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

Head-to-head Updated

Continental TrueContact Tour 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 0 + 0 road tests and 19 + 6 owner reviews. How we score

TrueContact Tour is ahead, 78–50

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Firestone FR740
Tire BFirestone

FR740

All-Season tire

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 39 · 6 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 78

    Dry

    TrueContact Tour +28
    50
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourFR740
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 74 (est.)≈ 56 (est.)
    Reviews found online8340

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 74.3 (est.) + 40% × 82.8 = 78

    FR740: 60% × 56.2 (est.) + 40% × 39.7 = 50

    No road tests of dry for TrueContact Tour. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

    No road tests of dry for FR740. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 83

    Wet

    TrueContact Tour +34
    49
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourFR740
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 80 (est.)≈ 54 (est.)
    Reviews found online8841

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 80.1 (est.) + 40% × 87.7 = 83

    FR740: 60% × 54 (est.) + 40% × 40.5 = 49

    No road tests of wet for TrueContact Tour. 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. 70

    Snow

    TrueContact Tour +21
    49
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourFR740
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 58 (est.)
    Reviews found online6937

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 70 (est.) + 40% × 68.8 = 70

    FR740: 60% × 57.9 (est.) + 40% × 36.5 = 49

    No road tests of snow for TrueContact Tour. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

    No road tests of snow for FR740. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

  4. 76

    Comfort

    TrueContact Tour +32
    44
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourFR740
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online8032

    TrueContact Tour: 40% × 71.1 (est.) + 60% × 79.7 = 76

    FR740: 40% × 62.4 (est.) + 60% × 32.3 = 44

    No road tests of comfort for TrueContact Tour or FR740. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 73

    Noise

    TrueContact Tour +15
    58
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourFR740
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online8345

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 82.7 = 73

    FR740: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 44.6 = 58

    No road tests of noise for TrueContact Tour or FR740. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 78

    Treadwear

    TrueContact Tour +29
    49
    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourFR740
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 73 (est.)≈ 56 (est.)
    Reviews found online8638

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 73.1 (est.) + 40% × 85.9 = 78

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

    No road tests of treadwear for TrueContact Tour. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

    No road tests of treadwear for FR740. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  7. 81

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceTrueContact TourFR740
    Reviews found online81–
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental TrueContact TourFirestone FR740
Relative Score 78 50
Dry 78 50
Wet 83 49
Snow 70 49
Comfort 76 44
Noise 73 58
Treadwear 78 49
Handling (owners) 81 –

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Headline score
± 8

TrueContact Tour

± 8

FR740

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 TrueContact Tour

Pros

  • Extremely low road noise and a comfortable ride quality that absorbs bumps well
  • Impressive tread life and overall mileage durability
  • Reliable wet weather grip and cornering confidence

Cons

  • Some users reported a noticeable drop in fuel economy
  • Desire for improved water displacement grooves to better handle heavy rain
  • Limited performance in deep winter or heavy snow conditions
All owner themes in the TrueContact Tour review

Tire B FR740

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental TrueContact Tour B · Firestone FR740
CategoryAll Season Premium Touring tiresAll-Season tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available13
Rim diameters16″15″ – 17″
Tread depth11/32″9/32″
UTQG700 - 800 A A - B300 A A
SidewallBlack Side Wall - White WallBlackwall
Max pressure44 - 51 psi44 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental TrueContact Tour

Firestone FR740

Winner: Continental TrueContact Tour — better wet, comfort and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score. Continental TrueContact Tour rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 19 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 Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental TrueContact Tour scores 83 vs 49 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Continental TrueContact Tour scores 76 vs 44 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Continental TrueContact Tour scores 78 vs 49 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental TrueContact Tour scores 78 vs 50 on dry.

Tire A · Continental TrueContact Tour
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Tire B · Firestone FR740
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TrueContact Tour or FR740?

Which is better in the wet, TrueContact Tour or FR740?

Continental TrueContact Tour, 83 vs 49 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, TrueContact Tour or FR740?

Continental TrueContact Tour, 78 vs 50 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, TrueContact Tour or FR740?

Continental TrueContact Tour, 70 vs 49 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, TrueContact Tour or FR740?

Continental TrueContact Tour, 73 vs 58 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, TrueContact Tour or FR740?

Continental TrueContact Tour, 76 vs 44 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, TrueContact Tour or FR740?

Continental TrueContact Tour, 78 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