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Bridgestone Turanza T001 Evo review

Name: Bridgestone Turanza T001 Evo
Brand: Bridgestone

Relative score 60% tests + 40% owners

Owners 74 · 7 reviews analysed Road tests 71 · 8 tests

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The Bridgestone Turanza T001 Evo generally receives favorable reviews for its impressive dry and wet grip, high level of comfort, and stability. However, users have highlighted notable drawbacks regarding higher-than-expected fuel consumption, mixed treadwear durability, and confusion over product identification due to a lack of 'Evo' branding on the sidewall.

Two scoring systems, side by side

Owner scores come from reviews found online; road-test scores come from instrumented tests. Where they disagree, it is usually a discipline owners rarely push to the limit.

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

74/100

From 7 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.

Would buy again 65%

Dry

Overall dry

75.6

Corner stability

74.4

Dry traction

75.6

Steering response

74.4

Wet

Overall wet

77.1

Wet traction

75.6

Comfort

Overall comfort

74.4

Treadwear

Overall treadwear

68.3

Handling

Overall handling

76.5

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By road tests

71/100

Scaled across every tested tire: the average gets 70, the best 100.

Dry

68.1

Wet

80.4

Treadwear

64.8

By discipline (% of best in test)

Dry Braking

87.5%

Dry Handling

87.5%

Subj. Dry Handling

87.5%

Wet Braking

93.8%

Wet Handling

93.8%

Straight Aquaplaning

93.8%

Curved Aquaplaning

93.8%

Side G-Force on Wet surface

93.8%

Inside Noise level

71.9%

Outside Noise

75%

Rolling Resistance

81.3%

Wear

81.3%

Bridgestone Turanza T001 Evo specs & sizes

Prices vary by size, so each one links out separately.

Size	Retailer
195/50 R15	Amazon
195/60 R15	Amazon
195/65 R15	Amazon
205/65 R15	Amazon
205/50 R16	Amazon
215/55 R16	Amazon
215/60 R16	Amazon
225/55 R16	Amazon
215/45 R17	Amazon
215/55 R17	Amazon
235/45 R17	Amazon
245/40 R18	Amazon

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What owners like and dislike

Themes extracted from 7 owner reviews found online.

Pros

Excellent grip in both dry and wet conditions
Quiet and comfortable ride quality
Good high-speed stability and road feedback
Competitive pricing compared to other premium brands

Cons

Subpar fuel economy despite the advertised EU rating
Faster wear reported on front axles or during winter months
Loud humming noise reported by some users
Poor sidewall identification making it difficult to distinguish the Evo from the older T001 model

Worth knowing

One reviewer noted that front tires wore out significantly faster (5k miles) compared to the overall mileage of 20k, potentially indicating heavier wear patterns on specific axle positions.