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Firestone TZ100 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Firestone TZ100 vs Hankook Kinergy 4S — 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 + 3 road tests and 8 + 14 owner reviews. How we score

Kinergy 4S is ahead, 69–51

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Firestone TZ100
Tire AFirestone

TZ100

Summer

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 43 · 8 reviews

Hankook Kinergy 4S
Tire BHankook

Kinergy 4S

All Season

± 7

Tests 68 · 3 tests Owners 68 · 14 reviews

Best test result: #3 of 11 in 2017 All Season VS Winter Tyre Test (dry braking)

Category by category

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

  1. 52

    Dry

    Kinergy 4S +17
    69
    Why this score
    SourceTZ100Kinergy 4S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests≈ 58 (est.)70
    Reviews found online4367

    TZ100: 60% × 57.7 (est.) + 40% × 43.1 = 52

    Kinergy 4S: 60% × 69.7 + 40% × 67.2 = 69

    No road tests of dry for TZ100. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 54

    Wet

    Kinergy 4S +19
    73
    Why this score
    SourceTZ100Kinergy 4S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests≈ 58 (est.)74
    Reviews found online4771

    TZ100: 60% × 57.9 (est.) + 40% × 47.3 = 54

    Kinergy 4S: 60% × 74.1 + 40% × 71 = 73

    No road tests of wet for TZ100. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    70
    Why this score
    SourceTZ100Kinergy 4S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–66
    Reviews found online–77

    Kinergy 4S: 60% × 66.1 + 40% × 76.6 = 70

  4. 45

    Comfort

    Kinergy 4S +22
    67
    Why this score
    SourceTZ100Kinergy 4S
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 62 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online3466

    TZ100: 40% × 61.8 (est.) + 60% × 34.3 = 45

    Kinergy 4S: 40% × 68.1 (est.) + 60% × 66 = 67

    No road tests of comfort for TZ100. 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 Kinergy 4S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    60
    Why this score
    SourceTZ100Kinergy 4S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–56
    Reviews found online–≈ 66 (est.)

    Kinergy 4S: 60% × 56.3 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 60

    No owner ratings of noise for Kinergy 4S. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  6. 51

    Treadwear

    Kinergy 4S +12
    63
    Why this score
    SourceTZ100Kinergy 4S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 57 (est.)63
    Reviews found online4163

    TZ100: 60% × 57.3 (est.) + 40% × 40.9 = 51

    Kinergy 4S: 60% × 62.8 + 40% × 62.9 = 63

    No road tests of treadwear for TZ100. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 44

    Handling (owners)

    Kinergy 4S +20
    64
    Why this score
    SourceTZ100Kinergy 4S
    Reviews found online4464
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    67
    Why this score
    SourceTZ100Kinergy 4S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–67
Scores at a glance
CategoryFirestone TZ100Hankook Kinergy 4S
Relative Score 51 69
Dry 52 69
Wet 54 73
Snow – 70
Comfort 45 67
Noise – 60
Treadwear 51 63
Handling (owners) 44 64
Efficiency – 67

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

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Recomputed
Headline score
± 8

TZ100

± 7

Kinergy 4S

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 TZ100

Pros

  • Reliable grip in both wet and dry road conditions
  • Affordable price point
  • Consistent performance for daily commuting

Cons

  • Premature side-wall tread wear
  • Harsh ride quality
  • Excessive road noise on certain surfaces
All owner themes in the TZ100 review

Tire B Kinergy 4S

Pros

  • Exceptional grip and stability in wet and torrential rain conditions
  • Strong performance in snow and slush, often cited as a viable alternative to dedicated winter tires
  • High value-for-money proposition compared to premium competitors

Cons

  • Reports of premature tread wear and shorter-than-expected service life
  • Inconsistent dry-road handling and feedback compared to dedicated summer tires
  • Occasional reports of poor traction on greasy or specific wet road surfaces
All owner themes in the Kinergy 4S review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Firestone TZ100 B · Hankook Kinergy 4S
CategorySummerAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—67
Rim diameters—13″ – 18″
UTQG—500 - 600 A A

Which one should you actually buy?

Firestone TZ100

Hankook Kinergy 4S

Winner: Hankook Kinergy 4S — better comfort, handling and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. Firestone TZ100 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

Hankook Kinergy 4S scores 67 vs 45 on comfort.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Hankook Kinergy 4S scores 64 vs 44 on handling.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Hankook Kinergy 4S scores 73 vs 54 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Hankook Kinergy 4S scores 69 vs 52 on dry.

Tire A · Firestone TZ100
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Tire B · Hankook Kinergy 4S
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TZ100 or Kinergy 4S?

Which is better in the wet, TZ100 or Kinergy 4S?

Hankook Kinergy 4S, 73 vs 54 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, TZ100 or Kinergy 4S?

Hankook Kinergy 4S, 69 vs 52 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, TZ100 or Kinergy 4S?

Hankook Kinergy 4S, 67 vs 45 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, TZ100 or Kinergy 4S?

Hankook Kinergy 4S, 63 vs 51 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