Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 1 + 0 road tests and 1,457 + 6 owner reviews. How we score
Firehawk Indy 500 is ahead, 69–62
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Tests – · 1 test Owners 62 · 1,457 reviews
Best test result: #6 of 22 in 2022 Consumer Reports Ultra High Performance Summer Tires (tested tread life (miles))
“I just put Firestone Firehawk Indy 500's on my NC2 and I like them and would recommend them. I paid about $635 with installation at Costco but you might even be able to find them for less elsewhere.”
Tests – · none yet Owners 56 · 6 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Firehawk Indy 500 | Advan A050 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 72 (est.) | ≈ 70 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 78 | 73 |
Firehawk Indy 500: 60% × 72.1 (est.) + 40% × 77.6 = 74
Advan A050: 60% × 70.2 (est.) + 40% × 73.1 = 71
No road tests of dry for Firehawk Indy 500. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
No road tests of dry for Advan A050. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
| Source | Firehawk Indy 500 | Advan A050 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 68 (est.) | ≈ 62 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 65 | 56 |
Firehawk Indy 500: 60% × 67.6 (est.) + 40% × 65.1 = 67
Advan A050: 60% × 62.4 (est.) + 40% × 55.7 = 60
No road tests of wet for Firehawk Indy 500. 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 Advan A050. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
| Source | Firehawk Indy 500 | Advan A050 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 55 (est.) | – |
| Reviews found online | 28 | – |
Firehawk Indy 500: 60% × 54.7 (est.) + 40% × 27.8 = 44
No road tests of snow for Firehawk Indy 500. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).
| Source | Firehawk Indy 500 | Advan A050 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 68 (est.) | ≈ 67 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 64 | 58 |
Firehawk Indy 500: 40% × 68.3 (est.) + 60% × 64.4 = 66
Advan A050: 40% × 67.1 (est.) + 60% × 57.7 = 61
No road tests of comfort for Firehawk Indy 500 or Advan A050. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Firehawk Indy 500 | Advan A050 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 67 (est.) | – |
| Reviews found online | 65 | – |
Firehawk Indy 500: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 64.8 = 66
No road tests of noise for Firehawk Indy 500. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Firehawk Indy 500 | Advan A050 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 70 | ≈ 55 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 61 | 35 |
Firehawk Indy 500: 60% × 70.2 + 40% × 60.7 = 66
Advan A050: 60% × 55.2 (est.) + 40% × 35 = 47
No road tests of treadwear for Advan A050. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
| Source | Firehawk Indy 500 | Advan A050 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 71 | 72 |
| Category | Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 | Yokohama Advan A050 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 69 | 62 |
| Dry | 74 | 71 |
| Wet | 67 | 60 |
| Snow | 44 | – |
| Comfort | 66 | 61 |
| Noise | 66 | – |
| Treadwear | 66 | 47 |
| Handling (owners) | 71 | 72 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Firehawk Indy 500
Advan A050
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community sentiment toward the Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 is overwhelmingly positive, with drivers frequently praising it as an exceptional value and budget-friendly alternative to premium summer tires. Owners report strong dry grip, solid wet-weather traction, good comfort, and predictable handling, though some note reduced performance in cold temperatures, softer sidewalls, and a tendency to get greasy during aggressive track sessions. Interest is also growing around the newer V2 version and its updated compound and tread design.
“Quote: Originally Posted by JLT Bridgestone Potenza, Dunlop SP Sport Maxx and the Pirellis and Michelins. My DD isnt an F-Type (I need back seats and an XF/XE are too slow 😜 )but I do have some tire input. Im a huge fan of Michelin PSS and PS4S, but recently switched to experiment with Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 (also known as Bridgestone Potenza RE003 outside North America). In all honesty, Ive only had them on for 2 weeks, done some 1/4 mile passes but no circuit track yet(due this summer). They replaced my PSS that still were at 4/32. So far Im loving them and at half the cost.. Im sure theres a traction difference on a circuit track(maybe becomes greasy faster?) but for aggressive street use, Ive yet to see/feel any differences. Fyi, Im not too worried about thread life, most of my tires expire before they near 2/32.”
“I have driven them to the track at around 35-37F ambient on public roads, and driving around track at 45-50F ambient. had zero issues. Also driven on them multiple times in the rain on normal roads and had 3 rain sessions on the track. zero issues as well. of course, extra caution is necessary. they appreciate a bit of heat put into them before you start pushing. my car is supercharged.”
“At autocross, as a passenger in my main rivals car(in the slow fwd crap cars on UHP's division), my heart sank as these firehawks would take all sorts of hamfisted overdriving and still grip very well with all sorts of fwd full throttle understeer.... Granted his were new and my sport comp2's had one season on them, but it was shocking how they gripped better with lots of slip angle or wheelspin, compared to my tires... I did manage to beat him still, but I think I was much more on a knife edge than him for the whole run....”
Based on 146 community posts
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| Attribute | A · Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 | B · Yokohama Advan A050 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 47 | — |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 20″ | — |
| Tread depth | 9 - 10/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 340 A A | — |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall | — |
| Max pressure | 50 - 51 psi | — |
Firestone Firehawk Indy 500
Yokohama Advan A050
Winner: Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 — better treadwear, wet and comfort. Where the Yokohama Advan A050 is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Yokohama Advan A050 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 scores 66 vs 47 on treadwear.
Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 scores 67 vs 60 on wet.
Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 scores 66 vs 61 on comfort.
Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 scores 74 vs 71 on dry.
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Firestone Firehawk Indy 500, 67 vs 60 on our wet score.
Firestone Firehawk Indy 500, 74 vs 71 on our dry score.
Firestone Firehawk Indy 500, 66 vs 61 on our comfort score.
Firestone Firehawk Indy 500, 66 vs 47 on our treadwear score.
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
