Owner feedback on the Bridgestone Potenza S001 is mixed (64.5% average), with most agreement around strong dry grip and capable dry handling, but significant dissatisfaction in other areas. Around half of owners who mention it criticise wet grip, with some describing it as confidence-sapping or even dangerous in the rain, particularly as temperatures drop. Comfort and refinement are the biggest consistent drawbacks: roughly two in five report high road noise and around a third find the ride harsh. Tread life splits owners almost evenly, so longevity appears to depend heavily on car, setup and driving style.
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Came as standard on my '21 Megane RS 300
Stupid good grip in the dry, but I think that's more the car/4 wheel steer than the tires. Nontheless, very good.
SKETCHY in the wet. More than 25% throttle in 2nd or 50% throttle in 3rd and the fronts are spinning. This car has a tendency to spin the fronts but it's laughably bad in the wet with these tires. And the lateral grip is even worse, I went a little hot into a roundabout when I first got the car, wet morning, nobody around, ended up more sideways that I've ever been in a FWD car, hit the steering lock counter steering. To give credit, the side was easier to control than expected, but still shouldn't have happened. No bueno.
Everything else is good to average. Will be buying PS5 when these die, but they're 14k miles in and still have 4mm front 5mm rear so wear is excellent.
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Member
Audi
255/35 R19
14 miles
Mostly Motorways
Average
The tire is good for grip & not to bad in the snow & wet weather not bad on fuel.
Comfortable is ok.
I can get about 12,500-17,500 miles from the front tires you still have about 1.8 - 2m left of tires.
& the rear tires about 34,000-40,000 miles & you have about 1.6 - 2m left of tires tread.
In my experience I would buy again & give it 9/10
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Shockingly bad in the wet. I have new 7 series xDrive. Tires were produced 8 weeks ago and fitted 2 weeks ago. Drove through roundabout at moderate speed in the rain, under steer (in xDrive!) and slides 1 meter almost crashing into another car on the round about. On the way back on motorway standard 70 mph, some rain and when chanting lanes back or the car lost grip twice (oversteer). Premium tires recommended as best for 7 series by BMW!!! Those are the worst tires I ever had and it costed me £1500 (rear tires wider and more expansive). Stay away from those.
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Tire came with my Audi from factory and it as awesome.
Lasted 5 summers - about 75k km.
Drove across Europe, on autobahn and on Nirburgring.
Will buy again this or the tire that replaced it - Potenza Sport - whichever I can get the best deal on.
Had these tires as OEM fitment on my Mazda MX-5 2.0 ND. Great in the dry but when it's wet (and colder) it oversteers very easily even when you're light on the throttle. Had them replaced by a set of Michelin Pilot Sport 4 and those are way better in the wet. Wouldn't by the S001 again.
The tire is definitely capable round a twisty country road and mountain passes. Even in the rain with a torque-y rwd car, it is manageable.
But it sucks so bad when driving in town or commuting daily. The road noise is terrible and the occasional droning is head splitting.
Not to mention the rock hard sidewall ruins the ride of the C63s even with suspension on comfort settings. After 17k miles bit the bullet and switched to Conti SC7s; much smoother ride with similar levels of grip
Very grippy in the dry, but it got better after more then 28k kilometers. Very tail happy in the wet tho. Very important to keep in mind when driving in the wet with a rear wheel drive car. The longer i have them the better the handling becomes. Very loud and not comfortable at all, also fuel consumption is not great and gets worse over the years, grip gets better tho. So that's the trade-off. Now 40k kilometers of quite spirited driving and even burnouts at 100kph when giving full throttle, but still easily 3mm left on all wheels. It isn't possible to switch back to front, due to different wheel sizes. Still they wear evenly, this is something I never experienced before. Very interesting. The tires are stock on the bmw from the factory in christmas 2017, now its october 2022 and the rubber is still fine even though it has been in -20 Celsius and +40 Celsius degrees for weeks, just sitting there in the elements, this happened multiple years. Looks like new from the side. Although I don't think these tires will last longer then my recordholders: vredestein ultrac satin and vredestein quatrace, they will last most definitly longer then average. Which is a shame because i want to try new ones. So far my favorite UHP tire for general purpose is the yokohama advan fleva v701 and i want to try these on the BMW, see how they handle more power. Sadly they dont have a sidewall and the sidewall on this bridgestone is the thickest i ever had so far.
Absolutely excellent! For those who say it's a stiff tire you best do your homework before purchasing. They are performance tires they're supposed to be firm.
I use the S001 for 2 years now and i can say that they are pretty good. I mostly drive the car in motorway, and i can say that they wear pretty normally and evenly. They are harder than other tires for sure and they need some time to get warm but after they do, i can say that they stick on the road. The sidewalls are hard and there is good rim protection. If you search for comfortable ride, i can not say that this tire is your cup of tea but if you want an all around good summer tire that will not let you down the the S001 is for you!
These came on my RS5 when I bought it. Appalling tire, feel slippery and vague at all times, worst wet performance of any tire I've ever driven and a generally rough ride.
These tires give a really good dry grip handle like a dream hardly any road noise what ever the weather
Wet grip is surprisingly good and they wear really well
