Owners broadly rate the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 as a very safe, summer-leaning all-season tire, with a clear consensus around strong wet grip (mentioned by over half of reviewers) and similarly impressive dry grip. Snow traction is generally described as capable for occasional winter use, and around a third of owners also report encouraging tread life. The main drawbacks are feel and efficiency: around one in four owners complain of numb steering feedback and a similar share report higher rolling resistance/fuel consumption, while road noise is divisive with near-even praise and criticism.
What owners mention most counted across 43 reviews
These are relatively quiet tires with good winter grip in northern Germany. However, I was blown away by how comfortable these tires are. I have Pirelli winter tires on my Model Y and previously had Vredestein Quatrac tires on this car. The Bridgestones are more comfortable than either of those, especially compared to the Vredesteins. I did not expect that. This is especially surprising given the Tire Reviews reviews considered them sporty but not quite comfortable.
I bought those instead of another set of crossclimate2 for my Mazda6 Kuro. I’m in the south of UK so wet braking and performance is more important than snow capabilities and so far I’m pleasantly surprised. Confidence inspiring in the cold wet, fantastic on dry and warmer days and super grippy.
They lack a bit of feel near the limit of performance, but I found that to be the case with most all season tires and I’m yet to make the car oversteer or understeer even in heavy rain.
Ice/snow performance is okay but nowhere near the CC2. Considering I paid 25% less than michelin or pirelli, I wouldn’t hesitate to get them again.
Great tires and perfect for UK weather year round.
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Good tires.
I drove around 5k miles, 1 summer and 1 winter. Noticed a bit higher rolling resistance only after switching from old summer tires, but it’s not a significant difference. After reading reviews I expected them to be much louder, but they are not.
They are great in dispersing water on wet road.
This winter has been really cold with a lot of snow and ice, and I can say they have been great, in combination with my cars ESP I felt safe and confident even in very snowy and icy roads.
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Sadly unimpressed. I was really looking forward to getting these on the car replacing some worn summer Falkens', now I can't wait to get them off. They grip really well in all conditions; wet, dry and a bit of snow nor letting go at all. Problem is that I find them noisy, uncomfortable kind of rumbling going on. While the grip seems to always be there it is hard to know what they are doing giving numb feeling to the steering and lack of feedback just makes exploring the limits an uncertain affair. Summary is plenty grip all round, but noisy, uncomfortable and boring. Sorry! I wanted to be able to be excited by these tires, but can't find any enthusiasm for them at all. Previous experience was of Maxxis all seasons which were fun to drive on, not as noisy, plenty more comfortable, plenty grip and the feedback to play with that grip.
I have these in rub flat guise. It is important to break them in gently for the first few hundred miles before things become rewarding. The rear axle feels planted no matter the weather conditions. I drive on muddy roads where summer tires struggle. These inspire confidence in driving. They perform well on ice and I echo the star review comments about the tire feeling hard but it doesn’t let go. The ability to ward off aqua planing is super too. Passengers have commented on the water dispersal pattern when they look in the side view mirrors. I am grateful to tire reviews for their advice on how manufacturer supplied and online purchased are worlds apart! The same make and model number from the dealership is not the same tire you’d get if you purchased elsewhere - the quality surpasses the dealership version. That blew my mind!
Tires feel numb once I put them on road, compared to my previous summer tires (Conti. PC6). I immediately start to feel more grip in any second while driving, no matter in dry, rain, or snow condition. Just lots of grip. Therefore trade-off is the fun-to-driveness, as the tires make the car less agile. It feels like lots of muffle and absorption (of momentum/kinetics) from the tires. One evidence is I was able to hit the end of the speedometer (250km/h) with summer tires but with these tires I couldn't anymore (~230km/h). But that's ok for me, just FYR. Handling and cornoring doesn't sacrifice much though; I can still feel the car's own character. And the braking remains above par and even becomes rather balanced; compared to summer tires, the tires perform slightly shy in dry and warm days and much better in wet, cold, or even snow condition. They make me feel rather safe especially when I have had car an accident before due to bad tires. Additionally, they give me enough confidence in light or mild snowy days.
The rolling resistance is higher obviously, so as higher fuel consumption, but only a little bit compared to summer tires. Comfort level is really high; I feel the squishiness from the tires when the road isn's flat, and the tires seem to muffle noise too. Wearing is also quit sensible; my estimation is > 50k km of life.
Less fun, more safe. For a daily-commuter the tires are a great fit.
Bought this all season tire to replace a dedicated winter/summer touring set so i can focus on having a dedicated Summer Sport tire set and an all season for the rest of the year when its not hot and when the mountain roads are slippery and tracks are closed. I live in Central Europe, winter has a few snowy days, the rest is just wet in different levels from soaking to foggy. Summer is hot and starts early without a real spring. So all seasons look like a reasonable choice. I didn't exactly look for a sporty all season tire, as when I bought it the CC3 Sport was still months aways from stock, so I wanted to use it for regular street driving and maybe a little bit of sporty driving.
The thing is, i'm sure the grip is good, but there are two super weak points in this tire that makes sporty driving impossible.
1., Complete absence of road feedback or traction feedback, you feel NOTHING on the front or rear axle, and it couldn't be said the the GR86 have little feedback itself, its completely tire related numbness, which when you drive regulary its fine, quiet and comfortable ride, but try to push it and all you will notice is the traction control works all the time especially ->
2., Wet braking. I have two tires I can comprare it to, summer Eagle F1 and winter Blizzak LM006s, both excellent in the wet and are dedicated season tires, the blizzaks but even the Eagles stop my other car without issues in the same circumstances with little wheels lock (no ABS on Toyota Celica). So compared to a dedicated winter wet king, the wet breaking is medicore at best.
I would have to say, so feel it you really have to provoke them, which only occur in emergency or if you push the car, both can be avoided by driving like a normal person does in winter.. carefully. If thats the case, the tires are great even.
The tires are still new, half a year old, Snow and Ice didn't occure at this time of writing the review, I will update it if that happens.
(for GR owners: with this tire at highway speed around 110-130km/h the road noise is low, you don't have to raise your voice even a little, really nice ride if you can cool your petrol blood for the winter season, coming from a 25mm lowered car)
This is my first set of all-weather tires. My previous tires were the Michelin Primacy 4+. I am very surprised by the amount of grip they have in dry conditions; it is far superior to my Michelins. In the wet, they perform very well too. The tire noise is about 5–10% louder than the Michelins. The next thing is to test them in the snow.
I have run these most of the summer season (7500 km). So far, for a family estate car the tires are excellent in dry and wet. Braking and handling is fine. They feel almost summer-like. For the first several thousands kms (maybe 3000-5000) they were a little noisier and now it seems they become quieter. Within 7500 km the tread depth looks almost not worn at all. The measurement showed less than 1mm wear. The only drawback seems to be motorway comfort. At low speeds they are fine but at motorway speeds they seem to transfer the tiny motorway bumps very efficiently. Maybe it is just a matter of the combination of the suspension on my car with this specific tire model...
Perfect tires for all seasons. On dry and wet they are absolutely brilliant. On snow and ice, you have to be careful, they are not typical winter tires. For an area where there is little snow in winter, this is the best solution if you don't want to buy two sets of tires.
