Summer tire Updated September 2026

Bridgestone Potenza RE070 review

Name: Bridgestone Potenza RE070
Brand: Bridgestone

Relative score from owner reviews only

Owners 73 · 16 reviews analysed

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The Bridgestone Potenza RE070 is widely regarded as a high-performance tire that excels in dry conditions, offering near-track-day levels of grip and stiff sidewall feedback. While highly praised by owners of performance-oriented vehicles like the Subaru WRX STI and Renault Clio RS, users note that its wet-weather performance is inconsistent and its road noise is significant.

What owners say

No road-test results yet, so every score here comes from owner reviews found online.

How scores work

Relative score: 0–100. Blends road tests (60%) and owner reviews (40%) category by category, the same way on every TireWheelGuide page. With only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from it, so the score stays closer to average. It needs at least one road test or five owner reviews.
Road tests: 0–100 per score, from published tests, newer tests counting more. Each result is compared with every other tire in the same test, so a win against a strong field counts for more. The average tested tire gets 70, the best 100; with only one or two tests a tire stays nearer 70. The discipline rows show % of the best tire in that test.
Owner reviews: 0–100 from the owner reviews we found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates and scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70. With only a few reviews a tire stays near the average.

By owner reviews

73/100

From 16 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.

Would buy again 90%

Dry

Overall dry

82.4

Corner stability

75.2

Dry traction

77.2

Steering response

76.7

Wet

Overall wet

69.6

Wet traction

72.2

Comfort

Overall comfort

63.5

Treadwear

Overall treadwear

Handling

Overall handling

79.3

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What owners like and dislike

Themes extracted from 16 owner reviews found online.

Pros

Exceptional dry weather grip and cornering stability
Excellent feedback and handling characteristics due to stiff sidewalls
High value-for-money proposition compared to dedicated track tires
Strong performance for spirited road driving and light track use

Cons

Poor wet weather performance and hydroplaning resistance
High levels of road noise during daily driving
Rapid tread wear when subjected to aggressive or track-focused driving
Harsh ride quality due to stiff sidewall construction

Worth knowing

Highly recommended as an OEM-spec choice for the Subaru Impreza WRX STI, with users noting it transforms the vehicle's handling.
Popular among Renault Clio RS owners for Nürburgring and track-day usage.
Availability is noted as a frustration, with limited size options (particularly in 18-inch variants) making it difficult to source for some vehicles.