Owners most consistently praise the Bridgestone Turanza ER300 for dry grip, while wet grip receives more praise than criticism but is less convincing. Longer-term accounts often describe good tread life, although wear varies substantially and around one in five reviews criticise it. Road noise is the clearest recurring complaint, raised in roughly one in four reviews, despite quieter experiences from others. Comfort is evenly divided between praise and criticism. A minority of longer-term accounts describe declining wet grip, but repeat reviews do not establish a consistent ageing pattern.
What owners mention most counted across 151 reviews
These replaced the standard fit-from-new Yokohamas on my 'C' class Merc. (std. suspension) and I'm very disappointed in them. Despite seeing write-ups saying they are a quiet tire they are in fact very noisy. Even at 30pmh you can hear more tire roar and the ride is worse and the whole car seems more nervous and twitchy than on the Yokohamas. I do hope they do wear down quickly so i can replace them as soon as possible!
Getting noisier and more annoying while wearing,quite good at dry but terrifying at wet,the only good thing about these tires is that they are long lasting...
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We have these tires (OEM) on a 2 year old (6000mile) Fiat Sedici 16v 4x4. I was just intriged as to what they were as I hadn't seen them before and I keep reading that 4 wheel drive with 'ordinary' tires in poor conditions are worse than 2 wheel drive with winter tires. In general use they're just another tire however the following might be of interest if you have a small/medium 4x4/SUV with 'ordinary' tires.
Remember the very poor weather and snow in the UK in December 2009/January 2010.I had no choice but to drive (to/from work)in the worst snow/ice/weather conditions for decades. The Fiat on these tires with 4 wheel drive engaged and locked never missed a beat. It regularly climbed a 30degree snow/ice covered slope from a dead start and without a hint of slipping. I drove 25miles at 1 am on minor 'B'roads in 6" snow with it still falling in order to get home with no problems and drove round and through the carnage that was Basingstoke. This car on these tires made some very serious (and expensive)4x4s look very silly in deed. The Fiat is by no means an off-roader but with these tires I was very surprised (and very pleased) at its performance in snow,ice and the subsequent 'melt'. I wouldn't suggest you buy these tires purely for their 'winter' performance but they might be worth considering given that they seem to work well with small 4x4s in poor conditions.
Great mileage from these tires, 26k on fronts and 45k on rears.
Grip in the dry and wet is fairly reliable, only on full lock on damp roundabouts does it ever start to slide and being a fairly solid tire the feedback from the road is good in most conditions. Toward the limit, the wet grip suffers quite badly but the dry grip is almost identical.
However the road noise on motorways is bad, anything above 50mph gives a lot of roar except on newly laid tarmac.
For lifespan, I would buy again. For noise, I would look to a quieter option.
Excellent tires. Dry grip is brilliant, turn in precise and the tire gives great confidence. In the wet the tire feels pretty much the same, but with slightly less grip as you would expect. The tire is also very hard wearing, and very quiet. It is well worth spending the extra for these tires as they are worth every penny.
Pros: Very good grip, even at the last seconds of their life with the sides worn to the limit
Amazing cornering feeling the limit of the car
Never felt them overheat
Never had one flat
Cons: Need their time to warm up in cold temperature
Was expecting them to last a bit longer
A bit noisy, especially when worn
My Seat Ibiza came with these fitted as standard. Excellent tires. Just reached 39,000 and changed the front tires today. Same again. Highly recommended
I do a lot of mileage so wanted a quiet, comfortable, branded tire and after some research and reading reviews online I opted for 4 of these. Good grip in the dry and wet, only done less than 1000 miles on them so can't really comment on wear rate. They seem quite comfortable but I am disappointed with the road noise - no quieter than the Avons I had on previously and are only really quiet on new, smooth tarmac so all in all I probably wouldn't buy these again.
