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Firestone Precision Sport Tire Review
High Performance All Season Tire This tire is designed for dry and wet traction, as well as traction in light snow and icy conditions. 
UTQG Ratings (Tests conducted by Firestone) Treadwear: 400 Traction: A Temperature: A
If you do not encounter snow and ice during the winter, go with a summer tire instead of this one. Summer tires give you better traction in both dry and wet conditions than an all season tire does. You can read reviews for summer tires here- Summer Tire Reviews. Firestone designed the Precision Sport with an optimized tread pattern for improved handling in all types of weather conditions. If you click on the tire image to the left you can see the tread blocks, grooves for channeling water, and zig zag sipes for winter traction. There are some nifty new features built into this tire that are supposed to increase performance in a few different ways. The tread slot and siping distribution is designed to give drivers even wear while adding traction. 3D block edge shapes improve cornering and steering response by increasing the tire's stiffness. And the circumferential grooves (the channels that go all the way around the tire) help prevent hydroplaning when encountering wet weather conditions. Tested:
When taken for a spin how do the Firestone Precision Sport's feel? On dry terrain the tires perform and handle well, even when pushed pretty hard. These are mid tier high performance all season tires and they perform as such. They are not quite as crisp and precise as some other models out there like the Michelin Pilot Sport or Kumho Ecsta PA31 that we just tested, but they do perform well in most situations. On wet terrain the tires grip the road pretty well but do struggle a bit when maneuvering or cornering hard (like you would in a situation to swerve out of the way of something in the road). In both wet and dry conditions the tires provide a comfortable and fairly smooth ride. The tread pattern does have quite a few grooves and sipes, which can be a little bit noisy at times, especially with the windows down.
Conclusion:
Overall the Firestone Precision Sport is a good all around high performance tire, but just not up there with the best in its class. The tires perform well, especially if you don't push them too hard. We did not test in snow or icy conditions, so cannot judge the tire's traction there, but by looking at the tread pattern it would appear to be a decent winter tire. If you drive frequently in the snow go with a dedicated winter tire which you can find here. The Firestone Precision Sport ranges from about $65 to $125 depending on size, which is a pretty good value for this tire. Similar High Performance All Season Tires: Best Kumho Ecsta PA31 Better Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3 Good Bridgestone Potenza G 019 Grid Video:
The guys at Tire Rack compare the Firestone Precision Sport to the following tires: Yokohama Avid Envigor Sumitomo HTR A/S P01 Michelin Pilot Exalto A/S |
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All Season Performance Tires
Excellent response and handling in wet and dry conditions, as well as light snow.
Excellent response and handling in wet and dry conditions, as well as light snow.
Performance Summer Tires
Low profile tires provide great handling and traction for both dry and wet conditions
Low profile tires provide great handling and traction for both dry and wet conditions
