Bridgestone Potenza RE040

I recently replaced the ageing Yokohama Parada spec2 s on our Honda Type r.

I must say the first thing ive notoced is less flexing of the sidewall , as the yokohamas wore they werent to clever in the wet.

Overall id def buy these again as after 4 years of ownership these are the oe and certainly feel better than any other tyre ive tried.

Comming from Eagle F1 Asymmetrics, these tyres are a few notches down. Unfortunately I was in a rush and these were the only suitable tyres the garage had in stock.

Dry grip is pretty decent, there are better dry tyres out there but these are pretty good, they do make a lot of tyre squeal mind.

In a 220BHP FWD car, I can put maximum power down in the wet for a clean getaway, but only just. Any amount of steering will muck things up and I hate to think how they will cope when they start to wear down.

Feedback and progressiveness is nice though, they appear to wear quite well but beware, they are noisy! Coming from F1's they are a downgrade in every department except wear (although in fairness I haven't consumed them yet).

Would I buy again? No, buy & fit your tyres BEFORE your MOT.

Far too noisy on less than perfect surfaces, especially on the motorway at 70mph, they're an absolute nightmare. Grip in the dry is quite impressive, they're ok in the wet too, but in the UK so many roads have worn out surfaces and the road noise shoots up to epic proportions with these tyres.

Not long replaced my avon zz3 with these N4 tyres, must say there is a overall improvement over the avons, however the tread pattern doesnt look so good. Overall i am very impressed with these tyres, and only cost slightly more than the avons. Cannot comment on wear, but car drives very well @ >100mph

The 040's were fitted to my vauxhall signum from new. I managed to get 29500 miles out of them - which i think is excellent. I now have toyo TR1's fitted.

The only reason I changed was because of the poor road noise. At speeds between 40 to 65 mph they rummbled constantly. They often got even worse in cold temperature, and became very annoying on long distance driving.

The dry grip is ok and in damp condition is not bad. But on large amounts of surface water, it can be exciting - when the tyres are half worn (around 3-4mm) the car often aquaplaned.

I was also cautious in snow or icy weather. My ABS often kicked in, even at very slow or light breaking.

I found them to be expensive when I priced them up too.

If your after a long lasting / hard wearing tyre then I would not hesitate to buy them. But if comfort or road noise is important then I would choose something different.

I like these tyres on this car, a lot of people don't, but i find the dry grip very good and i dont find the wet grip as bad as a lot of people say. I think part of the problem is people relay heavily on TC. I generaly drive with this off and have learnt over time what the limits are. I still need to put in more time to be fully confident at just how quick you can go around corners on these tyres. I find i can drive ther car faster and smoother in the wet with the TC OFF. it is a none issue that the TC on the 350z kicks in early. I tried Toyo T1R's as a lot of people recommend and did not find them better, i did not like the handling in corners, the car rolls on the sidewalls. with the Bridgestones you just get solid grip or a predictable slow breakaway into a controllable slide. The downside is the road noise and the hardness over bumps, but it is a sports car so, this does not bother me too much. Would not hesitate to buy again.

These front tyres have lasted me 3 years since I bought the car (26,000+ mls)! Drive mostly on straight 'A' roads. Good value for money/fun in the dry. Not great in the wet. Shocking in the snow, if you dare!

Great if you live in Death Valley. Great grip in warm dry conditions.
If you ever get rain wherever you live, look elsewhere. This tyre is too compromised for general road use.

Found the tyres to be very good in the dry but when its wet and cold can just let go suddenly when accelerating before the traction control kicks in. Ride is a bit harsh due to the stiffness but you get good feeling in the steering. Stiffness was a good thing when I had to drive a couple of miles on a flat as no spare in the RX8's. Wear is ok, original tyres on the front have done 28000 miles and still have a couple of months left in them. Second set of back tyres are now worn out after only 12500

My tyres were still road legal at 40,000 miles. This is when the car was serviced and the dealer measured the tread depth.