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Comparison: Firestone Winterhawk 4 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

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Summary
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#	Firestone Winterhawk 4 /56%	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 /82%	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 /81%	Uniroyal WinterExpert /79%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%

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Segment

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Premium

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 Upper-middle

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Upper-middle

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert Upper-middle

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 213

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 101

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 91

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

Number of tests

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 49x

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 23x

5. Firestone Winterhawk 4 19x

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 12x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 1.

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 1.

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 5.

6. Firestone Winterhawk 4 5.

Worst position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 13.

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 15.

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 19.

5. Firestone Winterhawk 4 20.

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

Average position in tests

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 3.2

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 6.65

4. Firestone Winterhawk 4 10.74

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 11.25

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

Year of the last test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 2025

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 2025

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 2025

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 2024

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 Highly recommended

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Very good

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Very good

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Good

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Conditionally recommended

5. Firestone Winterhawk 4 Sufficient

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

90%

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

75

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

74%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

73%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

62%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

61%

Wet braking

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 93%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 78%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 73%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 68%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 57%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 51%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 91%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 89%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 75%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 76%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 70%

6. Firestone Winterhawk 4 69%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 86%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 86%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 76%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 68%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 66%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 63%

Wet handling

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 91%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 79%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 78%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 71%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 62%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 54%

Wet circle cornering

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 92%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 77%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 77%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 63%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 64%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 53%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 A

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 B

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 B

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

Dry

(Overall rating)

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

85%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

74%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

72%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

71%

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

68

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

59%

Dry braking

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 70%

4. Firestone Winterhawk 4 67%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 56%

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 53%

Dry handling

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 89%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 67%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 66%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 64%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 63%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 61%

Snow

(Overall rating)

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

87

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

87%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

82%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

78%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

73%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

66%

Snow traction

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 85%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 84%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 83%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 82%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 83%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 81%

Snow braking

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 92%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 80%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 79%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 78%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 79%

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 71%

Snow handling

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 89%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 88%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 87%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 76%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 76%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 51%

Snow cornering

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 85%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 85%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 77%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 74%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 69%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 54%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

82%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

73%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

73%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

73%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

73%

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

71

Exterior noise

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 81%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 81%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 75%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 71%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 65%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 63%

Comfort

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 84%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 79%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 75%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 70%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 69%

6. Firestone Winterhawk 4 61%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72 dB

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 ?

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert ?

6. Firestone Winterhawk 4 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

83%

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

78

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

72%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

66%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

65%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

62%

Rolling resistance

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 88%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 77%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 76%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 73%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 73%

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 65%

Mileage

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 92%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 79%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 71%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 68%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 67%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 55%

Price/value

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 84%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 79%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 62%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 58%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 57%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 54%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 C

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 C

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

83

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

78%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

77%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

76%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71.4%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

32%

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

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Autobild Winter tyre test 2023 225/60 R18

Name
Firestone Winterhawk 4 Rating: Not recommended
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Conditionally recommended
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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
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Good	3.1	2.1
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2.4	2.7
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory	2.9	3.3
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	2	2.9
DUNLOP Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2.3	2.1
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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
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Satisfactory	1-	2	2-	3+
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2	2-	1-	2
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory	2	3+	2	2+
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	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
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	31,4	30,9
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,2	29,3
Uniroyal WinterExpert	35,0	30,7
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	37,4	30,7
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	36,1	30,7
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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
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	32,8	26,3
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,8	25,4
Uniroyal WinterExpert	36,9	26,1
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,8	26,3
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	35,3	26,5
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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+
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Good	1-	2+	2	3+
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2-	2	1-	2
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3	1-	2-
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	2	2-	2+	2
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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
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Satisfactory	1,7	2,1	2,4	2,8	1,9	2,9	3,0
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2,7	2,6	2,0	2,5	2,4	2,7	2,0
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AutoMotorSport Winter tyre test 2022 245/45 R19

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Noise
Best values in test	9,3	9,4	10	10	10
Firestone Winterhawk 4 Rating: Good	6,4	6,7	8,9	8	8
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Very good	8,4	7,6	8,2	8	7
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Sufficient	5,7	6,9	7,1	8	8
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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
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Good	1-	2	1	2	2+
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2	3+	1-	3+	2
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3+	2-	2	1
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2+	2-	2+	2	3+
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Autozeitung Winter tyre test 2021 235/55 R18

Name	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	386	143	138	118
Firestone Winterhawk 4 Rating: Highly recommended	363	125	123	115
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Highly recommended	386	143	136	107
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2021 225/50 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear
Best values in test	1,6	1,9	1,5	2,1	2,7	1,5
Firestone Winterhawk 4 Rating: Satisfactory	2,1	3,3	1,9	2,1	2,9	2,5
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Satisfactory	1,6	1,9	2,8	2,4	3,3	3,0
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3,0	3,2	2,4	2,5	3,7	2,5
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2,5	2,4	1,5	2,5	3,4	2,5
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2021 205/55 R16

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,1	27,3
Firestone Winterhawk 4	33,5	28,6
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	32,1	28,1
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,6	27,9
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,8	28,6
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	33,6	27,3
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Használtautó.hu Winter tyre test 2020 205/55 R16

Name	Stopping distance on dry	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on ice
Best values in test	13,9	14,8	16,4
Firestone Winterhawk 4	14,4	15,9	25,3
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	15,4	16,4	21,7
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	15,1	15,9	23,3
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Comparison: Firestone Winterhawk 4 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

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