While not a 200tw tire the Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 (340tw) not only costs significantly less but I've ran them with excellent grip on my WRX.
Pros: excellent grip, costs less
Vehicle:
Subaru
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The original Winter Force tires are streets ahead of the Winter Force 2.
Pros: streets ahead
I like the set of firestone winterforce I just put on our XC70 this year so far. Took them out on snow/ice a few times so far and they feel like I would expect any dedicated winter tire to feel. What took me by surprise is how they drive in the dry... perfectly reasonable handling/braking and reasonable road noise for a winter tire. These actually handle and brake better in the dry than bridgestone weatherpeaks.
Pros: reasonable handling, reasonable noise
Vehicle:
Volvo XC70
Another solid budget pick is the Firehawk Indy 500 (basically a baby Pilot Sport but cheaper). I ran them on my old Mk7 and they were awesome for daily + fun drives.
Pros: awesome for daily drives
Cons: cheaper
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Indy500 - probably my favorite all around tire. Good looking tread, great dry grip, SUPERB wet grip, and also very quiet & comfortable
Pros: great dry grip, superb wet
Vehicle:
Mazda
Firehawk Indy 500. They've been great and also really good grip in winter/rainy weather. I have about 26k miles on them with plenty of tread still. And they're cheap.
Pros: really good grip, cheap
Mileage: 26000 km
I\u2019ve had decent luck with the all weather Firestone Destination At/2 and I had some nokians before that that were really good but treads wore a bit faster.
Pros: decent luck, really good
Cons: treads wore a bit faster
255 35 20 for Indy 500 also works, I’m using in 21m3p. Range takes a 5% hit.
Pros: good fit
Cons: range reduction
I went to Firestone today and I asked for a free brake inspection...They do it, they said they felt the shimmy and I gave the ok to change the rotors.
Mileage: 20000 km
Personally I stay away from the Firestone stuff. Hard compounds that aquaplane easily and still have worse rolling resistance than the premium tyres.
Cons: hard compounds, aquaplane easily, worse rolling resistance
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