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

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Firestone Firehawk GT vs Pirelli P 7 — 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 4 + 86 owner reviews. How we score

P 7 is ahead, 62–37

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Firestone Firehawk GT
Tire AFirestone

Firehawk GT

All-Season tire

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 19 · 4 reviews

Pirelli P 7
Tire BPirelli

P 7

Summer

Tests – · none yet Owners 60 · 86 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 40

    Dry

    P 7 +22
    62
    Why this score
    SourceFirehawk GTP 7
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 50 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online2459

    Firehawk GT: 60% × 50.2 (est.) + 40% × 24.1 = 40

    P 7: 60% × 64.3 (est.) + 40% × 59.2 = 62

    No road tests of dry for Firehawk GT. 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 P 7. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 35

    Wet

    P 7 +28
    63
    Why this score
    SourceFirehawk GTP 7
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 43 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online2261

    Firehawk GT: 60% × 43 (est.) + 40% × 22 = 35

    P 7: 60% × 65 (est.) + 40% × 61.2 = 63

    No road tests of wet for Firehawk GT. 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 P 7. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 40

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceFirehawk GTP 7
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 53 (est.)–
    Reviews found online19–

    Firehawk GT: 60% × 53.1 (est.) + 40% × 19.2 = 40

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

  4. 40

    Comfort

    P 7 +22
    62
    Why this score
    SourceFirehawk GTP 7
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 59 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online1254

    Firehawk GT: 60% × 59.3 (est.) + 40% × 12.2 = 40

    P 7: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 54.1 = 62

    No road tests of comfort for Firehawk GT or P 7. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 44

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceFirehawk GTP 7
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online10–

    Firehawk GT: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 10 = 44

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

  6. 36

    Treadwear

    P 7 +27
    63
    Why this score
    SourceFirehawk GTP 7
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 50 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online1560

    Firehawk GT: 60% × 50 (est.) + 40% × 14.8 = 36

    P 7: 60% × 64 (est.) + 40% × 60.3 = 63

    No road tests of treadwear for Firehawk GT. 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 P 7. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 28

    Handling (owners)

    P 7 +30
    58
    Why this score
    SourceFirehawk GTP 7
    Reviews found online2858
Scores at a glance
CategoryFirestone Firehawk GTPirelli P 7
Relative Score 37 62
Dry 40 62
Wet 35 63
Snow 40 –
Comfort 40 62
Noise 44 –
Treadwear 36 63
Handling (owners) 28 58

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

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Headline score

Firehawk GT

P 7

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 Firehawk GT

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B P 7

Pros

  • Excellent dry-weather handling and steering precision
  • Strong tread life and durability for many users
  • High level of ride comfort on smooth surfaces

Cons

  • High levels of road noise, particularly at motorway speeds
  • Inconsistent or poor wet-weather grip and aquaplaning resistance
  • Reports of sidewall bubbles, cracking, and structural failures
All owner themes in the P 7 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Firestone Firehawk GT B · Pirelli P 7
CategoryAll-Season tireSummer
Sizes available23
Rim diameters15″ – 20″16″ – 18″
Tread depth11/32″—
UTQG460 A A—
Treadwear warranty50,000 mi—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure44 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Firestone Firehawk GT

Pirelli P 7

Winner: Pirelli P 7 — better handling, wet and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score. Firestone Firehawk GT rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 4 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Pirelli P 7 scores 58 vs 28 on handling.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Pirelli P 7 scores 63 vs 35 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Pirelli P 7 scores 63 vs 36 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Pirelli P 7 scores 62 vs 40 on dry.

Tire A · Firestone Firehawk GT
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Tire B · Pirelli P 7
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Firehawk GT or P 7?

Which is better in the wet, Firehawk GT or P 7?

Pirelli P 7, 63 vs 35 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Firehawk GT or P 7?

Pirelli P 7, 62 vs 40 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Firehawk GT or P 7?

Pirelli P 7, 62 vs 40 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Firehawk GT or P 7?

Pirelli P 7, 63 vs 36 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