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Firestone FR740 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

Dunlop SP Sport 7000 A/S looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

Head-to-head

Firestone FR740 vs Dunlop SP Sport 7000 A/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 + 0 road tests and 6 + 10 owner reviews. How we score

FR740 leads, 50–47 Narrow edge

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Firestone FR740
Tire AFirestone

FR740

All-Season tire

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 39 · 6 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 50

    Dry

    FR740 +6
    44
    Why this score
    SourceFR740SP Sport 7000 A/S
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 56 (est.)≈ 53 (est.)
    Reviews found online4031

    FR740: 60% × 56.2 (est.) + 40% × 39.7 = 50

    SP Sport 7000 A/S: 60% × 52.5 (est.) + 40% × 31 = 44

    No road tests of dry for FR740. 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 SP Sport 7000 A/S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 49

    Wet

    FR740 +1
    48
    Why this score
    SourceFR740SP Sport 7000 A/S
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 54 (est.)≈ 53 (est.)
    Reviews found online4140

    FR740: 60% × 54 (est.) + 40% × 40.5 = 49

    SP Sport 7000 A/S: 60% × 53.5 (est.) + 40% × 39.5 = 48

    No road tests of wet for FR740. 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 SP Sport 7000 A/S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 49

    Snow

    SP Sport 7000 A/S +2
    51
    Why this score
    SourceFR740SP Sport 7000 A/S
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 58 (est.)≈ 59 (est.)
    Reviews found online3739

    FR740: 60% × 57.9 (est.) + 40% × 36.5 = 49

    SP Sport 7000 A/S: 60% × 58.8 (est.) + 40% × 38.8 = 51

    No road tests of snow for FR740. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

    No road tests of snow for SP Sport 7000 A/S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

  4. 44

    Comfort

    FR740 +2
    42
    Why this score
    SourceFR740SP Sport 7000 A/S
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 62 (est.)≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online3229

    FR740: 40% × 62.4 (est.) + 60% × 32.3 = 44

    SP Sport 7000 A/S: 40% × 61.8 (est.) + 60% × 28.6 = 42

    No road tests of comfort for FR740 or SP Sport 7000 A/S. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 58

    Noise

    FR740 +7
    51
    Why this score
    SourceFR740SP Sport 7000 A/S
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online4529

    FR740: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 44.6 = 58

    SP Sport 7000 A/S: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 28.5 = 51

    No road tests of noise for FR740 or SP Sport 7000 A/S. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 49

    Treadwear

    Level
    49
    Why this score
    SourceFR740SP Sport 7000 A/S
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 56 (est.)≈ 56 (est.)
    Reviews found online3838

    FR740: 60% × 56.3 (est.) + 40% × 38.2 = 49

    SP Sport 7000 A/S: 60% × 56.3 (est.) + 40% × 38.2 = 49

    No road tests of treadwear for FR740. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

    No road tests of treadwear for SP Sport 7000 A/S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

Scores at a glance
CategoryFirestone FR740Dunlop SP Sport 7000 A/S
Relative Score 50 47
Dry 50 44
Wet 49 48
Snow 49 51
Comfort 44 42
Noise 58 51
Treadwear 49 49

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FR740

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SP Sport 7000 A/S

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Firestone FR740 B · Dunlop SP Sport 7000 A/S
CategoryAll-Season tireAll-Season tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available32
Rim diameters15″ – 17″16″
Tread depth9/32″10/32″
UTQG300 A A340 A A
SidewallBlackwallBlackwall
Max pressure44 psi51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Firestone FR740

Dunlop SP Sport 7000 A/S

Narrow edge: Firestone FR740 — better noise and dry. Where the Dunlop SP Sport 7000 A/S is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Firestone FR740 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Dunlop SP Sport 7000 A/S rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want a quieter cabin

Firestone FR740 scores 58 vs 51 on noise.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Firestone FR740 scores 50 vs 44 on dry.

Tire A · Firestone FR740
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Tire B · Dunlop SP Sport 7000 A/S
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FR740 or SP Sport 7000 A/S?

Which is better in the wet, FR740 or SP Sport 7000 A/S?

Neither, by our numbers: 49 vs 48 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, FR740 or SP Sport 7000 A/S?

Firestone FR740, 50 vs 44 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, FR740 or SP Sport 7000 A/S?

Neither, by our numbers: 49 vs 51 on the snow score, within 3 points.

Which is quieter, FR740 or SP Sport 7000 A/S?

Firestone FR740, 58 vs 51 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, FR740 or SP Sport 7000 A/S?

Neither, by our numbers: 44 vs 42 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, FR740 or SP Sport 7000 A/S?

Neither, by our numbers: 49 vs 49 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.

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