Mine came with the bridge stones. They are a little noisier than I would like and they certainly don't offer the traction I want.
Cons: little noisier, poor traction
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
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I was unfortunate to receive my GTI with a set of the RE97AS's. Rough surfaces are the worst - makes everything in the car rattle or vibrate. Dry grip is quite poor (as others have mentioned), bad breakaway even at low throttle inputs. At cruising speeds on newer highways (rubberized asphalt) everything seems fine.
Pros: fine on newer highways
Cons: poor dry grip
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
I just turned 500 miles on the Bridgestone Potenza RE97AS that came on my SE. While they are far from the worst tire, I can't help but feel that it's a terrible match for the GTI. Even with the traction control, it's struggling to get any kind of grip off the line, and I'm talking like quarter throttle. On a brighter note, they don't squeal much around turns and are relatively quiet.
Pros: relatively quiet
Cons: poor grip off the line
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 500 km
As a counterpoint to the Michelin PSS, I have Bridgestone S04 Pole Position tires and have been very happy with them. Dry and wet performance has been excellent.
Pros: excellent dry and wet performance
They're sort of expensive I think, but the Bridgestone Battlax S20 is really nice in the wet. I had Pirelli Diablo Corsas and moved away from them specifically because of their poor performance in the wet.
Pros: nice in the wet
Cons: poor performance in wet
Saab with Potenza RE970AS Pole Position tires. Best 3 season tire IMO.
Pros: Best 3 season tire
Vehicle:
Saab
Myself I am on stock breaks with upgraded components. I am running 18x8.5 235/40/18 Bridgestone(RE71R) VMR v810 One thing is when or if you lower the car the 8.5 at ET45 wheel might rub.
Pros: good tire size
Cons: might rub
Just chiming in here from Wisconsin also with a PP GTI. I also have the ****ty stock Bridgestone AS and they are completely useless in the snow. I don't blame the diff at all as it can't make a ****ty tire magically increase its friction coefficient or change its design pattern.
Pros: don't blame the diff
Cons: completely useless in snow
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
My car has RE97AS's on it. Basically rated 2.6 on ice traction...no wonder I slid down the entire off ramp. Ordered some blizzak LM-32's and some new rims.
Pros: ordered blizzak LM-32's
Cons: 2.6 on ice traction
Stock bridgstones suck in the snow, the best systems can't help wrong tires for the conditions. 18" X-ice3's, have PP and Jb1 power and the traction systems are very impressive in my opinion. The car limits the power aggressively to maintain traction and control even in very slick conditions (good thing).
Pros: traction systems impressive
Cons: stock bridgstones suck
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