Positive: Good handling on wet roads. Safe and responsive behavior on dry roads.
Negative: Dry braking, highest rolling resistance in the test.

Positive: Wet handling. Wet braking. Dry braking.
Negative: Environment.

Positive: New high performance tire with excellent wet and dry handling, good balance, precise steering with good feedback, short braking distances in wet and dry, hydroplaning resistance.
Negative: Increased rolling resistance, average comfort.

Bridgestone delivers superior wet grip, performance and safety in braking, handling and driving stability. The tire responds predictably to changes in load at the limit, but requires active steering correction. Flawless driving performance helps the Bridgestone lap faster than the Continental. In addition, Potenza Sport has the highest rolling resistance, which affects fuel consumption and points.

A sports tire with packed with safety features. It is slightly inferior to its rivals in terms of straight and lateral hydroplaning resistance, environment performance, and noise/ride comfort, but there are no obvious issues that you cannot put up with.

This Bridgestone model ensures excellent handling response on wet pavement, and has a very high rolling resistance; on dry pavement, and has good handling feedback and crisp steering response, for which, obviously, the technologists sacrificed some of the ride comfort.

Excellent handling response and very short braking distance in any conditions. Good hydroplaning resistance. High rolling resistance.

Good hydroplaning resistance. Good handling performance and crisp steering response. Relatively long braking distance on wet pavement. Good.

Good handling and short braking distances on dry and wet surfaces. Precise steering response. Good ride comfort. Increased rolling resistance. Increased noise.

Outstanding cornering stability on wet and dry pavement. Surprisingly good aquaplaning resistance. Fast and precise response to the driver’s actions. Average dry and wet braking performance. Very good.

Strong traction and good handling response on wet and dry pavement. Low aquaplaning resistance. High noise emission. Low riding comfort. Very high rolling resistance. Recommended.

Good handling response and a short stopping distance on wet and dry pavement alike. Excellent lateral stability in the wet. Good hydroplaning resistance. Poor riding comfort. High noise emission. High rolling resistance.

The new Bridgestone Potenza Sport at times feels like a track tyre for the road. The grip levels are extremely high and when the tyre is warm, the grip incredible. The low starting tread depth makes it difficult in the wet due to high levels of aquaplaning, however the grip is impressive when in contact with the road.

Positive: Sporty handling tyre with excellent steering response and feedback, very quick in the dry and wet with short braking distances.
Negative: Low aquaplaning resistance, oversteer balance in wet handling.

Crisp steering response and well-balanced performance in any conditions. Great handling on dry pavement. Short braking distance on wet and dry pavement. Increased noise.

Positive: Very high grip level on wet and especially on dry roads. Direct steering response and high steering precision in dry handling.
Negative: Somewhat sensitive to load changes in the wet. Increased risk of aquaplaning when cornering. Increased rolling resistance.

New top-class sports tires, excellent handling qualities on wet and dry slopes, precise steering response, good balance, shortest wet and dry braking distances, good aquaplaning properties.
Verdict: exemplary.