The Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 is a summer performance tire whose owners generally praise dry grip, handling and refinement. Its single independent test was much less favorable about grip, particularly in the wet, while wear reports vary.
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Owners say81%from 108 owner reviews81% would buy againRead the reviews
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The Bridgestone curveball of the RE002 instead of the S001 didn't pay off. Short of grip in the wet, finishing ninth fastest, and only managing seventh in the dry, the Bridgestone RE003 must be due to Europe soon.
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How many miles does the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 last?
Based on test and owner data, the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 is expected to last around 25,000 miles (40,234 km).
What do owners say about the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002?
Across 108 owner ratings the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 averages 81%. Owners rate Dry Grip highest at 9 out of 10 and Comfort lowest at 7.7. 23 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 81% of owners score it 70% or better.
What is the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002's EU tire label rating?
Across its range, the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 most commonly carries EU label ratings of D for fuel efficiency, C for wet grip and 70 dB for noise.
How comfortable and quiet are the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002?
Owners rate the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 7.7 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 88 reviews.
How well do the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 7.7 out of 10 for wear across 88 reviews. 23 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 4,500 miles.
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Would owners buy the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 again?
81% of owners say they would buy the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 again, based on the 105 owner reviews that answered the question. 40% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
What do owners say about the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002's dry grip?
Of the 86 owner reviews analyzed for the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002, 67 mention dry grip: 62 praise it (strong dry grip) and 5 criticise it (limited dry grip). One owner wrote: "they just wont let go in either wet or dry conditions". Read those reviews
What do owners say about the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002's wet grip?
Of the 86 owner reviews analyzed for the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002, 54 mention wet grip: 45 praise it (confident wet grip) and 9 criticise it (weak wet grip). One owner wrote: "they just wont let go in either wet or dry conditions". Read those reviews
What do owners say about the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002's road noise?
Of the 86 owner reviews analyzed for the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002, 33 mention road noise: 26 praise it (quiet) and 7 criticise it (noisy). Read those reviews
Has the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 been replaced?
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Owners of the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 most consistently praise dry grip, followed by wet grip, with handling and steering feedback also well regarded. Quiet running and ride comfort attract substantially more praise than criticism. Wet grip is less unanimous than dry grip, with complaints from around one in ten, sometimes about abrupt loss of grip near the limit. Tread life is more divided, with ten critical accounts against 17 favorable ones and varying longer-use experiences. Later reviews written by the same people remain mixed rather than showing a consistent decline as the tire wears.
What owners mention most counted across 86 reviews
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Owner ratings averaged from 108 ratings
Owner score81%
Dry Grip90%
Road Feedback82%
Wet Grip82%
Handling80%
Wear77%
Comfort77%
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“I had these brand new few years ago when I bought my S2000. They slide a lot at the limit compared with Turanza I have on my other sport car. Even in the regular driving they tend to lose the grip unpredictably. Much...”
“I ride audi tt 2.0 tfsi FWD. This tire should heated so you should ride at least 15 km before you get best performance. therefore,this tire is unsuitable for short rides. when it is cold it is the worst tire i ve ever...”
“I have a 2000 Ford Laser - 195/55/R15. I got all 4 put on new rims after having the skinny stock tires. They have lasted for 3years and just over 60K and only just getting to the point that I need to shop for new ones...”
Worst tire ever on my mk1 Focus. I fitted them since i was looking for something sporty on 15 inches but never did the job on either dry or wet roads. Disappointed.
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I had these brand new few years ago when I bought my S2000. They slide a lot at the limit compared with Turanza I have on my other sport car. Even in the regular driving they tend to lose the grip unpredictably. Much faster than Turanza or Firehawk or other I used recently. On track I lost the control completely and I spun few times at the limit. Still they were quite fast when I finally put some laps together. Just few laps because they literally melt in 20 minutes and outside of the front tire was destroyed to metal structure. I replaced them with Re050 for track. More predictable but slower lap times. Now I found used S02 like new and I hope these are better than both Re002 and 050.
I never drove the car in wet conditions with these tires and most of the time I drive on track , Touge or fast driving in my stock Ap1!
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Remapped Audi A4 B6 - these are the only tires I will ever fit, amazing handling, they just wont let go in either wet or dry conditions. Comfortable ride and quiet also. Wear inst too bad bearing in mind they are a softer compound tire for performance use.
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At first 25000klm were perfect at wet and dry conditions. After that they got a bit of slippery in dry conditions and they got harder. Perfect road feedback. Perfect handling. Not noisy. Expensive here in Greece. Wearing is perfect. I still have those on with 50000 klm. Still legal. We have a warmer climate so those were good for me. Better for UK. I'll melt them now and change them for a cheaper set. I recommend those for people who like sport driving. They are absolutely beautiful....
Dry: Because I only need 2 tires, I drive it actual with Pirelli P Zero (2 years older) on the other axis. Good tire, good grip and good to very good feedback. The feedback depends on the temperature, at lower temp the RE002 feels better than the P Zero, on higher temps the P Zero wins. But in dry the RE002 is a nice tire.
Wet: I never had aquaplaning with it, but maybe I drive to careful on the Autobahn when the water stays on the road becuae the P Zero and my last winter-tires V905 are also not fan of to much water.
If the roads are only wet, the RE002 is much more worse than my P Zero. If the P zero is on the rear axis, the car understeering obvious, and it is totally disharmonious. Good feedback and good grip if I stay below the limit, very suddenly the grip disappear if I go a bit harder.
If the P zero are in front and the RE002 on rear I fight with brutal oversteer.
Conclusion: The RE002 is OK if you want a good tire for dry roads and if you like the nice look. But if you want to drive fast in the wet you should stay away from the RE002. It´s a weak performance to loose against a two year older tires with less tread. I would only recommend it for a car which don´t see often wet roads.
Superb grip in dry, average in the wet but still very progressive. The noise level is more than ok, even under high stress.
I've tried it once on a trackday and was very impressed with the level of grip, though it tends to overheat quite fast.
Just as how performance tires should be made. Grippy wet/dry. No squeal, no matter how hard you corner. Very good feedback, turns crisp. Like track day tires on the road. Did i mention the price? Just awesome!
I was able to buy these without going to a specialist supplier. My impressions of these suggest that selling them mainstream may have been a mistake. Irrespective, I wanted to try them for myself so I ended up with a complete set. A deer wrote my car off before they were totally done though.
They have a nice crisp steering response and good feedback. Cornering grip was very good but less so in the wet. I found them to generally behave very well with no upsets. Breakaway and recovery was always easily managed and for that they can be recommended.
They have shortcomings though. When new, the tread depth was only just above 6mm (sporting tire). Aquaplaning resistance was very poor though. Indeed, I used them in snow once. It gave new meaning to 'absolutely no grip'. They are very heavy so transmit every bump into the cabin and even tiny road imperfections could clearly be detected. Wear was not good and I'd sum them up as not good for a daily driver. For a toy they're not bad but I believe there are better options available which don't have anything like the RE002's drawbacks.
Not a bad tire but it should have been marketed more accurately and having mainstream autocenters fitting them as a mainstream performance tire certainly had it's drawbacks and I imagine some damage was done to the Bridgestone brand name for that reason.
Dry grip is excelent, they grip as much as my old sportcontact2 (which are extraordinary tire). I ve done 30000 km in 2 years and they still have meat for a year, so wear is average. They can be sometimes uncomfortable in the wet when going over puddles but that is only complain i got about them.
Very good tire, with superb grip on the corners. Great tread life with minimal wear.
The braking on smooth city asphalt leaves plenty to desire. But on the move the grip is very good. Comfort and fuel consumption wise not so good but it is expected for this type o tire and this tread design.
On the wet braking becomes very good (surprisingly) and the grip is great (even with 225's) I never experienced aquaplanning.
Very satisfied with them as I never could reach the limit of their abilities. Even when driving on a very very fast manner.
Bridgestone RE002 Adrenalin. ADRENALIN - YOU BET! Bought these tires to replace Dunlops Sport Maxx that were originally fitted in my car. By the first kilometers I got a strange feeling. The steering wheel became too light in speeds over 50Km/hand seemed not to respond as I was used to. I was very surprised, almost frightened. Over the time, I gradually got my confidence back and in turns of 80-120Km/h it behaved very well. And in mountain roads with a lot of hairpins trying to reach their limit I found them to be extremely good in dry conditions. But in Greece where I live, there are a lot of roads with insufficient or very low grip. In these roads this tire is worthless! Particularly in a specific 180 degree turn, where with my previous Dunlops Sport Maxx even in the end of their life I managed to get in the turn with 80Km/h and exiting with 85-90Km/h with very predictable behavior, with RE002s I get in with 75Km/h always heavily understeering and struggling to maintain or rise a little bit the speed without losing control or mistakenly oversteer. This is what I get in these kind of roads. I had Bridgestones S-02 in the past in my previous car, a Punto GT that where very very good in both dry and wet conditions and outperformed any other tire I used ( Conti SC2, Toyo T-1R or Pirelli P-700, the later where horrible ). Comfort is far better than Dunlop Sport Maxx and noise is less also. So this review is written mainly for the Greek drivers to prevent them from buying it as I believe this is a dangerous tire to use in Greece.
Have been using this tire for 22000km , would say it is a good sporty tire for the kind of price which is affordable. The only negative side is it is hard tireand it is not so comfy. When it rain , or oh it feels slippery to drive fast. And it is more noisy compare to the asy2 & Ps3. But the best thing is when it is good day gosh this tires are good on dry road , the handling & feedback is good. It feels nothing less compared to other sporty tires. I think I will most likely buy the RE 003. They are value for money to me. Last but not least I think the thread pattern is seriously sporty!
