | Firestone Roadhawk 2 | Upper-middle | £120 96 W | |||
| 5. | Linglong Sport Master | Lowcost | ||||
| 6. | Hankook Ventus Prime 4 | Premium | £169 96 V + 2 | |||
| 7. | Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN! Newer model available: Falken ZIEX ZE320 | Upper-middle | £130 96 W | |||
| 8. | BFGoodrich Advantage | Upper-middle | £160 96 W | |||
| 9. | Maxxis Premitra HP5 | Lowcost | £113 96 V | |||
| 10. | Barum Bravuris 5 HM! Newer model available: Barum Bravuris 6 | Lowcost | £97 96 Y |