Tests 67 · 1 test Owners 67 · 1 review
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Bridgestone Potenza RE-71RZ vs Nexen N FERA Sport R — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 1 + 1 road tests and 1 + 0 owner reviews. How we score
N FERA Sport R leads, 72–68 Narrow edge
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Best test result: #3 of 11 in 2022 Tire Rack Extreme Performance Track Tyre Test (dry handling)
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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68
Dry
N FERA Sport R +472Why this score
Source Potenza RE-71RZ N FERA Sport R Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests 67 73 Reviews found online 70 ≈ 70 (est.) Potenza RE-71RZ: 60% × 67 + 40% × 69.6 = 68
N FERA Sport R: 60% × 72.7 + 40% × 69.9 (est.) = 72
No owner ratings of dry for N FERA Sport R. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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71
Wet
No comparison–Why this score
Source Potenza RE-71RZ N FERA Sport R Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 71 (est.) – Reviews found online 72 – Potenza RE-71RZ: 60% × 71.2 (est.) + 40% × 71.6 = 71
No road tests of wet for Potenza RE-71RZ. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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61
Comfort
No comparison–Why this score
Source Potenza RE-71RZ N FERA Sport R Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) – Reviews found online 58 – Potenza RE-71RZ: 40% × 66.6 (est.) + 60% × 58.1 = 61
No road tests of comfort for Potenza RE-71RZ. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
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64
Treadwear
No comparison–Why this score
Source Potenza RE-71RZ N FERA Sport R Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 65 (est.) – Reviews found online 63 – Potenza RE-71RZ: 60% × 65.2 (est.) + 40% × 62.7 = 64
No road tests of treadwear for Potenza RE-71RZ. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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69
Handling (owners)
No comparison–Why this score
Source Potenza RE-71RZ N FERA Sport R Reviews found online 69 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Bridgestone Potenza RE-71RZ | Nexen N FERA Sport R |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 68 | 72 |
| Dry | 68 | 72 |
| Wet | 71 | – |
| Comfort | 61 | – |
| Treadwear | 64 | – |
| Handling (owners) | 69 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Recomputed
Headline score
68
/ 100
Potenza RE-71RZ
72
/ 100
N FERA Sport R
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
The professional test results behind the scores
Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.
| Discipline | Category | Potenza RE-71RZ | N FERA Sport R | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Handling | Dry | 99% #3/3 · 2026 Tire Rack Streetable Track Tyre Test | 99% #3/11 · 2022 Tire Rack Extreme Performance Track Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #2/3 2026 Tire Rack Streetable Track Tyre Test | #3/11 2022 Tire Rack Extreme Performance Track Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Bridgestone Potenza RE-71RZ | B · Nexen N FERA Sport R |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer tire | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 24 | — |
| Rim diameters | 15″ – 19″ | — |
| Tread depth | 7/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 200 A A | — |
| Sidewall | Blackwall | — |
| Max pressure | 50 psi | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
68
/ 100
Bridgestone Potenza RE-71RZ
72
/ 100
Nexen N FERA Sport R
Narrow edge: Nexen N FERA Sport R — better dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Bridgestone Potenza RE-71RZ rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 1 review), so read this result as provisional. Nexen N FERA Sport R rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 0 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Nexen N FERA Sport R scores 72 vs 68 on dry.
Tire A · Bridgestone Potenza RE-71RZ
Tire B · Nexen N FERA Sport R
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Potenza RE-71RZ or N FERA Sport R?
Which grips better on dry roads, Potenza RE-71RZ or N FERA Sport R?
Nexen N FERA Sport R, 72 vs 68 on our dry score.
How do we compare tires?
Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.
Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology