Bridgestone A001

excellent tyres, great in cold wet conditions, very good in snow, possibly wear less well than summer tyres but still good overall value. Would definitely buy again. Much better in winter than summer tyres and ok in summer if you just want to run one set of tyres avoiding extra steel wheels, £10 per wheel per tyre change. I use on VW Touran so absolute performance not essential but allows you to drive past cars stuck in snow.

Ok before I describe these tyres I have to say that this is my second pair of all weather tyres. I had the Hankook 4S ones on my other car and they are amazing, silent and grippy....However, in wet conditions they are a tad behind other summer tyres.....My reason for getting the A001 was the snow factor in UK. I travel everyweek from ipswich to manchester and back so I need good tyres. My local shop had only these available in 16 so I had no other option (otherwise i would have gone for the hankook ones) so I took a leap of faith and man I am glad I did.....Yes as reviewers say they are not the silent ones but man are they good.......smooth and yet grippy. During the recent windy (90mph) and extreme wet conditions i was able to maintain a speed of 70mph (despite p00r visibility conditions) with no loss of grip. When I reached manchester there was some unexpected snow and black ice and everyone was slipping in car parks...with only one security jeep making its way and helping people....I thought this would be a good time as any to test the tyres so I went into the car park with a rear wheel drive car (in summer mode) and I was constantly waiting for the car to slip a bit but it didnt....For me it was like there was no ice....although my speed was limited by the traction control to 30 mph but remember this was pure Ice and on braking there was no ABS.....I would highly recommend these to anyone.

Great tyre in winter sleet snow definitely buy again.not tested in full snow but great handling feel safe,emmet donegal

Excellent tyre in the wet. the car basically sticks to the road, great in corners also. Now we have some snow (1 inch) but mainly slush, the car feels excellent, and this is what i really bought these for. I have yet to try in deeper snow.

Bought for the front axle Audi A3 1.8t. Dry grip is excellent, as good as normal summer tyres. Wet grip is excellent too with a very progressive feel. Rear tyres are Bridgestone Blizzark LM25 (Winter tyres) which is the same tread pattern as the A001. Wear rate is very good with little or no wear to the tyres. Highly recommended

Last year (Oct 2010) I was looking for a tyre that was good in winter weather and also in the summer weather.
I was shown the new Bridgestone A001 All season tyres.
The very helpful tyre dealer said it would be good in the winter weather as well as the summer weather.
We did discuss the option of changing tyres from summer tyres to winter tyres but as I am a little lazy couldnt be bothered with this and also the expence of having to buy a second set of wheels for the second set of tyres.

So I decided to go for the A001's.

What a good decsion this was.

As the winter weather drew in and the snow started I got to drive up and down the hills I live on with out any worry or concerns in any weather condition. I even moved the car with 9 inch's of snow on the road.
My previous tyres I have used were useless and wouldn't get me off the drive let alone up the hills if there was a dusting of snow.

I am now a convert to these tyres and explain to anyone willing to listen just how much of a difference they make in the winter weather, I was amazed that tyres could make such a difference.

I have just replaced the first pair and will be changing the others when they need to be replaced to the A001's and will be changing all of the tyres to these on my wife's car.

I used to use Michelin Pilot Primacy's (summer tyres) but the A001's grip as well in the summer conditions or rain as they did.

My only dissapointment with these tyres is the amount of miles I got out of the first pair.
I got 14,000 miles which was lower then the Michelin's although my freindly tyre dealer suggested transfering the tyres back to front every 5,000 miles will increase the tyre wear. He did also tell me that the other all season tyres wouldnt get to 14,000 miles and that 14,000 miles was very good for the A001's.

As you have probably gathered by now I would highly recommend these tyres.

I'm driving on these tyres since December. Grip in both wet and dry is excellent compared to my previous (Dunlop) summer tyres. Ride is comfortable and quiet.

One thing I'm unsure about is the correct tyre pressure - at the recommended 32psi (cold) for my car they feel a bit soft. I find adding an extra pound or two improves the ride greatly.

It's still too early to tell how they will wear but after three months/ 2000km they still look as new (as they should I suppose)..

More hard and noisly on the hightway, but I feek me OK. Also in the snow I feel me very safe, much more safe than with summer tyres. I am not a hard driver, olways drive slowly than permitted.

Excellent tyre for the general winter season. I purchased just prior to the snow (December 2010) and am glad I did! The wife feels much more secure driving in poor conditions / snow / ice, too.