Firestone Firehawk Sport vs Vredestein Ultrac Pro

In this article we will be looking at independent tyre test data, and real world driver reviews of the Firestone Firehawk Sport and the Vredestein Ultrac Pro to find out which tyre is best for your own driving.

There are a few basic differences between the two tyres. The Firestone Firehawk Sport is an Ultra-High-Performance Summer tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger-Cars, and the Vredestein Ultrac Pro is an Max-Performance Summer tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger-Cars

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Test Results Driver Reviews Conclusion Similar Comparisons

Test Results

Independent comparison tyre tests are the best source of data to get tyre information from, and the good news is there have been four tests which compare both tyres directly!

Out of these four tests:

Firestone Firehawk Sport finished ahead of the Vredestein Ultrac Pro in one of the tests
Vredestein Ultrac Pro finished ahead of the Firestone Firehawk Sport in three of the tests

While it might look like the Vredestein Ultrac Pro is better than the Firestone Firehawk Sport purely based on the higher number of test wins, tyres are very complicated objects which means where one tyre is better than the other can be more important in real world use.

Let's look at how the two tyres compare across multiple tyre test categories.

Dry Braking

Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Firestone Firehawk Sport was better during four dry braking tests. On average the Firestone Firehawk Sport stopped the vehicle in 1.73% less distance than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.

Firestone Firehawk Sport

35.7M

Vredestein Ultrac Pro

36.33M

Dry braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Dry Braking: Firestone Firehawk Sport

See how the Dry Braking winner was calculated >>

2025 Summer Tyre Test Shootout 225/40 R18	✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:34.6M	Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 35M
2025 ADAC Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18	✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:35.9M	Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 36.6M
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18	✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:34.6M	Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 35M
2025 Sports Cars Tyre Test 245/35 R19	✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:37.7M	Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 38.7M

Dry Handling [Km/H]

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Vredestein Ultrac Pro was better during two dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac Pro was 0.35% faster around a lap than the Firestone Firehawk Sport.

Firestone Firehawk Sport

112.3Km/H

Vredestein Ultrac Pro

112.7Km/H

Dry Handling Average Speed, higher is better

Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Vredestein Ultrac Pro

See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>

2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18	Firestone Firehawk Sport:116.9Km/H	✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 117.4Km/H
2025 Sports Cars Tyre Test 245/35 R19	Firestone Firehawk Sport:107.7Km/H	✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 108Km/H

Wet Braking

Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Vredestein Ultrac Pro was better during one wet braking tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac Pro stopped the vehicle in 2.7% less distance than the Firestone Firehawk Sport.

Firestone Firehawk Sport

40.03M

Vredestein Ultrac Pro

38.95M

Wet braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Wet Braking: Vredestein Ultrac Pro

See how the Wet Braking winner was calculated >>

2025 Summer Tyre Test Shootout 225/40 R18	✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:31.1M	Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 31.2M
2025 ADAC Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18	✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:30.9M	Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 31M
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18	✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:48.7M	Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 48.8M
2025 Sports Cars Tyre Test 245/35 R19	Firestone Firehawk Sport:49.4M	✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 44.8M

Wet Braking - Concrete

Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Vredestein Ultrac Pro was better during one wet braking - concrete tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac Pro stopped the vehicle in 1.32% less distance than the Firestone Firehawk Sport.

Firestone Firehawk Sport

38M

Vredestein Ultrac Pro

37.5M

Wet braking on Concrete in meters, lower is better

Best In Wet Braking - Concrete: Vredestein Ultrac Pro

See how the Wet Braking - Concrete winner was calculated >>

2025 ADAC Summer Tyre Test
225/40 R18

Firestone Firehawk Sport:38M

✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 37.5M

Wet Handling [Km/H]

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Vredestein Ultrac Pro was better during one wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac Pro was 3.43% faster around a wet lap than the Firestone Firehawk Sport.

Firestone Firehawk Sport

73.1Km/H

Vredestein Ultrac Pro

75.7Km/H

Wet Handling Average Speed, higher is better

Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Vredestein Ultrac Pro

See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>

2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18	Firestone Firehawk Sport:71.3Km/H	Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 71.3Km/H
2025 Sports Cars Tyre Test 245/35 R19	Firestone Firehawk Sport:74.9Km/H	✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 80.1Km/H

Wet Circle

Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Firestone Firehawk Sport was better during one wet circle tests. On average the Firestone Firehawk Sport was 1.05% faster around a wet circle than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.

Firestone Firehawk Sport

15.08s

Vredestein Ultrac Pro

15.24s

Wet Circle Lap Time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Wet Circle: Firestone Firehawk Sport

See how the Wet Circle winner was calculated >>

2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test
225/40 R18

✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:15.08s

Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 15.24s

Straight Aqua

Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Vredestein Ultrac Pro was better during two straight aqua tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac Pro floated at a 0.99% higher speed than the Firestone Firehawk Sport.

Firestone Firehawk Sport

77.4Km/H

Vredestein Ultrac Pro

78.17Km/H

Float Speed in Km/H, higher is better

Best In Straight Aqua: Vredestein Ultrac Pro

See how the Straight Aqua winner was calculated >>

2025 ADAC Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18	Firestone Firehawk Sport:77.5Km/H	✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 79.1Km/H
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18	Firestone Firehawk Sport:79.7Km/H	✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 80.7Km/H
2025 Sports Cars Tyre Test 245/35 R19	✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:75Km/H	Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 74.7Km/H

Curved Aquaplaning

Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Vredestein Ultrac Pro was better during three curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac Pro slipped out at a 8.64% higher speed than the Firestone Firehawk Sport.

Firestone Firehawk Sport

2.96m/sec2

Vredestein Ultrac Pro

3.24m/sec2

Remaining lateral acceleration, higher is better

Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Vredestein Ultrac Pro

See how the Curved Aquaplaning winner was calculated >>

2025 ADAC Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18	Firestone Firehawk Sport:2.8m/sec2	✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 3m/sec2
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18	Firestone Firehawk Sport:3.1m/sec2	✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 3.35m/sec2
2025 Sports Cars Tyre Test 245/35 R19	Firestone Firehawk Sport:2.98m/sec2	✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 3.37m/sec2

Subj. Comfort

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Vredestein Ultrac Pro was better during two subj. comfort tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac Pro scored 13.08% more points than the Firestone Firehawk Sport.

Firestone Firehawk Sport

5.65 Points

Vredestein Ultrac Pro

6.5 Points

Subjective Comfort Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Comfort: Vredestein Ultrac Pro

See how the Subj. Comfort winner was calculated >>

2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18	Firestone Firehawk Sport:4.3 Points	✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 5 Points
2025 Sports Cars Tyre Test 245/35 R19	Firestone Firehawk Sport:7 Points	✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 8 Points

Noise

Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Vredestein Ultrac Pro was better during two noise tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac Pro measured 0.23% quieter than the Firestone Firehawk Sport.

Firestone Firehawk Sport

73.27dB

Vredestein Ultrac Pro

73.1dB

External noise in dB, lower is better

Best In Noise: Vredestein Ultrac Pro

See how the Noise winner was calculated >>

2025 ADAC Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18	Firestone Firehawk Sport:72.3dB	✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 71.8dB
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18	Firestone Firehawk Sport:73.6dB	✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 73.5dB
2025 Sports Cars Tyre Test 245/35 R19	✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:73.9dB	Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 74dB

Wear

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Vredestein Ultrac Pro was better during two wear tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac Pro is predicted to cover 13.24% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Firestone Firehawk Sport.

Firestone Firehawk Sport

31680KM

Vredestein Ultrac Pro

36515KM

Predicted tread life in KM, higher is better

Best In Wear: Vredestein Ultrac Pro

See how the Wear winner was calculated >>

2025 ADAC Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18	Firestone Firehawk Sport:34500KM	✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 40100KM
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18	Firestone Firehawk Sport:28860KM	✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 32930KM

Value

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Vredestein Ultrac Pro was better during two value tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac Pro proved to have a 6.72% better value based on price/1000km than the Firestone Firehawk Sport.

Firestone Firehawk Sport

12.2Price/1000

Vredestein Ultrac Pro

11.38Price/1000

Euros/1000km based on cost/wear, lower is better

Best In Value: Vredestein Ultrac Pro

See how the Value winner was calculated >>

2025 ADAC Summer Tyre Test 225/40 R18	Firestone Firehawk Sport:12.75Price/1000	✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 11.57Price/1000
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18	Firestone Firehawk Sport:11.64Price/1000	✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 11.18Price/1000

Rolling Resistance

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Firestone Firehawk Sport was better during two rolling resistance tests. On average the Firestone Firehawk Sport had a 17.67% lower rolling resistance than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.

Firestone Firehawk Sport

7.41kg / t

Vredestein Ultrac Pro

9kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t, lower is better

Best In Rolling Resistance: Firestone Firehawk Sport

See how the Rolling Resistance winner was calculated >>

2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18	✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:7.62kg / t	Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 9.19kg / t
2025 Sports Cars Tyre Test 245/35 R19	✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:7.2kg / t	Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 8.8kg / t

Fuel Consumption

Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Firestone Firehawk Sport was better during one fuel consumption tests. On average the Firestone Firehawk Sport used 3.51% less fuel than the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.

Firestone Firehawk Sport

5.5l/100km

Vredestein Ultrac Pro

5.7l/100km

Fuel consumption in Litres per 100 km, lower is better

Best In Fuel Consumption: Firestone Firehawk Sport

See how the Fuel Consumption winner was calculated >>

2025 ADAC Summer Tyre Test
225/40 R18

✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:5.5l/100km

Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 5.7l/100km

Abrasion

Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Vredestein Ultrac Pro was better during one abrasion tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac Pro emitted 6.91% less particle wear matter than the Firestone Firehawk Sport.

Firestone Firehawk Sport

81.1mg/km/t

Vredestein Ultrac Pro

75.5mg/km/t

Weight of Tyre Wear Particles Lost (mg/km/t), lower is better

Best In Abrasion: Vredestein Ultrac Pro

See how the Abrasion winner was calculated >>

2025 ADAC Summer Tyre Test
225/40 R18

Firestone Firehawk Sport:81.1mg/km/t

✓ Vredestein Ultrac Pro: 75.5mg/km/t

Real World Driver Reviews

Tyre Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Firestone Firehawk Sport and Vredestein Ultrac Pro.

In total the Firestone Firehawk Sport has been reviewed 4 times and drivers have given the tyre 81% overall.

The Vredestein Ultrac Pro has been reviewed 3 times and drivers have given the tyre 90% overall.

This means in real world driving, people prefer the Vredestein Ultrac Pro.

Best Review for the Firestone Firehawk Sport

Given 90% 265/30 R20 on a combination of roads for 1,500 average miles

Excellent tyres for wet roads - no slipping when accelerating / overtaking / cornering, or when hitting unseen standing water, or more generally, bouncing around on poorly-surfaced potholed roads - so well-suited to driving in England this Summer... Also grip well in the dry, and they're quiet at lower speeds - very important for a convertible which came with large, wide alloys and rubber-band tyres. Am also achieving more miles per gallon - never seen 33 mpg previously (30 was the best) - so as nothing else has changed, the new tyres' construction/composition must be responsible. Plus, they... Continue reading this review using the link below

Helpful 33 - tyre reviewed on July 12, 2024

View all Firestone Firehawk Sport driver reviews >>

Best Review for the Vredestein Ultrac Pro

Given 83% 225/45 R18 on mostly motorways for 3,000 spirited miles

Firstly, the Ultrac Pro is a sexy tire. The sidewall is designed by italodesign, and it really looks good. Dry grip (intermediate temps ~10-20°C) is very good. The car feels to have endless grip and you really feel comfortable pushing some twisty roads. Obviously, the warmer it got, the stickier the tire was. The Ultrac Pro seems to like temperature.
Wet grip is also very handsome. You really feel comfortable driving in heavy rain, and the grip is also very reassuring. Especially in the wet

Helpful 79 - tyre reviewed on March 27, 2024

View all Vredestein Ultrac Pro driver reviews >>

Conclusion

In conclusion the Firestone Firehawk Sport performed better in dry braking, wet circle, rolling resistance and fuel consumption, while the Vredestein Ultrac Pro performed better in dry handling [km/h], wet braking, wet braking - concrete, wet handling [km/h], straight aqua, curved aquaplaning, subj. comfort, noise, wear, value and abrasion.

Which tyre is best for you depends a lot on your driving style and situation, plus what you want from the tyre. Comparing all the data in the tyre reviews database, on balance Vredestein Ultrac Pro seems to be the best tyre overall.

However, it's important to note that both tyres have their strengths.

Remember, the best tyre for you might depend on which of these factors are most important for your specific driving needs and conditions.

Overall Winner: Vredestein Ultrac Pro

Based on the tyre test data and user reviews we have in our database, the Vredestein Ultrac Pro has demonstrated better overall performance in this comparison. However, as you can see from the spider diagram above, each tyre has its own strengths which should be considered in your final tyre buying choice.

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Footnote

This page has been developed using tyre industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tyres in the same test.

Why is this important? Tyre 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 tyre test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tyre tests performed on different days or at different locations.

As a result you will see other tests on Tyre Reviews which feature both the %s and %s, but as they weren't conducted on the same day, the results are not comparable.

Firestone Firehawk Sport vs Vredestein Ultrac Pro

Test Results

Dry Braking

Dry Handling [Km/H]

Wet Braking

Wet Braking - Concrete

Wet Handling [Km/H]

Wet Circle

Straight Aqua

Curved Aquaplaning

Subj. Comfort

Noise

Wear

Value

Rolling Resistance

Fuel Consumption

Abrasion

Real World Driver Reviews

Conclusion

Overall Winner: Vredestein Ultrac Pro

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