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Lexus IS250 AWD Tires

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 (33) 89% 89% 79% 86% 73% 73%
Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS (8) 88% 76% 83% 70% 63% 56%
Federal SS595 SUPER STEEL (136) 70% 47% 57% 55% 69% 48%
BCT S800 (87) 50% 29% 38% 37% 60% 32%
Lexus IS250 AWD Tire Review Highlights
Writing about the Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS given 69% (225-40-18)
Driving on mostly town for 33700 spirited miles
I don't think this is the best UHP tire, but if your spirited driving consists of driving at 8/10ths and you can get it at a discount from Costco, I would recommend it.
These tires replaced a set of Bridgestone Turanzas that came with my car, and I replaced these tires with Continental DWS 06s. I chose to switch to DWS 06+ because it was heavily discounted on Tire Rack during Black Friday and about 35% cheaper than the Potenzas.

Pros:
For most daily driving scenarios, these tires give excellent feedback and feel planted in corners in the dry. These tires inspire confidence and deliver great performance for most backroad use. The tires are well-suited for warm, dry conditions. Even in light-to-moderate rain, these tires provide decent grip and retain most of the sporty feel.

Cons:
However, I would not recommend these tires if decent snow performance, comfort, and hydroplaning resistance are essential to you. If you push this car past 8/10s, the tires lose grip and performance. At the limit, the tires don't maintain that feedback and lose some of their grip. The tires by the end of their lifespan were ridiculously loud, and every pothole was felt in the cabin. The tire performance worsened in all conditions, and hydroplaning resistance dropped by the time I replaced them at 4/32. If you also live in a city and parallel park every day like me, when I replaced these tires with the DWS 06s, I noticed the new tires felt noticeably lighter. I was so shocked by the change that I embarrassingly checked if I had an issue with my power steering. As for wear, I am unable to compare it to other tires, as I did the bushing replacement fix for the increased tire wear on the Lexus 3IS about 14k miles into the lifespan of the tires.

I mainly replaced these tires because I had moved to a climate with consistent rain and light snow. With my aging Bridgestone Potenzas, I did not trust that these tires would be enough for the new conditions I was in. The Continental DWS 06+ is not significantly better than the Potenzas in snow, but the difference was enough that I felt the need to change tires for my ten-minute commute. Compared to the Potenzas, I prefer the tradeoff for wet grip and some improvement in snow grip in the Continentals. Ultimately, I think your buying decision for the Bridgestone Potenza should be influenced by the climate you live in and the trade-offs you are willing to make for an all-season UHP.
tire reviewed on 2025-12-06 23:44:44
Writing about the Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 given 90% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly town for 4000 average miles
I bought these tires in the fall so far with 6 months of use it performs surprisingly well. It handles excellent in the snow and wet and dry performance are comparable to dedicated summer tires. One complain would be the road noise but its bearable and not a deal breaker. Would buy these tires again and its a great set if you want to run your tires for the whole year without switching to dedicated winter and summer set.
tire reviewed on 2021-02-25 15:48:55
Writing about the Federal SS595 SUPER STEEL given 39% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 4000 spirited miles
Trash!!! DO NOT BUY THESE FOR A DAILY DRIVER - THESE ARE FOR BURNOUTS WITH YOUR "TOY"
tire reviewed on 2020-08-31 14:14:54
Writing about the BCT S800 given 30% (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 6500 spirited miles
Guys....Seriously...DO NOT BUY this crap. They are dangerous...I bought my car from a bloke who just put these on (to do the MOT) He told me "they are performance tires".
The car is an Lexus IS 250 AWD.
The second day I nearly killed my family. Car just skidding everywhere even at slow speed...On a wet day you have to drive like my grandma would do on the day she left her prescription glasses at home. One day at the shopping center had to do a sharp left and the car skidded side way approx half meter. I was doing only doing 17mph.
If u want to test how good is ur traction control system, well than by these tires....if u are a pensioner doing only 30mph and only on a dry day, well than buy these crap, cos they are cheap as chip.
Noisy as hell, feels like they are made out of wood... but I think they would last forever...cos the mixture they use might contain sand, sandstone, dirt, wood chips, garden chair and to give some soft stuff to the mixture: mud and a half pizza.
I replaced them after two weeks. Got the new Nokian Z-Line...huh man these are the best ones ever:)
tire reviewed on 2015-04-02 13:20:56
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