Bridgestone Potenza RE11 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 1 + 0 road tests and 1,457 + 13 owner reviews. How we score
Potenza RE11 is ahead, 70–65
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Tests – · 1 test Owners 62 · 1,457 reviews
Best test result: #6 of 22 in 2022 Consumer Reports Ultra High Performance Summer Tires (tested tread life (miles))
“I just put Firestone Firehawk Indy 500's on my NC2 and I like them and would recommend them. I paid about $635 with installation at Costco but you might even be able to find them for less elsewhere.”
Tests – · none yet Owners 70 · 13 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Firehawk Indy 500 | Potenza RE11 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 72 (est.) | ≈ 74 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 78 | 83 |
Firehawk Indy 500: 60% × 72.1 (est.) + 40% × 77.6 = 74
Potenza RE11: 60% × 74.3 (est.) + 40% × 82.8 = 78
No road tests of dry for Firehawk Indy 500. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
No road tests of dry for Potenza RE11. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
| Source | Firehawk Indy 500 | Potenza RE11 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 68 (est.) | ≈ 73 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 65 | 74 |
Firehawk Indy 500: 60% × 67.6 (est.) + 40% × 65.1 = 67
Potenza RE11: 60% × 72.6 (est.) + 40% × 74.1 = 73
No road tests of wet for Firehawk Indy 500. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
No road tests of wet for Potenza RE11. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
| Source | Firehawk Indy 500 | Potenza RE11 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 55 (est.) | ≈ 62 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 28 | 46 |
Firehawk Indy 500: 60% × 54.7 (est.) + 40% × 27.8 = 44
Potenza RE11: 60% × 61.6 (est.) + 40% × 46.3 = 55
No road tests of snow for Firehawk Indy 500. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).
No road tests of snow for Potenza RE11. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).
| Source | Firehawk Indy 500 | Potenza RE11 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 68 (est.) | ≈ 69 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 64 | 70 |
Firehawk Indy 500: 40% × 68.3 (est.) + 60% × 64.4 = 66
Potenza RE11: 40% × 69.3 (est.) + 60% × 70 = 70
No road tests of comfort for Firehawk Indy 500 or Potenza RE11. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Firehawk Indy 500 | Potenza RE11 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 67 (est.) | ≈ 67 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 65 | 67 |
Firehawk Indy 500: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 64.8 = 66
Potenza RE11: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 66.8 = 67
No road tests of noise for Firehawk Indy 500 or Potenza RE11. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Firehawk Indy 500 | Potenza RE11 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 70 | ≈ 66 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 61 | 66 |
Firehawk Indy 500: 60% × 70.2 + 40% × 60.7 = 66
Potenza RE11: 60% × 65.9 (est.) + 40% × 65.5 = 66
No road tests of treadwear for Potenza RE11. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
| Source | Firehawk Indy 500 | Potenza RE11 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 71 | 78 |
| Category | Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 | Bridgestone Potenza RE11 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 65 | 70 |
| Dry | 74 | 78 |
| Wet | 67 | 73 |
| Snow | 44 | 55 |
| Comfort | 66 | 70 |
| Noise | 66 | 67 |
| Treadwear | 66 | 66 |
| Handling (owners) | 71 | 78 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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.
Firehawk Indy 500
Potenza RE11
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community sentiment toward the Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 is overwhelmingly positive, with drivers frequently praising it as an exceptional value and budget-friendly alternative to premium summer tires. Owners report strong dry grip, solid wet-weather traction, good comfort, and predictable handling, though some note reduced performance in cold temperatures, softer sidewalls, and a tendency to get greasy during aggressive track sessions. Interest is also growing around the newer V2 version and its updated compound and tread design.
“I have them on my 14 GT. 255 front/285 rear. They have roughly 5k on them and have worn well. Wheel spin has to be intentionally induced now. No more surprises. Highly recommend.”
“Firehawk Indy 500 v2: Summer or All Season Just went to the local Firestone store to get tires. I needed to replace all four (front two for wear and back two from damage to one of them). I expressly asked for non-summer tires. We live in Texas, but it does get below 32 here. This is for a 2019 Genesis G80 Sport 3.3T. They sold me Firehawk Indy 500 v2 tires, even after I confirmed three times that they were not summer tires. The third time I even showed them on my phone and they were adamant that they show as All Season in their system. Did I just get punked? The only thing I could fine about temperature on their website was that these tires have basically a 0 rating for ice. In other articles, they show as dangerous for anything below 40 degrees Fahrenheit . Am I being overconcerned, and it'll be fine here in Texas? Is this something I need to get them to resolve (different tires) or should I go someplace else for tires and return these for my money back?”
“Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 Tire Review After my stock rubber wore down I decided to look into other (cheaper) options for this summer. I landed on getting a set of Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 205/40/17 tires and have been on them for about a week now in both rain and dry. The TLDR of this would be buy these tires! The longer version of it is that these tires to me at least feel much more comfortable than the stock tires both in terms of ride comfort and road noise. On top of that the grip in the wet is impressive to say the least! I got a lot of rain here in Oregon so wet performance was really important to me. On the stock tires I always left my TC on and was careful going around turns especially as the tires wore down further and further. These Indy 500 just keep on gripping in the wet and I haven't had any problems at all. The first day I had them out in the dry I would have sworn my car was actually faster accelerating! Probably because there was less wheel hopping or it simply just grabbed the road better. I haven't tried a launch on them yet but hope to do some auto-crossing and such in the Spring. If you have any questions about these things fire away. Read more”
Based on 146 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 | B · Bridgestone Potenza RE11 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 47 | — |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 20″ | — |
| Tread depth | 9 - 10/32″ | 9/32″ |
| UTQG | 340 A A | 200 A A |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | 50 - 51 psi | 50 psi |
Firestone Firehawk Indy 500
Bridgestone Potenza RE11
Winner: Bridgestone Potenza RE11 — better snow, handling and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. Bridgestone Potenza RE11 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 13 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Bridgestone Potenza RE11 scores 55 vs 44 on snow.
Bridgestone Potenza RE11 scores 78 vs 71 on handling.
Bridgestone Potenza RE11 scores 73 vs 67 on wet.
Bridgestone Potenza RE11 scores 78 vs 74 on dry.
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Bridgestone Potenza RE11, 73 vs 67 on our wet score.
Bridgestone Potenza RE11, 78 vs 74 on our dry score.
Bridgestone Potenza RE11, 55 vs 44 on our snow score.
Neither, by our numbers: 66 vs 67 on the noise score, within 3 points.
Bridgestone Potenza RE11, 70 vs 66 on our comfort score.
Neither, by our numbers: 66 vs 66 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.
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
