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.
What owners mention most counted across 139 reviews
+Amazing grip, never lost traction.
+Even at hard launches the brand new clutch is slipping while the tires are launching the car.
+The tire is definitely quieter than Pirelli p zero and and offer much better wet grip.
- The only possible con of the tires is that their supreme performance is very dependent on the pressure.
Not at all a bad tire, but the difference in dry vs. wet is surprisingly large. The grip loss in the wet is sudden. (Maybe the Runflat design is partly to blame for that.)
I think the RE720 (yes that was LONG time ago) and the 050A were much better in the wet, not much more grip, but much more progressive slip. It's all about confidence and control.
S001 will stand up to a trackday, which was part its predecessors brief too. That makes it a good choice over some other UHPs, which tend to overheat and never really recover.
Oh, if you have lots of motorway miles, the noise is quite intrusive.
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Really good tire in the warm and dry, you can really push your car round the corner and the tires just grip. I cannot say the same for the wet, even half throttle will loose grip in a corner.
long braking distances in wet, can lock the front brakes with moderate amount of braking as tire loss grip on wet roads, not a comfortable tire, can feel the smallest bumps in the road. tires feel numb at times, will not buy again, fuel economy not great as well
Purchased these for all 4 alloys on my Audi S3 at a very good price, had ContiSport6 before.
I have to say I have never seen the traction light flash on my car with the Potenza's on, these tires are very good in the rain and dry, even at high speed around corners.
Launch controlled my car several times with these tires on and it handles it very well.
Can't really complain especially when they are giving lifetime guarentee on the tires, would purchase these on my next set for my Golf GTD.
Handling is simply not what i expect, a series of disappointing results.
The rear was more likely to move. It doesn't feel connected at all. My last set of tires was pirelli p zero nero and they were much better.
Next tires will be michelin pilot sport 4 or continental sport contact 6.
Had these installed on my 1998 SLK 230. The car is on lowering springs and Koni yellow shocks, therefore the tires a bit more diagonally placed. These tires wear pretty quickly on the inside, but that has something to do with the fact that my car is lowered. So maybe I am not the right person to say anything about the wear on these tires.
One thing I can say something about is noise, these tires are bit noisy. After that I replaced these Bridgestones with Michelin PS2's, I noticed that those tires were a lot quieter. The Michelins also absorb the bumps in the road far better I must say. The Michelins also seem to be more stable during high speed cornering, that doesn't that the Bridgestones handle badly, high speed stability and grip is fine. But the Michelins are better.
Overall I would recommend this tire if you can get it cheaply. Otherwise I would recommend the Michelins.
Got these fitted as a 4-full pack on my Toyota Auris.
They replaced the OEM tires, Potenza RE0050A.
The S001 is meant to be an evolution of the RE0050A, and it is quite like that.
The dry grip was good, but was even better on this new ones, even after 30.000 miles.
The wet grip improved, but can't still match the dry. Nevertheless, no aquaplaning after such a high mileage.
Noise and comfort improved, but you got to understand these are sports tires, hard rubber compost, so you can't compare them with touring tires like Michelin Primacy or Goodyear EfficientGrip.
The mechanic said to me these won't last as long as the previous RE0050A (which lasted 28.000 miles), but I feel they can easily reach 38.000 without letting me down.
Besides, if you're a fan of burnouts or spirited launches, Potenza S001 will hug the road with a crazy amount of grip.
