AUTO BILD sportscars
Rank 1 of 9 - Exemplary - Test Winner
Issue 04/2021 - Summer Sport Tyre Test 2021 - Test vehicle: Ford Mustang - Tested size: 265/35 ZR 20
Technical features & benefits
Tread design, reinforcement & carcass
Maintain stability in a straight line and curve
Asymmetrical tread design, new reinforcement technology and optimised carcass maximise stability for controlled cornering precision and increased steering response.
Sporty profile shape & tread compound
Shortest braking distance on a dry surface
Sporty profile shape grants stability and the innovative tread compound increases grip to deliver outstanding braking performance.
Rib distribution, sipes & tread compound
Outsanding wet performance (EU Label Grade A)
The rib and void distribution of the tread design evacuates water faster and relies on stiff 3D sipes to boost cornering and braking power. The optimised tread compound formula contributes to the outstanding wet grip.
Legal notice
1 Tests carried out by TÜV SÜD on the request of Bridgestone in July-September 2020 at the facilities Bridgestone EUPG (Italy) for dry and wet tests with Audi S4 3.0 TFSI, on tyre size 245/40 R18. Potenza Sport compared to the performances
of main competitors in the same segment: Continental PremiumContact 6, Michelin Pilot Sport 4, Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5, Pirelli P Zero PZ4. Annex Report No. [713190691-PS].
2 Maintain vehicle stability when travelling both in a straight line and through a curve. Straight stability, rating: Bridgestone Potenza Sport (9.33), Continental Premium Contact 6 (9.00), Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (8.67), Goodyear Eagle F1
Asymmetric 5 (8.67), Pirelli P Zero PZ4 (8.56). Cornering stability, rating: Bridgestone Potenza Sport (9.21), Continental Premium Contact 6 (8.13), Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (8.67), Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 (8.33), Pirelli P Zero PZ4 (8.58).
3 Shortest braking distance on a dry surface. Dry braking distance (100 km/h to 0 km/h), metres: Bridgestone Potenza Sport (33.4), Continental Premium Contact 6 (35.4), Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (34.5), Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 (35.9),
Pirelli P Zero PZ4 (34.8).
4 Awarded EU label grade “A” for wet grip index.
