Segment
1. Uniroyal WinterExpert Upper-middle2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 Upper-middle
Comparison: Uniroyal WinterExpert vs. Firestone Winterhawk 4
Table of contents:
In this comparison, both of the tyres are made by a brand from USA. Uniroyal is a brand that belongs to the Michelin group. Generally, Uniroyal winter tyres are slightly better rated (75%) than Firestone (56%). In this particular case, the Uniroyal WinterExpert has a better rating of 79% compared to 56% of the Firestone Winterhawk 4. The first tyre test of Uniroyal WinterExpert was done in 2022, compared to 2020 when was the Firestone Winterhawk 4 first tested. Important for this comparison is also the Autobild 2025 225/40 R18 test, where both the WinterExpert and the Winterhawk 4 were tested. See more mutual tests below. When it comes to comparison, eu labels can be also interesting - 100% of Uniroyal WinterExpert has C wet grip rating, whereas 100% of Firestone Winterhawk 4 has B rating. If you wonder where the tyres in question are made, the WinterExpert is made in Germany and Winterhawk 4 is made in Italy.
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Number of sizes available
Number of tests
Best position in test
Worst position in test
Average position in tests
2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 11.25
Year of the last test
Best rating in test
1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 Highly recommended2. Uniroyal WinterExpert Satisfactory
Worst rating in test
1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 Sufficient2. Uniroyal WinterExpert Sufficient
Dry
(Overall rating)Dry braking
Dry handling
Wet
(Overall rating)Aquaplaning - cross
Wet braking
Aquaplaning - longitudal
Wet handling
Wet circle cornering
Wet braking according to EU label
Snow
(Overall rating)Snow traction
Snow braking
Snow handling
Snow cornering
Comfort
(Overall rating)Exterior noise
Comfort
Outside noise accoring to EU label
Costs
(Overall rating)Mileage
Rolling resistance
Price/value
Fuel consumption according to EU label
Ice
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Dimensions and prices
Mutual Tests Available
These tyres were tested together in 11 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.
11
Mutual tests
| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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| Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 1– | 1 | |||
| Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Good | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2+ | |||
| Firestone Winterhawk 4 Rating: Satisfactory | 3 | 2 | 2+ | 3 | |||
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| Best values in test | 1.7 | ||||||
| Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory | 2.4 | ||||||
| Firestone Winterhawk 4 Rating: Sufficient | 2.7 | ||||||
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| Name | Wet | Snow | |||||
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| Best values in test | 32.6 | 27.1 | |||||
| Uniroyal WinterExpert | 34.1 | 28.6 | |||||
| Firestone Winterhawk 4 | 34.8 | 28.2 | |||||
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| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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| Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 1 | 2+ | |||
| Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Good | 2 | 2- | 2 | 2 | |||
| Firestone Winterhawk 4 Rating: Satisfactory | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
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| Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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| Best values in test | 34.6 | 28.9 | |||||
| Uniroyal WinterExpert | 36.5 | 29.5 | |||||
| Firestone Winterhawk 4 | 35.5 | 30.9 | |||||
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| Name | Enviromental impact | Driving safety | |||||
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| Best values in test | 2 | 2.1 | |||||
| Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory | 2.9 | 3.3 | |||||
| Firestone Winterhawk 4 Rating: Good | 3 | 2.3 | |||||
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| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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| Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 1 | 2+ | |||
| Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory | 2 | 3+ | 2 | 2+ | |||
| Firestone Winterhawk 4 Rating: Not recommended | 2+ | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||
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| Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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| Best values in test | 31,4 | 29,2 | |||||
| Uniroyal WinterExpert | 35,0 | 30,7 | |||||
| Firestone Winterhawk 4 | 33,9 | 31,0 | |||||
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| Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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| Best values in test | 32,8 | 25,4 | |||||
| Uniroyal WinterExpert | 36,9 | 26,1 | |||||
| Firestone Winterhawk 4 | 36 | 26,4 | |||||
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| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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| Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 2+ | 2+ | |||
| Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory | 3+ | 3 | 1- | 2- | |||
| Firestone Winterhawk 4 Rating: Satisfactory | 2 | 3+ | 2+ | 2+ | |||
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| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Rolling resistance | Noise | ||
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| Best values in test | 9,3 | 9,4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Sufficient | 5,7 | 6,9 | 7,1 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Firestone Winterhawk 4 Rating: Good | 6,4 | 6,7 | 8,9 | 8 | 8 | ||
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