205/45-16 Bridgestone RE760 Sport Owner's Review
TL;DR - Initial review: RE760 Sport are significantly quieter and possibly slightly grippier than the 205/45-16 BFG Sport Comp 2's they replaced and were nearly cost neutral due to current $70 Bridgestone mail-in rebate. Extremely satisfied so far (<200 miles experience)
Preamble (or more accurately, "pre-ramble"):
After 3 months of failing to find the Firestone Indy 500 in 205/45-16 and also failing to source Conti ECS (currently on rebate) through my local shop, I was recommended to try and recently installed RE760's. I had a very satisfying, ~15k mile experience with 205/45-16 BFG Sport Comp 2's but felt like I wanted to try something different and hopefully better.
After 1 week and 200 miles of use:
Immediately I noticed how much quieter the 760s are compared to the SC2s. They do slightly "hum" at freeway speeds. On the streets I hear nothing. 760s grip off the line at least as well as SC2s (I can floor it in 1st and 2nd with only slight loss of traction and no traction control intervention.) Possibly slightly better turn-in response than SC2s, but this might be all in my head since the tires visually "fit" the wheel "better" (shoulder blocks align with the rim perfectly, SC2s were slightly fatter). Have not driven hard enough yet to find the limits (One 7/10s canyon run only). Initial gut feel is these are at least as grippy and possibly slightly grippier than SC2s (could be psychological justification of my purchase)
Some Misc Stats:
-Wheels: 16x7
-Driving "blend": 80% hwy / 15% city / 5% canyon
-Cost comparison: SC2s $90 each ($360), 760s $110 each with $70 mail in ($370).
TL;DR - Initial review: RE760 Sport are significantly quieter and possibly slightly grippier than the 205/45-16 BFG Sport Comp 2's they replaced and were nearly cost neutral due to current $70 Bridgestone mail-in rebate. Extremely satisfied so far (<200 miles experience)
Preamble (or more accurately, "pre-ramble"):
After 3 months of failing to find the Firestone Indy 500 in 205/45-16 and also failing to source Conti ECS (currently on rebate) through my local shop, I was recommended to try and recently installed RE760's. I had a very satisfying, ~15k mile experience with 205/45-16 BFG Sport Comp 2's but felt like I wanted to try something different and hopefully better.
After 1 week and 200 miles of use:
Immediately I noticed how much quieter the 760s are compared to the SC2s. They do slightly "hum" at freeway speeds. On the streets I hear nothing. 760s grip off the line at least as well as SC2s (I can floor it in 1st and 2nd with only slight loss of traction and no traction control intervention.) Possibly slightly better turn-in response than SC2s, but this might be all in my head since the tires visually "fit" the wheel "better" (shoulder blocks align with the rim perfectly, SC2s were slightly fatter). Have not driven hard enough yet to find the limits (One 7/10s canyon run only). Initial gut feel is these are at least as grippy and possibly slightly grippier than SC2s (could be psychological justification of my purchase)
Some Misc Stats:
-Wheels: 16x7
-Driving "blend": 80% hwy / 15% city / 5% canyon
-Cost comparison: SC2s $90 each ($360), 760s $110 each with $70 mail in ($370).