Dry grip is the clearest strength of the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE003, praised by 54 of 84 owners, alongside favorable dry handling and steering feedback. Wet grip is also more often praised than criticised, at 35 positive comments against 11 negative, though it is less consistent than dry performance. Tread life and noise divide opinion, with 20 positive wear accounts against 17 complaints and 17 noise positives against 12 criticisms. Around a fifth criticise wear, so strong mileage reports should not be treated as typical. Longer-term accounts vary, and the one substantive follow-up remains positive without establishing a shared ageing trend across owners.
What owners mention most counted across 84 reviews
Brought these tire's 2 years ago for my legacy spec b wagon when first come on the market. Previously had RE002 on my other car (Subaru wrx spec c) and replaced those with Nito Invo, after being disappointed with the wet/dry grip performance. I new that the Re003 would be a good choice. so far no disappointments. its been two years of my partner driving the car putting 20,000 kms on the car in that time and its only just gone down to 6.0mm.
if you can get these tires on a sale they are worth every dollar spent. wear rate is low so don't expect 70,000kms out of them, these tires are great for safety, comfort and feed back.
I drive a large 5.4ltr sedan. I'm just about to replace my RE003 with another set. The current worn set replaced the previous RE002.
I've found them quite similar. I drive daily on a twisty mountain road and get roughly 20-25000 kms (12-15000 miles) from them in a large heavy car. The tire life is OK for me. In this day and age there are a lot of things to spend money on, I'm more than happy to buy decent tires every year because of the enjoyment they provide. Sometimes the road is wet and greasy and the feedback is very good. In the wet they start to growl and gently slide well before they actually let go so they give a lot of confidence.
I read a reasonable amount before I buy and find the RE003 very good value for money considering the performance they provide.
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I bought these tires on special, thinking they were probably somewhat overkill for a humble Citroen C3 but it was a good deal so why not? The car is mostly driven by my partner, who is unlikely to break traction at the best of times but wanted something safe to replace the ageing Falken Ziex's that the car had when we bought it.
I tell you what though, these tires have absolutely transformed the car, to the extent that I now often drive it to work in preference to my Lancia Fulvia coupe. They've turned it from a mushy understeerer into a pointy, responsive and highly enjoyable little hot hatch. It doesn't do the usual squealing that you get with cheap Euro hatches - it just grips and goes round with real precision, even at ridiculous speeds. You can even feel the difference when they warm up a bit. They're amazingly sure-footed in the wet as well.
Bad points? Well somewhat predictably they're pretty noisy (though not overly so), and seem to be wearing quite quickly. But who cares when they perform so well?! I'd have no hesitation in recommending these tires to anyone.
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The set of RE003 replaced some decent touring Yokohamas on my 2002 Mazda 6 Wagon (2.3 petrol auto). I wanted to get the best possible wet and dry grip for enthusiastic long distance driving. Overall these tires met all my expectations, but because of the extra tire noise, which doesn't really suit a family car, I will eventually replace these with Bridgestone Turanza (high performance touring) tires.
Pros:
+ great dry grip
+ great wet grip
+ great braking
+ good feedback
Cons:
- noticeable increase in tire roar, with a deep humming sound
- treadwear (UTQG 220 A AA on these) is noticeable at 5000 kms
- small decrease in fuel economy
Don't let the tread wear count fool you.
Was on conti's stock tire, wore off less than 12000 miles and thought of looking for a set of tires with more grip.
Did not regret at all as the RE003 holds my driving style for a staggering 28000 miles!
Dry grip is way way better than previous set, handling is superb thanks to the hard sidewalls, gave me the confidence to hit the corners and push it to the limits.
At wet the car is still capable of sticking onto the road fine, even on high speed on motorway. Though as the tread goes lower than 30% I can start feeling the wet grip falls short.
With these kind of grip, I can't complaint on the noise it makes. Bearable, and it's actually almost the same as my previous set of tires. If I'm not looking to tryout other tires, this is the definite choice to go again.
*Btw, the hard side wall does help a lot on defending the car from potholes from Malaysia road. Hit a few potholes hard, but the tire still remains in good shape.
I have been looking for Tires to match my diesel car.300+ hp and 700+ torque.tried MANY brands and MANY types but no brand or type can give me so much grip like the RE003.it grips so good now i cant even do a burnout.
97%
Member
225/45 R17
6,420 miles
Mostly Motorways
Average
Improve handling of my hatchback car. Very grippy on dry and wet. 160km/h at curvy highway while rain still pouring. It worth Adrenaline logo. Great tire at great price. I will be buying it again. Definitely.
BMW e46 325i Touring, staggered setup (Front 225/45R17 on 8J, Rear 245/40R17 on 8J5 Msport rims with Msport Anti-Roll Bars) the best mileage I've ever had from any tire (25,000kms and still going), superb wet weather highway performance, excellent dry weather grip.
These tires are very keenly priced down in New Zealand, and are less expensive than many of the mid-range brands!
They offer serious performance at reasonable entry point, offering excellent value.
They're becoming a little noisier as they wear (I'm 50% down, now), but not as dramatically as (say) Toyo T1-R or Proxes4 (they become massively noisy with wear).
I've driven these in torrential rain on the state highways, they just pump the water away and provide solid grip where other tires would be struggling and aquaplaning would be your reality. They communicate through these sodden conditions, providing impressive feedback. The car is anchored in the wet.
I've never been able to provoke a let-go in the dry (responsibility), have found they're very communicative of grip, and very easy to understand when pushed.
I've been doing 70km per day round trip commuute, a mixture of suburban hills, motorway, and suburban/industrial flat... they're brilliant at the commute as well as they long-distance weekends away loaded with family. On those occasions I get to enjoy a spirited drive through the back roads in the country, these provide tons of information, loads of grip, and never disappoint.
I will definitely be buying these RE003's again.
Bought these tires as i've heard so much positive hype about them, mostly from mightycarmods, and i'm not disappointed, these tires just grip, wet and dry, both have unbelievable grip, now i'm not pushing any crazy limits but i do go hard on my car and on the old shitty tires that came with my car it was dicey, but now with the re003's i have not lost control or accidentally spun them, i have a slightly stretched set up of a 235 over a 9 inch wide rim and still get very nice handling, the price of the tire is also very good, for what you get it is excellent value and ill definitely be sticking to these over and over again. only downside i can see is wear and its not even that bad, id much rather prefer the grip and safety in both wet and dry, instead of it lasting a few extra km's.
Doesn't deserve the name potenza. I don't like the tire at all and it ain't really cheap.
Dry grip is just okay. Wet grip on straight road is okay but if you are changing lane is a bit dangerous and of course i don't dare to take a fast corner. Noise level are not sure as i'm using a loud exhaust system. Wear rate is good for POTENZA. Comfort level is below average as the wall is quite flexy. Didn't hug the road well.
Just felt like I'm driving on a cheap ultra perfomance china brands tires. I wish i could get a refund from bridgestone as this tires shouldn't be tagged under potenza ranges.
I have set RE003 to replace Goodyear F1A2, same size 235/40R18. F1A2s were wore fully after driving 27,500 miles, which is much longer than RE003 and with better wet grip. Nice grip in dry condition for RE003. And it's comfortable and comparably quiet. After 17,000 miles I started to feel little uncertainty when changing the line or turning. But it's still very fine based on the value.
Since I had 4 spare wheels, decided to put these as daily tires (made in 2015, used but lots of tread left). Grips pretty well, my handle is moderately heavy which I like; used Pirelli P zero rossos were really light and provided very little feedback. So far the wet grip is better than semi slicks(RSR, NS2R) that I used, but lack in performance when dry. Progressiveness is quite good. RE003 grips better in pouring rain than you expect, and also gives some room to correct a mistake even when you go over the limit. Although I have PSS9 with hardest setting possible, the ride quality was acceptable with these tires; it was unbearable with semislicks. For some reason, 45% ratio is twice as expensive as that of %50 in my country. For this reason, I would only consider good used RE003s for I can go for wider PSS with new ones' price.
