Continental EcoContact 6 vs Firestone RoadHawk — Compared

“use up factory tires or replace them? asking for come clarity of mind. my (electric) car's factory tires are "not great", just ecocontact 6's that put efficiency over everything else basically, they are not directional and will probably last a long while because they are so hard. this winter i bought a set of pirelli winter 3's for my trip to norway but also for winter in general. those tires preform better on litteral ice than the ecocontact's do in the rain. its a striking difference. the pirellis handled a 13% incline of ice brilliantly and even actual blizzard conditions. (both i got on video as people didnt believe me) i am genuinely amazed what modern winter tires can do. but i am a bit torn on the choice between getting rid of basically brand new tires (they only did about 5k) and replacing them with something decent for the summer and having tires that actually work when its wet or stop when i need them to or keep driving them until the ones i got are worn out. to be clear, i dont give a crap about the effiicency or really the lifespan of tires. braking and wet performance is vastly more important to me than saving a Watt. saving energy nor lifespan isnt a great comfort when i'm sliding into another car or tree. would getting something decent make such a big difference to warrant the cost and waste or am i better off to just run these down first? edit: sidenote, the car in question is a Renault 5. its got a pretty weird tire size (195/55R18) that limits options a bit”

“Desgaste anormal Continental EcoContact 6 Q — BMW X3 BMW X3 (~72.000 km, cerca de 1 ano e pouco). Já trocou os 4 pneus uma vez e vai agora para o segundo jogo. O primeiro conjunto começou a escamar / sair aos bocados (principalmente à frente). A marca assumiu e colocou pneus iguais (Continental EcoContact 6 Q). Agora, ao fim de cerca de 20.000 km, está a acontecer exatamente o mesmo à frente. Para piorar, após notar perda de pressão lenta atrás, fomos verificar e os dois pneus traseiros estão completamente comidos por dentro. Mais alguém com problemas crónicos de desgaste prematuro com este modelo de pneu ou comportamento semelhante no X3? Read more”

“Used Continental EcoContact 6 I have recently bought a G31 from 2022 which came with winter tires. Therefor I have bought summer tires which are used and were advertised as 5,5mm profile depth on each tire. I have measured each tire and am wondering which tire should be installed on which side and if front or rear would be better. Unfortunately there is no mark to show on which position they were on the previous owners car. Starting from outside moving inside I have measured the following millimetres: Tire 1: 5.51, 5.69, 5.85, 5.36 Tire 2: 5.40, 5.58, 5.71, 5.33 Tire 3: 5.59, 5.69, 5.79, 5.39 Tire 4: 5.38, 5.55, 5.73, 5.34 Seeing the numbers I would go with tire 2 and 4 on one axis und 1 and 3 on the other. Would that be a good idea and where should each pair go, front or rear? Is this even important at this low difference? I am happy for any advise. Thanks. Read more”

“sind diese Sommerreifen noch okay? Im August 2023 gekauft und circa 25 tausend km gefahren. Firestone Roadhawk, DOT 4922. Habe an meinem Opel Meriva beim Anfahren nach links, zB beim Ausparken oder beim Anfahren in einer engen Linkskurve von vorne rechts ein mehrmaliges Poltern gehört. Habe ein bisschen gegoogelt und von ausgeschlagenem Querlenker gelesen. Im Oktober 2022 hat das Auto einen neuen Vorderachsträger und neue Querlenker bekommen. Nun habe ich Winterräder montiert und das Poltern beim Anfahren nach links ist weg. Was kann das sein? Read more”

“I cant for the life of me find a Firestone Roadhawk (gen1) 205/50 R17 93W XL anywhere in Europe. The problem is GEN 1 is over, and all they have is GEN 2, aka Roadhawk 2. And i have 3 perfectly good Roadhawk (GEN 1), and no tire to make a set. Some sellers even post pictures of GEN 1, but they actually send you GEN 2. Which im pretty sure have a different profile, and markings. Any ideas ?”