18 Shops · 56,847+ Products
THETYRELAB.COM

Comparison: Firestone Winterhawk 4 vs. Pirelli Cinturato (C3) vs. Continental PremiumContact 7

Firestone Winterhawk 4Upper-middle
FirestoneFirestone

Winterhawk 4

5.6
R14 – R20
Pirelli Cinturato (C3)Premium
PirelliPirelli

Cinturato (C3)

9.4
R16 – R20
Continental PremiumContact 7Premium
ContinentalContinental

PremiumContact 7

9.8
R16 – R21
Also compare with
PILOT ALPIN 5 WinterContact TS 870 Ventus Evo

Test Profile

Firestone
Winterhawk 4
Pirelli
Cinturato (C3)
Continental
PremiumContact 7
Number of tests
19
4
26
Best position
#5
#1
#1
Average position
10.7
3.3
2.2
Latest test
2025
2026
2026
Available sizes
101
—
66

Wet

Wet
Pirelli Cinturato (C3)
94%
Continental PremiumContact 7
90%
Wet braking
Firestone Winterhawk 4
73%
Pirelli Cinturato (C3)
97%
Continental PremiumContact 7
94%
Aquaplaning - cross
Firestone Winterhawk 4
63%
Pirelli Cinturato (C3)
100%
Continental PremiumContact 7
76%
Aquaplaning - longitudal
Firestone Winterhawk 4
72%
Pirelli Cinturato (C3)
94%
Continental PremiumContact 7
75%
Wet handling
Firestone Winterhawk 4
78%
Pirelli Cinturato (C3)
89%
Continental PremiumContact 7
90%
Wet circle cornering
Firestone Winterhawk 4
76%
Continental PremiumContact 7
92%

Dry

Dry
Pirelli Cinturato (C3)
100%
Continental PremiumContact 7
90%
Dry braking
Firestone Winterhawk 4
52%
Pirelli Cinturato (C3)
100%
Continental PremiumContact 7
90%
Dry handling
Firestone Winterhawk 4
61%
Pirelli Cinturato (C3)
100%
Continental PremiumContact 7
85%
Dry steering response
Firestone Winterhawk 4
89%
Continental PremiumContact 7
96%
Dry lane changing
Firestone Winterhawk 4
60%
Continental PremiumContact 7
85%

Comfort

Comfort
Pirelli Cinturato (C3)
89%
Continental PremiumContact 7
76%
Exterior noise
Firestone Winterhawk 4
80%
Continental PremiumContact 7
69%
Comfort
Firestone Winterhawk 4
63%
Pirelli Cinturato (C3)
81%
Continental PremiumContact 7
75%
Interior noise
Firestone Winterhawk 4
75%
Continental PremiumContact 7
88%

Costs

Costs
Pirelli Cinturato (C3)
87%
Continental PremiumContact 7
76%
Rolling resistance
Firestone Winterhawk 4
74%
Pirelli Cinturato (C3)
87%
Continental PremiumContact 7
75%
Mileage
Firestone Winterhawk 4
39%
Continental PremiumContact 7
81%
Price/value
Firestone Winterhawk 4
76%
Continental PremiumContact 7
77%

Dimensions and prices

Compare prices across all available dimensions for these tyres.

Add to comparison

Popular brands
New comparison