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Comparison: Firestone Winterhawk 4 vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 vs. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

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#	Firestone Winterhawk 4 /56%	Semperit Speed-Grip 5 /78%	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 /26%

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Segment

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 Upper-middle

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Lowcost

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 101

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 93

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 57

Number of tests

1. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 20x

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 19x

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 12x

Best position in test

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 3.

2. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 5.

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 5.

Worst position in test

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 19.

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 20.

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 44.

Average position in tests

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 9.33

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 10.74

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 15.75

Year of the last test

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 2025

2. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 2025

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 2025

Best rating in test

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Exemplary

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 Highly recommended

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 Good

Worst rating in test

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Good

2. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 Sufficient

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

65

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

64%

Maxxis
Premitra Snow WP6

51%

Wet braking

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 62%

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 56%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 47%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 65%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 57%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 46%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 59%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 57%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 32%

Wet handling

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 74%

2. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 67%

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 65%

Wet circle cornering

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 69%

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 63%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 64%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 B

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 ?

Dry

(Overall rating)

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

67%

Maxxis
Premitra Snow WP6

63%

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

53

Dry braking

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 42%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 32%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 19%

Dry handling

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 73%

2. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 53%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 51%

Snow

(Overall rating)

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

71

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

66%

Maxxis
Premitra Snow WP6

60%

Snow traction

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 66%

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 59%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 46%

Snow braking

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 64%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 61%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 55%

Snow handling

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 75%

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 71%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 56%

Snow cornering

1. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 75%

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 73%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

71%

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

64

Maxxis
Premitra Snow WP6

64%

Exterior noise

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 73%

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 69%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 70%

Comfort

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 68%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 58%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 40%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 ?

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 ?

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

69%

Maxxis
Premitra Snow WP6

63%

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

61

Rolling resistance

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 83%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 81%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 50%

Mileage

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 45%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 28%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 -7%

Price/value

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 79%

2. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 76%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 76%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 C

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Firestone
Winterhawk 4

28

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

28%

Maxxis
Premitra Snow WP6

26%

Ice braking

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 28%

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 28%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 26%

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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
Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Rating: Good	2–	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
Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2.8
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 Rating: Sufficient	2.3
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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
Semperit Speed-Grip 5	34.9	29.0
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
Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	1	2
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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
Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2.4	2.4	2.9	2.3	2.7	2.3	1.9
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 Rating: Sufficient	2.3	2.9	3.7	2.6	4.3	2.6	2.6
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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
Semperit Speed-Grip 5	36.8	29.1
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	42.0	-
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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
Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2-	2-	1-
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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
Semperit Speed-Grip 5	35,9	31,3
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	38,4	-
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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+
Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Rating: Good	2	2-	2+	2
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
Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Rating: Good	2,3	2,5	2,0	2,3	1,7	2,6	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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