Firestone FireHawk AS

It's positively insane just how bad these are in rain. In particular, hydroplaning is a constant worry.

I really like this tire. I drive an old Ford Crown Victoria P71 cop car and it's a big, heavy rear wheel drive body on frame sedan that shares the platform with mostly big, boaty comfort focused old American cars. This means that the vast majority of tires that shops try to put you on are spongy, comfort and economy focused all season tires. I wanted a sporty tire that has good grip in the dry and more importantly more sidewall stiffness for better feedback and turn-in. These tires were what I wanted. These tires felt nearly as good as the designated cop tires (Firestone Firehawk GTZ Pursuit) around corners at a third the price. I thought they were a good compliment to the heavy duty sway bar and suspension upgrades you get on a P71. When the suspension is loaded up around a turn the tire breaks free predictably which I also really like. I road tripped to the mountains of Colorado in mid-winter and saw two feet of snowfall over a weeklong skiing vacation and I will say I felt like I was skiing in my car too. Lots and lots of wheelspin to get through a few inches of snow up an on-ramp and lots of planning ahead as the car tended to understeer with any quick steering inputs. Next time I would like to try the Firestone Indy500 as my designated daily tire since I live in Texas and have designated winter tires for snowy road trips.