Name: Firestone Winterhawk 3 205/55 R17
Brand: Firestone
Rating: 0 (14 reviews)

205/55 R17 Firestone Winterhawk 3 variants

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Special: XL

Firestone Winterhawk 3 is a winter tyre made in total of 66 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 205/55 R17 is 50mm wider than the narrowest dimension (155) and 40mm narrower than the widest one (245). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (205mm), which results in 112.75mm sidewall height. In 205/55 R17, there is only one possible speed index for Firestone Winterhawk 3 - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h. In 205/55 R17, Winterhawk 3 usually competes against Wintercraft Wp52, which is a tyre from Kumho with a rating of 55%, compared to 0% of the Firestone in question.

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34,2	25
Firestone Winterhawk 3	39,8	27,5
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#	Name	Our rating	Tested in this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5	73.8% 87.1% 87.8% 80.9%			Premium	£215 91 H
2.	Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	83.2% 77.8% 82.7% 80.3%			Premium	£168 91 H + 2
3.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3	84.6% 92.6% 80.2% 85.4%		ADAC 2023	Premium
4.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6	92.2% 79.6% 84.4% 82.6%		ADAC 2023	Premium	£217 95 V
5.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	76.1% 81.8% 64.7% 81.5%	Die Reifentester 2025	AUTOBILD 2024	Premium
6.	Kleber KRISALP HP3	72.3% 86.3% 68% 80.1%		ADAC 2023	Upper-middle	£133 91 H + 2
7.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+	82.9% 92.2% 82.8% 75.3%		Autoexpress 2016	Premium
8.	Michelin ALPIN 6! Newer model available: Michelin ALPIN 7	83.2% 83.9% 85.5% 82.5%		ADAC 2023	Premium
9.	Dunlop Winter Sport 5	79% 89.5% 79.4% 74.3%		ADAC 2023	Premium	£173 95 V + 1
10.	Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6	81.2% 72.1% 85.8% 66.6%		ADAC 2018	Premium	£174 91 H + 2
11.	Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	85.7% 83.3% 85.5% 79.2%		AUTOBILD 2024	Upper-middle	£137 95 V
12.	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	72.3% 95.2% 73.8% 80.8%		ADAC 2023	Upper-middle	£133 95 V
13.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III				Premium	£163 91 H + 1
14.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	80.6% 77.4% 83.7%		GTÜ 2016	Premium	£133 91 H + 1
15.	Firestone Winterhawk 4			ADAC 2023	Upper-middle	£101 95 V
16.	Hankook Winter icept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter icept evo3 W330	75.8% 90.5% 85.7% 67.4%			Upper-middle	£140 91 H + 2
17.	Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	80.7% 87.6% 75.7% 80.5%		ADAC 2018	Premium
18.	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	69.7% 66.2% 74.2% 71.2%		Autobild 2021	Lowcost	£131 0 V
19.	Semperit Speed-Grip 5	65.8% 70.3% 65.8% 69.5%		AUTOBILD 2024	Lowcost	£116 95 V
20.	Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5	78.1% 77.2% 71.3% 79.7%		Autobild 2021	Lowcost
21.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2	65.3% 82.4% 68.3% 72.4%		ADAC 2023	Lowcost	£98 95 V
22.	Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02	78.2% 74.2% 74.2% 77.1%		Autobild 2021	Upper-middle	£104 91 H + 2
23.	Nokian WR Snowproof P	66.1% 79.2% 92.3%			Upper-middle	£137 91 H + 1
24.	Toyo Observe S944	67.9% 66.9% 85.1% 79.9%		Autobild 2021	Upper-middle	£117 95 V
25.	Toyo Snowprox S954	78.8% 70.6% 92.2% 82.7%			Upper-middle
26.	Hankook W320 Icept Evo2				Premium	£176 95 H
27.	Kumho WinterCraft WP71	81.9% 76.7% 78%		GTÜ 2016	Upper-middle
28.	Giti GitiWinter W1	65.8% 77.2% 72.4% 72.7%		ADAC 2018	Lowcost
29.	Hankook Ventus Prime 4	75.7% 82.2% 78.9%		Autobild 2024	Premium	£129 41 IKAIO + 6
30.	Debica Frigo Hp2	70% 86.5% 74.1% 71.9%		Autoklub ČR 2020	Lowcost	£83 95 V
31.	Barum Polaris 5! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 6	63.8% 78.1% 72% 74.8%		ADAC 2023	Lowcost
32.	Falken EUROWINTER HS449			Autobild 2016	Upper-middle
33.	Nokian WR A4				Upper-middle
34.	Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4	66.5% 83.4% 77.3% 71.3%		Autobild 2016	Upper-middle
35.	Matador MP93 Nordicca	40.2% 50.2%			Lowcost
36.	Kormoran SNOW			Autobild 2021	Lowcost
37.	Fortune Fsr901				Lowcost
38.	Imperial SnowDragon 3				Lowcost

205/55 R17 95 V XL

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