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Bridgestone Sporty Style MY02 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Bridgestone Sporty Style MY02 vs Dunlop Direzza DZ102 — 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 8 + 22 owner reviews. How we score

Direzza DZ102 is ahead, 66–57

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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.

  1. 57

    Dry

    Direzza DZ102 +9
    66
    Why this score
    SourceSporty Style MY02Direzza DZ102
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 61 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online5065

    Sporty Style MY02: 60% × 60.8 (est.) + 40% × 50.4 = 57

    Direzza DZ102: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 65 = 66

    No road tests of dry for Sporty Style MY02. 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 Direzza DZ102. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 56

    Wet

    Direzza DZ102 +12
    68
    Why this score
    SourceSporty Style MY02Direzza DZ102
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 59 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online5167

    Sporty Style MY02: 60% × 59.2 (est.) + 40% × 50.9 = 56

    Direzza DZ102: 60% × 68.2 (est.) + 40% × 66.9 = 68

    No road tests of wet for Sporty Style MY02. 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 Direzza DZ102. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 59

    Comfort

    Direzza DZ102 +6
    65
    Why this score
    SourceSporty Style MY02Direzza DZ102
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online4961

    Sporty Style MY02: 60% × 65.6 (est.) + 40% × 48.5 = 59

    Direzza DZ102: 60% × 67.7 (est.) + 40% × 61 = 65

    No road tests of comfort for Sporty Style MY02 or Direzza DZ102. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  4. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    66
    Why this score
    SourceSporty Style MY02Direzza DZ102
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online–65

    Direzza DZ102: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 65.2 = 66

    No road tests of noise for Direzza DZ102. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 58

    Treadwear

    Direzza DZ102 +4
    62
    Why this score
    SourceSporty Style MY02Direzza DZ102
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 61 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online5259

    Sporty Style MY02: 60% × 61.4 (est.) + 40% × 51.8 = 58

    Direzza DZ102: 60% × 63.7 (est.) + 40% × 59.3 = 62

    No road tests of treadwear for Sporty Style MY02. 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 Direzza DZ102. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  6. 51

    Handling (owners)

    Direzza DZ102 +12
    63
    Why this score
    SourceSporty Style MY02Direzza DZ102
    Reviews found online5163
Scores at a glance
CategoryBridgestone Sporty Style MY02Dunlop Direzza DZ102
Relative Score 57 66
Dry 57 66
Wet 56 68
Comfort 59 65
Noise – 66
Treadwear 58 62
Handling (owners) 51 63

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

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Headline score

Sporty Style MY02

Direzza DZ102

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 Sporty Style MY02

Pros

  • Strong dry pavement grip and predictable handling characteristics
  • High value-for-money ratio, particularly when found at clearance pricing
  • Manageable breakaway behavior that provides adequate warning to the driver

Cons

  • Poor wet weather traction and hydroplaning resistance
  • Lack of ride comfort and refinement
  • Inconsistent performance on rear-wheel-drive platforms
All owner themes in the Sporty Style MY02 review

Tire B Direzza DZ102

Pros

  • Excellent price-to-performance ratio
  • Strong dry pavement grip and cornering stability
  • Surprisingly high levels of ride comfort for a performance tire

Cons

  • Rapid or inconsistent tread wear
  • Inconsistent wet weather performance and hydroplaning resistance
  • Increased road noise as the tire ages
All owner themes in the Direzza DZ102 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Bridgestone Sporty Style MY02 B · Dunlop Direzza DZ102
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone Sporty Style MY02

Dunlop Direzza DZ102

Winner: Dunlop Direzza DZ102 — better wet, handling and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Bridgestone Sporty Style MY02 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 8 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Dunlop Direzza DZ102 scores 68 vs 56 on wet.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Dunlop Direzza DZ102 scores 63 vs 51 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Dunlop Direzza DZ102 scores 66 vs 57 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Dunlop Direzza DZ102 scores 65 vs 59 on comfort.

Tire A · Bridgestone Sporty Style MY02
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Tire B · Dunlop Direzza DZ102
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Sporty Style MY02 or Direzza DZ102?

Which is better in the wet, Sporty Style MY02 or Direzza DZ102?

Dunlop Direzza DZ102, 68 vs 56 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Sporty Style MY02 or Direzza DZ102?

Dunlop Direzza DZ102, 66 vs 57 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Sporty Style MY02 or Direzza DZ102?

Dunlop Direzza DZ102, 65 vs 59 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Sporty Style MY02 or Direzza DZ102?

Dunlop Direzza DZ102, 62 vs 58 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