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Firestone Firehawk AS vs Goodyear Eagle Exhilarate — 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 + 1 road tests and 8 + 13 owner reviews. How we score

Firehawk AS leads, 69–67 Narrow edge

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Firestone Firehawk AS
Tire AFirestone

Firehawk AS

All Season High Performance tires

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 69 · 8 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 70

    Dry

    Firehawk AS +2
    68
    Why this score
    SourceFirehawk ASEagle Exhilarate
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online7168

    Firehawk AS: 60% × 69 (est.) + 40% × 70.5 = 70

    Eagle Exhilarate: 60% × 67.9 (est.) + 40% × 67.8 = 68

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

  2. 69

    Wet

    Eagle Exhilarate +2
    71
    Why this score
    SourceFirehawk ASEagle Exhilarate
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online6871

    Firehawk AS: 60% × 69.4 (est.) + 40% × 68.3 = 69

    Eagle Exhilarate: 60% × 70.9 (est.) + 40% × 71.1 = 71

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

  3. 66

    Snow

    Firehawk AS +6
    60
    Why this score
    SourceFirehawk ASEagle Exhilarate
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online6253

    Firehawk AS: 60% × 67.9 (est.) + 40% × 62.4 = 66

    Eagle Exhilarate: 60% × 65 (est.) + 40% × 53.2 = 60

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

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

  4. 69

    Comfort

    Firehawk AS +4
    65
    Why this score
    SourceFirehawk ASEagle Exhilarate
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6964

    Firehawk AS: 40% × 68.7 (est.) + 60% × 68.6 = 69

    Eagle Exhilarate: 40% × 67.6 (est.) + 60% × 63.5 = 65

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

  5. 69

    Noise

    Firehawk AS +2
    67
    Why this score
    SourceFirehawk ASEagle Exhilarate
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online7468

    Firehawk AS: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 73.8 = 69

    Eagle Exhilarate: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 68.3 = 67

    No road tests of noise for Firehawk AS or Eagle Exhilarate. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 70

    Treadwear

    Firehawk AS +6
    64
    Why this score
    SourceFirehawk ASEagle Exhilarate
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 68 (est.)63
    Reviews found online7267

    Firehawk AS: 60% × 68.4 (est.) + 40% × 71.8 = 70

    Eagle Exhilarate: 60% × 62.9 + 40% × 66.8 = 64

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

  7. 67

    Handling (owners)

    Eagle Exhilarate +1
    68
    Why this score
    SourceFirehawk ASEagle Exhilarate
    Reviews found online6768
Scores at a glance
CategoryFirestone Firehawk ASGoodyear Eagle Exhilarate
Relative Score 69 67
Dry 70 68
Wet 69 71
Snow 66 60
Comfort 69 65
Noise 69 67
Treadwear 70 64
Handling (owners) 67 68

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Firehawk AS

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Eagle Exhilarate

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A Firehawk AS

Pros

  • Exceptionally quiet and smooth ride quality
  • Strong dry handling and improved cornering response
  • Good water dispersion and wet road performance for most users

Cons

  • Potential susceptibility to hydroplaning in heavy rain according to select reviewers
  • Requires proper balancing to prevent irregular tread wear
All owner themes in the Firehawk AS review

Tire B Eagle Exhilarate

Pros

  • Strong dry pavement handling and sporty steering response
  • High level of ride comfort and bump absorption
  • Reliable wet-weather grip and hydroplaning resistance for many users

Cons

  • Reports of significant road noise, described by some as intrusive
  • Inconsistent tread life and potential for uneven wear
  • Polarizing performance in snow and ice conditions
All owner themes in the Eagle Exhilarate review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Firestone Firehawk AS B · Goodyear Eagle Exhilarate
CategoryAll Season High Performance tiresAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available537
Rim diameters15″ – 18″17″ – 22″
Tread depth11/32″10 - 11/32″
UTQG480 A A500 AA A
Treadwear warranty50,000 mi45,000 mi
SidewallBlackwallVertical Serrated Band
Max pressure44 psi50 - 51 psi
Sizes in common00

Which one should you actually buy?

Firestone Firehawk AS

Goodyear Eagle Exhilarate

Narrow edge: Firestone Firehawk AS — better snow, treadwear and comfort. Where the Goodyear Eagle Exhilarate is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Firestone Firehawk AS rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 8 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Goodyear Eagle Exhilarate rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 13 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Firestone Firehawk AS scores 66 vs 60 on snow.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Firestone Firehawk AS scores 70 vs 64 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Firestone Firehawk AS scores 69 vs 65 on comfort.

Tire A · Firestone Firehawk AS
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Firehawk AS or Eagle Exhilarate?

Which is better in the wet, Firehawk AS or Eagle Exhilarate?

Neither, by our numbers: 69 vs 71 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, Firehawk AS or Eagle Exhilarate?

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

Which is better in snow, Firehawk AS or Eagle Exhilarate?

Firestone Firehawk AS, 66 vs 60 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, Firehawk AS or Eagle Exhilarate?

Neither, by our numbers: 69 vs 67 on the noise score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, Firehawk AS or Eagle Exhilarate?

Firestone Firehawk AS, 69 vs 65 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Firehawk AS or Eagle Exhilarate?

Firestone Firehawk AS, 70 vs 64 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