Passenger Car Summer Max Performance Tires

Went from the OEM Pirelli PZ4 HN to the Michelin PS4S M01 XL Acoustic. Didn’t actually have foam inside like the PZ4 which the installer said they do… so could explain the only downside to the tire, slightly noisier on the freeway. Otherwise it’s better in all regards. Dry and wet grip are excellent. Where the Pirelli used to loose traction in the no traction control modes in the IONIQ 5N, the Michelin just does the most minor flinch.
I have done one Tarmac Rallysprint on them, and they were great there too. The better grip definitely resulted in better lap times. <br />
If you can, get this for your IONIQ 5N, I’m not seeing a downside as they are also ment to last longer. Both are awesome but this one is just that bit better. And where I am, was easier to get than the OEM Pirelli.<br />
No comment on wear as I just got them. Time will tell.

I have Megane GT. Use Sport Contact 5 from inicial buy of the car. Always secure in dry ir wet conditions, but wear is short... Never less... Still use the same. Very good tires

I got these and the 295/35/19 size for my F10 M5.<br />
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I was curious to see how £700 for a full set of tires compares the Michelin Pilot Sport 4s and Continental Sport Contact 7 which are double the price for a full set.<br />
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The Michelins were good but the sidewall is ugly, as is the rim protector design. They also lacked turn in feel.<br />
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The continentals were epic in almost every way, especially in the wet.<br />
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Comparatively I’d say the RS820 is only 10% behind the Michelins and maybe 15-20% behind the Continentals when you’re really pushing it.<br />
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I’m well aware of my limits and don’t track my car so if these Falken RS820’s wear sensibly, I’ll fit another set.<br />
They behave predictably and don’t suddenly lose traction, they are also reasonably responsive in the cold spring mornings we are having.<br />
They also have a nice minimalist side wall design, although I’m not a fan of the font used for the tire size.<br />
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One thing to note is that the RS820 did take more weights to balance than the other two brands I’ve mentioned. But there isn’t any vibration at autobahn speeds.

Very grippy and stable during fast corners

Used them on my 2024 ND3 Mazda MX-5 RF 2.0. These are the factory tires the car comes fitted with. I was not very happy when I found myself having to correct an oversteer while going 50kmh uphill on a wet road. I wasn't driving sporty, it was early in the autumn sub 20C and I was in the 3rd gear. This was one of the main reasons I swapped the factory tires quite quickly at around 12-13k kms. While giving surprisingly good feedback when it comes to steering and overall chassis feeling, these tires aren't suited for fast driving, especially in wet conditions. The tread width is the narrowest in the performance category, and compared to other 205/45r17 tires the S001 only have a 16.5cm contact patch width. <br />
Dry grip, braking and road feel are decent but a lot less capable than Michelin Pilot Sport 5. <br />
Point and case, I've attended an all Miata track event where I managed to be a full 5s faster on a 2 minute track than the next ND3 MX-5 which was also a lot lighter since it was the soft top version and the driver was around 30kg lighter than me. Driving and track knowledge were not a factor since the other driver is arguably more experienced than I am when it came to that circuit and the definitive factor was the tire set. <br />
Confort was quite poor. The MX-5 itself isn't the ride filtering vehicle but these tires didn't help. After exchanging them to the Michelin ones, the bump in confort was imense. It's likely the stiff sidewalls are the culprit.<br />
The best and most surprising thing about the Bridgestone was wear. Even though the car was driven quite sporty most of the time, after 12-13k km usage, the rear tires only lost 4mm and the front 2mm. This was very unexpected and might be a definitive factor for a lot of people. <br />
If living in a country with general good weather, with quality road infrastructure, this set should definitely shortlisted. Just be careful in the wet and don't hope for competitive results on track.

Fitted these to my i30n on a 4 for 3 deal to replace my worn pzero's. What a night and day difference. <br />
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Positives, The tire immediately feels very direct and sporty and it's easy to feel what the front end is doing. Grip in the dry was incredible for a road tire the just go and go, though they definitely need a little heat to work it's best. More on the feel I found the grip to feel very intuitive and I could tell when that "endless" grip was running out with the tires breaking away progressively. The star of the show was the wet grip, I don't see any tire ever wowing me more when I first drove them spiritdly in the wet. They just cut through the water and make it feel like you're in the dry, obviously there's a limit and I have aquaplaned on some deeper standing water but otherwise superb.<br />
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On to the negatives, the first this I noticed is definitely the road noise, the i30n is never a quiet car but I can manage to hear them over my exhaust cruising at highway speeds. They're also very firm, South Sydney speed bumps and poorly paved roads have never felt worse, that being said definitely something I could put up with being younger and with all the other positives. Last thing was the wear, on road they held up well for approximately 20,000km with many spirited drives through the twisties and the occasional launch control from a stop light. However one track day at pheasant wood circuit and they were toast, I expected some heavy wear going in but yikes! Front left tire had some minor delamination and the tread on the front was gone particularly on the outside of the front tires, the culprit being overheating according to my mechanic.That being said a proper alignment and maybe more careful monitoring of tire pressures and temperatures they may have lasted better. Because otherwise they did feel great on track!<br />
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After said track day, they still felt okay with grip being about the same but of course replacement was in order. Unfortunately no 4 for 3 deals this time around and having being bitten by the track bug I will not be using them for my next with some Conti SC7's replacing them.<br />
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All in all definitely a great sporty tire meant for enthusiasts. Maybe not the best for track days in a heavy fwd car but certainly a good tire for some spirited driving and a sporty feel. Hopefully when the Potenza Sport Evo's come to Aus in my size I can grab a set and see how they fair as I really liked the feel of these Potenza Sports and without the track wear I'd definitely get them again!

Bridgestone Potenza Sport crazzy tire in wet in RWD i have traction all the time and you need to try lost grip not other way, but in dry conditions driving at limits this tire is unpredictable and sometimes back can start to uncontrollably lose grip and then regain it shortly after what can be dengerous in high speed. Unluckly tire is very noisey but comfortabe in high and low speeds even at the bouncy routes. After 6k miles done i dont get any changes in driving and tire tred looks good.

What to say about internet darling and favourite. It's great tire, grip is very high, both dry and wet, but tire is clearly not optimised for heat/higher temperatures. I cooked them in 1 lap of 1.5 km circuit, and after that grip drops sharply and it is just dreadful understeer. And then they need two coold-down laps, to come to a point when they grip again. It's valid argument that this is not a track tire, so I am unreasonable to expect that from them. On the flip side of that atribute is that they grip pretty good when temperatures are low.

I buy new one Audi A5 Sportback 40TDI quattro at December 2023 with this AO tires. During winter car was fitted with winter tires, so now have 50 000km after 2 and half year this tires pass around 35 000km and they are gone. Few days ago I changed winter tires to this ones as temperature in my place were +12°C. So I don't feel confident in corners, they look plastic and the sound more louder than winter tires. On highway drive 140 km/h you brake strong and the rear part of the car start shaking. On the outside city road while raining when I brake ABS start like in the snow, but outside temperature were 11°C. They were excellent first 20 000km but now is time to change factory fit tires AO after 2 years and 3 months and approx 35 000km driven. I will not buy them again.

Having come from other bridgestone tires (turanzas and potenza s001) the potenza sports were a real surprise. Where the potenza s001 didn't feel significantly better than the turanzas, the potenza sport felt MILES ahead of the potenza s001. <br />
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Driving in wet and damp, it turns in very nicely on spicy entries into a roundabout and gives you enough feedback to let you know when you are close to the edge. In the dry, they feel almost difficult to push into understeer even intentionally (this is on a mini cooper S with a stage 1 tune, so usually very keen to understeer on both braking and acceleration round tight corners). I was incredibly surprised at how direct they are on turn in and how well they hold at the limit.<br />
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I'll definitely be sticking with these as they are also generally easy to find at a decent price compared to the more popular PS4/PS5s that are typically the go to for enthusiast drivers and offer exactly what I wanted for my mini to enhance that gokart feel.

Very good overall sporty tire. Very good levels of grip dry and wet, quite comfortable, cant judge noise since my M3 is nosiy and converbile;-)<br />
What I did not like is the slower reaction to steering inputs, the sidewall needs to load before car reacts. With PU bushings this is a week link on the car so I am looking for something with harder sidewall next, but I think for daily car they would be perfect. Wear is good, but after 5 seasons I feel significant lateral grip degradation, but that is to be expected.