Name: Firestone Winterhawk 3 225/40 R18
Brand: Firestone
Rating: 0 (14 reviews)

225/40 R18 Firestone Winterhawk 3 variants

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Firestone Winterhawk 3 is a winter tyre made in total of 66 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. 225/40 R18 is 70mm wider than the narrowest dimension (155) and 20mm narrower than the widest one (245). This tyre profile of 40 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 40% of the tyre width (225mm), which results in 90mm sidewall height. In 225/40 R18, there is only one possible speed index for Firestone Winterhawk 3 - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h. In 225/40 R18, 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	29,2	24
Firestone Winterhawk 3	34,3	25,5
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Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,2	25,9
Firestone Winterhawk 3	36,3	27,9
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#	Name	Our rating	Tested in this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330	78% 79.4% 70.4% 78.2%	Autobild 2025	Autobild 2023	Upper-middle	£142 92 V + 1
2.	Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5	73.8% 87.1% 87.8% 80.9%	Autobild 2025	Autobild 2023	Premium	£154 92 V + 1
3.	Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	83.2% 77.8% 82.7% 80.3%	Autobild 2020	Autobild 2021	Premium
4.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6	92.2% 79.6% 84.4% 82.6%	Sport Auto 2023	ADAC 2023	Premium	£122 92 V + 1
5.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3	84.6% 92.6% 80.2% 85.4%	Tyre Reviews 2021	ADAC 2023	Premium
6.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	76.1% 81.8% 64.7% 81.5%	Autobild 2023	ADAC 2023	Premium	£154 92 V
7.	Kleber KRISALP HP3	72.3% 86.3% 68% 80.1%	Autobild 2025	Autobild 2023	Upper-middle	£118 92 V + 1
8.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+	82.9% 92.2% 82.8% 75.3%	Sportscars 2017	Autoexpress 2017	Premium
9.	Dunlop Winter Sport 5	79% 89.5% 79.4% 74.3%	ADAC 2025	Autobild 2023	Premium	£174 92 V + 1
10.	Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4	87.4% 91.3% 89.3%	Sportscars 2017	AutoMotorSport 2017	Premium
11.	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	72.3% 95.2% 73.8% 80.8%	Autobild 2025	Autobild 2023	Upper-middle	£133 92 V
12.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III				Premium	£178 92 H + 6
13.	Nokian WR D4	73.4% 93.7% 81.9% 72.5%		Autoexpress 2017	Upper-middle
14.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	80.6% 77.4% 83.7%		Autoexpress 2017	Premium	£165 92 V + 2
15.	Hankook Winter icept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter icept evo3 W330	75.8% 90.5% 85.7% 67.4%	Sportscars 2017	AutoMotorSport 2017	Upper-middle
16.	Firestone Winterhawk 4		Autobild 2025	Autobild 2023	Upper-middle	£90 92 V
17.	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	69.7% 66.2% 74.2% 71.2%	Autobild 2025	Autobild 2023	Lowcost	£89 0 V
18.	Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5	78.1% 77.2% 71.3% 79.7%		Autobild 2019	Lowcost
19.	Semperit Speed-Grip 5	65.8% 70.3% 65.8% 69.5%	Autobild 2025	ADAC 2023	Lowcost	£99 92 V
20.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2	65.3% 82.4% 68.3% 72.4%	Autobild 2025	Autobild 2023	Lowcost	£109 92 V
21.	Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02	78.2% 74.2% 74.2% 77.1%	Autobild 2020	Autobild 2021	Upper-middle	£103 92 V + 4
22.	Nokian WR Snowproof P	66.1% 79.2% 92.3%	ADAC 2025	Autozeitung 2022	Upper-middle	£101 92 V
23.	Nokian WR Snowproof! Newer model available: Nokian Snowproof 2	68.7% 80.6% 82.5% 85.9%		ADAC 2023	Upper-middle
24.	Toyo Observe S944	67.9% 66.9% 85.1% 79.9%	Autobild 2020	Autobild 2023	Upper-middle	£133 92 W + 1
25.	Barum Polaris 3! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 5	73.6% 87.3%		Autobild 2017	Lowcost
26.	Continental WinterContact TS 860S	58.7% 77% 87.7%			Premium	£178 92 V
27.	Kumho WinterCraft WP71	81.9% 76.7% 78%	Autobild 2020	Autobild 2019	Upper-middle
28.	Sava Eskimo HP2	65.3% 79.5% 72.3% 73.5%	Autobild 2025	ADAC 2023	Lowcost	£87 92 V
29.	Giti GitiWinter W1	65.8% 77.2% 72.4% 72.7%		AutoMotorSport 2020	Lowcost
30.	Uniroyal MS Plus 77! Newer model available: Uniroyal WinterExpert	79.2% 83.3% 75.4% 74.1%		Autobild 2020	Upper-middle
31.	Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7			Autobild 2023	Lowcost	£89 92 V + 1
32.	Debica Frigo HP2	70% 86.5% 74.1% 71.9%	Autobild 2025	Autobild 2023	Lowcost	£86 92 V
33.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32			Autoexpress 2016	Premium
34.	Barum Polaris 5! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 6	63.8% 78.1% 72% 74.8%		Autobild 2023	Lowcost
35.	Nokian WR A4		Sportscars 2017	AutoMotorSport 2017	Upper-middle
36.	Yokohama BluEarth winter V905	81.6% 70.5% 85.4%		Autobild 2019	Upper-middle	£185 92 Q + 3
37.	Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4	66.5% 83.4% 77.3% 71.3%		Autobild 2019	Upper-middle
38.	Matador MP93 Nordicca	40.2% 50.2%	ADAC 2025	Autobild 2023	Lowcost
39.	Kormoran SNOW			ADAC 2023	Lowcost
40.	Fortune Fsr901				Lowcost
41.	Matador MP92 Sibir Snow! Newer model available: Matador MP93 Nordicca	72.1% 80.3% 76.9%		Autobild 2019	Lowcost
42.	Imperial SnowDragon UHP	44.8% 61.6% 73.3%	Autobild 2025		Lowcost
43.	Kormoran SNOWPRO B2			Autobild 2017	Lowcost

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	2,3	2,1	1,7	2,0	2,8	1,5	1,5
Firestone Winterhawk 3	3,0	2,9	2,4	2,0	2,8	2,0	2,2
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225/40 R18 92 V

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