Bridgestone Blizzak 6 vs Firestone Winterhawk 4
In this article we will be looking at independent tire test data, and real world driver reviews of the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 and the Firestone Winterhawk 4 to find out which tire is best for your own driving.
There are a few basic differences between the two tires. The Bridgestone Blizzak 6 is an Premium-Touring Winter tire designed to be fitted to Passenger-Cars, and the Firestone Winterhawk 4 is an Touring Winter tire designed to be fitted to Passenger-Cars
Test Results
Independent comparison tire tests are the best source of data to get tire information from, and the good news is there have been five tests which compare both tires directly!
| Tire | Test Wins | Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgestone Blizzak 6 | five |
While it might look like the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 is better than the Firestone Winterhawk 4 purely based on the higher number of test wins, tires are very complicated objects which means where one tire is better than the other can be more important in real world use.
Let's look at how the two tires compare across multiple tire test categories.
Dry Braking
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during three dry braking tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 stopped the vehicle in 4.24% less distance than the Firestone Winterhawk 4.
Best In Dry Braking: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
See how the Dry Braking winner was calculated >>
Dry Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during two dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was 2.69% faster around a lap than the Firestone Winterhawk 4.
Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
Wet Braking
Looking at data from five tire tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during three wet braking tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 stopped the vehicle in 1.17% less distance than the Firestone Winterhawk 4.
Best In Wet Braking: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
See how the Wet Braking winner was calculated >>
Wet Braking - Concrete
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during one wet braking - concrete tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 stopped the vehicle in 4.45% less distance than the Firestone Winterhawk 4.
Best In Wet Braking - Concrete: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
See how the Wet Braking - Concrete winner was calculated >>
Wet Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during one wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was 1.51% faster around a wet lap than the Firestone Winterhawk 4.
Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
Wet Circle
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during one wet circle tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 had 20.69% higher lateral wet grip than the Firestone Winterhawk 4.
Best In Wet Circle: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
See how the Wet Circle winner was calculated >>
Straight Aqua
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Firestone Winterhawk 4 was better during one straight aqua tests. On average the Firestone Winterhawk 4 floated at a 0.57% higher speed than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Straight Aqua: Firestone Winterhawk 4
See how the Straight Aqua winner was calculated >>
Curved Aquaplaning
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 and Firestone Winterhawk 4 performed equally well in curved aquaplaning tests.
Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Both tires performed equally well
See how the Curved Aquaplaning winner was calculated >>
Snow Braking
Looking at data from five tire tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during five snow braking tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 stopped the vehicle in 2.42% less distance than the Firestone Winterhawk 4.
Best In Snow Braking: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
See how the Snow Braking winner was calculated >>
Snow Traction
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Firestone Winterhawk 4 was better during two snow traction tests. On average the Firestone Winterhawk 4 had 0.25% better snow traction than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Snow Traction: Firestone Winterhawk 4
See how the Snow Traction winner was calculated >>
Snow Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during two snow handling [km/h] tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was 0.59% faster around a lap than the Firestone Winterhawk 4.
Best In Snow Handling [Km/H]: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
See how the Snow Handling winner was calculated >>
Snow Slalom
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during two snow slalom tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was 2.6% faster through a slalom than the Firestone Winterhawk 4.
Best In Snow Slalom: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
See how the Snow Slalom winner was calculated >>
Ice Braking
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Firestone Winterhawk 4 was better during one ice braking tests. On average the Firestone Winterhawk 4 stopped the vehicle 0.62% shorter than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Ice Braking: Firestone Winterhawk 4
See how the Ice Braking winner was calculated >>
Subj. Comfort
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 and Firestone Winterhawk 4 performed equally well in subj. comfort tests.
Best In Subj. Comfort: Both tires performed equally well
See how the Subj. Comfort winner was calculated >>
Noise
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Firestone Winterhawk 4 was better during two noise tests. On average the Firestone Winterhawk 4 measured 0.52% quieter than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Noise: Firestone Winterhawk 4
See how the Noise winner was calculated >>
Wear
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during three wear tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 is predicted to cover 15.32% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Firestone Winterhawk 4.
Best In Wear: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
See how the Wear winner was calculated >>
Value
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Firestone Winterhawk 4 was better during two value tests. On average the Firestone Winterhawk 4 proved to have a 17.95% better value based on price/1000km than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Value: Firestone Winterhawk 4
See how the Value winner was calculated >>
Rolling Resistance
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Firestone Winterhawk 4 was better during two rolling resistance tests. On average the Firestone Winterhawk 4 had a 4.73% lower rolling resistance than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Rolling Resistance: Firestone Winterhawk 4
See how the Rolling Resistance winner was calculated >>
Fuel Consumption
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Firestone Winterhawk 4 was better during one fuel consumption tests. On average the Firestone Winterhawk 4 used 1.72% less fuel than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Fuel Consumption: Firestone Winterhawk 4
See how the Fuel Consumption winner was calculated >>
Abrasion
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during one abrasion tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 emitted 13.89% less particle wear matter than the Firestone Winterhawk 4.
Best In Abrasion: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
See how the Abrasion winner was calculated >>
Real World Driver Reviews
Tire Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 and Firestone Winterhawk 4.
In total the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 has been reviewed 6 times and drivers have given the tire 90% overall.
The Firestone Winterhawk 4 has been reviewed 5 times and drivers have given the tire 79% overall.
This means in real world driving, people prefer the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Conclusion
In conclusion the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 performed better in dry braking, dry handling [km/h], wet braking, wet braking - concrete, wet handling [km/h], wet circle, snow braking, snow handling [km/h], snow slalom, wear and abrasion, while the Firestone Winterhawk 4 performed better in straight aqua, snow traction, ice braking, noise, value, rolling resistance and fuel consumption.
Interestingly, both tires performed equally well in dry handling, wet handling, curved aquaplaning, snow handling and subj. comfort, showing that they are closely matched in these areas.
Which tire is best for you depends a lot on your driving style and situation, plus what you want from the tire. Comparing all the data in the tire reviews database, on balance Bridgestone Blizzak 6 seems to be the best tire overall.
However, it's important to note that both tires have their strengths.
Remember, the best tire for you might depend on which of these factors are most important for your specific driving needs and conditions.
Overall Winner: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
Based on the tire test data and user reviews we have in our database, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 has demonstrated better overall performance in this comparison. However, as you can see from the spider diagram above, each tire has its own strengths which should be considered in your final tire buying choice.Similar Comparisons
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Footnote
This page has been developed using tire industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tires in the same test.
Why is this important? Tire testing is heavily affected by things like surface grip levels and surface temperature, which means you can only compare values from the same day. During a tire test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tire tests performed on different days or at different locations.
As a result you will see other tests on Tire Reviews which feature both the %s and %s, but as they weren't conducted on the same day, the results are not comparable.
Lots of other websites do this sort of tire comparison, Tire Reviews doesn't.