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Firestone FR740 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Armstrong Blu-Trac HP vs Firestone FR740 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 1 + 0 road tests and 18 + 6 owner reviews. How we score

Blu-Trac HP is ahead, 68–49

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Armstrong Blu-Trac HP
Tire AArmstrong

Blu-Trac HP

Summer tire

± 7Provisional

Tests – · 1 test Owners 69 · 18 reviews

Best test result: #6 of 22 in 2022 Consumer Reports Ultra High Performance Summer Tires (tested tread life (miles))

Firestone FR740
Tire BFirestone

FR740

All-Season tire

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 38 · 6 reviews

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 70

    Dry

    Blu-Trac HP +21
    49
    Why this score
    SourceBlu-Trac HPFR740
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 56 (est.)
    Reviews found online7239

    Blu-Trac HP: 60% × 69.5 (est.) + 40% × 71.8 = 70

    FR740: 60% × 55.9 (est.) + 40% × 38.6 = 49

    No road tests of dry for Blu-Trac HP. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

    No road tests of dry for FR740. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 69

    Wet

    Blu-Trac HP +21
    48
    Why this score
    SourceBlu-Trac HPFR740
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 54 (est.)
    Reviews found online6940

    Blu-Trac HP: 60% × 69.8 (est.) + 40% × 69 = 69

    FR740: 60% × 53.7 (est.) + 40% × 39.5 = 48

    No road tests of wet for Blu-Trac HP. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

    No road tests of wet for FR740. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 57

    Snow

    Blu-Trac HP +7
    50
    Why this score
    SourceBlu-Trac HPFR740
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 63 (est.)≈ 59 (est.)
    Reviews found online4735

    Blu-Trac HP: 60% × 63.1 (est.) + 40% × 47.2 = 57

    FR740: 60% × 59.2 (est.) + 40% × 35.1 = 50

    No road tests of snow for Blu-Trac HP. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

    No road tests of snow for FR740. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 66

    Comfort

    Blu-Trac HP +23
    43
    Why this score
    SourceBlu-Trac HPFR740
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 61 (est.)
    Reviews found online6531

    Blu-Trac HP: 40% × 67.9 (est.) + 60% × 64.9 = 66

    FR740: 40% × 61.1 (est.) + 60% × 31 = 43

    No road tests of comfort for Blu-Trac HP. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

    No road tests of comfort for FR740. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 69

    Noise

    Blu-Trac HP +12
    57
    Why this score
    SourceBlu-Trac HPFR740
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online7444

    Blu-Trac HP: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 73.7 = 69

    FR740: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 43.9 = 57

    No road tests of noise for Blu-Trac HP or FR740. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 73

    Treadwear

    Blu-Trac HP +24
    49
    Why this score
    SourceBlu-Trac HPFR740
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests70≈ 56 (est.)
    Reviews found online7738

    Blu-Trac HP: 60% × 70.2 + 40% × 76.7 = 73

    FR740: 60% × 56.3 (est.) + 40% × 38.2 = 49

    No road tests of treadwear for FR740. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

Scores at a glance
CategoryArmstrong Blu-Trac HPFirestone FR740
Relative Score 68 49
Dry 70 49
Wet 69 48
Snow 57 50
Comfort 66 43
Noise 69 57
Treadwear 73 49

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Blu-Trac HP

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FR740

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Armstrong Blu-Trac HP B · Firestone FR740
CategorySummer tireAll-Season tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available883
Rim diameters14″ – 21″15″ – 17″
Tread depth10/32″9/32″
UTQG340 A A300 A A
Treadwear warranty45,000 mi—
SidewallBlackwallBlackwall
Max pressure44 psi44 psi
Sizes in common11

Which one should you actually buy?

Armstrong Blu-Trac HP

Firestone FR740

Winner: Armstrong Blu-Trac HP — better treadwear, comfort and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Armstrong Blu-Trac HP rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 18 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Firestone FR740 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Armstrong Blu-Trac HP scores 73 vs 49 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Armstrong Blu-Trac HP scores 66 vs 43 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Armstrong Blu-Trac HP scores 70 vs 49 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Armstrong Blu-Trac HP scores 69 vs 48 on wet.

Tire A · Armstrong Blu-Trac HP
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Blu-Trac HP or FR740?

Which is better in the wet, Blu-Trac HP or FR740?

Armstrong Blu-Trac HP, 69 vs 48 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Blu-Trac HP or FR740?

Armstrong Blu-Trac HP, 70 vs 49 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Blu-Trac HP or FR740?

Armstrong Blu-Trac HP, 57 vs 50 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, Blu-Trac HP or FR740?

Armstrong Blu-Trac HP, 69 vs 57 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, Blu-Trac HP or FR740?

Armstrong Blu-Trac HP, 66 vs 43 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Blu-Trac HP or FR740?

Armstrong Blu-Trac HP, 73 vs 49 on our treadwear score.

How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.

Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology