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Firestone F700 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Firestone F700 vs General Altimax One S — 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 + 4 road tests and 8 + 17 owner reviews. How we score

Altimax One S leads, 65–62 Narrow edge

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Firestone F700
Tire AFirestone

F700

Summer

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 59 · 8 reviews

General Altimax One S
Tire BGeneral

Altimax One S

Summer

± 6

Tests 61 · 4 tests Owners 71 · 17 reviews

Best test result: #16 of 50 in 2023 ADAC Summer Tyre Test (wear)

Category by category

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

  1. 64

    Dry

    F700 +5
    59
    Why this score
    SourceF700Altimax One S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests≈ 66 (est.)50
    Reviews found online6271

    F700: 60% × 65.6 (est.) + 40% × 62.3 = 64

    Altimax One S: 60% × 50.2 + 40% × 71.3 = 59

    No road tests of dry for F700. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 61

    Wet

    Altimax One S +3
    64
    Why this score
    SourceF700Altimax One S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests≈ 63 (est.)60
    Reviews found online5772

    F700: 60% × 63.3 (est.) + 40% × 57.1 = 61

    Altimax One S: 60% × 59.7 + 40% × 71.7 = 64

    No road tests of wet for F700. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 60

    Comfort

    Altimax One S +7
    67
    Why this score
    SourceF700Altimax One S
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online5566

    F700: 40% × 66 (est.) + 60% × 55.2 = 60

    Altimax One S: 40% × 68.1 (est.) + 60% × 65.6 = 67

    No road tests of comfort for F700. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).

    No road tests of comfort for Altimax One S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).

  4. 61

    Treadwear

    Altimax One S +11
    72
    Why this score
    SourceF700Altimax One S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 63 (est.)72
    Reviews found online5772

    F700: 60% × 63.2 (est.) + 40% × 57.2 = 61

    Altimax One S: 60% × 72 + 40% × 72.3 = 72

    No road tests of treadwear for F700. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  5. 60

    Handling (owners)

    Altimax One S +9
    69
    Why this score
    SourceF700Altimax One S
    Reviews found online6069
  6. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    73
    Why this score
    SourceF700Altimax One S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–73
Scores at a glance
CategoryFirestone F700General Altimax One S
Relative Score 62 65
Dry 64 59
Wet 61 64
Comfort 60 67
Treadwear 61 72
Handling (owners) 60 69
Efficiency – 73

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

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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Recomputed
Headline score
± 8

F700

± 6

Altimax One S

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 F700

Pros

  • Reliable dry-weather traction
  • Good steering feedback and handling characteristics
  • Competitive tread life for some users

Cons

  • Inconsistent wet-weather grip and braking performance
  • High levels of road noise
  • Prone to uneven or irregular tread wear patterns
All owner themes in the F700 review

Tire B Altimax One S

Pros

  • Exceptional wet-weather grip and high driver confidence in the rain
  • High level of ride comfort and quietness for most daily driving conditions
  • Good tread wear longevity and overall value for money compared to premium brands

Cons

  • Notable tire and road noise reported by multiple users
  • Unresponsive steering feel and lack of sporty handling characteristics
  • Very soft sidewalls that are vulnerable to punctures from minor hazards like thorns
All owner themes in the Altimax One S review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Firestone F700 B · General Altimax One S
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—81
Rim diameters—15″ – 20″
UTQG200 - 540 AA - B A - B—

Which one should you actually buy?

Firestone F700

General Altimax One S

Narrow edge: General Altimax One S — better treadwear, handling and comfort. Pick the Firestone F700 if dry matters most to you. Firestone F700 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 8 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

General Altimax One S scores 72 vs 61 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

General Altimax One S scores 69 vs 60 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

General Altimax One S scores 67 vs 60 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Firestone F700 scores 64 vs 59 on dry.

Tire A · Firestone F700
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Tire B · General Altimax One S
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F700 or Altimax One S?

Which is better in the wet, F700 or Altimax One S?

General Altimax One S, 64 vs 61 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, F700 or Altimax One S?

Firestone F700, 64 vs 59 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, F700 or Altimax One S?

General Altimax One S, 67 vs 60 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, F700 or Altimax One S?

General Altimax One S, 72 vs 61 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