Drivers' experiences with the Bridgestone Turanza T001 are mixed: many report confident, stable dry-road handling and a generally comfortable, touring-focused feel, with some achieving very high mileage. However, a large share of owners complain about weak wet grip (especially in colder/wetter conditions), occasional aquaplaning/low confidence in rain, and a tendency toward higher noise or a firmer ride. Durability is inconsistent-some see excellent tread life, while many others report premature wear (often on the front axle) and would not repurchase.
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Previous owner has fitted these and honestly I consider them DANGEROUS. The braking abilities are piss poor and has annoying understeer. Wet grip is borderline terrifying as it almost wanted to aquaplane and dry grip is average which should be better considering this is Bridgestone. In all honesty the best part is road feedback which solidifies it as a Bridgestone tire as they often know how to make best feeling tires although these ones really shame the brand. Definitely comfortable though even while having nice feedback on the road. Wear was good though even if these were on lower pressures because that's how they maintained some composure. Would avoid these due to braking being trash and consider an alternative in this segment mainly Dunlop SP Sport FM800 - these were really good on my dad friend's E90 and would definitely complete the needs of drivers that look for a tire of this class. I'll give these Turanzas another praise for not turning into hockey pucks during cold weather unlike my Pilot Sport 4 tires, some consideration.
Ive read all of these negative comments about these tires on ordinary vehicles, the wear and tear, feel, wet braking, dry braking overall handling in all weathers, it's ridiculous.!
I have a S211 station wagon, 2 tons of kiddie carrying power, these tires on the last 3mm sat on the rear and lasted another 15k Miles, I drive majority of above 85+mph and on clear highways I run in the low three figures and at many times sit at above 140mph whenever clear and possible, the tires are driven hard, pushed hard and now they're completely worn out, they're actually slicks (illegal) but still they grip like a tire with 3-4mm in dry weather and still trust them in the wet..! I don't need to know about road feel, noise, as all I'm interested is in the ability carry the XL 99W rating, stopping, gripping in wet and longevity and these tires have proven their worth.
These are actually equal to the factory OEM fitted Continental Contact Sports which I know and trust.
Maybe it's your vehicle maybe it's the way you drive and where you drive that your complaint or negativity of these said tires come from..
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These tires came with a new 4WD car. We have done 10,000 miles and the fronts are down to 4mm and the rears to 4.5mm, so we are not going to get much more than another 3,000 miles out of them. They handle fine in both wet and dry. Most of our mileage is on motorways/A roads so can't give much information about potholes and unmade roads. But I am very unimpressed by the wear rate and will not buy these tires again.
13,000 miles from new and already 2mm from having to replace front. Rear are like new. The grip in dry/wet/snow has been really good, they can be noisy on poor Road surfaces but never notice much as radio is usually up too loud. for the price to repair I will go with uniroyal rainsport 3 as they are a better tire and cheaper but have similar wear.
My car was initially fitted with 4 Turanza T001 tires and last around 60,000km. Good in the dry road but average in the wet condition. Tire wearing was not bad too. I would say they were the comfort touring tires.
A really not good tire to buy. If it comes with a low budget price it will be good to fit them for emergency purpose. We fit them before 4 years in our Ford Mondeo 1.8 125hp Ghia '04. They're the worst tires we've been ever fit along with some kind of BF Goodrich we had years ago. Grip in dry tarmac was not good even when they was fresh installed. You have the feeling of planning in the road as you never felt your steering wheel and the car itself gripping nowhere. Braking in dry was not terrifying but when you hit the brakes the car stops a lot of meters away,while sliding like you have not abs. The same in wet tarmac grip and braking, not good at all,you feel safety walking away from you. Wear rate was not good,again. After 1 and a half year you clearly see rifts and small pieces of rubber were missing. They're "vanishing" extremely quick. Strangely, the rest 2 and a half years they worn out a bit slower. Road noise is average,not very noisy not quiet, as ride comfort was average too. The best tires we have ever fit was the SportContact 2. It will be "ok" if they are very low budget tires but when you give your money for Bridgestones you deserve more. Very low quality rubber. I can admit that the T001 are selling good out in the market and also that not every tire fitting well in every car BUT that not mean that these tires are very bad and of course i will not buy again any Bridgestone models because i had a very bad "reconciliation" with Adrenalines RE002 in my other car, a Fabia vrs. Again a very bad tire. Strongly not recomended.
Well, after reading the reviews here, I was very unhappy that my car came with this rubber as a factory fitment. But I was really pleasantly surprised: tires hold the road great, are very direct, give good feedback and are even comfortable (my dimension is a rather strange 225 45 19). In the rain they are ok, had some big puddles during high speeds and they proved themselves ok. Wear is good also for now, I rotate them every 10.000 km. The only downside is that on less then perfect surfaces they can be noisy. This is my first Bridgestone experience, and I can tell that they are a premium brand and delivered, but also considering the price I will probably go with another brand when I wear this set down. Hope this helps.
These tires aren't good for sporty driving, as simple as that. In the wet they are great. The wear is horrible but the rolling resistance is quite good.
Anyway, I had the Turanzas ER300 and now I have the T001 and I prefer 100% the ER300.
I have these on my SEAT Leon. Currently done just over 10,000 on them since I got the car new and they have been fantastic in wet and dry. My only reservation is the road noise but I'm not sure if it's the tires or car at fault here, or both. I haven't tried any other tires on the car so cannot 100% blame the tires.
