First off lets start by acknowledging that these are an old model tires. They have been around for 10 years now.
My experience with them - I did a very gentle break in as the car was new too so i had it easy on the engine;).
I have never been more disappointed by a tire in my life. If the tarmac temperature is below 20 degrees they have no grip. The car is sliding around to the point where it is ridiculous. Its extremely easy to overwhelm them. Once you warm'em up the tire their grip improves but I can't afford doing a warm up lap each time I want to go the shops so unless its very hot and sunny where you live -avoid! The sidewalls are very hard and stiff and have no elasticity. If you hit a pothole with a low profile RE50A I guarantee an unreparable cut on the sidewall. The ride quality is unbearable! You feel every single imperfection on the road. I have had a racing slicks that offer greater comfort. These tires have considerable rolling resistance and this means poor fuel economy and you have probably guessed it, they are noisy. They are UHP tire so they wear fast especially if you push them. I called Bridgestone and complained to them. Bridgestone sent someone who even came with me on a test drive to see why did I feel so disappointed. His conclusion was that the tires are performing as expected and that yes they are lacking in performance but they are a very old model and suggested I spend another 400 EUR buying the RE070 or S001. When I pointed out that the RE070 is also a very stiff tire and that the S001 is getting bad reviews and is being beaten by Goodyear and Dunlop in the reviews he simply said "that is correct... ahhh we are bringing a new tire to replace the S001 in the coming year". I wish I could say something positive about Bridgestone but I am extremely disappointed with the RE050A I will try to sell these and get Dunlops MAXX RT or GoodYear Eagle F1 A2

they last long,good handling in dry and wet but rather noisy

150bhp/177lbft FWD car so nothing spectacular but on hard acceleration out of corners they skip and start to run wide when compared to my old thinner width Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2s.

Used on mostly motorways and A roads, they've lasted almost 18k miles which I think is ok but again, the old Michelins had more tread left at roughly the same mileage. They are pretty comfy in comparison though.

I need to replace my fronts now but wouldn't touch another set of these with a bargepole.

a very good tires on all achievements. bought new 4 years ago for opel corsa of my spouse it had before conti 3.The beginning a huge difference in noise was later appeared in the RE050A steering acquired feeling the dry handling from another planet in the wet equally good.To car driven more than my wife but also mena.poly good the duration in time without cracks. changing now after 50 thousand miles with 70% at national speed and leisurely pace. what to put now because the BRIGESTONE is accurate joints and especially to RE050A. Maybe go to something cheaper not because they are good RE050A but why is expensive

During week car driven almost exclusively on motorway at 80-90kph, very easy kms. On weekend, city driving. Pretty good wet and dry grip until last 1/3 of wear. Good road performance and feedback. Wear average considering majority of kilometres are very easy (need replacement about 20000mi).

Major NEGATIVE: from about 15000km (~10000mi), became more and more noisy. At 35000km my car sounds like a 10 year old taxi. Tried aligning wheels twice but was informed problems was tire. Apparently common problem.

Would not buy again.

they lasted 28000 miles.
i'm pleased i could say, by all aspects of this tire!

60000 miles on about 3,5-4 sets of these tires all together. In a Volvo C3 they performed very good also.
They are excellent tires! But I'm not so sure if tey give the same in rear wheel drive cars (i.e. MB or BMW)? That is the question.

Amazing tire, you can push to the limit anytime anywhere safely, as a race car driver i tend to be mostly demanding with grip in dry conditions. I couldnt ask for much more!

Came new on a Mazda 6, now done 67,000 km. Good tread left in the middle of the tires but worn on the outsides. No issues with wet/dry/comfort/handling etc. Will buy these again or maybe the re002, depends on the price.

Had these as standard on my new 12reg fiesta. Great in the dry, but poor is damp greasy conditions with lots of understeer. I found that you had to work them hard in damp, wet conditions to get them warm then they didn't grip too bad but difficult to maintain tire temp! Also, rears are fine on my front wheel drive hatchback but fronts are just about worn out already at 9500 miles. Very poor. Won't be buying these

front tires just on the thread indicator at 16 kilometres from new .Rear tires about 1mm better than front . this is shocking wear esp. from new on A6 12 reg. By the way only cruise to work 10 km away I find the car shimmy on the roads.took it to my Audi dealer who just told me how much they wanted to replace them . No satisfaction just wanted me out the door. these tires should do at least 22km front and 25+ on rear. Had Avon and Conti on previous car and milage was well up on bridgestones, no faith in Bstones any more .

Great, strong tires, suitable for heavy cars! The wear rate is excellent! However, they are noisy and tend to understeer when the road is wet and cold.