Fitted to my wife’s Forester (which I drive occasionally). So, a sporty tyre in a mostly non-sporty context. I’m interested in tyres & when I’ve driven the Forester I’ve had a bit of an exploratory “go” on familiar twisty roads in dry & wet conditions. Conclusions?

Dynamically, it’s a very talkative & responsive tyre that operates at low slip angles yet is not snappy when at the limit of its adhesion. Further, recovery of grip in that transition stage is easy to modulate. So, a nicely behaving tyre for both the enthusiast who can “play” it & the non-enthusiast who won’t be caught out by untoward behaviour on the tyres’ part in, say, an emergency avoidance manoeuvre (which I’ve simulated).

As for absolute grip levels, my impression is that it is way good indeed in dry condition, streaming wet “tread pattern” conditions & merely slick “compound” conditions. Buy with confidence.

Not that it is of any interest to me but the tyres didn’t seem to me to be noticeably uncomfortable or noisy (my wife certainly has not complained & she is more concerned about these things than me). As for longevity, I think that, on current indications, they will be faster wearing than most competitors but that bothers me not at all as it’s often the trade-off for a wet-grippy compound.

Tyre reviewed on October 31, 2019

I have also got a pair of 225/40/18’s on the front. These tyres get a lot of stick. They are runflats and with any run flat they are going to be a tad noisy. These tyres have been on the car since new and covered 32k miles with 2-2-3mm of tread left (lot of motorway miles). Dry grip fantastic on a decent surface. If you go over bumps and the likes especially at speed you will have your back tested. Pot holes will give you a scare too. They are runflats though and all runflats I have owned over the years have the same comfort level. (I haven’t tried the driveguard ones yet as they only have specific sizes). In the right conditions though they are fantastic if your messing with 200bhp plus. On a dry day I wouldn’t hesitate to launch the car around a tight bend at speed as these things stick to the road well. These tyres are 3 years old too and no puncture issues or damage. I have a new set going on the car next week.

Tyre reviewed on April 24, 2020

These tyres were already on my MK7 Golf GTI which has around 320bhp thanks to a few upgrades, but these tyres are not capable of handling the increased power. Straight-line acceleration in any gear up to 3rd and sometimes even 4th causes the traction control light to come on and taking dry corners I would usually do at 60mph in my much slower Scirocco causes a lot of squeal on these tyres at a tame 150kmh in the Golf. These tyres are also incredibly loud. Considering my Scirocco before (workhorse) had a mix of budget tyres on it including some Avons which cracked within 12 months of having them and I thought they were noisy, I was looking forward to a quieter, more luxurious drive on these premium tyres in the Golf, but unfortunately I’ve been quite disappointed. The tyres are just too hard for fast road use, and are not a good solution for putting the power down on a mapped GTI, though I’m sure as a result the mileage would be great. Unfortunately I’m not getting on with them so will be changing to something grippier when I change wheels in the next few weeks.

Tyre reviewed on Feb 10, 2020

This tire is not good at all. OK, grips well in dry roads and its handling is OK, but that’s all. It’s by far the most uncomfortable and noisy tire I ever tried on my VW Golf 7, 1.6 TDi R-Line and the handling on wet roads is at least scary. Buy something else.

Tyre reviewed on March 23, 2020

Tyre reviewed on May 2, 2020

Tyre reviewed on Mar 30, 2020

Tyre reviewed on Jan 8, 2020

Feel not so good for handling also noisy in my 2011 vios. But, i feel there’s no difference about the grip at the wet or dry road. Also there are many cases in my country (Indonesia) for this tyre exploded/broken even just used on small MPV or hatcback, it happened on my vios too. Maybe just not suitable for Malaysia road (bumpy even at highway).

Tyre reviewed on Jan 29, 2020

These tyres came with a brand new car but only last 37,000 km, in less than 3 years. I drove the car vey gently in the city like last 20 years, checked the pressure regularly, did orations every year. However the Bridgestone tyres are the worst in terms of duration. I ended up to buy another brand.
But the tyres was quiet and comfy ride0\.

Tyre reviewed on May 19, 2020

Running for a total now of 16000KMs, daily at around 30kms on dry paved asphalt road mostly on a desert summer in Middle East with few occasions of rain, average 40KM/H.
A little bit noisy on high speeds 140-160 km/h, at 35psi front and 33psi rear after the first 10,000KM tyre rotation.
No signs of wear so far. I had some few occasions of skidding and drift.

Tyre reviewed on October 25, 2019

Comfortable & quiet tyre. Starts to get noisy at 15000km.

Tyre reviewed on Feb 28, 2020

Not too bad but very expensive !

Tyre reviewed on Mar 24, 2020

so far good and no complain!

Tyre reviewed on Jan 19, 2020

One of the best tyres i have ever try. It’s a very soft tyres with great grip on wet and dry road. Unfortunately they last only for 35.000 km with normal used

Tyre reviewed on Feb 5, 2020

Wet & dry grip good cant really comment re. long term wear only on car past 6 months seems to be very limited wear so far. Had Potenza S001 previously got 40k km wanted softer tyre hoping for possibly softer ride. Turanza a touring tyre ride on car improved slightly on poorer road surfaces here in Malaysia

Tyre reviewed on May 18, 2020