Compare Bridgestone Tires

Initial Review, 100 Miles on Tires
February 06, 2013

I used these tires for 2.5 autocross seasons and they exceeded my expectations. I initially had them installed on a 2005 Subaru WRX with no suspension modifications, and the outside shoulders paid the price. Once I started running enough negative camber and added some stiffer sway bars, the tires performed much better and held up nicely. Very predictable at the limit and excellent feedback. They can get a little greasy on really hot summer days, but most of the time they are fine. I got to run 2 events in the rain and that's where these tires really shine compared to some of the other tires in this category. Other competitors with AWD cars, who weren't running RE-11s, seemed to have less traction in the wet compared to myself. I'll be buying another set of these for the 2013 season, and with the added suspension modifications they should perform even better.

Initial Review, 1,500 Miles on Tires
December 19, 2012

I use DM-V1’s to drive mostly to Whistler, BC or into ski areas of the Cascades. I never had winter tires before. The DM-V1’s are amazing in the snow and ice driving into BC and the high mountain passes. This year I mounted them after the temp started staying in the 40's. The dry and wet traction is great. I am an aggressive driver...so I have noticed they are a little soft in the sidewalls and tread compared to the 'all season performance' tires I normally use...but that is to be expected they are winter tires. They should last me several winters since I only put about 700 miles a winter on them. Based on what I have seen so far...I will definitely buy them again.

Initial Review, 5,000 Miles on Tires
January 25, 2013

I've had two sets of these tires on my 2WD Tundra and I am not pleased with their wet traction nor their snow/ice traction. Back tires spin from dead stops when raining and I have fish tailed on multiple occasions with light snow on the ground. Thankfully the front tires kept their grip in these situations. I guess this can be expected from a pickup truck with light back end, but I have to assume some of it is due to the tires based on the poor wet traction. Why did I buy a second set of these tires you may ask? Well, the first set lasted a long time and they were priced well. I have decided to go with the Yokohama Geolander A/T this time around so we'll see how they compare. I will try to remember and update this review once I have had a chance to see how the new tires perform. I would not recommend these tires, at least not for a 2WD pickup truck.

Initial Review, 4,000 Miles on Tires
January 08, 2013

Overall good tire and certainly much better that the factory supplied Michelin all seasons on snow however ice traction seems lacking when compared to the Michelin X Ice I have on my CRV.

Initial Review, 1,000 Miles on Tires
December 21, 2009

I just had a chance to test the tire in winter conditions given the mid atlantic blizzard we just experienced. Traction in snow and slush is very good. Ice traction is not as good, but this is to be expected with a performance winter tire. Driving around in the worst of the conditions was not a problem, but as the snow piles up ground clearance becomes the issue. Performance in the dry and wet is average for a performance winter. My previous tires were Dunlop Wintersport M3s, and the LM 60s are comparable in performance, with a slight dry handling and steering responsiveness going to the M3s.

Overall, if the majority of your winter driving is on cold dry and cold wet roads, but you want additional traction over an all season in snow/slush, the LM 60s are a very good choice.

Initial Review, 470 Miles on Tires
December 10, 2012

OK, Im sure you're saying "why is this guy writing a review with only 470 miles on his set of tires?", I will tell you why. Totally impressed with these tires! Yes, I have just purchased them and I may still be on my honeymoon post purchase but, thus far these tires are fantastic. I drove all the miles on the highway with almost every road condition except extreme heat and they performed like rockstars. I did notice a little more push in the corners as compared to the Continental Conti-pro-Contact tires I just replaced but not enough to warrant spending another $60-90 dollars per tire. Since my tires are wider than a normal passenger tire, the slushy junk tended to pull the car a bit but not enough to give you the feeling like "I just lost control". I drove in 6" of light (powder) snow up hill at 65 MPH and had no problem over taking trucks and AWD vehicles. They performed great on the ice and hard-pack as well. They are not a "winter only tire" but thus far have worked almost as well as my wife's studded Bridgestone Blizzack tires in winter conditions. If you are looking for an All-Season tire like me, this is the one I'd tell you to look at. Also the purchase went smooth as silk. Ordered on a Tuesday and installed on a Thursday. Customer service was great (thanks Tucker, I think thats the name) and the price was a full $130 less than anyone would match for the same tire installed. Im a fan of Tire Rack and the tires I just got.

Initial Review, 15,000 Miles on Tires
December 12, 2012

Because of the reviews, price/value, I've purchased these tires off TireRack first for my Audi and then later for my Trailblazer ss. Going on 4 winters and they are great!
The squishy/rolly feel (that’s Inherent with all winter tires) is very apparent but that is the nature of the beast with all winter tires... Again with all winter tires they are not designed as a performance ‘dry or wet pavement tire’ and cannot compete with all seasons or summer tires in that regard. If you are not a spirited driver then obviously you will not care about the numbing, tread squirm and overall soft compound feel anyway.
They are noticeably more comfortable than my summer tires as they absorb the small bumps in the road surprisingly well. I only use them in the winter so it’s easy to compare to my summer z rated tires; When pushed past threshold, the wet and dry traction is noticeably less then the threshold of my summer tires, but in the snow, slush and ice there is absolutely no comparison at all and that is what they are designed for. Fact: deep snow traction (2+ Feet deep) will depend on the ground clearance of the vehicle not the tires (example: with these same tires my AWD Audi can get caught up/ float up in 2 feet of deep snow and get stuck, but I will not get stuck in my RWD truck that has more ground clearance.
Road noise is good, and tread wear seems surprisingly good as well (and with over 400hp its easy to spin these tires on dry pavement). Recommended!
Ontario Canada.

Initial Review, 7,000 Miles on Tires
December 27, 2012

The X-Ice Xi2 gives up very little as far as comfort, noise, dry cornering ability and traction compared to the factory Bridgestones. Where this tire really shines (pun not intended!) is on ice and in lighter to moderate amounts of snow. With the Legacy, I have extreme confidence this will maintain grip in almost all winter conditions. Having just experienced a 12"-16" snowfall storm last week, with these tires (combined with the all wheel drive) I have an immensely capable all weather vehicle. The tires are overall the best combination of traction/comfort/noise (lack thereof)/cornering response of any of the winter tires that I've bought from the Tire Rack. Past purchases include Bridgestone Blizzaks from a few years ago, and Goodyear Eagle Ultra Grip.

Initial Review, 20,000 Miles on Tires
January 13, 2013

These were OEM RFT tires on my X5 with the M Sport package with Adaptive Drive. The X5 handles great with these tires but can't compare to anything else. However, the tires started to become noisy at 8,000 miles and after 15,000 miles became unbearably awful. At 20,000 miles outer edges of fronts are gone, but rears still look okay.
Will replace with Continental DWS or Michelin Latitude Diamaris without RFT option.

Initial Review, 1,000 Miles on Tires
December 01, 2012

On dry pavement this tire is noisy, but not at all uncomfortably loud, even with the relatively low amount of noise insulation on the Subaru Impreza. The ride isn't very supple, but does transmit some road feel to the steering wheel (a good thing). Sharp bumps seem to be dissipated better than the stock all season tires. Steering responsiveness is much lower than the stock tires, as to be expected from an aggressive snow tire. They have a fairly high limit before they break loose on dry pavement, and are fairly predictable at their limit.

In deep slush, they are very well behaved. The fairly light Impreza used to be heavily affected by slush at medium to high speeds, but these tires clear the slush very nicely.

In light snow (1-3 inches) the tires perform very well. Acceleration and braking is amazing compared to the stock tires, and cornering is even better. At the limit of these tires grip, they react very predictably. Ice traction is also much better than stock. You have to be pretty aggressive to get these tires to slide out of control in light to medium snow.

I haven't had the chance to use these tires in deep snow yet.

Initial Review, 6,700 Miles on Tires
December 04, 2012

Excellent winter tire that made my SRT8 even possible to drive year round in the Chicagoland area. The only issue is for the 6,500 - 7,000 total miles I have on the winter tires they have given up most of their wet weather and snow/ice traction. It is a high HP vehicle but with just over 50% of the original tread depth remaining the traction should not have fallen off so badly. Again, great tire but you won't get much longevity on a high performance vehicle and I do drive with an easy throttle and slow down my braking and turning compared to my style with my summer tires.

Initial Review, 15,000 Miles on Tires
December 20, 2012

I just returned from my first snow and Ice drive. I was very pleased with the traction in snow and ice. The treadwear and road noise is a definitely a plus. Wet traction is compareable with other tires in its class. Dry traction in my opinion is comparable to a track compound but last much longer.

Initial Review, 4,000 Miles on Tires
December 18, 2012

My daily commute is about 40 miles, all highway, in Dallas, Texas. I am also a HPDE instructor for about nine weekends a year. These tires replaced Bridgestone RE-11s after about 20,000 miles of highway and frequent track use. The RE-11s replaced the OEM Bridgestones (7,000 miles). The Michelins are my daily driver and track rain tire. I occasionally use them for dry track days if I am unable to transport my track tires to the venue. I'm impressed by the tires' exceptionally low weight compared to the RE-11, Advan Neova AD08, and Star Spec. I also appreciate their excellent combination of dry/wet handling. On the track in dry weather (TWS and MSR-Cresson) they do not overheat, and they are very progressive and predictable. They do not feel greasy when hot, like the RE-11. In the wet they are exceptional. MSR-Cresson is like ICE on the old 1.7 mile section, and on the wet line these tires maintained grip better by far than did the RE-11s. After re-aliginging my car for negative camber of 1.7 all around, max. postive caster, total front toe out of 1/16", and total rear toe in of 1/16", I found these tires to have excellent turn-in grip, and they held very well at the limit in mid-corner with no excessive slipping during mild oversteer. On rotation corners with trail braking I again found them very predictable with a good combination of slip and grip. I would definitely buy these tires again. What sold me on them was the August 2012 Car & Driver article comparing these tires to my other favorites and seeing their overall superior rating. I can now say that I completely concur with the results of the testing, as the article states.

Initial Review, 5,000 Miles on Tires
March 27, 2011

Bought these Hankooks after seeing the reviews. The high scores were right on. I've owned several cars and 8 types of tires in the 17 years I've lived here and these are by far the best. Michelin, Bridgestone, Yoko's...nothing compares. I live in the Blue Ridge mountains where there are no straight or level roads and after this winter I can tell you, I was amazed at the grip these tires gave me. If you ride on these, you won't need snow tires again. No apparent wear yet, quiet, smooth and handle well. I don't push this car hard, but these tires got up steep windy roads when my neighbor's $60,000 SUV failed. The only downside might be a loss of 1 mpg from the OEM Michelins. Seldom do you get such a quality product at such a great price.

Initial Review, 25 Miles on Tires
October 31, 2012

Less than 50 miles, too soon to provide any meaningful rating so will update as we accumulate mileage. But this is to provide a history, and no better place to start than at beginning.

About 12k mi/year, combined DC Metro beltway & city. My wife & toddler's car.

Day after hurricane Sandy...less than thrilled with wet traction on the OEM Bridgestone Duelers and replaced at 32K. Planned on getting new rubber anyway before winter arrives.

Came to tirerack.com first and reviewed and filtered and sorted everything out. Tire dealer didn't have my first choice (Goodyear Tripletreds) in stock so, like an impatient customer, went with second choice: Dunlop Signature CS. We immediately feel huge improvement in wet grip during constant rain. It's like night and day, however it is compared to poor factory OEMs. But already feel more confident.

Will update at meaningful intervals. Thank you.