The Bridgestone Potenza RE950 is a high performance all-season tire that was developed to meet the needs of the drivers of sports cars, coupes and sedans by blending dry, wet and year-round traction, even in light snow. The Potenza RE950 is Bridgestone’s first tire in America to feature UNI-T AQ II technology which uses advanced compound and construction features to enhance and preserve wet traction through the tire’s life. The Potenza RE950 handles wet … even as it wears.
On the outside, the Potenza RE950 molds a Super Long Link Carbon Black, Dual Layer Tread II compound into a directional tread design that features large tread blocks for quick response and sporty handling with turbine effect grooves that help scoop water toward the sides of the tire to resist hydroplaning. A continuous center rib helps reduce noise while providing constant road contact to enhance straight-line stability. Internally, the Potenza RE950 features a Computer Optimized Component System which blends twin, high tensile, steel belts with spiral-wrapped, jointless belt edge strips to stabilize the tread area to enhance handling, high-speed capability and ride quality while minimizing weight.Bridgestone Potenza RE950 tires feature black sidewall styling with subtle black letters reversed out of a circumferential serrated band. They are H-speed rated and available in 65-, 60-, 55-, 50-, 45- and 40-series sizes for 14" to 17" wheel diameters.
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Tugboat Registered User
Registered: February 2003 Location: West Bloomfield MI Posts: 21
Review Date: Thu July 8, 2004
Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
Pros:
not the highest price around/ good tread wear
Cons:
none at this time
I can not say much for the performance against other tires, but for an all seasion tire I would say that I would buy them again. they have been on my car for 3 months and still look new (about 5000 miles). They stay glued to the road and perform well in the wet conditions in MI.
paskvan Registered User
Registered: September 2004 Posts: 1
Review Date: Mon September 6, 2004
Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
Pros:
sticky for an all season
Cons:
none
replaced the dreaded RE92\'s with the RE950. Sticky, w-rated and handle great. Got these at Flatirons Subaru in Boulder CO. Got an alignment at the same time; handles like a new car. Would get them again.
ryball VIP Member
Registered: November 2002 Location: Charity is not just a stripper name Posts: 9645
Review Date: Tue February 8, 2005
Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 0
Pros:
Good dry handling, excellent wet handling, decent in snow, GREAT treadlife
Cons:
???
This was my replacement for the RE92\'s. They were a world of difference. Would recommend to anyone as an All Season tire. I would buy them again if not for curiousity as to what else is out there. Just swapped them out after 40,000 + miles... almost bald.
VIBEELEVEN VIP Member
Registered: October 2004 Location: Napa Posts: 4908
Review Date: Tue February 15, 2005
Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
Pros:
Not re92s, good all weather tire, great treadlife
Cons:
I\'ve put about 8,000 miles on these and they still have a tone of tread. They\'re great on dry pavement and in the rain.
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