Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Reviews - Page 7

Had these as standard on my new 12reg fiesta. Great in the dry, but poor is damp greasy conditions with lots of understeer. I found that you had to work them hard in damp, wet conditions to get them warm then they didn't grip too bad but difficult to maintain tyre temp! Also, rears are fine on my front wheel drive hatchback but fronts are just about worn out already at 9500 miles. Very poor. Won't be buying these

front tyres just on the thread indicator at 16 kilometres from new .Rear tyres about 1mm better than front . this is shocking wear esp. from new on A6 12 reg. By the way only cruise to work 10 km away I find the car shimmy on the roads.took it to my Audi dealer who just told me how much they wanted to replace them . No satisfaction just wanted me out the door. these tyres should do at least 22km front and 25+ on rear. Had Avon and Conti on previous car and milage was well up on bridgestones, no faith in Bstones any more .

Great, strong tyres, suitable for heavy cars! The wear rate is excellent! However, they are noisy and tend to understeer when the road is wet and cold.

Very harsh ide. Noisy. Rear tyre worn through at 7000 miles.

I had these tyres under a BMW E46 328i and I've driven all kinds of roads with it and almost all kinds of driving styles. The most unpleasant thing of the tyre was the hard comfort, partly because my car is lowered and is running on 18", but also because of the stiffness of the tyre. That said, that was the most annoying thing that I could find of the tyre. In overall, the tyres weren't much louder than similar Continentals or other tyres. I've taken these tyres to basically all kind of roads, from motorways to enjoyable B-roads but also to the Nürburgring. The tyres gave me a lot of confidence in hot weather and kept gripping very well. However, they don't seem to perform very well in 30-40mph corners in the wet. They do tend to understeer when the road is wet and cold, especially when the surface has a negative camber. I had a few times interference from the stability control program for correcting oversteer on very tight corners when pushing the gas just a little. Also, at hard launch, they will spin when the surface is cold but overall the tyre was pretty good.

Best street track tyre,hard shoulder,very well on wet, excellent on dry, good longevity

Have these fitted to my Alfa GTV V6 (summer use only) and although dry grip is good and they sit nice on a smooth motorway, they are AWFUL on A/B roads. The wear rate is also AWFUL and so is the ride comfort - being kicked in the back would be mild by comparison.

The previous owner put them on and after 12mths they are down to 2mm (inner) 4mm (middle) and 5mm (outer) and that's 7,000 miles.

The most disconcerting thing about them is that on a spirited A road run, it feels very skitish over rough surfaces and you back off the power somewhat.

They are not cheap either £130.00 per corner (17") and much better options are available.

In short... AVOID this particular Potenza.

Currently considering Dunlop SportMaxxTT and Potenza SO2.

Got these tyres with the car fitted @ factory.
At start they were great. Great grip - and I actually enjoy the stiff sidewalls and stiff ride.

But after around 10k of mild driving - front grip and turning grip is almost horrible. The tyres lose grip on most acceleration from a complete stop or slow rolling - they understeer easily with the slightest pedal input.

Breaking is great even after 22k km.
Wear is insane even after 5 track days. Tyres still have around 5 mm left and shoulderd are not badly worn.

But now after grip is lost, all that is left is the stiffness. I hate these tyres.
Gonna replace them very very soon.

Running a Mazda RX8 Full Loaded just for fun,, handle's real well but the car is well balanced anyway, The tyres grip well in the dry but you feel every undulation in the surface , i think if i ran over a Fag Paper i'd feel it, they are a little noisy as well. In the wet not so good but Back Wheel drive, (I Know),
Dont think i would buy again,may go back to Toyo...
Andy

without doubt, the worlds hardest and most uncomfortable tyre ever made. certainly unsuitable for british roads. hit a pot hole or bump with these on and you will need airlifting to A&E on a spinal board. sadly for me, this issue overshadows anything good about these tyres.

Excellent tyres

Covered 25,000 miles on a variety of roads with Bridgestone. Usually have Michelins fitted as replacements but on advice from a Michelin only garage who said I would not get the same mileage out of the only size and load factor that Michelin manufactured for my car was, Michelin Sport. He said that grip would be excellent both in the dry and wet but the wear rate would be considerably less that that of the Bridgestones.
Replaced Bridgestone with identical Bridgestone.