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Dunlop Direzza DZ102 vs Firestone F590 — Compared

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

Direzza DZ102 is ahead, 65–55

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Tire BFirestone

F590

Summer

Tests – · none yet Owners 51 · 7 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 66

    Dry

    Direzza DZ102 +13
    53
    Why this score
    SourceDirezza DZ102F590
    Reviews found online6545
  2. 68

    Wet

    Direzza DZ102 +13
    55
    Why this score
    SourceDirezza DZ102F590
    Reviews found online6750
  3. 65

    Comfort

    Level
    65
    Why this score
    SourceDirezza DZ102F590
    Reviews found online6160
  4. 66

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceDirezza DZ102F590
    Reviews found online64–
  5. 62

    Treadwear

    Direzza DZ102 +1
    61
    Why this score
    SourceDirezza DZ102F590
    Reviews found online5957
  6. 63

    Handling

    Direzza DZ102 +17
    46
    Why this score
    SourceDirezza DZ102F590
    Reviews found online6346
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop Direzza DZ102Firestone F590
Relative Score 65 55
Dry 66 53
Wet 68 55
Comfort 65 65
Noise 66 –
Treadwear 62 61
Handling 63 46

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Headline score

Direzza DZ102

F590

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 Direzza DZ102

Pros

  • Excellent price-to-performance ratio
  • Strong dry pavement grip and cornering stability
  • Surprisingly high levels of ride comfort for a performance tire

Cons

  • Rapid or inconsistent tread wear
  • Inconsistent wet weather performance and hydroplaning resistance
  • Increased road noise as the tire ages
All owner themes in the Direzza DZ102 review

Tire B F590

Pros

  • Effective hydroplaning resistance in heavy rain
  • Adequate dry grip for standard daily driving
  • Reliable performance for basic commuting needs

Cons

  • Poor traction during low-speed acceleration leading to wheel spin
  • Premature tread wear and sidewall perishing
  • Inconsistent wet weather performance causing safety concerns
All owner themes in the F590 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Dunlop Direzza DZ102 B · Firestone F590
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop Direzza DZ102

Firestone F590

Winner: Dunlop Direzza DZ102 — better handling, dry and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Dunlop Direzza DZ102 scores 63 vs 46 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Dunlop Direzza DZ102 scores 66 vs 53 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Dunlop Direzza DZ102 scores 68 vs 55 on wet.

Tire A · Dunlop Direzza DZ102
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Tire B · Firestone F590
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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.

65

Leads

Direzza DZ102

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