Firestone  Firehawk GT

I have bought these tires for three of my cars. They are great for sporty driving and for Amazing traction. I have had many cars and bought many different brands of tires, but these are far superior to most all of them. I feel much safer driving on these tires. Cornering is Excellent. Wet traction is also great. I have never experienced hydroplaning with these. They have great Wet/Dry Traction. I have bought them for a Cadillac CTS, a Mercedes CLK320, and now my Grand Prix. I would never buy or trust another set of tires for me or my family. Tread life is Excellent. I drive many miles per year(around 30,000 or so) and these tires really last! I can not say enough good stuff about them. Have not driven in snow or ice yet with them, but I wouldn't doubt there safety in either.

This tire for my type car was absolutely horrid for driving in snow! Almost uncontrollable on freshly plowed streets. I felt like I was on pure ice! I have driven many miles in the snow over he years with plenty of different vehicles and this was the worst experience ever! These tires did not wear very well. After about 20,000 miles they started to get real noisy. On the up side, they did have very good dry traction and handled corners very well. I felt the ride was a bit stiff but steering response was very good. Also, wet traction was not bad as well. Hydroplaning resistance was decent.

Overall this tire is not to bad for summer use but you might want to purchase winter tires if you drive a lot in the snow.

I have only had theses tires for about 5000 miles but they are a dramatic improvement over the OEM Michelin MXV4's that came on the car. The noise level on these tires is minimal at best, and I have noticed no decrease in my MPG. Tread wear remains to be seen, but anything can be better than the Michelins (20,000 miles and it was over). Handling and responsiveness are much better; freeway entry ramps with curves that I could once only take a 40mph I can now maintain 45-50mph. Additionally it's not as uncomfortable going around roundabouts as it use to be. So far so good, I would defiantly recommend this tire. The price was also very reasonable taking into account its comparables, if you are willing to get pass the "Firestone stigma".

These were original equipment with my Challenger Rallye Redline. I've never been a huge fan of Firestone, as I generally buy Michelins. However, these Firestones are impressive. Quiet, responsive, good traction, wear reasonably, look good, ride smooth, brake well, and corner well. I can't ask for much more. I'll be interested in how they do in the snow, although I don't expect to drive a Challenger in the snow much anyway. So far, I'd consider putting an identical set of tires on when this set wears out.

Very nice all around tire. Better than any comparable Bridgestone I've ever owned. Nice dry handling and steering response compared to the grand touring tires that came on the car. I don't drive them much in snow because I have snow tires, but when I did, they worked as well as any other all season tire I've driven on.

The grip well in rain. I like the braking stabilty and grip. The only thing I've noticed with them after driving them about 18 months is that they are getting louder. But that's a common trait of performance tires I've owned.

The tires came as OEM on my 2014 Charger. As another user posted in their review, seemed smooth as glass first 1500 miles or so. After that they ran with a slight vibration and have gotten a bit noisier on anything but the smoothest of roads. Seems like you can feel every nook and mark in the road through the gas pedal and wheel. Absolute junk in the snow. Just trying to move on even the smallest amount of snow leaves you spinning. The Dry performance has been outstanding though. Car does move like it is on rails and sticks to the ground.

I'm not totally anti Firestone as I've had them on other cars and they have been fine. In fact I'm probably going to order the Firestone WinterForce tires very soon.

These are probably decent 3 season tire but due to the vibrations and zero performance in the least amount of white stuff I'll be looking for a different company in the spring

This was the factory tire on my newly purchased 2014 Chrysler 300S. This tire rides fair but the wet traction is absolutely terrible. Even when the tires were new the car hydroplaned easily. I attempted to drive in light snow only 1x - it's not an option for these tires. So now at 30,000 - the tires are nearly bald. My driving style in this V-6 is relaxed. My last vehicle had 70,000 miles on the tires when I traded it and there was still plenty of tread remaining.

To sum it up:
Terrible wet traction
snow driving impossible
they wear out in early

there are way better choices from Michelin and Pirelli

20K miles on these tires so far and about 40% left to go. Since about 10K miles wet traction has been awful. Will be replacing with something else very soon.

I purchased these to replace the OEM Pirelli Scorpions due to the noise, treadwear, etc. This was recommended by Tire Rack and a local tire dealer (I purchased from Tire Rack) While they were quieter initially,they are getting noisier, but not to the extent of the Pirelli's. My problem with them is that they make the ride "bouncier" hard to define other than that. The car also skips when it hits a bump ever since these tires were installed. Air pressure, etc. is as recommended. I would not recommend these tires for that alone.

I had to replace my OEM Bridgestone Potenzas after a mere 18K miles because they became incredibly noisy and had lost most of their tread. Although I just recently installed the Firehawk GT's, the difference is night and day between the lousy Potenzas. The Firehawk GT's feel like I'm driving a completely different car, so much smoother and tons more quiet. The difference in ride quality is remarkable. I only have 100 miles on the GT's thus far but it's been an amazing early run.

After the original Conti's wore out at 24,000 miles ( they were supposed to last 40,000 ) I replaced them with the Firehawks. I immediately noticed the high noise level and consistent with other reports the noise levels only grew, In fact it got so loud I started to suspect I had bad wheel bearings,that was not the case. Although handling and tread wear on the tires are great, the noise becomes irritating on long highway trips.

This tire was recommended by the salesman at the store I purchased them from. He really made them sound awesome. The tire was not a good choice for my vehicle, but was a good sale commission for him. Over the life of these tires, first thing I noticed was a drastic drop in fuel efficiency. Second thing was noise. Third was how quickly the tread lost depth. For my car, the tires were so loud, that after a qualified mechanic has replaced a wheel bearing, the test drove the car, then checked all the other wheel bearings. The noise of the tires was much like the noise of a bad wheel bearing. I didn't want to be disappointed, however I was. I have replaced them with the Yokohama AVID ENVigor. Where have they been all my life!!

I bought these tires thinking that Firestone we be a good name brand of tire to buy sence there so popular and i quickly discovered i was wrong i have had these tires sence febuary and there already close to being bald,and being a voulenteer fire fighter i need a tire that i can depend on.

I put these on my wifes 04 Lincoln LS to replace the OE Continental Contact Sports. Cannot tell you if the Contis were the worst tire Ive ever had on a car but they came mighty close. Lousy treadwear, essentially shot at 29,000 miles and so noisy that a 40 mile drive on the freeway gave you a headache.



Only have about 500 miles on the new Firehawk GTs but so far they meet my need for a quiet tire. Have not noticed and tread squirming, only driven them once inthe rain and no complaints.



Came to about $100 per tire mounted, balanced, and sales tax.



So far, so good.