Tests – · none yet Owners – · 4 reviews (needs 5)
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Bridgestone Turanza EL42 vs Bridgestone Potenza S007A — 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 + 11 owner reviews. How we score
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Tests – · 1 test Owners 67 · 11 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 comparison68Why this score
Source Turanza EL42 Potenza S007A Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 68 (est.) Reviews found online – 69 Potenza S007A: 60% × 68.2 (est.) + 40% × 68.6 = 68
No road tests of dry for Potenza S007A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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Wet
No comparison68Why this score
Source Turanza EL42 Potenza S007A Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online – 67 Potenza S007A: 60% × 68.8 (est.) + 40% × 67.1 = 68
No road tests of wet for Potenza S007A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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Comfort
No comparison65Why this score
Source Turanza EL42 Potenza S007A Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 68 (est.) Reviews found online – 64 Potenza S007A: 40% × 67.7 (est.) + 60% × 63.6 = 65
No road tests of comfort for Potenza S007A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).
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Treadwear
No comparison68Why this score
Source Turanza EL42 Potenza S007A Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 70 Reviews found online – 65 Potenza S007A: 60% × 70.2 + 40% × 64.5 = 68
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Handling (owners)
No comparison75Why this score
Source Turanza EL42 Potenza S007A Reviews found online – 75
Scores at a glance
| Category | Bridgestone Turanza EL42 | Bridgestone Potenza S007A |
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| Relative Score | – | 68 |
| Dry | – | 68 |
| Wet | – | 68 |
| Comfort | – | 65 |
| Treadwear | – | 68 |
| 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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Turanza EL42
68
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Potenza S007A
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 Turanza EL42
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Tire B Potenza S007A
Pros
- Exceptional dry grip and high-speed cornering stability
- Stiff sidewalls providing precise steering response and excellent feedback
- Strong track-day performance with improved lap times compared to predecessor models
Cons
- Subpar wet weather traction and aquaplaning resistance, especially when pushed
- Poor performance and sliding tendencies in colder temperatures
- Fast tread wear under aggressive driving conditions
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Bridgestone Turanza EL42 | B · Bridgestone Potenza S007A |
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| Category | Premium Touring Summer tire | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 1 | 3 |
| Rim diameters | 19″ | 18″ – 20″ |
| Tread depth | 10/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 300 A A | — |
| Sidewall | Blackwall | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
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Bridgestone Turanza EL42
68
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Bridgestone Potenza S007A
Only Bridgestone Potenza S007A has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Bridgestone Turanza EL42
Tire B · Bridgestone Potenza S007A
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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