Bridgestone Potenza S001 vs Michelin Pilot Sport 5 — Compared

“The SL received 4 early Christmas presents. Had to replace the original factory Bridgestone run flat tires due to age. Was advised by the Mercedes Benz service department to replace the 8 year old tires even though the car only has 875 (now 900) miles. Costco had them in stock and approximately 1 hour later I was on my way back home. They wouldn’t sell me anything but run flat tires, no spare tire etc., and this is the only run flat tire that they offer in 19 inch tire size. Hope this helps anyone else who needs to buy new tires for their SL. Happy Holidays, Mike”

“Had a set of run flats for a brief period, heavy tires, very stiff sidewalls, wouldn't run them again.. .”

“Had them on our old 520d Tourer and no complaints, decent in the wet from what I can remember.”

“Have to replace my tyres soon, MC7 or PS5? Hi guys, I need to replace the tyres on my civic soon and I’m stuck between the MC7 and the PS5. I not a guy who will driving 180km/h in raining day so i think both performance is good enough for me. I did some research, it seems like MC7 have better performance overall. Also found that MC7 is cheaper than PS5 in my country (around RM600-700 cheaper for 4 tyres). I prefer tread life > noise/ comfort > performance (rarely drive over 120). Any feedback on the 2 brands would be super helpful. Thanks! === UPDATED === Thank you all for suggestions and opinions. So at the end i pick the MC7. Reasons: It’s possibly quieter compared to the PS5 The price is cheaper and come with 1 year premium (or what name i forgot) warranty There’s a Continental authorized dealer near my place I’ve never tried Continental before, so I decided to give it a try At the moment, the driving experience is a bit quieter than the previous PS4 (which is expected since it’s a new tire). As for performance, I haven’t really pushed it to the limit, but it’s more than sufficient for me, didn’t experience any wheel spin or loss of traction so far. One thing I do notice is that I can constantly hear small stones sticking to the tire and hitting the wheel arch which is very annoying. Also, on a personal note, I still prefer the sidewall shape of the PS5, so it took me some time to get used to the rounded sidewall of the MC7 Read more”

“Michelin PS5 Delaminating Near new PS5, running a low speed track, and the fronts basically fell apart after 2 sessions. I know these aren't track-focussed tires, but is this really expected for them? Looks like the tires got too hot, but I'm just shocked how poorly they performed on a stock car (Golf R). Not sure if it's worth contacting Michelin over this or not. Read more”

“look at camskill,always the cheapest,ive just gotten the michelin ps5 for my M4 ,not fitted yet as my conti sport 7 still have life,only bought last month as there was a cashback offer from michelin at camskill,i got £80 so got 2 x 275-35-19 and x2 255-35-19 for £617 delivered,”