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1. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Premium2. Continental PremiumContact 7 Premium
Comparison: Bridgestone Potenza Sport vs. Continental PremiumContact 7
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Two summer tyres that performed exceptionally well in tyre tests are the href="href="Bridgestone Potenza Sport and href="Continental PremiumContact 7.
The Bridgestone Potenza Sport, produced in PL and HU, is a UUHP (Ultra High Performance) summer tyre with an overall rating of 89%. According to the Autobild, this tyre displayed impressive wet circle cornering, wet braking, dry braking, and outstanding resistance to longitudinal aquaplaning. In the autobild 2024, the Potenza Sport was applauded for its exceptional handling qualities on wet surfaces, high grip level on both wet and dry tracks, direct steering response, and short wet braking distances. Despite its top-grade performance, the tyre did show slightly increased rolling noise.
On the other hand, Continental's PremiumContact 7, a touring summer tyre manufactured in FR, SK, DE, and CZ, boasts a rating of 99%. In multiple tests, the PremiumContact 7 demonstrated superior rolling resistance and longitudinal aquaplaning resistance and excellent performance in wet circle cornering, wet and dry braking. The autobild 2024 highlighted the tyre's high-performance potential, dynamic dry handling, precise steering with good feedback, and its great safety reserves during aquaplaning. Despite these strengths, the tyre was noted for its high price level.
When comparing test results, Bridgestone Potenza Sport outperformed in the Autobild and Autozeitung test, securing 1st and 3rd places respectively. Conversely, Continental's PremiumContact 7 earned 2nd place in the same tests. It's worth mentioning that in respective tests, Continental's tyre demonstrated better mixed grip, but the Bridgestone tyre had shorter dry braking distances.
In conclusion, both tyres exhibit their own strengths. The href="Bridgestone Potenza Sport provides an excellent grip and braking features on both dry and wet tracks. In contrast, the href="Continental PremiumContact 7 portrays higher safety reserves during aquaplaning and demonstrates top braking performance on wet surfaces. Choosing between these two high-performance summer tyres relies heavily on individual driving priorities and conditions.
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1. Continental PremiumContact 7 Test winner2. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Very good
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Mutual Tests Available
These tyres were tested together in 6 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.
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| Bridgestone Potenza Sport Rating: Exemplary | |||||||
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| Name | Points total | Wet | Dry | ||||
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| Best values in test | 279 | 141 | 139 | ||||
| Bridgestone Potenza Sport Rating: Highly recommended | 265 | 141 | 124 | ||||
| Continental PremiumContact 7 Rating: Highly recommended | 274 | 141 | 133 | ||||
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| Name | Stopping distance on dry | Stopping distance on wet | |||||
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| Best values in test | 32.6 | 27.4 | |||||
| Bridgestone Potenza Sport | 32.6 | 27.6 | |||||
| Continental PremiumContact 7 | 34.6 | 28.3 | |||||
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| Name | Wet | Dry | Rolling resistance | Noise | |||
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| Best values in test | 1- | 2+ | 2+ | 2+ | |||
| Bridgestone Potenza Sport Rating: Exemplary | 1- | 2 | 2+ | 3+ | |||
| Continental PremiumContact 7 Rating: Exemplary | 2+ | 2+ | 2+ | 2- | |||
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| Bridgestone Potenza Sport Rating: Recommended | 1 | ||||||
| Continental PremiumContact 7 Rating: Test winner | 1 | ||||||
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| Best values in test | 71 | 54 | 19 | 7 | |||
| Bridgestone Potenza Sport Rating: Highly recommended | 67 | 53 | 15 | 5 | |||
| Continental PremiumContact 7 Rating: Highly recommended | 71 | 52 | 19 | 4 | |||
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