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Bridgestone RE11A looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Bridgestone RE11A vs Continental WinterContact TS 860 S — 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 + 1 road tests and 4 + 14 owner reviews. How we score

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Bridgestone RE11A
Tire ABridgestone

RE11A

Summer Extreme Performance tires

Tests – · none yet Owners – · 4 reviews (needs 5)

Continental WinterContact TS 860 S
Tire BContinental

WinterContact TS 860 S

Winter

± 7Provisional

Tests 71 · 1 test Owners 78 · 14 reviews

Best test result: #2 of 11 in 2019 19 Inch Performance Winter Tyre Test (dry handling)

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 comparison
    74
    Why this score
    SourceRE11AWinterContact TS 860 S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–73
    Reviews found online–77

    WinterContact TS 860 S: 60% × 73 + 40% × 76.5 = 74

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    Wet

    No comparison
    74
    Why this score
    SourceRE11AWinterContact TS 860 S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–70
    Reviews found online–80

    WinterContact TS 860 S: 60% × 69.9 + 40% × 80.1 = 74

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    Snow

    No comparison
    73
    Why this score
    SourceRE11AWinterContact TS 860 S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–71
    Reviews found online–77

    WinterContact TS 860 S: 60% × 70.6 + 40% × 77 = 73

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    Comfort

    No comparison
    76
    Why this score
    SourceRE11AWinterContact TS 860 S
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online–79

    WinterContact TS 860 S: 40% × 70.9 (est.) + 60% × 78.7 = 76

    No road tests of comfort for WinterContact TS 860 S. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

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    Noise

    No comparison
    71
    Why this score
    SourceRE11AWinterContact TS 860 S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–74
    Reviews found online–≈ 67 (est.)

    WinterContact TS 860 S: 60% × 73.5 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 71

    No owner ratings of noise for WinterContact TS 860 S. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

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    Treadwear

    No comparison
    74
    Why this score
    SourceRE11AWinterContact TS 860 S
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online–79

    WinterContact TS 860 S: 60% × 70.6 (est.) + 40% × 78.9 = 74

    No road tests of treadwear for WinterContact TS 860 S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

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    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    81
    Why this score
    SourceRE11AWinterContact TS 860 S
    Reviews found online–81
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    Efficiency

    No comparison
    77
    Why this score
    SourceRE11AWinterContact TS 860 S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–77
Scores at a glance
CategoryBridgestone RE11AContinental WinterContact TS 860 S
Relative Score – 74
Dry – 74
Wet – 74
Snow – 73
Comfort – 76
Noise – 71
Treadwear – 74
Handling (owners) – 81
Efficiency – 77

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.

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Headline score

RE11A

± 7

WinterContact TS 860 S

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 RE11A

Pros

  • Exceptional dry grip and cornering stability
  • Surprisingly quiet and refined road noise levels
  • Stiff sidewall construction providing sharp steering response

Cons

  • Stiff sidewalls may be perceived as harsh by some drivers
  • Limited long-term tread life data available from current users
All owner themes in the RE11A review

Tire B WinterContact TS 860 S

Pros

  • Exceptional handling and feedback on dry and wet roads in cold temperatures
  • Strong performance and confidence in snow and icy conditions
  • Stiffer sidewalls compared to predecessors, offering improved cornering stability

Cons

  • Long break-in period required before optimal grip is achieved
  • Potential for traction control interference on staggered RWD setups due to circumference variances
  • Limited lateral grip in wet conditions compared to some competitors
All owner themes in the WinterContact TS 860 S review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Bridgestone RE11A B · Continental WinterContact TS 860 S
CategorySummer Extreme Performance tiresWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—92
Rim diameters—16″ – 23″
Tread depth—10 - 11/32″
Sidewall—Black Side Wall
Max pressure—50 - 51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone RE11A

Continental WinterContact TS 860 S

Built for different seasons: Continental WinterContact TS 860 S is a winter tire, Bridgestone RE11A a summer tire. Each score is measured against tires of its own season, so the two are not ranked against each other — pick by the season you drive in.

Tire A · Bridgestone RE11A
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Tire B · Continental WinterContact TS 860 S
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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