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Comparison: Firestone Winterhawk 4 vs. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2

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#	Firestone Winterhawk 4 /56%	Continental WinterContact TS 870 P /93%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%

Dimensions	R14 - R20	R16 - R22	R15 - R19
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Segment

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Premium

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 Upper-middle

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 178

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 101

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

Number of tests

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 29x

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 19x

Best position in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 1.

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 5.

Worst position in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 13.

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 20.

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

Average position in tests

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 3.66

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 10.74

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

Year of the last test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 2025

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 2025

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 Highly recommended

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Test winner

Worst rating in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Good

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

69%

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

63

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

49%

Wet braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 58%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 57%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 46%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 64%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 43%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 44%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 51%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 50%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 29%

Wet handling

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 79%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 74%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 51%

Wet circle cornering

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 78%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 69%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 51%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P B

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 B

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

Dry

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

83%

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

61

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

46%

Dry braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 50%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 25%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2%

Dry handling

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 84%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 66%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 56%

Snow

(Overall rating)

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

79

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

77%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

63%

Snow traction

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 63%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 64%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50%

Snow braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 65%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 61%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 51%

Snow handling

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 81%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 81%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 61%

Snow cornering

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 84%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 81%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 76%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

72%

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

66

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

66%

Exterior noise

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 75%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 74%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 63%

Comfort

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 61%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 58%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 0%

Interior noise

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 76%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 63%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P ?

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

61

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

55%

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

52%

Rolling resistance

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 92%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 78%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 77%

Mileage

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 25%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 22%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 10%

Price/value

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 79%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 79%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 43%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 C

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P C

Ice

(Overall rating)

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71.4%

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

0%

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

?

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These tyres were tested together in 11 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
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Rating: Good	2+	2	2+	2
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3–	2	2+	2
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2025 225/40 R18

Name	Enviromental impact
Best values in test	1.7
Firestone Winterhawk 4 Rating: Sufficient	2.7
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Rating: Good	2.2
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	2.4
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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
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	35.6	28.0
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36.9	28.0
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2024 215/55 R17

Name	Winter	Wet	Dry	Enviromental impact	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1.7	2.1	2.2	1.7	2.7	1.6	1.3
Firestone WinterHawk 4 Rating: Satisfactory	3.1	3.1	3.5	2.9	4.3	3.0	2.2
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Rating: Satisfactory	2.0	2.4	2.9	2.6	3.5	2.1	1.6
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2023 225/60 R18

Name
Firestone Winterhawk 4 Rating: Not recommended
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Rating: Test winner
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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
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Rating: Good	2.5	2.3
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	2	2.9
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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
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
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	34,9	30,5
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	37,4	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
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	34,6	25,5
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,8	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+
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Rating: Good	2+	2+	1-	3
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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
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Rating: Very good	7,5	9,4	8,3	10	8
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