Firestone Roadhawk is a summer tyre made in total of 148 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 245/45 R17 is 80mm wider than the narrowest dimension (165) and 50mm narrower than the widest one (295). This tyre profile of 45 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 45% of the tyre width (245mm), which results in 110.25mm sidewall height. In 245/45 R17, there is only one possible speed index for Firestone Roadhawk - "Y", which is good for speeds up to 300 km/h. In 245/45 R17, Roadhawk usually competes against Dynaxer HP3, which is a tyre from Kleber with a rating of 41%, compared to 72% of the Firestone in question.
Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (245/45 R17)
Name | Wet | Dry | Running costs | ||||
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Best values in test | 1 | 1- | 1 | ||||
Firestone Roadhawk | 2+ | 2 | 2- | ||||
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Name | Stopping distance on dry | Stopping distance on wet | |||||
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Best values in test | 32,1 | 28,7 | |||||
Firestone Roadhawk | 34,3 | 30,8 | |||||
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