Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 Ultra-High Summer Peformance Tire 225/40R18 92 W Extra Load

I put a set of these tires on my heavily modded 2011 Volkswagen GTI. Coming off of Continental Extremecontact summer tires these Firestone Firehawks are an improvement in performance. First thing I noticed is the sidewall is much stiffer then the Continentals. This makes for a harder ride but cornering and daily potholes are better. The second thing I noticed about these tires is when you spend them they are very loud! Aside from that they're great summer tires at an amazing price!

Smooth, grippy in the dry, not bad on the road noise. Great on corners. They look good and ride great on my VW GTI Mk6. Like some other reviewers have said, just OK in the rain. If you drive frequently in heavy rain, this may not be your best choice. (Good enough for most people, though, including me.)

Excellent tire for the price. Low noise,hard to break contact during the summer. Wet conditions gives it a challenge. Overall Excellent tire.

Best tire by far for the price point and I really can find nothing to complain about. After 2000 miles I have had only 1 time that the skid control computer had to kick in and I was standing on it while doing a 90 degree turn.

Known quality brand with a turn key price of lesser known brands. Placed on a Toyota 86 so easy to notice better grip on dry suefaces than the Prius tires that came OEM. I do not track or push the car hard so can not comment on how they do if I did. Firestone was offering a rebate but it seemed as though it was only when purchased from firestone stores and major online sources like Tire Rack. Was pleasantly surprised when I received the rebate after submitting Amazon proof of purchase.

Mounted on my GTI. Drove on them to the track and had my Yokohama AD08 track tires in back. Decided to give these a try while doing some laps learning a new track. They performed nicely as I picked up speed. GTIs have a tendency to scuff up front rubber due to fwd, but with my LSD these tires performed well. If tracking on them you do want to stay aware of the tire temp. Not the best compound under high heat. Probably better for auto cross where you’re on the course less time. As a summer performance tire on the street, these will perform as well as the Michelin SS with less investment. I used the extra money saved on more brake pads!

I got the tires I wanted in the size I wanted delivered to my house so I could take them locally to be mounted. Mine came 2 days early too.

I put them on '18 Hyundai Elantra Sport. 225/40/18. The car has been modified and is laying down about 250 h.p. to the ground. These tires grip the road so well. I will be buying another set. Firestone you did good on these tires.