Tests – · none yet Owners 67 · 4 reviews
Bridgestone Potenza RE01R looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
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Bridgestone Potenza RE01R vs Continental SportContact 7 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 22 road tests and 4 + 1,605 owner reviews. How we score
SportContact 7 is ahead, 85–68
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Tests 83 · 22 tests Owners 79 · 1,605 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 18 in 2025 ADAC Summer Tyre Test (wet braking)
“On my 2nd set. Got decent mileage from them. 15k miles from the first set of rears and i've 11k on the 2nd set with 4.5mm still left on them.”
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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70
Dry
SportContact 7 +2494Why this score
Source Potenza RE01R SportContact 7 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 21 tests ≈ 69 (est.) 99 Reviews found online 71 88 Potenza RE01R: 60% × 68.8 (est.) + 40% × 70.5 = 70
SportContact 7: 60% × 98.7 + 40% × 88.1 = 94
No road tests of dry for Potenza RE01R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
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71
Wet
SportContact 7 +2091Why this score
Source Potenza RE01R SportContact 7 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 22 tests ≈ 71 (est.) 94 Reviews found online 72 85 Potenza RE01R: 60% × 71 (est.) + 40% × 72 = 71
SportContact 7: 60% × 94.4 + 40% × 85.2 = 91
No road tests of wet for Potenza RE01R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
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63
Comfort
Level63Why this score
Source Potenza RE01R SportContact 7 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 5 tests ≈ 67 (est.) 56 Reviews found online 58 73 Potenza RE01R: 60% × 67.2 (est.) + 40% × 57.8 = 63
SportContact 7: 60% × 56.4 + 40% × 73.4 = 63
No road tests of comfort for Potenza RE01R. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Noise
No comparison62Why this score
Source Potenza RE01R SportContact 7 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 19 tests – 59 Reviews found online – ≈ 67 (est.) SportContact 7: 60% × 59.1 + 40% × 67.3 (est.) = 62
No owner ratings of noise for SportContact 7. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
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64
Treadwear
SportContact 7 +569Why this score
Source Potenza RE01R SportContact 7 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests ≈ 65 (est.) 72 Reviews found online 62 65 Potenza RE01R: 60% × 64.6 (est.) + 40% × 62.4 = 64
SportContact 7: 60% × 71.7 + 40% × 64.7 = 69
No road tests of treadwear for Potenza RE01R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).
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68
Handling (owners)
SportContact 7 +1886Why this score
Source Potenza RE01R SportContact 7 Reviews found online 68 86
Scores at a glance
| Category | Bridgestone Potenza RE01R | Continental SportContact 7 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 68 | 85 |
| Dry | 70 | 94 |
| Wet | 71 | 91 |
| Comfort | 63 | 63 |
| Noise | – | 62 |
| Treadwear | 64 | 69 |
| Handling (owners) | 68 | 86 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
68
/ 100
Potenza RE01R
85
/ 100
SportContact 7
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Potenza RE01R
Pros
- Exceptional dry grip and handling characteristics
- Predictable and communicative breakaway behavior
- High durability and heat resistance during track sessions
Cons
- High price point compared to competitors
- Limited market availability and difficulty in sourcing
- Performance may be surpassed by dedicated R-compound tires for pure track use
Tire B SportContact 7
Pros
- Phenomenal wet and dry grip with high cornering limits
- Precise steering response and excellent road feedback
- Strong braking performance and high stability at speed
Cons
- Faster-than-average tread wear, especially with spirited driving or track use
- Stiff sidewalls can contribute to a harsher, bumpier ride
- Elevated road noise reported on certain road surfaces
What real owners are saying
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Tire A
Bridgestone Potenza RE01R
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
Tire B
Positive
Continental SportContact 7
Community members widely praise the Continental SportContact 7 for outstanding dry and wet grip, sharp steering precision, and strong value compared to key rivals like the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S. However, users frequently highlight faster tread wear, reduced initial tread depth, and occasional issues with road noise and comfort as main drawbacks.
r/TyreReviews
·1 upvote ·2026-01-19
“I have the Conti SportContact 7 as summer tires on my 500hp M2 Competition. Brilliant tire, tons of grip and very direct steering, and needs much less time to get up to temp than the 4S the car came on when I got it. I can't speak for the 5 but it's definitely a stiffer tire compound than the SC7 so it will last longer but will take more time to get up to temp and also less grippy.”
r/tires
·1 upvote ·2026-02-18
“US doesn't have the PS5 or PS5S yet but the 4s and 4 were top performing for years and still are. Sport contact 7 would be my 2nd choice.”
z4-forum.com
·2025-07-31
“Last week I fitted brand new tyres on my '03 Z4, replaced the worn GY asymmetric 6's with Conti SC7 and I'm not pleased at all. The car also has recently installed new KW V1's, already driven on the old GY's. Now it just feels chewy in the corners. The tires have a few 100km already. Anyone else disappointed with Conti SC7? Any suggestion on tyre pressures? They filled the tyres 2,5 bar all around, later I left out some air just on the front tyres, but still unhappy. I just don't trust the car in the corners.”
Top themes
#exceptional dry grip#wet weather performance#rapid tread wear#michelin ps4s comparison#value and pricing#steering precision feedback#road noise levels
Based on 114 community posts
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Bridgestone Potenza RE01R | B · Continental SportContact 7 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer Extreme Performance tires | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 123 |
| Rim diameters | — | 18″ – 24″ |
| Tread depth | — | 8 - 9/32″ |
| UTQG | — | 240 AA A |
| Sidewall | — | Black Side Wall |
| Max pressure | — | 50 - 51 psi |
Which one should you actually buy?
68
/ 100
Bridgestone Potenza RE01R
85
/ 100
Continental SportContact 7
Winner: Continental SportContact 7 — better dry, wet and handling. It leads or ties in every category we score. Bridgestone Potenza RE01R rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 4 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Continental SportContact 7 scores 94 vs 70 on dry.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Continental SportContact 7 scores 91 vs 71 on wet.
Pick tire B
You enjoy sharp, responsive handling
Continental SportContact 7 scores 86 vs 68 on handling.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Continental SportContact 7 scores 69 vs 64 on treadwear.
Tire A · Bridgestone Potenza RE01R
Tire B · Continental SportContact 7
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Potenza RE01R or SportContact 7?
Which is better in the wet, Potenza RE01R or SportContact 7?
Continental SportContact 7, 91 vs 71 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Potenza RE01R or SportContact 7?
Continental SportContact 7, 94 vs 70 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Potenza RE01R or SportContact 7?
Neither, by our numbers: 63 vs 63 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Which lasts longer, Potenza RE01R or SportContact 7?
Continental SportContact 7, 69 vs 64 on our treadwear 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