The Firestone Roadhawk targets mainstream motorists who drive all types of journeys – urban, highway, commute, school run, shopping – on a daily basis. These drivers want a tire that gives them long-lasting performance in road conditions where wet weather, heavy traffic, sudden braking and motorway speed are all part of the daily mix. In short, a tire they can always count on.
This tire has been replaced by the Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN.
Tire review data from 37 tire reviews averaging 68% over 225,406 miles driven.
The RoadHawk is ranked 112th of 148 Summer Premium Touring tires.
Reports
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View Full Test >>Size | Fuel | Wet | Noise | Weight |
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195/50 R15 82V | C | A | 70 | 6.69kgs |
195/50 R15 82H | C | A | 70 | 6.69kgs |
185/55 R15 82V | C | A | 70 | 6.47kgs |
185/55 R15 82H | C | A | 70 | 6.47kgs |
195/55 R15 85V | C | A | 71 | 6.86kgs |
195/55 R15 85H | C | A | 71 | 6.86kgs |
175/60 R15 81V | C | A | 70 | 6.37kgs |
175/60 R15 81H | C | A | 70 | 6.37kgs |
185/60 R15 88T XL | C | A | 70 | 6.67kgs |
185/60 R15 84T | C | A | 70 | 6.67kgs |
185/60 R15 84H | C | A | 70 | 6.67kgs |
185/60 R15 88H XL | C | A | 70 | 6.67kgs |
195/60 R15 88H | C | A | 71 | 7.00kgs |
195/60 R15 88V | C | A | 71 | 7.11kgs |
205/60 R15 91H | C | A | 70 | 7.13kgs |
205/60 R15 91V | C | A | 70 | 7.13kgs |
165/65 R15 81T | C | A | 70 | 5.94kgs |
175/65 R15 84T | C | A | 70 | 6.43kgs |
175/65 R15 84H | C | A | 70 | 6.43kgs |
185/65 R15 88T | C | A | 70 | 6.87kgs |
185/65 R15 88H | C | A | 70 | 6.90kgs |
185/65 R15 88V | C | A | 70 | 6.87kgs |
195/65 R15 91T | C | A | 71 | 7.57kgs |
195/65 R15 95T XL | C | A | 71 | 7.57kgs |
195/65 R15 91H | C | A | 71 | 7.57kgs |
195/65 R15 91V | C | A | 71 | 7.55kgs |
205/65 R15 94V | C | A | 70 | 7.80kgs |
205/65 R15 94H | C | A | 70 | 7.80kgs |
215/65 R15 96H | C | A | 71 | 8.75kgs |
215/45 R16 90V XL | C | A | 72 | 8.02kgs |
195/50 R16 88V XL | C | A | 70 | 7.09kgs |
205/50 R16 87W | C | A | 71 | 7.36kgs |
205/50 R16 87V | C | A | 71 | 7.38kgs |
185/55 R16 83V | C | A | 70 | 6.69kgs |
195/55 R16 87V | C | A | 70 | 7.45kgs |
195/55 R16 87H | C | A | 70 | 7.45kgs |
205/55 R16 91H | C | A | 70 | 7.64kgs |
205/55 R16 91V | C | A | 70 | 7.63kgs |
205/55 R16 91W | C | A | 70 | 7.63kgs |
205/55 R16 94V XL | C | A | 72 | 7.64kgs |
215/55 R16 97Y XL | C | A | 72 | 8.40kgs |
215/55 R16 97W XL | C | A | 72 | 8.42kgs |
215/55 R16 93V | C | A | 71 | 8.42kgs |
225/55 R16 95V | C | A | 71 | 8.93kgs |
225/55 R16 99Y XL | C | A | 72 | 9.20kgs |
195/60 R16 93V XL | C | A | 70 | 8.37kgs |
205/60 R16 92H | C | A | 70 | 7.92kgs |
205/60 R16 92V | C | A | 70 | 7.92kgs |
215/60 R16 99V XL | C | A | 72 | 8.94kgs |
215/60 R16 99H XL | C | A | 72 | 8.94kgs |
225/60 R16 98Y | C | A | 71 | 10.05kgs |
225/60 R16 102V XL | C | A | 72 | 10.05kgs |
235/60 R16 104H XL | C | A | 71 | 10.27kgs |
215/65 R16 98H | C | A | 71 | 10.93kgs |
215/70 R16 100H | C | A | 71 | 12.20kgs |
225/70 R16 103H | 12.44kgs | |||
245/70 R16 111H XL | 15.35kgs | |||
265/70 R16 112H | 17.71kgs | |||
205/40 R17 84W XL | C | A | 72 | 9.99kgs |
215/40 R17 87Y XL | C | A | 72 | 7.96kgs |
245/40 R17 95Y XL | C | A | 71 | 11.67kgs |
205/45 R17 88W XL | C | A | 71 | 9.84kgs |
215/45 R17 91Y XL | C | A | 72 | 7.96kgs |
225/45 R17 94W XL | C | A | 72 | 8.67kgs |
225/45 R17 91Y | C | A | 71 | 8.67kgs |
235/45 R17 97Y XL | C | A | 72 | 8.80kgs |
245/45 R17 99Y XL | C | A | 71 | 12.25kgs |
205/50 R17 93W XL | C | A | 72 | 7.91kgs |
215/50 R17 95W XL | C | A | 72 | 8.65kgs |
225/50 R17 98Y XL | C | A | 72 | 9.25kgs |
225/50 R17 98W XL | C | A | 72 | 8.94kgs |
205/55 R17 95V XL | C | A | 72 | 8.22kgs |
215/55 R17 94W | C | A | 71 | 8.45kgs |
225/55 R17 101W XL | C | A | 72 | 9.46kgs |
235/55 R17 103V XL | C | A | 71 | 13.06kgs |
215/60 R17 96H | C | A | 71 | 11.52kgs |
225/60 R17 99H | C | A | 71 | 12.36kgs |
235/60 R17 102V | C | A | 71 | 12.88kgs |
225/65 R17 102H | C | A | 71 | 12.60kgs |
235/65 R17 104V | C | A | 71 | 15.95kgs |
235/65 R17 108V XL | C | A | 71 | 15.95kgs |
265/65 R17 112H | 17.83kgs | |||
225/35 R18 87Y XL | C | A | 71 | 9.87kgs |
245/35 R18 92Y XL | C | A | 71 | 10.66kgs |
255/35 R18 94Y XL | C | A | 73 | 12.11kgs |
265/35 R18 97Y XL | C | A | 73 | 12.48kgs |
215/40 R18 89Y XL | C | A | 71 | 9.86kgs |
225/40 R18 92Y XL | C | A | 72 | 8.83kgs |
235/40 R18 95Y XL | C | A | 72 | 9.19kgs |
245/40 R18 97Y XL | C | A | 72 | 9.57kgs |
215/45 R18 93Y XL | C | A | 71 | 10.40kgs |
225/45 R18 95Y XL | C | A | 71 | 8.86kgs |
235/45 R18 98Y XL | C | A | 71 | 11.82kgs |
245/45 R18 100Y XL | C | A | 71 | 11.27kgs |
255/45 R18 103Y XL | C | A | 71 | 13.61kgs |
235/50 R18 101Y XL | C | A | 71 | 12.72kgs |
215/55 R18 99V XL | C | A | 71 | 11.11kgs |
225/55 R18 98V | C | A | 71 | 12.92kgs |
235/55 R18 100V | C | A | 71 | 12.66kgs |
255/55 R18 109W XL | C | A | 71 | 17.19kgs |
225/60 R18 100H | C | A | 71 | 10.05kgs |
235/60 R18 103V | C | A | 71 | 14.65kgs |
235/60 R18 107V XL | C | A | 71 | 14.65kgs |
235/60 R18 103V | B | B | 71 | 14.65kgs |
255/60 R18 112V XL | C | A | 71 | 16.35kgs |
255/30 R19 91Y XL | C | A | 73 | 12.16kgs |
225/35 R19 88Y XL | C | A | 71 | 10.89kgs |
235/35 R19 91Y XL | C | A | 71 | 11.83kgs |
245/35 R19 93Y XL | C | A | 71 | 8.15kgs |
255/35 R19 96Y XL | C | A | 73 | 11.96kgs |
235/40 R19 96Y XL | C | A | 71 | 12.10kgs |
245/40 R19 98Y XL | C | A | 71 | 12.10kgs |
255/40 R19 100Y XL | C | A | 71 | 12.66kgs |
225/45 R19 96W XL | C | A | 71 | 12.37kgs |
235/45 R19 99W XL | C | A | 71 | 13.09kgs |
245/45 R19 102Y XL | C | A | 71 | 10.56kgs |
275/45 R19 108Y XL | B | A | 73 | 12.34kgs |
255/50 R19 107Y XL | C | A | 71 | 18.11kgs |
225/55 R19 99V | C | A | 71 | 14.07kgs |
235/55 R19 105W XL | C | A | 71 | 14.19kgs |
255/55 R19 111V XL | C | A | 71 | 16.48kgs |
245/35 R20 95Y XL | C | A | 71 | 11.61kgs |
255/35 R20 97Y XL | C | B | 73 | 13.32kgs |
275/40 R20 106Y XL | C | A | 73 | 12.50kgs |
255/45 R20 105W XL | A | B | 73 | 11.83kgs |
265/45 R20 108Y XL | B | A | 73 | 12.55kgs |
275/45 R20 110Y XL | 14.18kgs | |||
295/35 R21 107Y XL | C | A | 73 | 14.05kgs |
2017-04-24 - Are Firestone Roadhawk tires Directional as regard fitting, or can they be fitted any way, ie inside out etc.
The Firestone RoadHawk is an asymmetric tire so can be fitted in either direction, just make sure the "outside" is on the outside of the wheel.
2017-08-14 - I will be needing new tires in approx. 6 months and wondered if the Firestone Roadhawk is due to be tested this year. It appears to be in my price range, and seems better than most at that price point. I just wondered if anything conclusive has been printed??
All the summer tests of 2017 have been published now, but if you read our launch report there are some figures from TUV which shows the Firestone RoadHawk performing favourably.
2017-08-16 - These firestone tires have not been tested against a 'good ' tire such as the Hankook Ventus Prime 3. They have been compared with lesser tires I believe. And they don't seem to be available with 95 rating only 99 or XL rating. Which I am not looking for as my car has quite hard suspension anyway. Would you think the Hankook tires would be a better purchase?
I would argue the Uniroyal RainSport 3, Fulda EcoControl HP, Kleber Dynaxer HP3 and Nexen N Blue Plus TUV tested the RoadHawk against, which is covered in the RoadHawk launch report, are good tires for the sector. Unfortunately I've seen no benchmark for comfort so can't comment on which option will be more comfortable.
2017-09-05 - What is the thread depth of the Firestone Roadhawk 195/65/15 please?
I believe the starting tread depth of the Firestone RoadHawk is a little over 7mm.
2018-06-20 - is the roadhawk 94w run flat tire?
As far as I'm aware there is no runflat version of the RoadHawk currently.
2019-02-19 - where are the tires made ?
Firestone and Bridgestone use factories all over the world, you would have to check directly with Firestone for the size you are looking at.
2023-06-03 - How do the Firestone Roadhawk tires compare to Bridgestone Turanza T005?
There's a number of very in depth tests on the site comparing the T005 and Roadhawk, this is the best currently: Click Here
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