Bridgestone Potenza RE050
 

Our stock tires are the Potenza RE040's and are decent but not great.

Been reading really good reviews on the RE050's who are suppossed to give pretty impressive handling in both wet and dry conditions and decent comfort levels too.

Anyone actually using these tires? If so, how much are they and how do they compare to the RE040's?

Anyone else interested in a group buy? :D

Decent?hahaha, bro...u must have never try the tires on a wet surface without
the dsc...I never thought the car can spin out at 40km/h... :naughty:

Not sure why you would wanna turn off DSC, especially while in the wet - but I'll take your word for it bro.

Back to the original point of this thread tho - have you tried the RE050's out yet?

aren't yokohama's advan line any better?

Hahaha...was juz trying to have a little fun out there...though it was a little bit
dangerous... :rock:

Actually, I've never tried the RE050 or list it under an option...I was thinking
more of the bridgestone S03 or even S02...Heard very gd reviews abt both
especially the S02...both in the wet n in the dry...cons r that it is suppose to be
very, very noisy...n the S02 is very, very hard to find...but i suppose if the RE050
is gd value for money, I wld try it out? :)

I suppose u meant the advan neova? Heard its superb in the dry but terrible on
wet surface? :uhh:

My neovas work alright in the wet. Just don't drive too hard.

S-02 was brilliant, both in the dry and wet. It's no more in production is it?

my personal recommendation after trying out a few tires is Michelin Pilot sport. Yes i know they are expensive, but they are really good dry and wet and yet quiet. Never have i been more impressed. AD07 sucks in the wet. Something to do with the compound not being that great in the wet. It does not need water logged areas to slide. as long as the ground is wet AD07 CMI. but its great on dry roads. You also have to put up with its droaning. RE50 isnt too bad, side walls are pretty stiff. But the trademark of bridgestone tires is weight. so you spend on light rims only to have it negated by a heavier tire.

Hi

S02 and the newer S02A is still available but comes in very small quantity. They do not have a lot of profile for u to choose from as they are produced in Japan for imported sports car.

If u are running on near stock profile, u can check with any of the bigger tyre shop (I know South East has them but u gotta order in advance, maybe 2 or 3 mths). If u are on 17", then u are luckier cos beside S02, u can have RE070 as well which is a great tyre.

RE070 not available for 18". S02 I think they have 235/40 R18 but gotta check with tyre company. The heavily advertised Re050 is not as good as the 2 mentioned cos I am very familiar with the Re050 (stock tyre for euro R).

cheers

according to tire rack website (see below), there are so many variants of RE050 (050A PP, 050A, RFT,etc). anyone knows the differences (performance, price, etc)?

and typically, what's available from shops in singapore?

Hi

Not too sure but tyre rack tyres mostof which are for American mkt, very different from the Jap tyres (from Jap manufacturer).

I am referring to the original Jap Re050 tyres that came with Jap car, good but nothing to shout abt. Another choice could be the Bridgestone Re01 R.

Cheers

in a japan mag comparison test on track,

RE01R vs AD07 vs z1 sports (dunlop)

RE01R lasted only 2 laps. Subsequent laps starts to slip.

AD07 lasted more than 10 laps and still gripping well

Dunlop z1 sports lasted 5 laps then started to slip.

ON track, yes ad07 is still the king. Hearsay Hankook Ventus RS2 is far better than AD07.

However street-use wise, ad07 is crappy on wet roads. It all depends on wat u wan. PS2 may be the most versatile, and Conti CSC 3. However u wan superb grip on dry, PS2 cun.

It all depends on wat u wan out from ur budget,

RE050 is ok for normal use. dry n wet grip is so so only. Primarily a comfort biased tyre.

any1 can commend on Toyo T1R?

RE050 is not comfort biased...

050 and 040 aren't usually given the credit they deserve...

btw, what you people might be more interested in is the 050A. Asymmetric.

Once you figure out what the 040s and 050s can do, you'll not get caught with your pants down.

as for tyre reviews, reviews from temperate countries, need to adapt abit to suit our climate.

BMWs are usin 050s for the 5 series, which do not have much road noise, and offers relatively ok wet n dry grip.

You won't have much road noise in the 5 even if you're running on rocks. :D

050As are on Ferraris.

i beg to differ, bro.....

the 5 wind insulation for the5 series is a joke. The new camry wld have been better.

You might want to check out Goodyear F1 Eagle GSD3. Received great reviews from Tire Rack USA and well received by the bimmer boys in town.

Excellent wet + dry performance + value for $$.

Cheers,
B

I highly recommend this tyre...it has excellent grip on dry conditions and it's wet performance is so good...it's almost unbelievable!

I used to get a lot of wheelspin on dry and my rear tail spins out whenever I rev on a wet road...but after switching to these...all my fears and problems are solved and 1 month into using it, I have yet to experience any wet tail spin!

These tyres are sticky as hell...but if you want the ultimate, go for TOYO R888

Hmm...so bridgestone tyres r actually heavier than the others even if the profile
is exactly the same?can anyone enlighten me wat r the tyres that actually provide
the same kind of performance but is lighter? :)

Silly me...n I always thought all tyres shld weigh approximately the same...
hahaha... :p:

heavy is not all bad. generally, "heavier" also means stiffer side walls that can help reduce flex when cornering.

I just put these tires on my car today (RE050A 245/40/18) and drove on them for approximately 50 miles. So far...I'm not TOO impressed. Hopefully I just need to wear out the crappy rubber on top to break into the good stuff or or maybe it's because I came from Kumho Ecsta MXs which were GREAT tires though I thought that their grip decreased dramatically after 15k miles or so.

I feel like the Bridgestone's sidewalls are too comfortable and could be stiffer but the grip is very good. I was expecting more out of these tire and its sidewall. I probably should've gone with the RE050 Pole Position. Live and learn I guess.

Anyways, I'll update my review once I put some more miles on these tires.

I just bought RE050A Pole Position 225-45-18 for my car so I'll let you know as soon as they're on... and broken in...
RE040s are crap in anything but warm, dry conditions. They're what's coming off my summer rims.