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Bridgestone Potenza RE97AS RFT vs Riken Raptor ZR A/S — Compared

Our Relative Score blends 60% objective test data with 40% owner-review signal — so any two tires can be compared even if they were never tested on the same day.

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Tire B Riken

Riken Raptor ZR A/S

Riken Raptor ZR A/S tread pattern
Objective (60%)
–/100
No test data yet
User signal (40%)
83/100
Owner ratings
Dry
89
Wet
81
Snow
65
Comfort
84
Noise
82
Treadwear
86
Handling
89
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VerdictWinner: Riken Raptor ZR A/S — better treadwear, comfort and noise. It leads or ties in every category we score.
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Category breakdown

7 categories, side by side

Each bar is the Relative Score for that category. Expand a tile to see the test results and owner ratings behind it.

Dry

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Raptor ZR A/S leads by 11
A
78
B
89
Why this score
SourcePotenza RE97AS RFTRaptor ZR A/S
Tire Rack owners 82 89

Wet

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) Raptor ZR A/S leads by 10
A
71
B
81
Why this score
SourcePotenza RE97AS RFTRaptor ZR A/S
Tire Rack owners 73 79

Snow

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Raptor ZR A/S leads by 11
A
54
B
65
Why this score
SourcePotenza RE97AS RFTRaptor ZR A/S
Tire Rack owners 58 59

Comfort

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Raptor ZR A/S leads by 24
A
60
B
84
Why this score
SourcePotenza RE97AS RFTRaptor ZR A/S
Tire Rack owners 65 83

Noise

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Raptor ZR A/S leads by 22
A
60
B
82

Treadwear

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) Raptor ZR A/S leads by 43
A
43
B
86
Why this score
SourcePotenza RE97AS RFTRaptor ZR A/S
Tire Rack owners 48 84

Handling

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Raptor ZR A/S leads by 10
A
79
B
89

Scores at a glance

CategoryBridgestone Potenza RE97AS RFTRiken Raptor ZR A/S
Relative Score 62 83
Dry 78 89
Wet 71 81
Snow 54 65
Comfort 60 84
Noise 60 82
Treadwear 43 86
Handling 79 89

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Tire A

Tire B

Final verdict

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone

Riken

Winner: Riken Raptor ZR A/S — better treadwear, comfort and noise. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Riken Raptor ZR A/S scores 86 vs 43 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Riken Raptor ZR A/S scores 84 vs 60 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want a quieter cabin

Riken Raptor ZR A/S scores 82 vs 60 on noise.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Riken Raptor ZR A/S scores 89 vs 78 on dry.

Tire A · Bridgestone Potenza RE97AS RFT
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Tire B · Riken Raptor ZR A/S
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How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements) normalized against the best tire in each test and weighted toward recent tests. 40% comes from thousands of owner reviews collected from retailers and review sites. When a tire has only one of the two, we use what exists and say so.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.