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Hankook Ventus TD Z221 vs Bridgestone Potenza Sport — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.
Potenza Sport is ahead, 75–58
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Tests 78 · 28 tests Owners 66 · 718 reviews
“Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo - quick initial review - 250 miles Very early impression on this newly released update, used as a track tyre on my modded MX-5 done about 50 laps at Bedford Autodrome GT layout, 8-15C air temp, as well as to and from the track. Fun track tyres, great handling feedback and direct steering feel, plenty of grip when push and stable through corner. Confident under heavy braking. Track performance much improved overall compared to the PS4 previously which was quite snappy at limit. Not driven in the wet yet so cannot comment on wet performance. Not driven enough to comment on wear but seems decent after 50 laps/250 miles Road noise is louder, and side wall is stiffer compared to PS4, maybe by ~10%. Would recommend, especially if you can get them on a deal. I paid £330 for 4 corners fitted. Size was 225/45/17. The side wall is quite pretty too if you care for this. Read more”
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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70
Dry
Potenza Sport +1686Why this score
Source Ventus TD Z221 Potenza Sport Professional tests (TWG score) – 92 Reviews found online 71 77 -
59
Wet
Potenza Sport +2281Why this score
Source Ventus TD Z221 Potenza Sport Professional tests (TWG score) – 87 Reviews found online 55 72 -
50
Comfort
Potenza Sport +1363Why this score
Source Ventus TD Z221 Potenza Sport Professional tests (TWG score) – 63 Reviews found online 32 64 -
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Noise
No comparison48Why this score
Source Ventus TD Z221 Potenza Sport Professional tests (TWG score) – 36 Reviews found online – 65 -
40
Treadwear
Potenza Sport +2161Why this score
Source Ventus TD Z221 Potenza Sport Professional tests (TWG score) – 71 Reviews found online 22 46 -
70
Handling
Potenza Sport +373Why this score
Source Ventus TD Z221 Potenza Sport Reviews found online 70 73
Scores at a glance
| Category | Hankook Ventus TD Z221 | Bridgestone Potenza Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 58 | 75 |
| Dry | 70 | 86 |
| Wet | 59 | 81 |
| Comfort | 50 | 63 |
| Noise | – | 48 |
| Treadwear | 40 | 61 |
| Handling | 70 | 73 |
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Headline score
58
/ 100
Ventus TD Z221
75
/ 100
Potenza Sport
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Ventus TD Z221
Pros
- Exceptional dry-weather grip and handling
- Predictable cornering with minimal understeer or oversteer
- High value-for-money proposition
Cons
- Short tread life, often lasting between 5,000 and 7,000 km
- Susceptibility to compound cracking after short periods of use
- Not optimized for longevity in daily driving scenarios
Tire B Potenza Sport
Pros
- Outstanding dry and wet grip
- Precise, telepathic steering response and feedback
- Excellent braking performance
Cons
- Fast tread wear and short lifespan
- High road noise
- Firm, sometimes harsh ride quality over bumps
What real owners are saying
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Tire A
Hankook Ventus TD Z221
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
Tire B
Mixed
Bridgestone Potenza Sport
Community opinion on the Bridgestone Potenza Sport and its variants (including the AS and newer Evo/Enliten versions) is mixed, balancing praise for exceptional dry and wet grip, direct steering response, and sharp handling against concerns regarding faster tread wear, lower rolling resistance, and occasional durability issues like sidewall cracking or failures.
r/ft86
·16 upvotes ·2025-09-11
“Bridgestone Potenza Sport Anybody running potenza sports? My rear right tire inside sidewall got shredded suddenly at highway speed (85+ mph). Fortunately I did not lose control and was able to move the car to a nearby school parking lot with a spare. Ordered a set of DWS06+ and they should be delivered tomorrow. The tires are a little more than 4 years old and had about 12k miles on them. Kind of bummed at the situation, but this could’ve been much worse. Are potenza sports generally that bad? Read more”
r/TyreReviews
·7 upvotes ·2023-08-24
“Bridgestone potenza sport after 2 years Lots of haircracks in my potenza sports that I bought 2 years ago. The DOT is week 16 of 2021. Is this normal? Driven approximately 25000 kms with these tyres. Only the rear tyres show these marks is this normal? The fronts of the same age and kms look fine Size: 245/35/18 Read more”
r/TyreReviews
·2 upvotes ·2025-06-01
“I’ve been running the Potenza Sport for the past 2 years during the warm months here in CO on my G37, and they’ve been great. In my experience they worsen my mpg by 3 mpg (depends how I’m driving) and they’ve worn extremely well considering I have -2.5 degrees of camber. I will say the best part is the steering response, it makes my heavy G37 feel way lighter with how good the steering response is and I feel way more confident under braking and cornering in the canyons.”
Top themes
#Steering Response and Handling#Grip and Wet Performance#Tread Wear and Longevity#Rolling Resistance and Fuel Economy#All-Season vs Summer Variants#Price and Value Comparison
Based on 34 community posts
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Hankook Ventus TD Z221 | B · Bridgestone Potenza Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer Trackday and Competition tires | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 71 |
| Rim diameters | — | 16″ – 22″ |
| Tread depth | — | 7 - 10/32″ |
| UTQG | — | 200 - 320 A - AA A |
| Sidewall | — | Black Side Wall - Raised Black Lettering |
| Max pressure | — | 50 - 51 psi |
Which one should you actually buy?
58
/ 100
Hankook Ventus TD Z221
75
/ 100
Bridgestone Potenza Sport
Winner: Bridgestone Potenza Sport — better wet, treadwear and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Bridgestone Potenza Sport scores 81 vs 59 on wet.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Bridgestone Potenza Sport scores 61 vs 40 on treadwear.
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You want the most grip on dry roads
Bridgestone Potenza Sport scores 86 vs 70 on dry.
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You want the most comfortable ride
Bridgestone Potenza Sport scores 63 vs 50 on comfort.
Tire A · Hankook Ventus TD Z221
Tire B · Bridgestone Potenza Sport
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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), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.