Firestone Winterhawk 4 is a winter tyre made in total of 101 sizes, ranging from R14 to R14 - this particular dimension is R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. 255/60 R18 is 100mm wider than the narrowest dimension (155) and 20mm narrower than the widest one (275). This tyre profile of 60 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 60% of the tyre width (255mm), which results in 153mm sidewall height. In 255/60 R18, there is only one possible speed index for Firestone Winterhawk 4 - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h. In 255/60 R18, Winterhawk 4 usually competes against Blizzak LM-005, which is a tyre from Bridgestone with a rating of 82%, compared to 56% of the Firestone in question.
| # | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6 | Premium | £239 112 V | |||
| 2. | Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV | Premium | £220 108 V + 5 | |||
| 3. | Pirelli SCORPION WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Scorpion Winter 2 | Premium | £232 108 H + 4 | |||
| 4. | Nokian WR SUV 4 | Upper-middle | ||||
| 5. | Michelin LATITUDE ALPIN LA2 | Premium | ||||
| 6. | Firestone Winterhawk 4 | Upper-middle | £128 112 V | |||
| 7. | Falken EUROWINTER HS01 SUV | Upper-middle | ||||
| 8. | Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A | Upper-middle | £161 112 V | |||
| 9. | Kumho WinterCraft WS71 | Upper-middle | £152 112 H | |||
| 10. | Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320A | Upper-middle | ||||
| 11. | Goodyear UltraGrip SUV | Premium | £204 112 H | |||
| 12. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-80 EVO | Premium | ||||
| 13. | Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 | Upper-middle | £175 107 H + 2 | |||
| 14. | Imperial SnowDragon UHP | Lowcost | ||||
| 15. | Dunlop Wintersport 5 | Premium | £261 112 V | |||
| 16. | Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 SUV | Lowcost | £163 112 H + 1 |