Owners generally rate the Bridgestone Turanza 6 as a quiet, very comfortable touring tire with strong wet and dry grip, reflected in a 74% average score and around seven in ten positive reviews. Comfort and refinement are the clear headline, with about half of owners mentioning low road noise and a smooth ride, while wet grip is widely praised by those who discuss it. The main drawback is a fairly common complaint about muted or vague steering feel (around one in five owners), and a similar share report issues with wear behavior, including uneven wear and shorter-than-expected life for some.
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Very good wet and dry grip. I driven 14.500 miles on these tires and they are down to the minimum 1.6mm which isn't good. I drive on bad country roads it seems to wear down any tires I buy quickly. It's the first time I clocked the millage on tires id say it's on par with other brands I always seem to just get a year out of the front. They seemed to grip until the end which is great.
Have these fitted to an A6 quattro. The car sees a mix of motorway cruising and the odd B road blast. I normally go for Michelin Pilot Sports but found they only really shine in hot dry conditions, in which they are superb, but I haven't been a huge fan of them in colder wet conditions, typical to our British climate.
While the Bridgestones don't feel as responsive as Pilot Sports, they feel more stable in the wet, are quieter and I'm averaging 2mpg more. Not a lot but every gain is welcomed in a petrol V6. The Bridgestones are more comfortable with noticeably more dampening over rough surfaces and while they don't feel as responsive as the Michelins, the grip is there and you'll be sliding out of the seat long before losing grip in a corner.
Overall these are excellent tires and much more suited to a big German saloon to eat up the miles than the usual performance tires people default to. The car feels sure footed even in heavy downpours on the motorway yet happy to be thrown down a twisty B road.
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I bought a BMW X3 3.0d , x-drive, mapped. It has the Bridgestone T005 on the back, and they are good, on the front were new Turanza 6 ... I have read all the mixed reviews, and mixed test results on here, but for me, on the front of this car, they are very very good. Grip in all conditions, wet/dry hot/cold ect is very good. very good resistance to aquaplaning too. the most astonishing thing is the wear, I have covered 7,000 miles in them, and they have hardly worn at all, they still look brand new, and only show some wear on the edges of the tires (I'm an 'enthusiastic' driver ;) ) I totally recommend these tires to anyone looking for a good "all rounder" . will defiantly consider again.
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Smooth and comfortable tire with very low rolling resistance.
Wear is terrible, almost done after one summer (10k miles 16k km), and as others have pionted out, they wear out the middle part of the tire first. (2.9 bar 42 psi).
I replaced them with Michelin PS5 this spring, and they have almost run the same distance as the Turanza 6 before they got replaced, and the wear is not even noticable. I did a visual check on them when i put the winter tires on, and they look almost new!
The PS5 is also very comfortable, maybe slightly noiser. They are not as good as Turanza 6 on rolling resistance, but i suspect they they will get better as they wear down. Superb handling and they look very good.
All things considered, the PS5 is a much better tire choice.
Fitted these and the first 1,500 km has been great. I switched from Hankook Ventus V2 concept2 which was a goodish tire in the dry, but ultimately VERY noisy, could not offer any resistance to potholes and forming "bubbles" on the sidewall and did not contribute specifically to the fuel consumption figure. I am a little fuzzy on the distance covered by the Ventus, but from memory, it was less than 40,000 km - and considering that the driver is not a "dicer" or GP driver, I find this very disappointing - I have had Michelins, Continentals and Pirellis that all clocked MORE than 60,000 km. So the Bridgestones have a tough ask, but I am feeling confident!
Replaced good old trusty Pirelli P7s for these after having really great experience with Bridgestone’s Blizzak 05.
I’ve read all the test I could find comparing Turanza 6 with Pirelli Cinturato P7 and they’ve seemed on par in wet which is the most important for me (yeah, Volvo owner…). The main difference in reviews was in handling feel.
And I must say, the reviews were accurate or I just impressed the results so deep in my head that I have to agree with them. Turanza 6 is amazingly comfortable (really soft sidewall compared with tires with same weight index), quiet and just overall calm tire. If you like to chill, go legal speeds and simply be reasonable, it’s perfect and I could not be happier.
The negative comes if you like to feel something or enjoy a bit of fun on b roads. It takes just a bit of extra time to settle in turn. The weight transfer of the car feels a bit more pronounced than with the Pirelli P7. It’s not dealbreaker, it’s just a quirk that’s good to know about. It never feels like more understeer or not following your commands. It just takes it’s (very short but noticeable) time to proceed.
So comparing first summer on Turanza 6 to couple of years on Pirelli Cinturato P7 is basically realizing that I kind of like all the comfort and quietness over the “sportier” more direct but also harsher Pirelli. Yeah, Volvo owner…
Good comfort and noise. Ok dry and wet grip for a summer touring. Poor wear. I've done a little under 20000 miles and the tires are done. They should be able to handle 42PSI as they are rated to 50PSI but show excessive central wear. Also cracks are starting to show in-between the tread, I don't know if this is normal for a tire that is under 12 months old. I've ordered some Continental PremiumContact7 so hopefully these will be better.
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The max PSI of a tire is noted for high load applications. Generally your vehicle manufacturer recommended pressure should give you the best wear, assuming it's less than 42psi its likely the overpressure caused the center wear.
Absolutely fantastic
Immense wet grip,
Makes monsoon weather feel like a dry day.
Very resistant to aquaplaning
Increased my MPG with extra urban driving from 39mpg to 44mpg
A little floaty initially in the dry, after 2-300 miles bedded in a gives very impressive grip considering its a touring tire.
Leans towards understeer when push very hard but actually hops slightly instead of sliding, never felt the back end slide even with lift of mid corner.
66%
Member
Skoda
205/50 R17
Mostly Motorways
Spirited
At first amazing best tire i ever had.
Now very loud and feel like i am not in total control. Front tires raised and should be replaced. 5.7mm tread is left after 21000 km all on highway to berlin, sweden, and hamburg!
I put a full set of Turanza 6 tires in a Kia Soul EV. The handling was good and the economy was good too...
...but on the front left tire (we drive on the left here) the sidewall was chipped within two weeks and eventually the chip grew dangerous, while the back left tire developed a small leak within 3 months (circa 8k km) on the sidewall too. Some kerb clips happened, but they happened with previous tires on the same car too, with far less destructive results.
I could only conclude the Bridgestones have some kind of brittle sidewalls. And now I had to replace two of them, ending up with "whatever the fitter had right away" on the rear axle (originally tires were lost on the two left wheels but of course I swapped wheels to ensure same axle - same tire). I'm not getting Bridgestones again anytime soon.
71%
Member
Skoda
225/45 R17
4,000 miles
Mostly Town
Average
The first impression of these tires was awesome. I really like when driving, much comfortable, less noisy, great handling after my previous Nokian Powerproof.
But after approximately 6000 km, I've noticed an issue with the side of the tread delaminating on front wheels.
I raised complaint, after 2-3 weeks Bridgestone replied that all because of my driving style(damages are of an operational nature only, no manufacturing defects). I am very accurate driver and after 15 years of driving experience I'm first time seeing such issues on tires(even old ones).
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