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Falken FK451 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Falken FK451 vs General Altimax Sport — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 1 road tests and 10 + 32 owner reviews. How we score

Altimax Sport leads, 70–68 Narrow edge

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Falken FK451
Tire AFalken

FK451

Summer

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 67 · 10 reviews

General Altimax Sport
Tire BGeneral

Altimax Sport

Summer

Tests 68 · 1 test Owners 71 · 32 reviews

Best test result: #19 of 45 in 2019 Summer 53 Tyre Braking Shootout (wet braking)

Category by category

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

  1. 66

    Dry

    Level
    66
    Why this score
    SourceFK451Altimax Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 67 (est.)64
    Reviews found online6568

    FK451: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 64.9 = 66

    Altimax Sport: 60% × 64 + 40% × 67.9 = 66

    No road tests of dry for FK451. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 70

    Wet

    Altimax Sport +3
    73
    Why this score
    SourceFK451Altimax Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 70 (est.)72
    Reviews found online7073

    FK451: 60% × 70 (est.) + 40% × 70.2 = 70

    Altimax Sport: 60% × 72.4 + 40% × 73.2 = 73

    No road tests of wet for FK451. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 68

    Comfort

    Altimax Sport +2
    70
    Why this score
    SourceFK451Altimax Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online6770

    FK451: 60% × 68.8 (est.) + 40% × 67.4 = 68

    Altimax Sport: 60% × 69.4 (est.) + 40% × 70.4 = 70

    No road tests of comfort for FK451 or Altimax Sport. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  4. 67

    Treadwear

    Altimax Sport +3
    70
    Why this score
    SourceFK451Altimax Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6873

    FK451: 60% × 66.2 (est.) + 40% × 67.5 = 67

    Altimax Sport: 60% × 67.8 (est.) + 40% × 72.8 = 70

    No road tests of treadwear for FK451. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for Altimax Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  5. 65

    Handling (owners)

    Altimax Sport +7
    72
    Why this score
    SourceFK451Altimax Sport
    Reviews found online6572
Scores at a glance
CategoryFalken FK451General Altimax Sport
Relative Score 68 70
Dry 66 66
Wet 70 73
Comfort 68 70
Treadwear 67 70
Handling (owners) 65 72

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FK451

Altimax Sport

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A FK451

Pros

  • Exceptional price-to-performance ratio
  • Strong wet and dry traction
  • Excellent tread life and durability

Cons

  • Potential for rubber cracking between treads over long-term storage or extended age
  • Some users report a slightly less 'alive' or communicative steering feel compared to premium performance tires
  • Availability concerns as it is an older model often superseded by newer iterations
All owner themes in the FK451 review

Tire B Altimax Sport

Pros

  • Excellent value for money compared to premium brands
  • Impressive tread life and durability
  • Reliable dry-weather handling and responsiveness

Cons

  • Increased road noise as the tire ages
  • Inconsistent wet-weather grip for some users
  • Performance degradation noted after significant mileage
All owner themes in the Altimax Sport review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Falken FK451 B · General Altimax Sport
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—20
Rim diameters—14″ – 20″
Sidewall—Blackwall

Which one should you actually buy?

Falken FK451

General Altimax Sport

Narrow edge: General Altimax Sport — better handling, wet and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score. Falken FK451 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

General Altimax Sport scores 72 vs 65 on handling.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

General Altimax Sport scores 73 vs 70 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

General Altimax Sport scores 70 vs 67 on treadwear.

Tire A · Falken FK451
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Tire B · General Altimax Sport
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FK451 or Altimax Sport?

Which is better in the wet, FK451 or Altimax Sport?

General Altimax Sport, 73 vs 70 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, FK451 or Altimax Sport?

Neither, by our numbers: 66 vs 66 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, FK451 or Altimax Sport?

Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 70 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, FK451 or Altimax Sport?

General Altimax Sport, 70 vs 67 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