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Bridgestone Potenza RE720

Ultra High Performance Summer

The Bridgestone Potenza RE720 is a Ultra High Performance Summer tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

The quick answer

Owners say 75% from 20 owner reviews 85% would buy again Read the reviews
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Built from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold for this tire - the evidence is all further down the page. Data updated February 2019.

  • 20owner reviews
  • 384,235miles driven
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Tire Reviews Score

Bridgestone Potenza RE720

7.6/10

From owner reviews only: no measured test results yet.

  • Limited Confidence
  • 20 owner reviews

How this score is built

Better than Weight
Independent testsNo measured test results yet – 0%
Owner reviews20 owner reviews · rated 75% 64% 57%
Typical tireWhere every score starts before its own data counts – 43%
Combined 55% 7.6

A fixed curve turns the combined figure into the 0 to 10 score, so roughly the top 10% of a group score 9 or more.

Confidence

  1. Limited
  2. Medium
  3. High

Owner reviews decide 57% of this score. The other 43% is the typical starting point, and it shrinks as more reviews arrive.

Scored on owner reviews alone, a tire is High once the reviews decide 90% or more, and Medium from 70%. Anything less is Limited: expect the number to move as reviews arrive.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How comfortable and quiet are the Bridgestone Potenza RE720?
Owners rate the Bridgestone Potenza RE720 7 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 13 reviews.
How well do the Bridgestone Potenza RE720 wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Bridgestone Potenza RE720 6.4 out of 10 for wear across 13 reviews. 10 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 15,000 miles.
Would owners buy the Bridgestone Potenza RE720 again?
85% of owners say they would buy the Bridgestone Potenza RE720 again, based on the 20 owner reviews that answered the question. 35% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
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Bridgestone Potenza RE720 Owner Reviews

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What owners say

Across 20 owner ratings the Bridgestone Potenza RE720 averages 75%. Owners rate Dry Grip highest at 8.4 out of 10 and Wear lowest at 6.4. 10 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 69% of owners score it 70% or better.

Owner ratings averaged from 20 ratings

  • Owner score 75%
  • Dry Grip 84%
  • Wet Grip 77%
  • Handling 77%
  • Road Feedback 75%
  • Comfort 70%
  • Wear 64%

Featured reviews

Most helpful 41%

“Sorry to say that it was a bad experience. I had a Toyo tire that came with my Mazda and those lasted more than a pair of brand new Bridgestone Potenzas. Seriously not even lasted a year, I had to fix them at least 3 or...”

  • Mazda 3 2.0 DISI
  • 7,000 miles
Read full review → 706 found this helpful
Most critical 64%

“Very good grip in dry conditions. Outstanding cornering (excellent walls makes it almost impossible to bend these tires in an high G?s corner). Braking in dry could be better. The behavior in wet conditions is...”

  • SEAT Ibiza FR TDi
  • 15,000 miles
Read full review → 624 found this helpful
Longest term 93%

“I think this is the best tire ever created! ...and the most misunderstood. Especially the one that was produced in Japan. Simply an amazing tire! Phenomenal dry grip with excellent progressiveness and amazing...”

  • BMW Z3 roadster
  • 20,000 miles
Read full review → 697 found this helpful

All 13 Bridgestone Potenza RE720 reviews

Score spread across 13 written reviews
30%
Member
  • Peugeot 206
  • 195/55 R15 H
  • 10,000 miles
  • Mostly Country Roads
  • Easy Going
the worst tires that I place in my car very expensive without being worthy of it in all areas
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 3
  • Wet Grip 1
  • Road Feedback 5
  • Handling 1
  • Wear 5
  • Comfort 5
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 1,041
71%
Member
  • BMW 323i
  • 255/35 R18 W
  • 37,000 miles
  • Mostly Motorways
  • Average
this is a good tire for dry conditions and on average for wet conditions. its a sporty tire for sporty cars. but its horrible in comfort
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 5
  • Road Feedback 6
  • Handling 10
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 3
  • Buy again 9
Helpful 972
41%
Member
Sorry to say that it was a bad experience. I had a Toyo tire that came with my Mazda and those lasted more than a pair of brand new Bridgestone Potenzas. Seriously not even lasted a year, I had to fix them at least 3 or four times. Now I have to look for new tires as these are unusable for going to the highway.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 6
  • Road Feedback 5
  • Handling 3
  • Wear 2
  • Comfort 4
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 706

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87%
Member
Excepcional Tire.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 673
93%
Member
I think this is the best tire ever created! ...and the most misunderstood.
Especially the one that was produced in Japan. Simply an amazing tire!
Phenomenal dry grip with excellent progressiveness and amazing performance
in wet roads. Never aquaplaned at any speeds! Even when the car started
to drift, it returned back very controllably. Cornering was like a train on
rails. Very stiff side-walls that translated into instant direction turning
and steer responsiveness. All this of course translates to fast tire wear.
They managed to create a stiff and at the same time fast wearing tire that
did not loose its elasticity!

Having said that, I think that Bridgestone made the biggest mistake when
they stopped producing the RE720. I have done more than 500.000 miles
with several tires and brands and I cannot find yet one that comes even
close to this tire. Some of them work ok in the beginning but their
performance deteriorates fast.

Now this tire is very much misunderstood by many people because they
were using it on lightweight cars and without proper warming up.

I have now ordered the Potenza Adrenalin RE002.
Lets hope its performance is similar to the RE720.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 10
  • Road Feedback 10
  • Handling 10
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 697
93%
Member
  • Fiat Tipo
  • 195/50 R15 V
  • 20,000 miles
  • Mostly Country Roads
  • Spirited
One of the best tires ever created. Production ceased a few years ago but I still have these on my 2.0 16v Tipo. 5 years old at the time of writing and no cracking. Feedback through the tire is amazing, and you can take them right up to the edge of grip with confidence. Even with spirited driving these have not worn much. Comfort could be a little better due to the Bridgestone's stiff sidewalls but it's a sacrifice I'll gladly take for their sometimes unbelievable grip.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 10
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 636
80%
Member
discontinued tire?
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 6
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 9
Helpful 584
73%
Member
Very good tire, little too sporty for me and my driving style(no confort, lasted less as DUNLOP OE tires).
Exeptional driving performance!
Quite expensive.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 5
  • Comfort 5
  • Buy again 7
Helpful 623
73%
Member
Vast improvement on the factory fitted tires. Potenzas work very well on the 888. Not the cheapest, but tires aren't somewhere to be cheap!
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 6
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 6
  • Comfort 6
  • Buy again 9
Helpful 553
64%
Anonymous
Very good grip in dry conditions. Outstanding cornering (excellent walls makes it almost impossible to bend these tires in an high G?s corner). Braking in dry could be better. The behavior in wet conditions is acceptable, but not good enough for brilliant results. Goodyear is the brand to beat in this field... Soft rubber; The wear in this tires is something to consider. Not the best solution for someone that want?s to save money.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 7
  • Wear 4
  • Comfort 5
  • Buy again 7
Helpful 624
64%
Member
Fairly disappointed with wear. Started to wear on edge of tire after 20,000 miles.
Road noise was almost no existant & handling good. If they were more hard wearing, I would buy again.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 6
  • Handling 6
  • Wear 4
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 6
Helpful 579
84%
Member
Not as god as the S0-2 but not bad. They are nearly match them in the dry but are a bit off in the wet. Very comparable to the Eagle F1's.

Held together well on track.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 8
Helpful 600
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