Bridgestone Potenza S001 Reviews - Page 5

Given 56% while driving a SEAT 1.4 TSI (225/40 R18 W) on mostly country roads for 4,000 spirited miles
I'm driving 6,000 miles (18,000-26,000). I am not satisfied. He does a lot of skating and doesn't reassure the bends. Also very hard. The tire life is long and the tread depth is very good but the handling is below my expectations. I won't buy it again.
Helpful 14 - tyre reviewed on October 24, 2019
Given 97% while driving a Subaru Impreza WRX (225/45 R17 W) on a combination of roads for 6,600 spirited miles
+Amazing grip, never lost traction.
+Even at hard launches the brand new clutch is slipping while the tires are launching the car.
+The tire is definitely quieter than Pirelli p zero and and offer much better wet grip.

- The only possible con of the tires is that their supreme performance is very dependent on the pressure.
Helpful 14 - tyre reviewed on October 1, 2019
Given 56% while driving a Mazda MX5 2.0 SE (ND 2015 onwards) (225/45 R17) on mostly town for 1,000 spirited miles
Great in the dry, lethal in the wet. Loose traction suddenly, few scary moments!
Helpful 20 - tyre reviewed on August 12, 2019
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Given 68% while driving a BMW 120d M sport (225/40 R18 V) on a combination of roads for 7,000 spirited miles
Not at all a bad tyre, but the difference in dry vs. wet is surprisingly large. The grip loss in the wet is sudden. (Maybe the Runflat design is partly to blame for that.)

I think the RE720 (yes that was LONG time ago) and the 050A were much better in the wet, not much more grip, but much more progressive slip. It's all about confidence and control.

S001 will stand up to a trackday, which was part its predecessors brief too. That makes it a good choice over some other UHPs, which tend to overheat and never really recover.

Oh, if you have lots of motorway miles, the noise is quite intrusive.
Helpful 12 - tyre reviewed on July 21, 2019
Given 70% while driving a BMW 428i m sport coupe (255/35 R19 W) on a combination of roads for 17,000 average miles
Really good tyre in the warm and dry, you can really push your car round the corner and the tyres just grip. I cannot say the same for the wet, even half throttle will loose grip in a corner.
Helpful 14 - tyre reviewed on July 13, 2019
Given 42% while driving a BMW 318 (225/50 R17 W) on a combination of roads for 8,000 average miles
long braking distances in wet, can lock the front brakes with moderate amount of braking as tyre loss grip on wet roads, not a comfortable tyre, can feel the smallest bumps in the road. tyres feel numb at times, will not buy again, fuel economy not great as well
Helpful 10 - tyre reviewed on May 31, 2019
Given 95% while driving a Audi S3 (225/40 R18) on mostly town for 800 average miles
Purchased these for all 4 alloys on my Audi S3 at a very good price, had ContiSport6 before.

I have to say I have never seen the traction light flash on my car with the Potenza's on, these tyres are very good in the rain and dry, even at high speed around corners.

Launch controlled my car several times with these tyres on and it handles it very well.

Can't really complain especially when they are giving lifetime guarentee on the tyres, would purchase these on my next set for my Golf GTD.
Helpful 19 - tyre reviewed on April 10, 2019
Given 53% while driving a Volkswagen Scirocco 1,4 TSI 160hp (235/40 R18) on a combination of roads for 2,142 spirited miles
Handling is simply not what i expect, a series of disappointing results.
The rear was more likely to move. It doesn't feel connected at all. My last set of tires was pirelli p zero nero and they were much better.
Next tires will be michelin pilot sport 4 or continental sport contact 6.
Helpful 13 - tyre reviewed on March 5, 2019
Given 73% while driving a Mercedes Benz SLK 230 (255/35 R18) on mostly country roads for 10,000 spirited miles
Had these installed on my 1998 SLK 230. The car is on lowering springs and Koni yellow shocks, therefore the tyres a bit more diagonally placed. These tyres wear pretty quickly on the inside, but that has something to do with the fact that my car is lowered. So maybe I am not the right person to say anything about the wear on these tyres.

One thing I can say something about is noise, these tyres are bit noisy. After that I replaced these Bridgestones with Michelin PS2's, I noticed that those tyres were a lot quieter. The Michelins also absorb the bumps in the road far better I must say. The Michelins also seem to be more stable during high speed cornering, that doesn't that the Bridgestones handle badly, high speed stability and grip is fine. But the Michelins are better.

Overall I would recommend this tyre if you can get it cheaply. Otherwise I would recommend the Michelins.
Helpful 13 - tyre reviewed on February 27, 2019
Given 54% while driving a Volkswagen mk7 Golf GTD (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 8,500 average miles
To many side wall cracks ,, dodge tyres
Helpful 20 - tyre reviewed on January 5, 2019
Given 80% while driving a Toyota (225/45 R17 W) on a combination of roads for 31,000 average miles
Got these fitted as a 4-full pack on my Toyota Auris.
They replaced the OEM tires, Potenza RE0050A.
The S001 is meant to be an evolution of the RE0050A, and it is quite like that.
The dry grip was good, but was even better on this new ones, even after 30.000 miles.
The wet grip improved, but can't still match the dry. Nevertheless, no aquaplaning after such a high mileage.
Noise and comfort improved, but you got to understand these are sports tires, hard rubber compost, so you can't compare them with touring tires like Michelin Primacy or Goodyear EfficientGrip.
The mechanic said to me these won't last as long as the previous RE0050A (which lasted 28.000 miles), but I feel they can easily reach 38.000 without letting me down.
Besides, if you're a fan of burnouts or spirited launches, Potenza S001 will hug the road with a crazy amount of grip.
Helpful 20 - tyre reviewed on December 15, 2018
Volkswagen Golf 7 GTI PP DSG (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 6,000 average miles
Original equipment but in my view a poor choice. Some of the poorest wet weather performance I have experienced in 47 years of driving
Helpful 67 - tyre reviewed on December 2, 2018