Firestone Firehawk Sport vs Nexen N Fera Sport SU2

In this article we will be looking at independent tire test data, and real world driver reviews of the Firestone Firehawk Sport and the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 to find out which tire is best for your own driving.

The good news is that both the Firestone Firehawk Sport and Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 are Ultra High Performance Summer tires designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars, which means comparing the two tires is relatively simple.

Both tires are hugely popular in the market place with drivers, and both have been featured in independent tire tests.

In This Article
Test Results Driver Reviews Conclusion Similar Comparisons
Firehawk-Sport VS N-Fera-Sport-SU2

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 four tests which compare both tires directly!

Out of these four tests:

  • Firestone Firehawk Sport finished ahead of the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 in three of the tests
  • Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 finished ahead of the Firestone Firehawk Sport in one of the tests

While it might look like the Firestone Firehawk Sport is better than the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 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 four tire tests, the Firestone Firehawk Sport was better during four dry braking tests. On average the Firestone Firehawk Sport stopped the vehicle in 1.41% less distance than the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2.

Firestone Firehawk Sport
34.9M
Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
35.4M
Dry braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Dry Braking: Firestone Firehawk Sport

2023 Sport Auto UHP Tire Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:34.5M Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 35.1M
2025 Summer Tire Test Shootout
225/40 R18		 ✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:34.6M Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 35M
2025 ADAC Summer Tire Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:35.9M Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 36.5M
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tire Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:34.6M Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 35M

Dry Handling [Km/H]

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Firestone Firehawk Sport was better during two dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Firestone Firehawk Sport was 1.79% faster around a lap than the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2.

Firestone Firehawk Sport
108.8Km/H
Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
106.85Km/H
Dry Handling Average Speed, higher is better

Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Firestone Firehawk Sport

2023 Sport Auto UHP Tire Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:100.7Km/H Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 99Km/H
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tire Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:116.9Km/H Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 114.7Km/H

Wet Braking

Looking at data from four tire tests, the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 was better during two wet braking tests. On average the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 stopped the vehicle in 0.15% less distance than the Firestone Firehawk Sport.

Firestone Firehawk Sport
33.75M
Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
33.7M
Wet braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Wet Braking: Nexen N Fera Sport SU2

2023 Sport Auto UHP Tire Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:24.3M Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 24.6M
2025 Summer Tire Test Shootout
225/40 R18		 Firestone Firehawk Sport:31.1M ✓ Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 30.9M
2025 ADAC Summer Tire Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:30.9M Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 31M
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tire Test
225/40 R18		 Firestone Firehawk Sport:48.7M ✓ Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 48.3M

Wet Braking - Concrete

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Firestone Firehawk Sport was better during one wet braking - concrete tests. On average the Firestone Firehawk Sport stopped the vehicle in 1.3% less distance than the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2.

Firestone Firehawk Sport
38M
Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
38.5M
Wet braking on Concrete in meters, lower is better

Best In Wet Braking - Concrete: Firestone Firehawk Sport

2025 ADAC Summer Tire Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:38M Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 38.5M

Wet Handling [Km/H]

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Firestone Firehawk Sport was better during one wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Firestone Firehawk Sport was 1.46% faster around a wet lap than the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2.

Firestone Firehawk Sport
78.75Km/H
Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
77.6Km/H
Wet Handling Average Speed, higher is better

Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Firestone Firehawk Sport

2023 Sport Auto UHP Tire Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:86.2Km/H Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 83.5Km/H
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tire Test
225/40 R18		 Firestone Firehawk Sport:71.3Km/H ✓ Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 71.7Km/H

Wet Circle

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 was better during one wet circle tests. On average the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 was 0.2% faster around a wet circle than the Firestone Firehawk Sport.

Firestone Firehawk Sport
15.08s
Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
15.05s
Wet Circle Lap Time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Wet Circle: Nexen N Fera Sport SU2

2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tire Test
225/40 R18		 Firestone Firehawk Sport:15.08s ✓ Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 15.05s

Straight Aqua

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 was better during one straight aqua tests. On average the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 floated at a 0.2% higher speed than the Firestone Firehawk Sport.

Firestone Firehawk Sport
78.87Km/H
Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
79.03Km/H
Float Speed in Km/H, higher is better

Best In Straight Aqua: Nexen N Fera Sport SU2

2023 Sport Auto UHP Tire Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:79.4Km/H Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 79.2Km/H
2025 ADAC Summer Tire Test
225/40 R18		 Firestone Firehawk Sport:77.5Km/H ✓ Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 78.3Km/H
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tire Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:79.7Km/H Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 79.6Km/H

Curved Aquaplaning

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Firestone Firehawk Sport was better during two curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Firestone Firehawk Sport slipped out at a 0.66% higher speed than the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2.

Firestone Firehawk Sport
3.03m/sec2
Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
3.01m/sec2
Remaining lateral acceleration, higher is better

Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Firestone Firehawk Sport

2023 Sport Auto UHP Tire Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:3.19m/sec2 Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 3.09m/sec2
2025 ADAC Summer Tire Test
225/40 R18		 Firestone Firehawk Sport:2.8m/sec2 ✓ Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 3m/sec2
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tire Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:3.1m/sec2 Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 2.94m/sec2

Subj. Comfort

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 was better during one subj. comfort tests. On average the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 scored 14% more points than the Firestone Firehawk Sport.

Firestone Firehawk Sport
4.3 Points
Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
5 Points
Subjective Comfort Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Comfort: Nexen N Fera Sport SU2

2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tire Test
225/40 R18		 Firestone Firehawk Sport:4.3 Points ✓ Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 5 Points

Noise

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 was better during three noise tests. On average the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 measured 1.66% quieter than the Firestone Firehawk Sport.

Firestone Firehawk Sport
72.4dB
Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
71.2dB
External noise in dB, lower is better

Best In Noise: Nexen N Fera Sport SU2

2023 Sport Auto UHP Tire Test
225/40 R18		 Firestone Firehawk Sport:71.3dB ✓ Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 70.2dB
2025 ADAC Summer Tire Test
225/40 R18		 Firestone Firehawk Sport:72.3dB ✓ Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 71.3dB
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tire Test
225/40 R18		 Firestone Firehawk Sport:73.6dB ✓ Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 72.1dB

Wear

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 was better during two wear tests. On average the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 is predicted to cover 19.27% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Firestone Firehawk Sport.

Firestone Firehawk Sport
31680KM
Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
39240KM
Predicted tread life in KM, higher is better

Best In Wear: Nexen N Fera Sport SU2

2025 ADAC Summer Tire Test
225/40 R18		 Firestone Firehawk Sport:34500KM ✓ Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 43700KM
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tire Test
225/40 R18		 Firestone Firehawk Sport:28860KM ✓ Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 34780KM

Value

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 was better during two value tests. On average the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 proved to have a 25.16% better value based on price/1000km than the Firestone Firehawk Sport.

Firestone Firehawk Sport
12.2Price/1000
Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
9.13Price/1000
Euros/1000km based on cost/wear, lower is better

Best In Value: Nexen N Fera Sport SU2

2025 ADAC Summer Tire Test
225/40 R18		 Firestone Firehawk Sport:12.75Price/1000 ✓ Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 9.06Price/1000
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tire Test
225/40 R18		 Firestone Firehawk Sport:11.64Price/1000 ✓ Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 9.2Price/1000

Price

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 was better during one price tests. On average the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 cost 25% less than the Firestone Firehawk Sport.

Firestone Firehawk Sport
112
Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
84
Price in local currency, lower is better

Best In Price: Nexen N Fera Sport SU2

2023 Sport Auto UHP Tire Test
225/40 R18		 Firestone Firehawk Sport:112 ✓ Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 84

Rolling Resistance

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Firestone Firehawk Sport was better during two rolling resistance tests. On average the Firestone Firehawk Sport had a 15.01% lower rolling resistance than the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2.

Firestone Firehawk Sport
7.36kg / t
Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
8.66kg / t
Rolling resistance in kg t, lower is better

Best In Rolling Resistance: Firestone Firehawk Sport

2023 Sport Auto UHP Tire Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:7.1kg / t Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 8.9kg / t
2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tire Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:7.62kg / t Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 8.41kg / t

Fuel Consumption

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Firestone Firehawk Sport was better during one fuel consumption tests. On average the Firestone Firehawk Sport used 1.79% less fuel than the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2.

Firestone Firehawk Sport
5.5l/100km
Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
5.6l/100km
Fuel consumption in Litres per 100 km, lower is better

Best In Fuel Consumption: Firestone Firehawk Sport

2025 ADAC Summer Tire Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Firestone Firehawk Sport:5.5l/100km Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 5.6l/100km

Abrasion

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 was better during one abrasion tests. On average the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 emitted 7.89% less particle wear matter than the Firestone Firehawk Sport.

Firestone Firehawk Sport
81.1mg/km/t
Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
74.7mg/km/t
Weight of Tire Wear Particles Lost (mg/km/t), lower is better

Best In Abrasion: Nexen N Fera Sport SU2

2025 ADAC Summer Tire Test
225/40 R18		 Firestone Firehawk Sport:81.1mg/km/t ✓ Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 74.7mg/km/t

Real World Driver Reviews

Tire Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Firestone Firehawk Sport and Nexen N Fera Sport SU2.

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

The Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 has been reviewed 14 times and drivers have given the tire 71% overall.

This means in real world driving, people prefer the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2.

Best Review for the Firestone Firehawk Sport
Given 90% 265/30 R20 on a combination of roads for 1,500 average miles
Excellent tires 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 tires. Am also achieving more miles per gallon - never seen 33 mpg previously (30 was the best) - so as nothing else has changed, the new tires' construction/composition must be responsible. Plus, they... Continue reading this review using the link below
Helpful 33 - tire reviewed on July 12, 2024
View all Firestone Firehawk Sport driver reviews >>
Best Review for the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
Given 93% 225/45 R17 W on a combination of roads for 5,000 spirited miles
Insane dry handling and wet handling! Very good tire for cool amount of money :D
Helpful 164 - tire reviewed on August 10, 2020
View all Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 driver reviews >>

Conclusion

In conclusion the Firestone Firehawk Sport performed better in dry braking, dry handling [km/h], wet braking - concrete, wet handling [km/h], curved aquaplaning, rolling resistance and fuel consumption, while the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 performed better in wet braking, wet circle, straight aqua, subj. comfort, noise, wear, value, price and abrasion.

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 Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 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.

Nexen N Fera Sport SU2

Overall Winner: Nexen N Fera Sport SU2

Based on the tire test data and user reviews we have in our database, the Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 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.

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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.