Bridgestone Potenza S001 Reviews - Page 3
Given 87%
while driving a
Mercedes Benz c43
(225/40 R19)
on mostly town
for 0 spirited miles
Absolutely excellent! For those who say it's a stiff tire you best do your homework before purchasing. They are performance tires they're supposed to be firm.
Given 80%
while driving a
BMW 320D M Sport
(225/40 R18)
on mostly motorways
for 20,000 average miles
I use the S001 for 2 years now and i can say that they are pretty good. I mostly drive the car in motorway, and i can say that they wear pretty normally and evenly. They are harder than other tires for sure and they need some time to get warm but after they do, i can say that they stick on the road. The sidewalls are hard and there is good rim protection. If you search for comfortable ride, i can not say that this tire is your cup of tea but if you want an all around good summer tire that will not let you down the the S001 is for you!
Check out how the BEST all seasons tyres perform against premium summer and winter tyres!
Given 43%
while driving a
Audi RS 5
(275/30 R20)
on mostly country roads
for 2,500 spirited miles
These came on my RS5 when I bought it. Appalling tire, feel slippery and vague at all times, worst wet performance of any tire I've ever driven and a generally rough ride.
Given 86%
while driving a
Volkswagen Golf 7 GTD
(225/40 R18)
on mostly town
for 7,000 average miles
These tyres give a really good dry grip handle like a dream hardly any road noise what ever the weather
Wet grip is surprisingly good and they wear really well
Given 33%
while driving a
Skoda (235/40 R19)
on mostly country roads
for 20,000 spirited miles
The tyre makes driving the 190 HP Skoda superb with front wheel drive very unpleasing. The car front grip is non existent accellerating out of corners on dry, on wet there the grip is very bad without accellerating already. The comfort is very poor, the tyre is too soft, despite having above recommended tyre pressure, the car keep on bounces at every bump. The middle sections of the tyres still have some 4mm thread left, the inner sides no longer have any thread (tyres were rotated, so all 4 are threadless on inner sides), outter sides have about of 1mm thread left.
The car being driven from new and the tyres being factory fitted in 235/40 R19, i thought it was just a shitty car. Coming from the C6 A6 3.0 TDI quattro, i just thought it was shitty because it's a skoda. Fitting winter tyres showed, that the culprit was in fact the shitty bridgestone S001 tyres.
The tyres are loud as hell on highway speeds, on normal roads the noise is ok.
A very very bad tyre, despite being priced rather high.
Given 47%
while driving a
Mazda MX5 2.0 SE (ND 2015 onwards)
(205/45 R17)
on a combination of roads
for 0 spirited miles
Original fit on an MX5 ND 184, on dry roads they remain acceptable but on wet roads they are not catastrophic. Duration: 17000 km
Given 84%
while driving a
BMW 118d M Sport
(205/50 R17)
on mostly country roads
for 35,000 spirited miles
Super quick response at steering inputs. Very sporty tyre. Noisy at high speeds. Wear could be better.
Given 83%
while driving a
Skoda (225/40 R18)
on mostly country roads
for 4,000 spirited miles
Grip OK. Wear rate poor. Handling ride and noise good
Given 46%
while driving a
BMW 125i M Sport
(225/40 R18)
on mostly town
for 22,000 average miles
bmw 125i hatch 2019
front 225x40x18 20000ks need replaced. they are run flats
services by bmw
terrible roar from road v/v/bad , noisey from new gets worse with wear.
back 245x35x18 still have a few thousand left.
previous bmw 325i coupe same problem.
fitted michelton pilot sport 3 huge difference
now fitting michelin primacy 4 to current car. $880 for fitted australia
Given 69%
while driving a
Skoda (235/40 R19)
on mostly town
for 19,000 easy going miles
Skoda Kodiaq tyres are 4 years old 19k miles - all tyres are cracked on the outer shoulder - recommender for change by Skoda dealer. Ride is firm < bordering harsh...............propose to review softer ride options = alternative manufacturer.
Considered increased tyre depth = 45 or 50 options, but both show as too high road speed (over 3%) for existing ECU speedo calibration. Skoda dealer advised this is a factory setting & cannot be changed
Given 67%
while driving a
BMW 750i
(275/35 R20)
on mostly motorways
for 0 spirited miles
Had these fitted when I bought my car. Drove around 15000 km until popped one of the front tires at a construction zone, thank god for the RFT I drove around 70 km until my destination. If to compare tires that I ever used - Pirelli P ZERO, Goodyear F1 Asymmetric, Continental Sport Contact etc. These tires are not for slow driving, in town they feel "plastic", not much feedback and the comfort is quite bad even with 7 series air suspension. The wet grip is not the best I ever felt, the dry grip was quite good. I think that the most impressive thing about these tires is how well they handle at high speeds (150+ km/h), it is just unbelievable how easy it is to turn with very subtle roll at 200-260 km/h. I think that these tires were specifically created for very high speed driving were they feel phenomenally easy and effortless to drive. Now I drive the continental sport contact tires and in the same corners and speeds it takes more effort to do anything and much more roll.
Given 31%
while driving a
BMW X4 20d X drive
(245/45 R20)
on mostly town
for 10,000 average miles
BMW X4 Runflats. 69 plate. 10,000 mls 3mm left on both fronts. Felt I was driving on air . No feedback. With so much wear you would have expected the tyres to have stuck to the road. Exactly the opposite! Worst of both worlds for wear and grip. Costing approx 200 each fitted. Definitely not buying again.