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Comparison: Firestone Winterhawk 4 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P vs. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

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Summary
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Firestone Winterhawk 4 /56%	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 /81%	Continental WinterContact TS 870 P /93%	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 /26%

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Segment

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Premium

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 Upper-middle

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Upper-middle

4. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 178

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 101

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91

4. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 57

Number of tests

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 29x

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 23x

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 20x

4. Firestone Winterhawk 4 19x

Best position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 1.

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 1.

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 5.

4. Firestone Winterhawk 4 5.

Worst position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 13.

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 13.

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 20.

4. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 44.

Average position in tests

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 3.66

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 6.65

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 10.74

4. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 15.75

Year of the last test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 2025

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 2025

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 2025

4. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 2025

Best rating in test

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 Highly recommended

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Test winner

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Very good

4. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 Good

Worst rating in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Good

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Good

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 Sufficient

4. Firestone Winterhawk 4 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

78%

Maxxis
Premitra Snow WP6

76%

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

74

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

71%

Wet braking

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 75%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 68%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 69%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 65%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 88%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 82%

4. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 78%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 87%

2. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 80%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 77%

4. Firestone Winterhawk 4 73%

Wet handling

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 78%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 74%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 74%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 69%

Wet circle cornering

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 82%

2. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 71%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 69%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 63%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P B

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 B

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 B

4. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

89%

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

82%

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

78

Maxxis
Premitra Snow WP6

73%

Snow traction

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 85%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 86%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 82%

4. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 71%

Snow braking

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 93%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 83%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 77%

4. Firestone Winterhawk 4 74%

Snow handling

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 86%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 82%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 79%

4. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 63%

Snow cornering

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 86%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 84%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%

4. Firestone Winterhawk 4 78%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

87%

Maxxis
Premitra Snow WP6

81%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

71%

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

59

Dry braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 86%

2. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 74%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 70%

4. Firestone Winterhawk 4 58%

Dry handling

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 89%

2. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 67%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 65%

4. Firestone Winterhawk 4 54%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Maxxis
Premitra Snow WP6

80%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

76%

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

75%

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

69

Exterior noise

1. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 77%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 78%

4. Firestone Winterhawk 4 76%

Comfort

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 74%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 69%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 65%

4. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P ?

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 ?

4. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

73

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

67%

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

64%

Maxxis
Premitra Snow WP6

56%

Rolling resistance

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 88%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 79%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 69%

4. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 50%

Mileage

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 68%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 66%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 60%

4. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 42%

Price/value

1. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 76%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 76%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 63%

4. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 43%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 C

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P C

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 E

4. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

82

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

78%

Maxxis
Premitra Snow WP6

78%

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

0%

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Mutual Tests Available

These tyres were tested together in 13 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

Autobild Winter tyre test 2025 225/40 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1–	1
Firestone Winterhawk 4 Rating: Satisfactory	3	2	2+	3
BFGoodrich g-Force Winter 2 Rating: Good	3	2–	1	2+
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Rating: Good	2+	2	2+	2
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2025 225/40 R18

Name	Wet	Snow
Best values in test	32.6	27.1
Firestone Winterhawk 4	34.8	28.2
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	36.0	27.3
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	35.6	28.0
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	41.0
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AUTOBILD Winter tyre test 2024 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Firestone Winterhawk 4 Rating: Satisfactory	3	3	3	3
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2	2-	2	2
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AUTOBILD Winter tyre test 2024 205/55 R16

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34.6	28.9
Firestone Winterhawk 4	35.5	30.9
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	37.5	29.4
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	42.0	-
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2023 205/60 R16

Name	Enviromental impact	Driving safety
Best values in test	2	2.1
Firestone Winterhawk 4 Rating: Good	3	2.3
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2.4	2.7
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Rating: Good	2.5	2.3
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Firestone Winterhawk 4 Rating: Not recommended	2+	3	2	2
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2	2-	1-	2
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Rating: Exemplary	2+	2+	2+	2-
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R18

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	31,4	29,2
Firestone Winterhawk 4	33,9	31,0
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,2	29,3
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	34,9	30,5
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	38,4	-
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,8	25,4
Firestone Winterhawk 4	36	26,4
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,8	25,4
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	34,6	25,5
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	35,8	26,3
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	2+	2+
Firestone Winterhawk 4 Rating: Satisfactory	2	3+	2+	2+
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2-	2	1-	2
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Rating: Good	2+	2+	1-	3
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 Rating: Good	2	2-	2	3
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2022 185/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Rolling resistance	Noise	Wear
Best values in test	1,7	1,9	1,8	1,9	1,7	2,5	1,5
Firestone Winterhawk 4 Rating: Satisfactory	2,0	3,2	2,2	2,1	1,7	2,8	2,5
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2,7	2,6	2,0	2,5	2,4	2,7	2,0
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 Rating: Satisfactory	2,2	1,9	2,9	2,7	2,6	2,6	3,0
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2021 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Wear
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+	1
Firestone Winterhawk 4 Rating: Satisfactory	2+	3+	1-	2+	2
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2	3+	1-	3+	2
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