Firestone Winterhawk 3 is a winter tyre made in total of 64 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R16, which means it fits to a 16 inch/406.4mm diameter wheel. 205/55 R16 is 50mm wider than the narrowest dimension (155) and 40mm narrower than the widest one (245). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (205mm), which results in 112.75mm sidewall height. In 205/55 R16, there are 3 possible speed indexes for Firestone Winterhawk 3 - "T","H","V", which are good for speeds up to 190, 210, 240 km/h. In 205/55 R16, Winterhawk 3 usually competes against BluEarth winter V905, which is a tyre from Yokohama with a rating of 52%, compared to 40% of the Firestone in question.
Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (205/55 R16)
Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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Best values in test | 34,2 | 25 | |||||
Firestone Winterhawk 3 | 39,8 | 27,5 | |||||
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205/55 R16 is found on 114 vehicles: