Comparison: Firestone Winterhawk 3 vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 vs. Dunlop Winter vs. Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 vs. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

Upper-middle

Firestone

Winterhawk 3

R13 – R18

VS

Budget

Semperit

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Test Profile

Winterhawk 3

Speed-Grip 3

Winter

P Zero Winter 2

PILOT ALPIN 5

Number of tests

14

11

2

21

Best position

#3

#1

Average position

16.0

7.6

1.5

2.0

1.7

Latest test

2020

2021

2025

Available sizes

66

51

66

48

135

These tyres were not tested together in the same test. The scores below are aggregated from different independent tests, so direct comparison should be taken with caution.

Wet

Confidence

Firestone Winterhawk 3

67%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

76%

Dunlop Winter

73%

Pirelli P Zero Winter 2

83%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

73%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

Firestone Winterhawk 3

74%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

67%

Dunlop Winter

71%

Pirelli P Zero Winter 2

59%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

72%

Wet braking

Firestone Winterhawk 3

70%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

83%

Dunlop Winter

84%

Pirelli P Zero Winter 2

100%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

77%

Wet circle cornering

Firestone Winterhawk 3

60%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

75%

Dunlop Winter

63%

Pirelli P Zero Winter 2

100%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

77%

Wet handling

Firestone Winterhawk 3

57%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

83%

Dunlop Winter

67%

Pirelli P Zero Winter 2

100%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

86%

Aquaplaning - cross

Firestone Winterhawk 3

71%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

62%

Dunlop Winter

73%

Pirelli P Zero Winter 2

13%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

62%

Snow

Confidence

Firestone Winterhawk 3

81%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

75%

Dunlop Winter

87%

Pirelli P Zero Winter 2

76%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

86%

Snow traction

Firestone Winterhawk 3

79%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

78%

Dunlop Winter

96%

Pirelli P Zero Winter 2

81%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

90%

Snow performance

Firestone Winterhawk 3

74%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

81%

Dunlop Winter

88%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

92%

Snow braking

Firestone Winterhawk 3

85%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

80%

Dunlop Winter

87%

Pirelli P Zero Winter 2

90%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

89%

Snow handling

Firestone Winterhawk 3

76%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

71%

Dunlop Winter

79%

Pirelli P Zero Winter 2

67%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

72%

Snow cornering

Firestone Winterhawk 3

87%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

70%

Dunlop Winter

96%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

91%

Dry

Confidence

Firestone Winterhawk 3

76%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

70%

Dunlop Winter

69%

Pirelli P Zero Winter 2

87%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

86%

Dry performance

Firestone Winterhawk 3

81%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

51%

Dunlop Winter

78%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

68%

Dry braking

Firestone Winterhawk 3

75%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

70%

Dunlop Winter

73%

Pirelli P Zero Winter 2

88%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

82%

Dry driving behavior

Firestone Winterhawk 3

77%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

44%

Pirelli P Zero Winter 2

81%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

72%

Dry handling

Firestone Winterhawk 3

76%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

77%

Dunlop Winter

64%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

90%

Costs

Confidence

Firestone Winterhawk 3

80%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

78%

Dunlop Winter

83%

Pirelli P Zero Winter 2

71%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

78%

Mileage

Firestone Winterhawk 3

75%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

75%

Dunlop Winter

87%

Pirelli P Zero Winter 2

73%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

63%

Fuel efficiency

Firestone Winterhawk 3

85%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

85%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

84%

Rolling resistance

Firestone Winterhawk 3

79%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

77%

Dunlop Winter

81%

Pirelli P Zero Winter 2

73%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

79%

Price/value

Firestone Winterhawk 3

92%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

77%

Dunlop Winter

84%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

53%

Comfort

Confidence

Firestone Winterhawk 3

70%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

78%

Dunlop Winter

87%

Pirelli P Zero Winter 2

100%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

79%

Exterior noise

Firestone Winterhawk 3

74%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

80%

Dunlop Winter

87%

Pirelli P Zero Winter 2

100%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

89%

Interior noise

Firestone Winterhawk 3

68%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

74%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

68%

Comfort

Firestone Winterhawk 3

71%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

74%

Dunlop Winter

87%

Pirelli P Zero Winter 2

100%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

79%

Ice

Confidence

Firestone Winterhawk 3

83%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

83%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

73%

Ice braking

Firestone Winterhawk 3

83%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

82%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

55%

Ice lateral guidance

Firestone Winterhawk 3

81%

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

85%

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

81%

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