Tests – · none yet Owners – · 3 reviews (needs 5)
Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
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Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position vs Continental ExtremeContact Sport — 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 + 2 road tests and 3 + 45 owner reviews. How we score
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Tests 74 · 2 tests Owners 70 · 45 reviews
Best test result: #6 of 22 in 2022 Consumer Reports Ultra High Performance Summer Tires (tested tread life (miles))
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 comparison76Why this score
Source Potenza S-04 Pole Position ExtremeContact Sport Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 74 Reviews found online – 80 ExtremeContact Sport: 60% × 73.9 + 40% × 80.3 = 76
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Wet
No comparison80Why this score
Source Potenza S-04 Pole Position ExtremeContact Sport Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 80 Reviews found online – 80 ExtremeContact Sport: 60% × 79.6 + 40% × 80.4 = 80
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Snow
No comparison47Why this score
Source Potenza S-04 Pole Position ExtremeContact Sport Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 56 (est.) Reviews found online – 32 ExtremeContact Sport: 60% × 56.3 (est.) + 40% × 32.2 = 47
No road tests of snow for ExtremeContact Sport. 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 comparison73Why this score
Source Potenza S-04 Pole Position ExtremeContact Sport Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 70 (est.) Reviews found online – 74 ExtremeContact Sport: 40% × 70.1 (est.) + 60% × 74.4 = 73
No road tests of comfort for ExtremeContact Sport. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Noise
No comparison71Why this score
Source Potenza S-04 Pole Position ExtremeContact Sport Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 73 Reviews found online – 68 ExtremeContact Sport: 60% × 72.9 + 40% × 68 = 71
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Treadwear
No comparison69Why this score
Source Potenza S-04 Pole Position ExtremeContact Sport Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 70 Reviews found online – 68 ExtremeContact Sport: 60% × 70.2 + 40% × 67.8 = 69
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Handling (owners)
No comparison75Why this score
Source Potenza S-04 Pole Position ExtremeContact Sport Reviews found online – 75
Scores at a glance
| Category | Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position | Continental ExtremeContact Sport |
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| Relative Score | – | 71 |
| Dry | – | 76 |
| Wet | – | 80 |
| Snow | – | 47 |
| Comfort | – | 73 |
| Noise | – | 71 |
| Treadwear | – | 69 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 75 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
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Potenza S-04 Pole Position
71
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ExtremeContact Sport
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 S-04 Pole Position | ExtremeContact Sport | Δ | Head-to-head |
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| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #2/4 2011 Tirerack Max Performance Summer Tyre Test | #2/22 2022 Consumer Reports Ultra High Performance Summer Tires | – | Different tests |
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Potenza S-04 Pole Position
Pros
- Excellent dry handling and cornering stability
- Competent performance in wet conditions
- Unexpectedly high levels of ride comfort for a performance-oriented tire
Cons
- Rapid tread wear rate
- Audible road noise or humming on certain surfaces
- Wet-weather performance is good but outperformed by some direct competitors
Tire B ExtremeContact Sport
Pros
- Exceptional dry and wet traction with high confidence in the rain
- High value for money compared to primary competitors like Michelin
- Quiet and comfortable ride quality for an ultra-high-performance tire
Cons
- Softer sidewalls leading to a slight delay or lack of immediate steering feedback and precision
- Requires a brief warm-up period in colder temperatures, sometimes causing temporary vibrations
- Stiff ride over sharp road imperfections noted by some users
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position | B · Continental ExtremeContact Sport |
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| Category | Summer tire | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Tread depth | — | 10/32″ |
| UTQG | — | 340 AA A |
| Treadwear warranty | — | 30,000 mi |
| Sidewall | — | Black Side Wall |
| Max pressure | — | 44 - 51 psi |
Which one should you actually buy?
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Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position
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Continental ExtremeContact Sport
Only Continental ExtremeContact Sport has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position
Tire B · Continental ExtremeContact Sport
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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