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Continental PureContact vs Firestone Firehawk AS — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

PureContact leads, 68–65 Narrow edge

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Tire BFirestone

Firehawk AS

All Season High Performance tires

Tests – · none yet Owners 63 · 8 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 68

    Dry

    PureContact +3
    65
    Why this score
    SourcePureContactFirehawk AS
    Reviews found online6864
  2. 72

    Wet

    PureContact +7
    65
    Why this score
    SourcePureContactFirehawk AS
    Reviews found online7364
  3. 63

    Snow

    PureContact +1
    62
    Why this score
    SourcePureContactFirehawk AS
    Reviews found online5856
  4. 68

    Comfort

    PureContact +3
    65
    Why this score
    SourcePureContactFirehawk AS
    Reviews found online6761
  5. 67

    Noise

    PureContact +1
    66
    Why this score
    SourcePureContactFirehawk AS
    Reviews found online6866
  6. 66

    Treadwear

    Level
    66
    Why this score
    SourcePureContactFirehawk AS
    Reviews found online6666
  7. –

    Handling

    No comparison
    61
    Why this score
    SourcePureContactFirehawk AS
    Reviews found online–61
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental PureContactFirestone Firehawk AS
Relative Score 68 65
Dry 68 65
Wet 72 65
Snow 63 62
Comfort 68 65
Noise 67 66
Treadwear 66 66
Handling – 61

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Headline score

PureContact

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
All owner themes in the PureContact review

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
All owner themes in the Firehawk AS review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental PureContact B · Firestone Firehawk AS
CategorySummer Premium Touring tiresAll Season High Performance tires
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—4
Rim diameters—15″ – 18″
Tread depth—11/32″
UTQG—480 A A
Treadwear warranty70,000 mi50,000 mi
SidewallBlackwallBlackwall
Max pressure51 psi44 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental PureContact

Firestone Firehawk AS

Winner: Continental PureContact — better wet, dry and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental PureContact scores 72 vs 65 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental PureContact scores 68 vs 65 on dry.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Continental PureContact scores 68 vs 65 on comfort.

Tire A · Continental PureContact
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Tire B · Firestone Firehawk AS
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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.

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

68

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PureContact

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