Comparison: Firestone Winterhawk 3 vs. Kleber KRISALP HP3 (2026)

Upper-middle

Firestone

Winterhawk 3

R13 – R18

VS

Upper-middle

Kleber

KRISALP HP3

8.0

R14 – R20

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Winter

In this comparison, we are comparing a tyre from a manufacturer from USA (Firestone) against a tyre from a manufacturer from France (Kleber). Kleber is a brand that belongs to the Michelin group. Generally, Kleber winter tyres are slightly better rated (80%) than Firestone (63%). The first tyre test of Firestone Winterhawk 3 was done in 2015, compared to 2017 when was the Kleber KRISALP HP3 first tested. Important for this comparison is also the Autobild 2020 245/45 R18 test, where both the Winterhawk 3 and the KRISALP HP3 were tested. See more mutual tests below.

Test Profile

Winterhawk 3

KRISALP HP3

Number of tests

14

28

Best position

#3

#2

Average position

16.0

8.0

Latest test

2020

2025

Available sizes

66

115

These tyres were not tested together. The comparison below is inferred from separate tests by normalizing both tyres against 26 shared benchmark tyres, so treat it as an estimate.

Dry

Confidence

Firestone Winterhawk 3

97%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

97%

Dry braking

Firestone Winterhawk 3

96%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

99%

Dry driving behavior

Firestone Winterhawk 3

99%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

97%

Safety

Firestone Winterhawk 3

98%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

97%

Dry handling

Firestone Winterhawk 3

93%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

96%

Wet

Confidence

Firestone Winterhawk 3

87%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

97%

Aquaplaning - cross

Firestone Winterhawk 3

91%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

96%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

Firestone Winterhawk 3

93%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

96%

Wet braking

Firestone Winterhawk 3

90%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

98%

Wet circle cornering

Firestone Winterhawk 3

84%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

99%

Wet handling

Firestone Winterhawk 3

79%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

96%

Snow

Confidence

Firestone Winterhawk 3

97%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

98%

Snow braking

Firestone Winterhawk 3

99%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

100%

Snow handling

Firestone Winterhawk 3

93%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

96%

Snow traction

Firestone Winterhawk 3

97%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

99%

Snow cornering

Firestone Winterhawk 3

98%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

97%

Ice

Confidence

Firestone Winterhawk 3

97%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

100%

Ice braking

Firestone Winterhawk 3

97%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

99%

Ice lateral guidance

Firestone Winterhawk 3

97%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

100%

Comfort

Confidence

Firestone Winterhawk 3

96%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

98%

Exterior noise

Firestone Winterhawk 3

97%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

98%

Interior noise

Firestone Winterhawk 3

99%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

99%

Noise/Komfort

Firestone Winterhawk 3

99%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

99%

Comfort

Firestone Winterhawk 3

88%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

94%

Costs

Confidence

Firestone Winterhawk 3

98%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

97%

Fuel efficiency

Firestone Winterhawk 3

99%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

98%

Mileage

Firestone Winterhawk 3

98%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

97%

Price/value

Firestone Winterhawk 3

99%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

98%

Rolling resistance

Firestone Winterhawk 3

97%

Kleber KRISALP HP3

95%

Dimensions and prices

Compare prices across all available dimensions for these tyres.

Mutual Tests Available

These tyres were tested together in 7 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

Organization	Season	Year	Dimension
Autobild	Winter	2020	245/45 R18	View
Autobild	Winter	2019	225/45 R17	View
Autobild	Winter	2018	195/65 R15	View
Autobild	Winter	2018	195/65 R15	View
Autobild	Winter	2017	225/50 R17	View
Autobild	Winter	2017	225/50 R17	View
ADAC	Winter	2017	195/65 R15	View