Given
84%
while driving a
Honda S2000
(205/50 R16) on
a combination of roads
for 2,000
spirited miles
Had these fitted to my stock S2000, recommended from my tyre salesman as one of Bridgestones successors to the stock RE050. Price was very agreeable (£60-80 a corner in the S2000's 16in sizes).
I have driven around 1000 miles on these so far on the road, and done 2 trackdays.
I continue to be astounded by the value for performance these tyres offer. I have used many brands in the past (listed below), and for a sporty yet compliant feel I have not driven another tyre which comes close to these. Ultimate grip is obviously less than an all out track tyre, but the wet performance easily offsets the reduction in all out grip. The levels of dry grip feel comparable to a set of Federal RS-R's I had fitted to a previous S15 Silvia (albeit slightly less), but offer far greater levels of comfort, reduced road noise and much better wet performance and confidence. The sidewalls are stiff but not overly so, but give great response even on the road. Track performance was highly controllable at the limit of grip, nicely transitioning to oversteer when provoked. Had a tendency to squeal quite a bit with hot, this would be my only complaint. Worth noting that grip levels did not seem to drop off too much when at hot temps.
Wear is acceptable for the type of driving I have done on them. No chunking, scoring or noticeable wear to the tread blocks, slight shoulder wear from deformation on track but nothing out of the ordinary. They have done in excess of 20 hot heat cycles with no noticeable reduction in performance.
I plan to fit these to every car I buy between now and when Bridgestone cease production of this tyre. Unbelievable performance for how comparably little they cost.
Previously used tyres:
Bridgestone Re050, RE01
Federal SS, RS-R
Falken FK452, FK451, FK453
Maxis MA-Z1, Z4-S
Michelin Pilot Sport
Continental Sport Contact
Pirelli P8000
Avon Z5S
Marangoni Mythos
+ various cheapy ones not worth mentioning