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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 Pirelli CINTURA/TO P1 — 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 + 0 road tests and 8 + 41 owner reviews. How we score

CINTURA/TO P1 is ahead, 70–62

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Firestone F700
Tire AFirestone

F700

Summer

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 59 · 8 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 64

    Dry

    CINTURA/TO P1 +4
    68
    Why this score
    SourceF700CINTURA/TO P1
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6268

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

    CINTURA/TO P1: 60% × 67.9 (est.) + 40% × 67.9 = 68

    No road tests of dry for F700. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

    No road tests of dry for CINTURA/TO P1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 61

    Wet

    CINTURA/TO P1 +11
    72
    Why this score
    SourceF700CINTURA/TO P1
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 63 (est.)≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online5772

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

    CINTURA/TO P1: 60% × 71.4 (est.) + 40% × 72 = 72

    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).

    No road tests of wet for CINTURA/TO P1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    73
    Why this score
    SourceF700CINTURA/TO P1
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 72 (est.)
    Reviews found online–75

    CINTURA/TO P1: 60% × 72 (est.) + 40% × 75.2 = 73

    No road tests of snow for CINTURA/TO P1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 59

    Comfort

    CINTURA/TO P1 +12
    71
    Why this score
    SourceF700CINTURA/TO P1
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online5572

    F700: 40% × 65.9 (est.) + 60% × 55.2 = 59

    CINTURA/TO P1: 40% × 69.3 (est.) + 60% × 71.9 = 71

    No road tests of comfort for F700. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

    No road tests of comfort for CINTURA/TO P1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    69
    Why this score
    SourceF700CINTURA/TO P1
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online–74

    CINTURA/TO P1: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 73.8 = 69

    No road tests of noise for CINTURA/TO P1. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 61

    Treadwear

    CINTURA/TO P1 +9
    70
    Why this score
    SourceF700CINTURA/TO P1
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 63 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online5772

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

    CINTURA/TO P1: 60% × 68.3 (est.) + 40% × 71.5 = 70

    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).

    No road tests of treadwear for CINTURA/TO P1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 60

    Handling (owners)

    CINTURA/TO P1 +7
    67
    Why this score
    SourceF700CINTURA/TO P1
    Reviews found online6067
Scores at a glance
CategoryFirestone F700Pirelli CINTURA/TO P1
Relative Score 62 70
Dry 64 68
Wet 61 72
Snow – 73
Comfort 59 71
Noise – 69
Treadwear 61 70
Handling (owners) 60 67

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

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F700

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CINTURA/TO P1

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 CINTURA/TO P1

Pros

  • Exceptional tread life and long mileage capability
  • Quiet, low-noise highway and city performance
  • High level of ride comfort and good bump absorption

Cons

  • Decline in wet grip and overall performance as the tread wears down
  • Stiffens up significantly past half-life
  • Reports of sidewall weakness and premature structural bulges
All owner themes in the CINTURA/TO P1 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Firestone F700 B · Pirelli CINTURA/TO P1
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—37
Rim diameters—14″ – 19″
Tread depth—10/32″
UTQG200 - 540 AA - B A - B420 A A
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Firestone F700

Pirelli CINTURA/TO P1

Winner: Pirelli CINTURA/TO P1 — better comfort, wet and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score. Firestone F700 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 8 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Pirelli CINTURA/TO P1 scores 71 vs 59 on comfort.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Pirelli CINTURA/TO P1 scores 72 vs 61 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Pirelli CINTURA/TO P1 scores 70 vs 61 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Pirelli CINTURA/TO P1 scores 67 vs 60 on handling.

Tire A · Firestone F700
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Tire B · Pirelli CINTURA/TO P1
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F700 or CINTURA/TO P1?

Which is better in the wet, F700 or CINTURA/TO P1?

Pirelli CINTURA/TO P1, 72 vs 61 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, F700 or CINTURA/TO P1?

Pirelli CINTURA/TO P1, 68 vs 64 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, F700 or CINTURA/TO P1?

Pirelli CINTURA/TO P1, 71 vs 59 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, F700 or CINTURA/TO P1?

Pirelli CINTURA/TO P1, 70 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