Bridgestone Potenza Sport vs Bridgestone Turanza T005 Driveguard — Compared

“Hey Mike: Yeah I just looked at the Continentals you mentioned. That is the same size tire on my 24 Hell Cat Durango ! Interesting. So I went to the Costco website and checked out that size. They don't sell continental , but I was looking at the all-season4 Michelin Pilot. That size has the UTQG: 540, and says 45K mileage warranty. No doubt pro-rated warranty, I'd say. $501 each, that includes mount & Balance, but I have a $16 tire disposal fee for NC. They have a $80 rebate on four right now too. Costco, has some Bridgestone Potenza sport AS but they get noisy as they wear. I had a QX56 that came with those tires , and they were whining pretty good at 16K. I don't recommend them. Sort of like goodyears. And they also have the run flat Pirellis . Scorpion All season Run -flat UTQG of 600 but I bet that is noisy! $583 ! They are very proud of them LOL yeah Mike, if you have doubts, get the Michelins and be done with it. That's what I do when I have conflict on tire decisions, usually more expensive, but I am not ever disappointed with the Michelins . That' just me. I'll have to look and see what the next bigger size of the tire that will fit our rim. have a good one!”

“I appreciate the comments everyone! I have had previous generations of both all season and summer-only Michelin Pilot Sports and really liked them, but I think I will give these Pirellis a try. Between summer, winter, and UHP all season tires, I have had Continental, Michelin, Dunlop, Hankook and Bridgestone so I am intrigued to give a new brand a try. Hopefully I will have a better experience than @SOUNDMAN5000 has had with Pirelli! I do agree that all seasons seem to make more sense than summer tires on a Honda. My parents have had several different generations of Continental Extreme Contact DWS tires on their e46 3-series and a WRX and while they have excellent grip too, I found the sidewalls to be too soft and the steering feel a bit vague for a UHP A/S, so I ruled them out here. I had Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS+ on my Infiniti G35x that I LOVED, so I was disappointed that both the RE980AS+ is not available in 235/40/19 and the 980 replacement (Potenza Sport AS) appears to be a letdown.”

“I’ve been running the Potenza Sport for the past 2 years during the warm months here in CO on my G37, and they’ve been great. In my experience they worsen my mpg by 3 mpg (depends how I’m driving) and they’ve worn extremely well considering I have -2.5 degrees of camber. I will say the best part is the steering response, it makes my heavy G37 feel way lighter with how good the steering response is and I feel way more confident under braking and cornering in the canyons.”