Tires Firestone or RIKEN

I recently got the Firestone destination xt’s and they’re great. I only had Goodyear duratracs to compare to, but it was a vast improvement.

Firestone Indy 500s on my e36 and conti extreme contacts on the 335i. The 500s are solid for the price

Currently running Firehawk Indy 500s on my MK7.. Great grip, little to no road noise, a bit cheaper than the Michelins....

Rikens are fine. They're quite a soft tyre, probably because like you said Michelin make them butbthat does meant the grip is decent.

Therefore Firestone builds a tire that doesn't require tire blankets to have a safe level of performance.

A set of studded Firestone winterforce..

7 seasons and still great.

I've driven about 200 miles on my new Weatherpeaks on my stock Subaru Outback. I was shocked with how good the tires performed in the downpour. On very wet roads with massive puddles, the Weatherpeaks felt like my old tires did on completely dry roads. Grip was fantastic. No slipping at all. Even when I hit really large puddles at speed I didn't hydroplane. The tires do feel slightly "softer" in the turns when its dry than the stock tires but they still feel great...and are a much smoother and quieter ride overall. Even on dry roads I feel like the car has better control.

Notably less road noise than the fire Stones I had before and pretty good grip. I'm happy with them.

I've had quiet winter tires, to winter tires that roared (Firestone Winterforce)

Firestones don’t last, Michelin are worse, and Vredestein are hard to find, and replace.