Tests – · none yet Owners 60 · 9 reviews
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Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS vs Pirelli P 7 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 9 + 86 owner reviews. How we score
Potenza RE980AS leads, 65–62 Narrow edge
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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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67
Dry
Potenza RE980AS +562Why this score
Source Potenza RE980AS P 7 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 68 (est.) ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online 67 59 Potenza RE980AS: 60% × 67.6 (est.) + 40% × 67.3 = 67
P 7: 60% × 64.3 (est.) + 40% × 59.2 = 62
No road tests of dry for Potenza RE980AS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
No road tests of dry for P 7. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
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68
Wet
Potenza RE980AS +563Why this score
Source Potenza RE980AS P 7 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 69 (est.) ≈ 65 (est.) Reviews found online 68 61 Potenza RE980AS: 60% × 68.5 (est.) + 40% × 67.5 = 68
P 7: 60% × 65 (est.) + 40% × 61.2 = 63
No road tests of wet for Potenza RE980AS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
No road tests of wet for P 7. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
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56
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source Potenza RE980AS P 7 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 62 (est.) – Reviews found online 46 – Potenza RE980AS: 60% × 62.1 (est.) + 40% × 46.4 = 56
No road tests of snow for Potenza RE980AS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).
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62
Comfort
Level62Why this score
Source Potenza RE980AS P 7 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 54 54 Potenza RE980AS: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 54 = 62
P 7: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 54.1 = 62
No road tests of comfort for Potenza RE980AS or P 7. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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65
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source Potenza RE980AS P 7 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) – Reviews found online 61 – Potenza RE980AS: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 61.1 = 65
No road tests of noise for Potenza RE980AS. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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60
Treadwear
P 7 +363Why this score
Source Potenza RE980AS P 7 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 63 (est.) ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online 56 60 Potenza RE980AS: 60% × 62.5 (est.) + 40% × 55.6 = 60
P 7: 60% × 64 (est.) + 40% × 60.3 = 63
No road tests of treadwear for Potenza RE980AS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).
No road tests of treadwear for P 7. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).
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61
Handling (owners)
Potenza RE980AS +358Why this score
Source Potenza RE980AS P 7 Reviews found online 61 58
Scores at a glance
| Category | Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS | Pirelli P 7 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 65 | 62 |
| Dry | 67 | 62 |
| Wet | 68 | 63 |
| Snow | 56 | – |
| Comfort | 62 | 62 |
| Noise | 65 | – |
| Treadwear | 60 | 63 |
| Handling (owners) | 61 | 58 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
65
/ 100
Potenza RE980AS
62
/ 100
P 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 RE980AS
Pros
- Excellent dry grip and sporty handling characteristics
- Sharp and responsive initial turn-in
- Competitive pricing within the premium high-performance category
Cons
- Increased road noise as the tread wears down
- Poor snow and ice traction compared to other all-season options
- Stiffer sidewall impact comfort relative to competitors like Michelin
Tire B P 7
Pros
- Excellent dry-weather handling and steering precision
- Strong tread life and durability for many users
- High level of ride comfort on smooth surfaces
Cons
- High levels of road noise, particularly at motorway speeds
- Inconsistent or poor wet-weather grip and aquaplaning resistance
- Reports of sidewall bubbles, cracking, and structural failures
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS | B · Pirelli P 7 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All Season | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | — |
| Sizes available | 1 | 3 |
| Rim diameters | 17″ | 16″ – 18″ |
| Tread depth | 10/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 500 A A | — |
| Treadwear warranty | 50,000 mi | — |
| Sidewall | Blackwall | — |
| Max pressure | 51 psi | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
65
/ 100
Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS
62
/ 100
Pirelli P 7
Narrow edge: Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS — better dry and wet. Pick the Pirelli P 7 if treadwear matters most to you. Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 9 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire A
You want the most grip on dry roads
Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS scores 67 vs 62 on dry.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS scores 68 vs 63 on wet.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Pirelli P 7 scores 63 vs 60 on treadwear.
Tire A · Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS
Tire B · Pirelli P 7
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Potenza RE980AS or P 7?
Which is better in the wet, Potenza RE980AS or P 7?
Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS, 68 vs 63 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Potenza RE980AS or P 7?
Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS, 67 vs 62 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Potenza RE980AS or P 7?
Neither, by our numbers: 62 vs 62 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Which lasts longer, Potenza RE980AS or P 7?
Pirelli P 7, 63 vs 60 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