Built from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold for this tire - the evidence is all further down the page. Data updated April 2025.
What is the Firestone Winterhawk 2 EVO's EU tire label rating?
Across its range, the Firestone Winterhawk 2 EVO most commonly carries EU label ratings of E for fuel efficiency, C for wet grip and 70 dB for noise.
How comfortable and quiet are the Firestone Winterhawk 2 EVO?
Owners rate the Firestone Winterhawk 2 EVO 7.3 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 9 reviews.
How well do the Firestone Winterhawk 2 EVO wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Firestone Winterhawk 2 EVO 8 out of 10 for wear across 9 reviews. 3 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 6,000 miles.
Would owners buy the Firestone Winterhawk 2 EVO again?
56% of owners say they would buy the Firestone Winterhawk 2 EVO again, based on the 9 owner reviews that answered the question. 11% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
What does the Firestone Winterhawk 2 EVO replace?
The Firestone Winterhawk 2 EVO is the successor to the Firestone Winterhawk 2 in Firestone's range.
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Across 10 owner ratings the Firestone Winterhawk 2 EVO averages 63%. Owners rate Wear highest at 8 out of 10 and Ice Grip lowest at 2. 3 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 63% of owners score it 70% or better.
Owner ratings averaged from 10 ratings
Owner score63%
Wear80%
Dry Grip79%
Comfort73%
Wet Grip70%
Road Feedback64%
Handling64%
Snow Grip60%
Ice Grip20%
Featured reviews
Most helpful 52%
“I was very disappointed with this tire from the beginning. The only good thing was tire wear, they were so hard that they hardly lost tread. I´ve replaced them because of poor performance on snow and icy roads. Lots of...”
“Worst winter tire's ever, i crash on the mountains road in italy, i hit a small part with black snow ( snow with sand) amd my rear start to spun-off, but the funny fact is that i regain the control ofr 2 sec and i hit...”
“A very balanced tire and very good for her price. The only thing that don't like at them is the wet grip...I lose the confidence with this tires when the road is wet, but in the rest all the things are ok. Life time is...”
I was very disappointed with this tire from the beginning. The only good thing was tire wear, they were so hard that they hardly lost tread. I´ve replaced them because of poor performance on snow and icy roads. Lots of noice and significant fuel consumption.
Member
Ford
195/50 R15
5,000 miles
Mostly Motorways
Average
Generally good grip on dry roads but not so impressive on the wet. Had one too many wheel spins in the same places where I previously had none with my summer tires.
Road noise is high and comfort drops significantly. That aside they are hard wearing, with almost no significant drop noticed when replaced with summer tires.
Will not buy again...
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Good tires performing well on snow, but i wont buy them again the tires are pretty unexpecteble on wet and rainy roads. I get wheelspin starts when i try to accelerate quikly on damp roads. My continental sport contact 3 tire's are performing better on wet dampy roads.
The wear of the tires is verry good the last a long time!
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Worst winter tire's ever, i crash on the mountains road in italy, i hit a small part with black snow ( snow with sand) amd my rear start to spun-off, but the funny fact is that i regain the control ofr 2 sec and i hit agin snow and i crashed in the rock. Buy another snow tire.
I bought those tires back in 2010. This will be their 4th winter and I am extremely pleased. My review is for the 195/65/15. I am from Bulgaria and here we have good winters. However, I put the winter tires when the temperatures are indeed low so I save them the warm days. On wet you will experience a little bit of lagging and a bit understear. However, on snow and sluggish roads they perform very well. They have strong boards and this keeps them from malforming. The wear is great. Placed 5 on progressivness since I don't drive them at the limit.
A very balanced tire and very good for her price. The only thing that don't like at them is the wet grip...I lose the confidence with this tires when the road is wet, but in the rest all the things are ok. Life time is very good also and please take into consideration that I use this tires in Romania where the roads are not good at all...
I fitted these to a set of spare wheels at the start of November and havce since covered around 6,000 miles.
They tires are much quieter than I was expecting from a winter tire, cirtually no increase in noise over my summer Michelin Primacy HPs - which are very quiet.
Ride quality is very good, they smooth out bumps better than I was expecting.
Dry grip is ok, though if temperatures are around 10degrees and over the tires seem to grip less than in colder conditions - to be expected for winter tires.
Wet grip is superb, I really push the car through bends and the grip is very very good and progressive when the grip runs out.
Snow driving is much improved over the summer tires, though not quite as good an improvement as I was hoping for. Still a good investment and they do provide increased grip when pulling away and braking in snowy conditions.
Ice, well what tire will grip on ice, there is no difference between these and my summer tires when the roads are just sheet ice.
The are wearing well, despite my spirited driving they are wearing quite evenly and still look quite new.
I would definitely recommend them, My other options were Dunlops winter tire and Pirelli Sottozero though these were a cheaper option and they have proved to be good tires.
