Bridgestone Turanza T005A

My car was running these on car manufacturer's original 16 inch rim before I upgraded to 18 inch. These tires were made in Japan. Compared to T005, the T005A is designated for Asia, hence the A suffix. These tires are quiet and comfortable, and quite capable of handling both dry and wet stormy surfaces in Asia where the air temperatures are higher.

Quiet, comfortable confidence inspiring tires.

I have done 40,000 km and I think I can do another 10,000. In the dry they are fine, in the wet they are a disaster.
On the highway they are quiet and comfortable.

Tires at 22k km. Wear is good, but the dry and wet grip performance dropped. Noise increases significantly especially on coarse road, it got that "roaring" sound keeps coming into the cabin. Current measured Db is at 70db to 71db on coarse road, previously is quieter at 66db to 68db. The cornering grip has dropped significantly, it has some wobbles and feels like throwing you out from the cornering line. Not having confidence in Turanza series, will not repurchase.

Tires came stock with the car. Thinking of changing to another brand but in the end I thought I might just give it a try. First 1000km was unimpressive (perhaps the tires havent break in yet), the tires were slippery on dry and wet roads. The grip was horrible, cornering feels unsafe (genuinely thinking to swap these off after my vacation). After 1000km, the tires' grip starting to come online on both dry and wet roads, yet still not as impressive as the Hankook VP4 I've used on another car. The tires were bouncy through corners, it can take fast corners but have to be cautious with the entering speed. The tire performed moderately (score of 7/10) in the wet with minimal aquaplaning. As a touring tire, it is very quiet and comfortable. If you enjoy relaxing long distance road trip with music or chit chatting with family/friends in the car, this tire performed extremely well and it absorbs vibration of the rough roads very well too. The wear is okay at 20k km mileage (acceptable but not impressive). In my honest opinion: I would recommend this tire for those who enjoys a relaxing drive. If you love spirited driving or does partial spirited driving (sometimes), this is not the tire for you.

I’ve been using the Turanza T005A since day one — they came stock with the car. After about 80,000 km and four and a half years, there’s still roughly 20% tread left. I rotate the tires every 10k km, so that probably helped, but still… the longevity is pretty impressive.

I don’t really push the tires to their limit, but I definitely take corners faster than the average driver because I enjoy it. The T005A holds up well and I always feel in control. Dry grip is solid with nothing to complain about. Wet grip is decent too, though you can feel a bit of aquaplaning when hitting bigger puddles.

Overall, great tire life, good comfort, and reliable performance — just not the sportiest or the grippiest in heavy rain.

For the average driver, it’s pretty much the best bang for the buck. I mean… who’s really pushing an ordinary SUV like a sports car anyway?

size 205 65 r15 for my innova and its been 35k km and 25% wear,i changed tire rarely,before t005a,BS AR10 same size,more improvement on comfort and noise,superb rolling resistence,and prices slightly cheaper than cont max and a lot cheaper than mic primacy,i dont know about ventus prime or LM705 btw i live in indonesia

I was fairly happy with these tires most of their lifetime. They managed to do over 60 000 km (The car has done 100k, swapping summer and winter tires). These tires came with the car from new.

For the 4 seasons, the tires worked ok in dry and fairly well in wet as well. The longevity I'd say is pretty exceptional (considering the reviews of others) as now when I'm writing this review, they still have slightly over 5mm of tread depth, so in that regard, they would work for a couple more seasons... Unfortunately, during this last year they've become very sensitive to temperatures and driving in the wet below 15 °C is a very unpleasant experience, which is why I'm considering this being the end of life. If I lived in a warmer climate, I'd probably consider using them further.

This is a 2nd review of these tires from me. The other review I wrote was when the tires were still fairly new on the T005 tire (there wasn't T005A tire listed here before).

I'm thinking of replacing them with Hankook Ventus Evo or Falken Ziex 320 following spring...

all ok

Done 2000km on it and best tire I have.