Firestone summer Roadhawk
Firestone Roadhawk
Firestone Roadhawk
Upper-middle
6.0
/10
Conditionally recommended
The Roadhawk was Firestone's sporty take on the upper-middle segment, and in its early years it delivered — short dry braking distances and dynamic handling made it a decent buy for the price. But test results got progressively worse, picking up some poor placings and an insufficient rating along the way. It has since been replaced by the Roadhawk 2, which is the version worth looking at.
See how this tyre stacks up against its closest rivals across all tested properties
This tyre Roadhawk
Upper-middle Dynaxer HP4
Better at: Exterior noise, Comfort
Worse at: Dry handling, Wet handling - objective
Upper-middle ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
Better at: Wet handling - objective, Mileage
Worse at: Dry steering response, Wet handling
Upper-middle RainSport 5
Better at: Comfort, Exterior noise
Worse at: Dry handling, Dry braking
Upper-middle Roadhawk 2
Better at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Wet braking
Upper-middle Azenis FK520
Better at: Wet braking, Exterior noise
Worse at: Rolling resistance
Upper-middle Ecsta HS52
Better at: Exterior noise, Wet braking
Worse at: Rolling resistance, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Upper-middle Advantage
Better at: Exterior noise, Comfort
Worse at: Wet handling, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Upper-middle Proxes Comfort
Better at: Exterior noise, Comfort
Worse at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Rolling resistance
Upper-middle Ecsta PS71
Better at: Wet handling, Wet braking
Worse at: Rolling resistance, Exterior noise
Budget Premitra HP5
Better at: Wet handling - objective, Dry handling - objective
Worse at: Rolling resistance
Premium Sport BluResponse
Better at: Rolling resistance, Wet handling - objective
Worse at: Wet handling, Dry handling
Premium Efficient Grip Performance 2
Better at: Mileage, Exterior noise
Worse at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Wet handling
Premium Ventus Prime 4
Better at: Exterior noise, Comfort
Worse at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Mileage
Premium Primacy 4+
Better at: Exterior noise, Mileage
Worse at: Rolling resistance
Premium PremiumContact 7
Better at: Wet braking, Comfort
Worse at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Rolling resistance
Size: 245/45 R19 225/45 R18 225/40 R18 235/40 R19 245/45 R20
R0 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 R20 R21
Width: All 165 mm 175 mm 185 mm 195 mm 205 mm 215 mm
2 Variants
81 H V
Best £90 Compare prices
3 Variants
84 T H
Best £75 Compare prices
2 Variants
82 V H
Best £86 Compare prices
5 Variants
84 88 H T XL
Best £75 Compare prices
4 Variants
88 H T V
Best £77 Compare prices
2 Variants
82 H V
Best £76 Compare prices
3 Variants
85 V H
Best £91 Compare prices
3 Variants
88 H V
Best £80 Compare prices
5 Variants
91 95 H V T XL
Best £71 Compare prices
3 Variants
91 H V
Best £97 Compare prices
3 Variants
94 H V .
Best £96 Compare prices
Width: All 185 mm 195 mm 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm 265 mm
5 Variants
93 97 H Y W V XL
Best £103 Compare prices
3 Variants
99 95 Y H XL
Best £128 Compare prices
3 Variants
102 98 V Y XL
Best £154 Compare prices
Width: All 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm 265 mm 275 mm
1 Variants
101 W XL
Best £94 Compare prices
Width: All 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm 255 mm 265 mm 275 mm 285 mm
1 Variants
94 Y XL
Best £98 Compare prices
Width: All 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm 255 mm 275 mm
Width: All 245 mm 255 mm 265 mm 275 mm 285 mm
12× By professional organizations
● Exemplary 1× (8%)
● Good 1× (8%)
● Satisfactory 8× (67%)
● Conditionally recommended 1× (8%)
● Poor 1× (8%)
Performance by size
xxx/xx R15 9.0 xxx/xx R16 8.7 xxx/xx R17 5.2 xxx/xx R18 8.5 185/xx Rxx 8.5 195/xx Rxx 10.0 205/xx Rxx 8.8 215/xx Rxx 7.8 225/xx Rxx 4.3 245/xx Rxx 8.5
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