TL;DR Great tyre with a huge amount of dry/grip and excellent road feedback. Wear rate and noise is very high. Ride is firm.

This is my second review on TyreReviews.com. My past tyres on my 2017 (2018 for the Americans) Mazda 6 were a slightly-upsized 235/45/19 Yokohama V701. I've always been a fan of unidirectional and symmetrical tyres, so the Bridgestone Potenza Sport tyres were a departure from my previous bias.

For context, the Potenza Sport in my car's stock size was some 30% cheaper than the usual Michelin/Continental competitors, and just 5% more expensive than my prior set of Yokohamas. These prices are for Singapore, and for the record, temperatures range from 30-40 degrees Celsius all year round, and we get rain pretty often (50% chance throughout the year).

These tyres GRIP. Whether its wet or dry, the confidence inspired by the Potenza Sports were always high. The stiff sidewalls translated to excellent feedback through the steering and I never once felt like the car would come loose. When it was dry and traffic was clear, the tyre never failed to plant a smile on my face and it felt like I could never reach the tyre's limits on public roads. In the wet, traffic tends to slow to a crawl in Singapore, but of the few times I had fun when it was raining here, the tyre would still track very confidently around bends.

Now the negative feedback. The tyres were fairly noisy even when new. And whilst the stiff sidewalls translated to excellent steering feedback and response, the ride was noticeably harsher and firmer.

As others have noted on this website, the wear rate is VERY high. I drove this car for 25k km (16k miles) when my car was 5 years old to 7.5 years old. At 7 years-old and my tyres were at the 20k km (12k miles) mark, my independent mechanic (who does not sell tyres) noted that my inside treads might not pass our local vehicle inspections (similar to UK's MOT, and our's is conducted biennially from the car's 3rd year onwards). For the record, I did manage to pass the test, thankfully.

I always had my car's tyres rotated regularly at 6 months regardless of distance, and the wear rate was quite a surprise. I've attached a photo of one of my front tyres at its end-of-life (2.5 years or use and at 25k km) and you can see that the inside tread is already at the treadwear indicators.

To be fair, I am running aftermarket camber bolts to for -1.5 degrees camber in the front. But to go back to my usual bias, I'm not able to do a proper cross-rotate to even out the inside tread for asymmetrical tyres, which is a bit of a shame. If your car is running stock/less aggressive camber, I daresay you could eke out perhaps another 6k miles (10k km) out of the tyre.

Due to the high wear rate, I've gone back to my old tyre (Yokohama V701). My local tyre shop gave me a very good price for the new set, so I'm happy to head back. Plus the V701's more relaxed nature probably suits the Mazda 6 better. I do miss the much better feedback and grip of the Bridgestone Potenza Sport, but the high wear rate was definitely a concern, despite its reasonable pricing.

After many and many Michelin Ps4 i wanted to try Bridgestone P.S. Is not easy to compare the tyres because when you need to change the tyres, you often have worn tyres , however this Bridgestone are really good tyres but I have travelled 5000 km and I think that will be a miracle if I get to 10/15000 ! Front tyres (traction)are now at 50% but rear tyres are ok !I must say that I use the car in " every day mode" and sometimes in "sport mode" but I cannot deny that Michelin is better in wear!

After 3 years the sidewalls are completely cracked to the point questioning the safety of this product. Bridgestone support Czechia was provided with photos and manufacture date and didnt even bother to respond. Never more Bridgestone.

Really love the grip while they lasted. Steering feel and grip is one of the best in my opinion. Am comparing them mainly with PS4S and PZ4. They start to get really noisy after 12,000 km. Comfort isn't their strongest when compared to similar range in other brands.

My only main gripe is they only lasted 24,000 km which makes them really expensive to run. However, their performance degradation was minimal even at end of life but I had to change them as tread was almost bare.

As I've only had these Potenza Sports fitted for about 4 weeks, I think it's way too soon to provide any kind of feedback as to their performance. I drive a 3 year old VW Touareg 3.0 TDi Black Edition that I've had from new. It came with Bridgestone Alenzas all round. After over 3 years and 31000 miles, the back tyres still have 4mm of tread depth left on them - to say I am pleased is an understatement. I've had to obviously replace the front tyres, and just recently, due to a slight mix up with my tyre supplier, I've ended up with Potenza Sports on the front. My car was due into my local VW retailer last week, and as part of the service, they carried out a vehicle health check. To my horror, their report stated that the front tyres only had 6mm tread depth!! Having done some research into this, I have been informed by Bridgestone that new Potenza Sports are supplied as new with only 6mm tread depth. They say that these tyres are made using new 'Enlighten Technology' and that they should provide the same wear as my Alenzas. Time will tell, but I just wondered whether the drivers who have already provided reviews know that their new Potenza Sports are supplied with only 6mm tread depth when new. It may be that I am behind the times - if so, I apologise to all who read this for wasting your time.

Good grip both in dry and wet conditions, pretty comfort, road noise is mild to a bit loud.
Will definitely re-buy again.

I tried Uhp-Max performance tires from all the premium brands. Michelin's strong point is durability and comfort, Dunlop and Goodyear good balance, Continental's driving on wet surfaces. The strong point of these Bridgestones is certainly the grip, stability and driving precision on dry surfaces. On dry surfaces they instil record-breaking safety. The steering is pleasantly direct and requires no corrections.
When it comes to road holding, they never seem to give up.
Even in the wet they are very good, but let's face it, the wet is a condition where few drivers push hard, and today many silica compounds from many tire brands prove to be amply sufficient for almost everyone.
Obviously if you are looking for comfort, silence and low fuel consumption, you can find them in excellent touring tires from many brands,
but we're talking about performance here, so I have nothing else to add.

Before the Potenza, I had two set of Dunlop Sport Maxx, RT as OEM tyre and then RT2, both great great tyres, the perfect blend of sportiness and endurance, with only wet grip as weaker point. I decided yo give a chance to Bridgestone.
I've made already 35k km (22k miles) on them. The tyres are quite worn, I think I could put another 5-6 k km before change.
I'll split the review into two main sections, NEW tyre and WORN tyre because the feedback has changed during quite two years of ownership.

NEW tyre. Coming from Dunlop, the first thing I've noticed was a slightly better initial turn-in, not a huge difference however. The feedback at the steering wheel is more or less the same. But with Bridgestone the car feels more nervous; if you push hard on a curvy road you can feel the rear weaving too much. I think that's because the overall balance for the tyres is front-oriented. And, for me, this is not confident inspiring.
As for the grip, on summer's hot tarmacs the dry grip was not so good. The tyres feels "soapy" and too much sensitive on inflate pressure. At the OEM pressure, the tyres offered very poor dry grip; reducing it of 0.2-0.3 bar, the overall feeling improved a little, but with an increase in fuel consumption. Bridgestone doesn't like hot temperatures and they need to work with low pressure. Copy-paste with Battlax S22 OEM tyres I found on my bike.

WORN tyre. Ageing seems to be great for Bridgestone. But I think that it's not wizardry, but just wear who has improved the tyre surface in contact. With quite 40k kms and two years old, now the car is less nervous, it feels more planted. Dry grip is improved and the pressure-sensibility is reduced. Only cabin noise is getting worse, but it's directly related to wear (less rubber = noise increment).

As for wet grip, in this scenario the Potenza are phenomenal. Even now that there're worn, they've loosed nothing about grip, feedback, precision and safety. They are really a wet UHP tyre!

Will I buy them again? Balancing dry and wet grip, fuel consumption (increased), road feedback, feeling, and wear the answer is NO. They are good tyres, but I think that there's something better on the market. The think I really disliked was the road behaviour on dry surfaces, too nervous from new. For me there’re not a sporty tyre; struggling at the wheel could be funny for someone, not for me.
Next tyres will be Michelin PS 5

Bridgestone potenza sport , when I purchased my car mini cooper Jcw it had Michelin ps4 front and rear , was very happy with the way they performed, through the summer , as winter was coming and as the frt tyres got go 4mm I found the car was aquaplaning even as 50 mph , time for new front tyres , I have never been a Bridgestone fan ; looking at the reviews I thought I give them I try , as the mini is not a big heavy car, was not worried about wear , the differences between the ps4 and Bridgestone on my car is that the Bridgestone are better feedback, less noise, more comfort, less aquaplaning (new tyre) great feel on the road, good grip wet and dry
But ! I only have had these tyres on in the winter so far , I think from other reviews , I what am finding there temperature sensitive more than most other tyres , I can not pull off quickly without spinning the wheels ( expected in the wet ) but in the dry spins up easy from standing compared to the ps4 . “Hope this improves in the summer” , these tyres don’t like the cold as other reviews point out ,
You lose confidence in the tyre when it’s cold : Would not buy again because they spin up so easy even in the dry , and lose
Confidence in the tyres when it’s cold weather , will see what there like in the summer and do a review

I used tyres for road and occasional track use. The best tyre I’ve ever had on the swift sport. I simply love them. Also the rim protection is very good.

After 2 sets of s001 runflat and s001 normal, I was undecided whether to choose Power Sport, Sport Contact 7 or F1 Super Sport. I wanted to put my trust in Bridgestone again because its tires have never let me down in difficult situations and the hard sidewall has always protected the rims from potholes and impacts. As soon as I mounted the Potenza Sport I tested them very, very much to the limit, almost like on the track. I confirm that they have a tendency to tear and crumble, but only if you overdo it by making them skate on very grainy asphalt. Driving hard, really hard but without skidding, the consumption remains excellent in relation to the performance which compared to the S001 is incredible. The leap forward in grip and steering speed is unbelievable. On dry surfaces they feel like sticky wheels at any speed up to the limit which is progressive. In the wet they are like the previous generation in the dry, unbelievable. Third factor, the steering speed and stability are unrivaled. Riding them made me overcome my curiosity about what the f1ss and sc7 could be like. Having a spirited driving style I love the Bridgestone Potenza Sport, I would never choose the Michelin PS4S, they have softer sidewall's and slower steering, they are made for mass, for the sporty driver but with little steering sensitivity, sensitivity that compensates them with excessive progressiveness in reactions. Power sports, on the other hand, are made for those who drive with maximum sensitivity throughout the body, using minimal steering wheel movements, more direct and precise, giving you fantastic sensations.

Fitted these tyres myself, noticed a hard feeling sidewall straight away. While mounting to wheels.

I find there is not a great choice of tyre at this size. I love how Potenza Sport has performed. But would love to be able to try Goodyear Eagle F1 SS, Continental EC2 etc but most of these higher performance sizes are either North America exclusive or 18 inch and above.

I’ve had a look around and considered going to a cup 2 type tyre but live in Scotland and don’t feel it’s worth the flight maybe gain in performance for the lack of in the rain.

I will likely buy Potenza Sport again as I cannot fault them and they are still the best option for my needs in this size. Superb feel, and unbelievable in the rain. Gives unbelievable confidence in bad conditions and for a tyre that handles so well in the dry it’s fantastic.