Driving around accompanied with yourself and your mind alone, enjoying the view, and simply soaking in the comfy ride is another me-time that most people like to do. For some people, driving around has its own purpose to let them alone with their mind and simply enjoy the silence. Of course you will expect good and solid comfort when you have your own ride; after all, what’s good of a ride if not having its own plush and exclusive comfort? But do you know that your level of comfort can actually be affected by the type of tires you choose?

Come to think of it, your tires play very important role in determining the driving comfort. Imagine what it feels like if the tires are extra hard or extra soft – you won’t be able to enjoy it at all, will you? Or imagine if your tires are easily punctured and not coming with the solid protection, so you need to constantly change them. Without tires, you won’t be able to move at all! So it is very crucial that you choose the right product with the right quality to ensure the ride’s performance as well as your comfort.

As a part of Bridgestone family, you can be sure that Firestone Affinity touring tires will deliver satisfying performance as well as quality. Affinity touring variant is good for dry condition, although it is not very well on snowy or wet condition. If you like to have offroad exploration on humid, dry, and arid land, this is the type of tires you want to have.  Since Firestone was bought by Bridgestone in 1988, the quality of the products have been improved and made into perfection. Becoming the world’s biggest rubber and tire company, Bridgestone/Firestone made some improvements to increase quality control as well as making developments on their products. After moving their headquarter in 1992 from Akron to the new place in Nashville, they are confident that they have made all the necessary changes important for the continuation and high quality of their products.


Although most of Firestone products are often associated with racing tires, it doesn’t mean that you can’t get the right one for your daily ride. in fact, with racing standard, you can expect yourself getting added perfection, comfort, and high quality so not only the tires will be long lasting, they also affect the performance of your vehicle – in a good way, of course.

Firestone Affinity touring tires are considered quite affordable, considering the quality they perform. The touring tires come in four season type as well as three season one. For a four season tire, you may have to spend $90 per tire, while you have to spend $100 for a three season variant. Four season tire is the cheapest one and can be very handy when used in wet or during winter – as long as they are new. The true touring tire has better and more solid grip for dry condition, and they continue doing so in wetter environment. Just because they have better grip on wet condition doesn’t mean that they are truly ideal during winter; you may have to find the right and appropriate wet tire for winter situation. Keep in mind that these tires are okay for highway speed, but they aren’t designed to accommodate very high speed. You can say that these tires are designed to deal with rough terrain, but not excessive speed, so you may want to be extra careful about speeding.

For your touring or offroad situation, you may want to consider Turanza from Bridgestone. The design is excellent and perfect and it is categorized as high quality three season tire. It has dual layer rubber tread which ensures its stable and good performance. Although driving comfort may be reduced a bit because of the stiffer sidewall, it has better stability, which is also safe for wet condition. The second alternative is the Firestone Affinity touring tires that are also categorized as three season tire. Unlike the Turanza with its dual layer rubber tread, this Affinity only has one layered structure, but it gets hard with time, which means that stability is no longer a question. When compared to Turanza, the Affinity is less expensive, but both of them can’t be used for winter purpose.

Sure, there are other brands and names of tires out there, but you have been familiar with Bridgestone and you know the quality, so you have clearer ideas of what Bridgestone/Firestone is able to give to you.