Writing about the
Bridgestone Turanza T005 given
83% (225-55-18-)
Driving on
mostly country roads for 700
spirited miles
Drove Yokohama BluEarth for 50k km before replacing it with the Bridgestone Turanza T005.
It was the only premium tyre available in the tyre shop, so I had no other choice.
First impressions after 1k km:
Positives:
- Excellent dry and wet grip. The Yokohama was prone to massive understeer, so much that all the stability systems were not capable to bring it under some control, while the Bridgestone comes very precise in handling. It might oversteer a bit, but that's easy to sort out.
- Excellent comfort. It's like I bought I new SUV. It feels like 30% improvement. My wife enjoys it a lot.
- Superb fuel efficiency! The car runs so easy. In terms of figures I am burning 10% to 15% less fuel compared with the Yokohama. That is massive!
- Pretty affordable for premium tyre at 130 EUR/tyre.
Negatives:
- Because of the high comfort the ride feels loose with minimum road feedback. That makes me feel insecure in some occasions.
- Noise level feels a bit increased.
In general, an excellent all round touring tyre. I am still to get used with the poor road feedback.