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Bridgestone Potenza RE97AS RFT vs Pirelli P Zero — 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 0 + 3 road tests and 1 + 3,484 owner reviews. How we score
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Tests 74 · 3 tests Owners 48 · 3,484 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 20 in 2019 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test (dry handling)
“New rubber for the road wheels Pirelli P-Zero RS TLR 30mm, measuring 33mm on 25mm inner rim width. Rides like a dream, but the center thread is narrow, so I'd not feel confident if I raced anything with tighter cornering.”
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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Dry
No comparison73Why this score
Source Potenza RE97AS RFT P Zero Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests – 80 Reviews found online – 62 P Zero: 60% × 79.6 + 40% × 61.9 = 73
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Wet
No comparison71Why this score
Source Potenza RE97AS RFT P Zero Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests – 81 Reviews found online – 55 P Zero: 60% × 81.5 + 40% × 55.4 = 71
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Snow
No comparison50Why this score
Source Potenza RE97AS RFT P Zero Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 58 (est.) Reviews found online – 37 P Zero: 60% × 58.2 (est.) + 40% × 37.1 = 50
No road tests of snow for P Zero. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).
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Comfort
No comparison56Why this score
Source Potenza RE97AS RFT P Zero Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 70 Reviews found online – 47 P Zero: 40% × 69.8 + 60% × 47.1 = 56
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Noise
No comparison58Why this score
Source Potenza RE97AS RFT P Zero Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 61 Reviews found online – 54 P Zero: 60% × 60.7 + 40% × 53.6 = 58
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Treadwear
No comparison50Why this score
Source Potenza RE97AS RFT P Zero Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 65 Reviews found online – 28 P Zero: 60% × 65.2 + 40% × 27.8 = 50
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Handling (owners)
No comparison57Why this score
Source Potenza RE97AS RFT P Zero Reviews found online – 57 -
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Efficiency
No comparison59Why this score
Source Potenza RE97AS RFT P Zero Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 59
Scores at a glance
| Category | Bridgestone Potenza RE97AS RFT | Pirelli P Zero |
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| Relative Score | – | 63 |
| Dry | – | 73 |
| Wet | – | 71 |
| Snow | – | 50 |
| Comfort | – | 56 |
| Noise | – | 58 |
| Treadwear | – | 50 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 57 |
| Efficiency | – | 59 |
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Headline score
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Potenza RE97AS RFT
63
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P Zero
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 RE97AS RFT
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Tire B P Zero
Pros
- Outstanding dry grip and handling performance
- Precise steering feedback and high-speed stability
- Good wet-weather braking and cornering when warm
Cons
- Rapid and uneven tread wear, often requiring replacement much sooner than expected
- Poor grip and unpredictable traction in cold temperatures (below 7°C/45°F)
- Prone to tramlining and tracking road imperfections
What real owners are saying
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Tire A
Bridgestone Potenza RE97AS RFT
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
Tire B
Mixed
Pirelli P Zero
Community opinions on the Pirelli P Zero tire line are divided depending on whether users are discussing the cycling tires or automotive variants. Cyclists generally praise the road and gravel options for speed, comfort, and grip, though some note they can be difficult to mount. Automotive users offer a more mixed review, praising the high-performance grip, responsive steering, and comfort of options like the P Zero AS Plus 3, while frequently criticizing summer and OE variants for rapid tread wear, wet weather traction issues, and susceptibility to sidewall bubbles.
z4-forum.com
·2018-01-21
“I switched my Z4C from Pirelli P Zero's to Asymmetric 3's, as I was fed up with the noise from the Pirelli's. I find the Asymmetric 3's much quieter, more comfortable and more predictable. The Pirelli's felt like they have more grip in ideal conditions, but got more easily caught out by damp, poor surfaces etc.”
r/CarTalkUK
·1 upvote ·2026-01-24
“So many people seem to hate the p zero but I’ve got along with them so well, but yes they can go rock hard when they’re cold but once they’ve got some heat in them especially in the wet they grip so well for me. I have noticed though that anything below 4-5°c is when they become hard to keep heat in but once you work the tyre properly they’re brilliant. I have run them all winter on my 300bhp fwd car and can’t complain, I don’t get why no one likes them🤷♂️”
r/cycling
·2 upvotes ·2026-09-17
“I used to ride Conti since the GP4K and switched over to Pirelli when I had my new bike 3 years ago. The P-Zero Race was fine I guess but the P-Zero Race RS TLR were the worst. Nightmare to put on and wore out quite fast as well. Punctured the one in the back after 300km and couldn’t seal it. I’m back on the GP5k STR now with no issues or mounting problems. Probably gonna stick to them for some time longer”
Top themes
#Dry Grip and Handling#Rapid Tread Wear#Wet Weather Performance#Ride Comfort and Noise#Cycling Tire Installation#All-Season vs Summer#Value and Pricing
Based on 284 community posts
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Bridgestone Potenza RE97AS RFT | B · Pirelli P Zero |
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| Category | All-Season tire | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 194 |
| Rim diameters | — | 17″ – 24″ |
| Tread depth | — | 10/32″ |
| UTQG | — | 220 A A |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | — | 50 psi |
Which one should you actually buy?
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Bridgestone Potenza RE97AS RFT
63
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Pirelli P Zero
Only Pirelli P Zero has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Bridgestone Potenza RE97AS RFT
Tire B · Pirelli P Zero
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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