Tests – · none yet Owners 71 · 29 reviews
Continental PureContact looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
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Continental PureContact vs Firestone Firehawk AS — 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 0 + 0 road tests and 29 + 8 owner reviews. How we score
PureContact leads, 71–69 Narrow edge
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Tests – · none yet Owners 69 · 8 reviews
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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71
Dry
PureContact +170Why this score
Source PureContact Firehawk AS Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 70 (est.) ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online 72 71 PureContact: 60% × 69.7 (est.) + 40% × 72.3 = 71
Firehawk AS: 60% × 69 (est.) + 40% × 70.6 = 70
No road tests of dry for PureContact. 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 Firehawk AS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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76
Wet
PureContact +769Why this score
Source PureContact Firehawk AS Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 75 (est.) ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online 78 68 PureContact: 60% × 74.9 (est.) + 40% × 78.4 = 76
Firehawk AS: 60% × 69.4 (est.) + 40% × 68.4 = 69
No road tests of wet for PureContact. 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 Firehawk AS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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65
Snow
Firehawk AS +166Why this score
Source PureContact Firehawk AS Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) ≈ 68 (est.) Reviews found online 60 62 PureContact: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 60.4 = 65
Firehawk AS: 60% × 67.9 (est.) + 40% × 62.4 = 66
No road tests of snow for PureContact. 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 Firehawk AS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
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68
Comfort
Firehawk AS +169Why this score
Source PureContact Firehawk AS Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 69 (est.) ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online 68 69 PureContact: 40% × 68.6 (est.) + 60% × 68.4 = 68
Firehawk AS: 40% × 68.7 (est.) + 60% × 68.8 = 69
No road tests of comfort for PureContact. 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 Firehawk AS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
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69
Noise
Firehawk AS +170Why this score
Source PureContact Firehawk AS Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online 72 74 PureContact: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 71.8 = 69
Firehawk AS: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 74.1 = 70
No road tests of noise for PureContact or Firehawk AS. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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68
Treadwear
Firehawk AS +270Why this score
Source PureContact Firehawk AS Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) ≈ 68 (est.) Reviews found online 69 72 PureContact: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 68.7 = 68
Firehawk AS: 60% × 68.5 (est.) + 40% × 71.9 = 70
No road tests of treadwear for PureContact. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
No road tests of treadwear for Firehawk AS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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Handling (owners)
No comparison67Why this score
Source PureContact Firehawk AS Reviews found online – 67
Scores at a glance
| Category | Continental PureContact | Firestone Firehawk AS |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 71 | 69 |
| Dry | 71 | 70 |
| Wet | 76 | 69 |
| Snow | 65 | 66 |
| Comfort | 68 | 69 |
| Noise | 69 | 70 |
| Treadwear | 68 | 70 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 67 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
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Headline score
71
/ 100
PureContact
69
/ 100
Firehawk AS
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A PureContact
Pros
- Exceptional wet and dry traction
- Quiet and smooth ride quality
- Great overall performance relative to price
Cons
- Soft sidewalls can lead to reduced cornering confidence or understeer on certain light vehicles
- Some users perceive the sidewalls as thin and vulnerable to minor punctures
- Occasional reports of higher-than-expected road noise on specific vehicle applications
Tire B Firehawk AS
Pros
- Exceptionally quiet and smooth ride quality
- Strong dry handling and improved cornering response
- Good water dispersion and wet road performance for most users
Cons
- Potential susceptibility to hydroplaning in heavy rain according to select reviewers
- Requires proper balancing to prevent irregular tread wear
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Continental PureContact | B · Firestone Firehawk AS |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All-Season Premium Touring tires | All Season High Performance tires |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 5 |
| Rim diameters | — | 15″ – 18″ |
| Tread depth | — | 11/32″ |
| UTQG | — | 480 A A |
| Treadwear warranty | — | 50,000 mi |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | — | 44 psi |
Which one should you actually buy?
71
/ 100
Continental PureContact
69
/ 100
Firestone Firehawk AS
Narrow edge: Continental PureContact — better wet. Where the Firestone Firehawk AS is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Firestone Firehawk AS rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 8 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Continental PureContact scores 76 vs 69 on wet.
Tire A · Continental PureContact
Tire B · Firestone Firehawk AS
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PureContact or Firehawk AS?
Which is better in the wet, PureContact or Firehawk AS?
Continental PureContact, 76 vs 69 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, PureContact or Firehawk AS?
Neither, by our numbers: 71 vs 70 on the dry score, within 3 points.
Which is better in snow, PureContact or Firehawk AS?
Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 66 on the snow score, within 3 points.
Which is quieter, PureContact or Firehawk AS?
Neither, by our numbers: 69 vs 70 on the noise score, within 3 points.
Which is more comfortable, PureContact or Firehawk AS?
Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 69 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Which lasts longer, PureContact or Firehawk AS?
Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 70 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.
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