Are you still researching winter / snow tires? Well, Thanksgiving has just passed us by and it's time to pare down your list and decide what tires are right for your vehicle. And to help you with your decision, take a look at two options available in the Studdable Winter/Snow category: the
Firestone Winterforce and
General AltiMAX Arctic.
While a set of these Firestone auto tires and General winter tires can be studded ($15 per tire), most drivers are better off running them unstudded. Our
testing found that driving without studs gives most drivers a better balance of snow traction, dry and wet road performance and ice grip.
Both tires are good choices but the General AltiMAX Arctic outperforms the Winterforce in many areas. The Firestone and General tires are comparable in moderate and deep snow, however the AltiMAX Arctic performs better in dry road handling, packed snow, ice and wet grip. Although all winter tires have tread noise, the AltiMAX Arctic has the added bonus of being significantly quieter. Customers agree with our test results as well, as this winter / snow tire is currently the top-rated tire in our
Tire Survey Results.
General is owned by German tire manufacturer Continental, who supplies Original Equipment tires to many automobile manufacturers including Audi, BMW, Porsche and Volkswagen. So it's really no surprise that the AltiMAX Arctic is engineered so well to be a set of General truck tires for light duty applications, as well as a set of winter / snow tires for your SUV, coupe, sedan, minivan or crossover.
And whether you decide to purchase a new set of General AltiMAX Arctic tires or are looking for a set of Firestone tires for sale, use our
Upgrade Garage to help you make an informed decision.
I was talking to one of my Corvette customers the other day and he told me that in his Corvette club most members buy their Corvette Rims and New Automobile Tires from Tire Rack. By far the most popular tires I sell for this car personally are the Firestone Auto Tires, we are also one of the largest Goodyear Tire Dealers and I often sell the Original Equipment Goodyears for this car as well. But for people who don't want the O.E. Corvette Goodyear tires the
Firestone Firehawk Wide Oval Run Flat tires are the most popular. People tend to like them because they are very high performance tires comparable to the Goodyears and usually less expensive.
Check back next week for my post on Corvette Rims to go with these tires!
Firestone car tires have always held a prominent place in the tire industry, thanks to the brand's presence on the race track in Indianapolis and on real roadways almost everywhere. It's a history of solid performance, and it's a tradition that continues today.
As you search for that perfect set, you'll want to look at some of our
Tire Rack Consumer Reviews—we've got quite the stock for Firestone auto tires. For example, if you're looking for Miata tires, you'd find notes like the following:
"had to get used to the huge REDUCTION in corner-entry understeer! Cornering is quite good. They corner and stop very well." — Tire Rack Consumer Review, MX-5 Miata, CA
Of course, there's more where that came from. You'll want to
search by vehicle make, model and year to get specific feedback.
If you've made the decision to buy
Firestone tires, we'll tell you up front that you've made a good decision. Part of the Bridgestone family, another brand known for excellence, Firestone auto tires have built a reputation for being reliable and dependable on and off the track.
Our team of performance specialists perform
extensive tests on a lot of the tires we sell, including
Firestone tires. We want to know how they handle so that we can help you make the right decision. Here's a few we find particularly noteworthy:
Winterforce Destination A/T Firehawk Indy 500
2007 Honda Pilot EX AWD
