Firestone  Firehawk Indy 500

These tires are by far the BEST bang for your buck. The factory Michelin's had finally wore down considerably on my car after about 45,000 miles of some spirited driving. Stumbled across these but was skeptical because some top of the line brands are selling tires at $250+ a tire so I thought this was like the great value brand of tires.. boy was I wrong, these exceeded what I expected. You know the saying "You get what you pay for" yeah these are an exception to that rule. After breaking them in properly I finally wanted to see yknow, how much grip they had on a nice hot day. Now I don't condone this kind of driving but I was in the left lane on the highway and my exit was lets say 5 miles or so away, so I floored it to get them warmed up and hit 120mph, started changing lanes to get off on my upcoming exit. Mind you I just recently let off the gas so im still hitting 100+ already in the exit lane, I shrugged my shoulders and told myself if im really gonna test these tires I have to see how they handle around corners. So I took my 3,800+ lb curb weight dodge challenger around a very tight off ramp loop (limit of 35mph) hitting about 90 with no tire squeal or anything finicky at all the tires were just gripping the pavement like a fat kid gripping cake. I figured surely these have to break loose atleast a little bit especially with a car this heavy so as im reaching the end of the loop I gun it and for the last little stretch of the exit loop I was hitting in excess of 100mph+ merging onto a 45mph road.. These tires are amazing, a week goes by and it starts raining so I decide to test the wet weather traction, I get on the highway again turn all the way to the left lane 65mph..70mph..75mph..80mph? I think to myself "It's raining you'll never have to go anything over 80mph anywhere while its raining but I just keep it going 85mph..90mph..95mph..100mph?!?! Now im hitting 100mph and still no hydroplane or anything close to losing traction. These tires are AMAZING !!!

OUTSTANDING TIRES WET OR DRY VERY PLEASED WITH OVERALL PERFOMANCE!!!!!

I'm not usually one to stay from Continental or Pirelli however after my last set of Pzeros blew out twice due to a pothole I lost all faith in them. These are a game changer! They grip and feel so amazing when your make a quick turn. I had these on my old C250 as well and it was the same story. I instantly go for these whenever I get a new car just because of the sheer difference they make compared to the standard AS that come on the C300 (Continental). Now I can accelerate hard in a corner and know the back end won't break loose or the TC won't cut the power to the rear wheels. I live in Florida and let me tell you, these deal with standing water like nothing else, whenever a quick summer shower breaks I have ultimate confidence I will have good grip. I cannot praise these enough.

These do not work in the snow, i know this is not the intended use, but if you happen to get stuck in a snowy situation you wont be going anywhere. On wet or dry however these tires are fantastic, and the breakaway feel in the dry is fantastic and truly talks to you through the steering wheel and butt-feel. Great tire for a daily that you want to drive aggressively and have that track-ready feel. Will buy these for all of my cars in the future for daily use.

So I have owned many different cars and had most of the top line tires for dry traction. Most recently Michelin PSS for the last 5 years. I needed a new set and price has become an issue. So I started looking at all the new tires as I always do. I found these were excellent dry summer tires , which with tread ware is what I am interested in living in California. Also at $127 a piece, which is almost half price. We shall see about tread ware. I drive extremely hard on the street and these things are amazing. I am experiencing as good or better traction and response and turn in as the PSS. Extremely happy so far. Heavy car awd . Would definitely recommend and buy again. Will update with more miles and rain conditions. Enjoy

Spirited driver 275/40/19R on 2013 mustang gt. These are very good tires for the price. The fact that I got them on sale last year for $152 per tire is crazy, but the effectiveness of the tire per price is even crazier. I totally recommend these, I have never used a tire that is higher quality at this price. They provide good traction even for car like this. I run these on all four corners on the stock Brembo pack wheels. Dont expect to hook launching at high rpm's or not still chirping second or even third gear, my point is that they are very good for the price.

These Firestones replaced a set of Yokahama run-flats which were close enough to worn that I could justify getting rid of them. The Yokos pounded all the passengers over every roughness in the road, and were moderately noisy. The Firestones have a much smoother ride, and transmit much less impact to the interior when going over railroad tracks (we have a lot of them) and bumps. Fortunately, the Firestones are much, much quieter. On smooth pavement they're among the quietest tires I have driven, and on rough pavement they're no more than average noisy.

The car is a 2008 BMW 328ix Wagon with the sport wheel package and six-speed manual transmission. My driving style is spirited at all times. Roundabouts are chance to practice apexing and weight transfer, and every twisty road sign makes my eyes light up. Freeway exit ramps are a great chance to practice apexes and traction limits. The tires are quite responsive to steering input and have great corner grip. Fun is all in the corners!

With that said, the Firestones have behaved extremely well in the first 3500 miles. Right after having them installed, my wife and I drove a 2200 mile trip through two sets of mountains and plenty of freeway mileage. The Firestones were quiet, had a wonderful smooth ride (not Cadillac smooth, but as nice as you'll get from a BMW 3-series with sport suspension) and were great fun on the twisties in the mountains. We also drove through one summer deluge of rain and hail which we thought might damage the car, but the tires never slipped or hydroplaned. I was very impressed with the resistance to hydroplaning under extreme rain conditions.

Overall, in the first 3500 miles the Firestones are among the best decisions I've ever made in tires, and I have been driving since the 60's. I find them quiet, capable and responsive, and an absolute "best buy" for the 3-series and similar vehicles. I have snow tires on a second set of wheels, so I just change wheels for winter.

Great tire! Previous tires were Michelin pss OEM tires and these are much quieter and ride comfort is much improved. Grip is fantastic, I have 640rwhp on my supercharged corvette and these tires grip. Much better grip in low temperatures compared to the Michelin tires. Driving in wet conditions are also greatly improved over the Michelin tires. Only downside is speed rating, but honestly I would never see over 150 mph anyhow.

These Firestone FIREHAWK INDY 500 - SIZE: 215/55R17 are the best tires i ever put on my 2015 Camry. They improved the handling, ride comfort, everyday driving and fuel economy of my Camry rather noticeably. Some people will think that i overspent on my tires but as long as i feel confident and grinning smiles at every corners, i think that is good enough for me to keep coming back for more. Just FYI these tires likes to be rotated at every oil changes and pressure checked whenever temperature changes (hint@: 34psi rain to 40psi dry.) Just do that and your driving will be much more confident for the longest miles you could drive on paved road, not made for off road. So far i got up to about 42k miles, 1 roof nail puncture and almost all of the penny head is visible then time to replace. I bought these tires at $83 each in 2018 so good luck for everyone shopping including me. Lol. Cheers, drive safe and look twice for 2 wheelers.

I took the reviews on these tires and kept them in mind and everything from traction wet/dry and tire wear was true. I've had zero issues with the tires . I mostly 75% highway driving commuting about 90 miles a day work and home. Tires held up well. Wear was good even with my -2.3 front and-2.5 camber rear . I will hit 25000 mark before I replace them with another set indy 500 fire hawks. Best performances and price in its category of tires.

One of the best tires I’ve bought from Tirerack over the past 35+ years. Great handling, good in the rain, quiet and after 8000 plus miles hardly any wear. On top of that a great value. Very pleased.

These tires are awesome. I had a set of Bridgestone S04 Pole Position and once I switched over to these set it was a night and day difference, the car felt a lot more nimbler because of how much lighter it is, I think somewhere of 2-3lbs per corner. The grip is fantastic, you can easily tell how much grip these tires have once they warm up. And the tread life is way better than the S04, I've had it for 10k+ miles now and it is still good for another 5k or so. And the biggest difference of all, was the price, something along of like $300 difference, for a tire that not only last longer but also perform better as a DD. Overall, I recommend this tire wholeheartedly.