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

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Firestone Champion Fuel Fighter vs Goodyear OptiGrip — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 10 + 16 owner reviews. How we score

OptiGrip is ahead, 64–58

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Goodyear OptiGrip
Tire BGoodyear

OptiGrip

Summer

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 61 · 16 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 59

    Dry

    OptiGrip +1
    60
    Why this score
    SourceChampion Fuel FighterOptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 63 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online5556

    Champion Fuel Fighter: 60% × 62.6 (est.) + 40% × 54.9 = 59

    OptiGrip: 60% × 62.9 (est.) + 40% × 55.8 = 60

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

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

  2. 61

    Wet

    OptiGrip +9
    70
    Why this score
    SourceChampion Fuel FighterOptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 63 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online5870

    Champion Fuel Fighter: 60% × 62.9 (est.) + 40% × 57.5 = 61

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

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

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

  3. 56

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceChampion Fuel FighterOptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 62 (est.)–
    Reviews found online47–

    Champion Fuel Fighter: 60% × 62.2 (est.) + 40% × 46.7 = 56

    No road tests of snow for Champion Fuel Fighter. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 60

    Comfort

    OptiGrip +3
    63
    Why this score
    SourceChampion Fuel FighterOptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online5156

    Champion Fuel Fighter: 60% × 66 (est.) + 40% × 51 = 60

    OptiGrip: 60% × 66.9 (est.) + 40% × 56 = 63

    No road tests of comfort for Champion Fuel Fighter or OptiGrip. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 65

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceChampion Fuel FighterOptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online62–

    Champion Fuel Fighter: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 61.5 = 65

    No road tests of noise for Champion Fuel Fighter. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 50

    Treadwear

    OptiGrip +12
    62
    Why this score
    SourceChampion Fuel FighterOptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 58 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online3959

    Champion Fuel Fighter: 60% × 57.5 (est.) + 40% × 39.3 = 50

    OptiGrip: 60% × 63.6 (est.) + 40% × 59.2 = 62

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

  7. 53

    Handling (owners)

    OptiGrip +7
    60
    Why this score
    SourceChampion Fuel FighterOptiGrip
    Reviews found online5360
Scores at a glance
CategoryFirestone Champion Fuel FighterGoodyear OptiGrip
Relative Score 58 64
Dry 59 60
Wet 61 70
Snow 56 –
Comfort 60 63
Noise 65 –
Treadwear 50 62
Handling (owners) 53 60

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Headline score

Champion Fuel Fighter

OptiGrip

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 Champion Fuel Fighter

Pros

  • Good wet traction and resistance to hydroplaning during heavy rain
  • Low road noise and quiet, comfortable dry driving experience
  • Stable high-speed handling suitable for long-distance highway commuting

Cons

  • Poor long-term tread wear that falls well short of the mileage warranty
  • Rapid degradation of wet traction as the tire ages
  • Concerns regarding durability, including weak sidewalls and susceptibility to punctures and air leaks
All owner themes in the Champion Fuel Fighter review

Tire B OptiGrip

Pros

  • Exceptional wet-weather grip and safety
  • Consistent performance as the tread wears down
  • Good overall tread life and durability

Cons

  • High levels of road noise, often described as intrusive
  • Mediocre dry-weather performance and feedback
  • Reports of premature sidewall cracking
All owner themes in the OptiGrip review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Firestone Champion Fuel Fighter B · Goodyear OptiGrip
CategoryAll Season Premium Touring tiresSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Tread depth11/32″—
UTQG600 A A—
Treadwear warranty70,000 mi—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure44 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Firestone Champion Fuel Fighter

Goodyear OptiGrip

Winner: Goodyear OptiGrip — better treadwear, wet and handling. It leads or ties in every category we score. Firestone Champion Fuel Fighter rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Goodyear OptiGrip rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 16 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Goodyear OptiGrip scores 62 vs 50 on treadwear.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Goodyear OptiGrip scores 70 vs 61 on wet.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Goodyear OptiGrip scores 60 vs 53 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Goodyear OptiGrip scores 63 vs 60 on comfort.

Tire A · Firestone Champion Fuel Fighter
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Champion Fuel Fighter or OptiGrip?

Which is better in the wet, Champion Fuel Fighter or OptiGrip?

Goodyear OptiGrip, 70 vs 61 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Champion Fuel Fighter or OptiGrip?

Neither, by our numbers: 59 vs 60 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, Champion Fuel Fighter or OptiGrip?

Goodyear OptiGrip, 63 vs 60 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Champion Fuel Fighter or OptiGrip?

Goodyear OptiGrip, 62 vs 50 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