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Bridgestone Duravis R500 HD vs Continental VancoFourSeason — 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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VerdictWinner: Bridgestone Duravis R500 HD — better treadwear, snow 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) Duravis R500 HD leads by 23
A
93
B
70
Why this score
SourceDuravis R500 HDVancoFourSeason
Tire Rack owners 78 66

Wet

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) Duravis R500 HD leads by 20
A
75
B
55
Why this score
SourceDuravis R500 HDVancoFourSeason
Tire Rack owners 71 52

Snow

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Duravis R500 HD leads by 33
A
62
B
29
Why this score
SourceDuravis R500 HDVancoFourSeason
Tire Rack owners 92 78

Comfort

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Duravis R500 HD leads by 23
A
89
B
66
Why this score
SourceDuravis R500 HDVancoFourSeason
Tire Rack owners 65 40

Noise

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Duravis R500 HD leads by 27
A
94
B
67

Treadwear

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) Duravis R500 HD leads by 63
A
98
B
35
Why this score
SourceDuravis R500 HDVancoFourSeason
Tire Rack owners 89 74

Handling

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Duravis R500 HD leads by 23
A
92
B
69

Scores at a glance

CategoryBridgestone Duravis R500 HDContinental VancoFourSeason
Relative Score 86 54
Dry 93 70
Wet 75 55
Snow 62 29
Comfort 89 66
Noise 94 67
Treadwear 98 35
Handling 92 69

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Headline score

Tire A

Tire B

Specifications

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Bridgestone Duravis R500 HD B · Continental VancoFourSeason
Tread depth—11 - 15/32″
UTQG—280 A A
Sidewall—Black Side Wall
Max pressure—51 - 90 psi
Final verdict

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone

Continental

Winner: Bridgestone Duravis R500 HD — better treadwear, snow and noise. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Bridgestone Duravis R500 HD scores 98 vs 35 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Bridgestone Duravis R500 HD scores 62 vs 29 on snow.

Pick tire A You want a quieter cabin

Bridgestone Duravis R500 HD scores 94 vs 67 on noise.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Bridgestone Duravis R500 HD scores 93 vs 70 on dry.

Tire A · Bridgestone Duravis R500 HD
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Tire B · Continental VancoFourSeason
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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.