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Firestone Destination Winter SUV vs Goodyear Assurance Triplemax 2 — Compared

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

Assurance Triplemax 2 is ahead, 66–59

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Category by category

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

  1. 56

    Dry

    Assurance Triplemax 2 +10
    66
    Why this score
    SourceDestination Winter SUVAssurance Triplemax 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)58–
    Reviews found online5565
  2. 64

    Wet

    Assurance Triplemax 2 +4
    68
    Why this score
    SourceDestination Winter SUVAssurance Triplemax 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)65–
    Reviews found online6167
  3. 65

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceDestination Winter SUVAssurance Triplemax 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)69–
    Reviews found online58–
  4. 61

    Comfort

    Assurance Triplemax 2 +4
    65
    Why this score
    SourceDestination Winter SUVAssurance Triplemax 2
    Reviews found online5362
  5. 71

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceDestination Winter SUVAssurance Triplemax 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)74–
  6. 61

    Treadwear

    Assurance Triplemax 2 +4
    65
    Why this score
    SourceDestination Winter SUVAssurance Triplemax 2
    Reviews found online5865
  7. 54

    Handling

    Assurance Triplemax 2 +9
    63
    Why this score
    SourceDestination Winter SUVAssurance Triplemax 2
    Reviews found online5463
Scores at a glance
CategoryFirestone Destination Winter SUVGoodyear Assurance Triplemax 2
Relative Score 59 66
Dry 56 66
Wet 64 68
Snow 65 –
Comfort 61 65
Noise 71 –
Treadwear 61 65
Handling 54 63

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Headline score

Destination Winter SUV

Assurance Triplemax 2

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 Destination Winter SUV

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B Assurance Triplemax 2

Pros

  • Superb dry and wet grip when new
  • Excellent aquaplaning resistance and handling during heavy rain
  • Good value for money compared to premium competitors

Cons

  • Becomes significantly noisier as the tread wears down
  • Stiff sidewalls leading to a harsh or crashy ride over rough surfaces
  • Decline in wet grip and performance as the tire ages or wears past 50%
All owner themes in the Assurance Triplemax 2 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Firestone Destination Winter SUV B · Goodyear Assurance Triplemax 2
CategoryWinterSummer
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—4
Rim diameters—15″ – 17″

Which one should you actually buy?

Firestone Destination Winter SUV

Goodyear Assurance Triplemax 2

Winner: Goodyear Assurance Triplemax 2 — better dry, handling and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Goodyear Assurance Triplemax 2 scores 66 vs 56 on dry.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Goodyear Assurance Triplemax 2 scores 63 vs 54 on handling.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Goodyear Assurance Triplemax 2 scores 68 vs 64 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Goodyear Assurance Triplemax 2 scores 65 vs 61 on comfort.

Tire A · Firestone Destination Winter SUV
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Tire B · Goodyear Assurance Triplemax 2
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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.

66

Leads

Assurance Triplemax 2

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