The new Potenza RE050A Pole Position
04-10-2006, 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Ricracing' post='264532' date='Apr 4 2006, 05:52 PM
Thanks UUronL for the Car and Driver link!
.Did you check out the ADAC test? Link here
It' so hard to choose...
One vote for Michelin, one for Continental and one for GoodYear.
Anyone for Pirelli?
I'm looking for a silent, comfy and non-tramlining tyre - anyone
.Did you check out the ADAC test? Link here
It' so hard to choose...
One vote for Michelin, one for Continental and one for GoodYear.
Anyone for Pirelli?
I'm looking for a silent, comfy and non-tramlining tyre - anyone
The tread pattern on the f1's is quite distinctive, but the sidewall curve of the conti's really suits my wheels.
DSC is kicking in much less often now - especially in the wet - so definite improvement on grip.
(although this could also be simply the switch from half worn to brand new!)
No road noise from the back - although I think I amnow more concious of the noise from the front (pirelli pzero nero), but since they are only have worn I'll probably leave it a bit before chaning them.
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Originally Posted by Peter530i' post='266069' date='Apr 7 2006, 11:21 PM
Bridgestones are a F1 supplier, Ferrari Enzo supplied tires, and winning all the major test in Germany lately.
B-team tires????
Michelin is way behind their best times those days, there you really pay for the name only.
B-team tires????
Michelin is way behind their best times those days, there you really pay for the name only.
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Originally Posted by Peter530i' post='266069' date='Apr 7 2006, 01:21 PM
and you got that from where???? do you drive an MB??? 
seems like the same kind of thinking to me 
Bridgestones are a F1 supplier, Ferrari Enzo supplied tires, and winning all the major test in Germany lately.
B-team tires????
Michelin is way behind their best times those days, there you really pay for the name only.
seems like the same kind of thinking to me Bridgestones are a F1 supplier, Ferrari Enzo supplied tires, and winning all the major test in Germany lately.
B-team tires????
Michelin is way behind their best times those days, there you really pay for the name only.
That aside, I think the bridgestone potenzas, SO3s and RE050As are quality tires.
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Originally Posted by ats77' post='267324' date='Apr 10 2006, 11:09 PM
The current issue (No. 3/2006, 17th February 2006) features a test of eleven ultra-high performance 225/40R18 summer tyres.
Could you scan the artictel or something?
I?m still looking for the non tramlining, silent and comfy tyre.
Just changed from my lovely 16" wintertyres to the RF?s...
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I've had my first long autobahn trip to germany on those bridgestones.... they are awesome..... 18" and yet much more comfortable then 17" Runflats.....
also driven in some hard rain and they seems very good.
I have significantly low (almost none) DSC kicking in during accelerations as opposed to winter tires....
I must say pretty comfi tire but on a highway it is pretty stable and comfident.
also driven in some hard rain and they seems very good.
I have significantly low (almost none) DSC kicking in during accelerations as opposed to winter tires....
I must say pretty comfi tire but on a highway it is pretty stable and comfident.
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Originally Posted by tachyon' post='266211' date='Apr 8 2006, 03:17 AM
"Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue." Or, for me, it looks like I picked the wrong day to put on new summer tires - It's 37F in Chicago and sleeting. 
I put the new Bridgestone RE050A Pole Position tires (245/35 F & 275/30 R) on new M5 style 19" wheels and had them mounted this afternoon.
Here's my initial impressions:
1) The wheels look way cooler than I thought they would. Man, oh, man those wheel are so sexy to see in person.
2) The wheel offsets look less pronounced than I expected. Yes, the front wheels stick out farther than the stock sport wheels, and yes, the rear wheels are slightly inset from the fronts. But this perspective is hardly noticeable in person. I don't think I'm going to take any steps to trim in the fronts or put spacers in back.
3) The 245/35 size front tires fill up the wheel wells nicely and look well-proportioned. No way anything larger goes in there.
4) The 275/30 size rear tires look OK, but 285/30 would be perfect. (Bridgestone doesn't make the larger size in these Pole Positions right now) As I look at the attached photos the rears do look ill-proportioned compared to the fronts. But this perspective looks much worse in a photo than it does in person. Walking up to the car (and glancing back at it, of course) the lower profile rear tires don't stand out at all. I like the set-up as it is.
5) While I drove only 35 miles on the new Pole Positions today, my first impressions are very positive. They are very quite and roll smoothly. I tested the grip in the cold rain and sleet and they held on brilliantly. (This is not a temperature these tires should be good in - but they performed beyond what you could physically expect). The handling is very crisp and right-now responsive - the best I've ever experienced. This is a very different tire than the stock RE050 run flats that came with the sport package. I can't wait for warmer weather.
Also, the Bridgestone RE050A Pole Position tires are less expensive than Michelin PS2s (by about $30 per tire). And right now Bridgestone is running a $100 rebate for a set of 4 of these tires. So they seem to be a good value too.
EDIT: I should have looked this up before, but these Bridgestones are a heavy tire. The 245/30 weigh 27 lbs (compared to the PS2s at 23 lbs) and the 275/30 weigh 30 lbs (PS2s are 25 lbs). However, the car feels so nimble on the 166 wheels with these Pole Position tires that I can't say they drive heavy at all.
I put the new Bridgestone RE050A Pole Position tires (245/35 F & 275/30 R) on new M5 style 19" wheels and had them mounted this afternoon.
Here's my initial impressions:
1) The wheels look way cooler than I thought they would. Man, oh, man those wheel are so sexy to see in person.
2) The wheel offsets look less pronounced than I expected. Yes, the front wheels stick out farther than the stock sport wheels, and yes, the rear wheels are slightly inset from the fronts. But this perspective is hardly noticeable in person. I don't think I'm going to take any steps to trim in the fronts or put spacers in back.
3) The 245/35 size front tires fill up the wheel wells nicely and look well-proportioned. No way anything larger goes in there.
4) The 275/30 size rear tires look OK, but 285/30 would be perfect. (Bridgestone doesn't make the larger size in these Pole Positions right now) As I look at the attached photos the rears do look ill-proportioned compared to the fronts. But this perspective looks much worse in a photo than it does in person. Walking up to the car (and glancing back at it, of course) the lower profile rear tires don't stand out at all. I like the set-up as it is.
5) While I drove only 35 miles on the new Pole Positions today, my first impressions are very positive. They are very quite and roll smoothly. I tested the grip in the cold rain and sleet and they held on brilliantly. (This is not a temperature these tires should be good in - but they performed beyond what you could physically expect). The handling is very crisp and right-now responsive - the best I've ever experienced. This is a very different tire than the stock RE050 run flats that came with the sport package. I can't wait for warmer weather.
Also, the Bridgestone RE050A Pole Position tires are less expensive than Michelin PS2s (by about $30 per tire). And right now Bridgestone is running a $100 rebate for a set of 4 of these tires. So they seem to be a good value too.
EDIT: I should have looked this up before, but these Bridgestones are a heavy tire. The 245/30 weigh 27 lbs (compared to the PS2s at 23 lbs) and the 275/30 weigh 30 lbs (PS2s are 25 lbs). However, the car feels so nimble on the 166 wheels with these Pole Position tires that I can't say they drive heavy at all.
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