Bridgestone Potenza Sport is a summer tyre made in total of 133 sizes, ranging from R17 to R17 - this particular dimension is R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. 265/40 R18 is 60mm wider than the narrowest dimension (205) and 20mm narrower than the widest one (285). This tyre profile of 40 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 40% of the tyre width (265mm), which results in 106mm sidewall height. In 265/40 R18, there is only one possible speed index for Bridgestone Potenza Sport - "Y", which is good for speeds up to 300 km/h. In 265/40 R18, Potenza Sport usually competes against Pilot Sport 4, which is a tyre from Michelin with a rating of 88%, compared to 92% of the Bridgestone in question.
Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (265/40 R18)
Name | Wet | Dry | Rolling resistance | Noise | |||
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Best values in test | 1- | 2+ | 1- | 1- | |||
Bridgestone Potenza Sport | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2- | |||
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Name | Wet | Dry | |||||
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Best values in test | 1 | 1- | |||||
Bridgestone Potenza Sport | 1 | 1- | |||||
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# | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
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1. | Bridgestone Potenza Sport | Premium | £173 101 Y | |||
2. | Michelin Pilot Sport 4! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | Premium | £188 101 Y | |||
3. | Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 | Premium | £161 101 Y | |||
4. | Kumho Ecsta PS71 | Upper-middle | £152 101 Y | |||
5. | Pirelli P ZERO | Premium | £174 101 Y | |||
6. | Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 K117 | Premium | ||||
7. | Bridgestone Potenza S001 | Premium | ||||
8. | Kumho Ecsta PS91 | Upper-middle | £150 101 Y | |||
9. | Michelin Pilot Super Sport | Premium | £297 97 Y + 2 | |||
10. | GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 | Premium | £197 101 Y | |||
11. | Yokohama Advan Sport V105 | Upper-middle | ||||
12. | Falken Azenis FK453 | Upper-middle |