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Firestone firehawk S790


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The Firestone firehawk S790 is a High Performance Summer tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars. Below is data from 1 tyre reviews averaging 50% over 5,000 miles driven.
 


Firestone firehawk S790
Dry Grip
70%

Wet Grip
70%

Road Feedback
30%

Progressiveness
60%

Wear
80%

Comfort
30%

Buy again
10%


Firestone firehawk S790 Reviews

Given 50% (breakdown) while driving a Mazda MX5 (205-50-15-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 5,000 spirited miles
In a word, abysmal. The tyres track with every ripple in the road, leading to constant countering and efforts trying to save the car from sucking itself into the kerb or just squirreling about on the road. Previously I've had Pirellis on the same car which planted, stable and predictable. These do grip fine and let go progressively but they're getting replaced long before they're finished as driving on them is a real chore and they're not enough all that comfy for 50% profile tyres. Very disappointing. They also claim to be fuel-saving, but there's no sign of improved economy from them for me.
tyre reviewed on August 18, 2009

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