Bridgestone Turanza 6

Name: Bridgestone Turanza 6
Brand: Bridgestone
Rating: 4.1 (30 reviews)

The Bridgestone Turanza 6 is a premium touring summer tire offering excellent grip in the wet, improved mileage compared to the T005, and better fuel economy.

Tire review data from 30 tire reviews averaging 83% over 158,502 miles driven, and 8 tests with an average result of 7th.

Dry Grip 91%

Wet Grip 93%

Road Feedback 86%

Handling 85%

Wear 69%

Comfort 83%

Buy again 71%

First On Market	June 2021
Wheel Size	16 - 22"
Width	195 - 315mm
Profile	30 - 65

Rolling Resistance	A - C
Wet Grip	A - B
Noise (dB)	66 - 72
Winter Rating	Not Winter Rated

The Turanza 6 is ranked 26th of 153 Summer Premium Touring tires.

This tire replaced the Bridgestone Turanza T005.

In Depth Tire Comparisons

Bridgestone Turanza 6 VS Michelin Primacy 4 Plus

Tests Included

Best Result

2nd

Worst Result

16th

Average Result

7th

Latest Tire Test Results

2024 ADAC Summer Tire Test

6th of 16 tires

The new Bridgestone Turanza 6 achieves only a satisfactory rating in driving safety due to minor weaknesses on both dry and wet roads. On dry roads, it fails to provide the necessary steering feedback, making it somewhat difficult for drivers to accurately adjust the steering angle for curves as required for a good rating. Its handling at the limit is also rated as just satisfactory, although it does secure a good rating for its braking distance. On wet surfaces, the Bridgestone Turanza 6 shows slight weaknesses, with its wet performance also deemed satisfactory within the test group. While it receives good marks in aquaplaning tests, these are not enough to offset its satisfactory performance in braking distance measurements and wet handling ability, where it offers a medium level of grip and suboptimal combination of longitudinal and lateral forces. In terms of environmental impact, the new Bridgestone Turanza 6 achieves a clearly good result. Its projected mileage and wear are rated as good, and it also records a good efficiency rating. However, it falls short of receiving good ratings in external noise and sustainability.

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2024 AMS Summer SUV Tire Test

4th of 8 tires

Good aquaplaning prevention and decent wet braking properties. On dry roads, sporty-dynamic yet still easily controllable tire.
Limitations in traction and cornering grip on wet surfaces. Somewhat jolty over transverse joints.
Dry-strong summer tire with very low fuel/electricity consumption.

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2024 Summer Tire Market Overview

Size	Fuel	Wet	Noise
16 inch
215/60 R16 99 V XL	B	A	70
215/60R16 99 V XL	B	A	70
205/60R16 96 V XL	B	A	70
205/55 R16 91 V	B	A	69
205/55 R16 91 W	B	A	69
205/55 R16 94 V XL	B	A	69
205/60 R16 92 V	B	A	69
205/55 R16 91 H	B	A	69
205/55 R16 91 V	B	A	69
205/55 R16 94 V XL	B	A	70
205/60 R16 96 V XL	B	A	70
205/55R16 91 V	B	A	69
205/55R16 94 V XL	B	A	70
17 inch
235/65 R17 108 V XL	B	A	69
225/60 R17 99 V	B	A	69
215/55R17 98 W XL	B	A	70
225/45R17 94 Y XL	B	A	70
265/65 R17 112 H	B	A	70
225/60 R17 99 V	B	A	69
225/60R17 99 V	B	A	69
205/50 R17 93 W XL	B	A	70
205/50 R17 89 V	B	A	69
225/45 R17 94 W XL	A	B	69
225/45 R17 94 W XL	A	B	69
205/50R17 93 W XL	B	A	70
225/45 R17 91 Y	C	A	69
235/65R17 108 V XL	A	A	70
225/45 R17 91 Y	C	A	69
225/50R17 98 Y XL	B	A	70
215/55 R17 98 W XL	B	A	70
215/45 R17 91 Y XL	B	A	70
225/45 R17 94 Y XL	B	A	70
225/45 R17 91 W	B	A	69
225/45 R17 91 Y	B	A	69
225/50 R17 98 Y XL	B	A	70
215/45 R17 87 W	B	A	69
18 inch
255/35 R18 94 Y XL	B	A	71
235/60 R18 107 W XL	A	A	70
245/40R18 97 Y XL	B	A	70
245/45R18 100 Y XL	B	A	70
225/40R18 92 Y XL	B	A	70
245/45 R18 100 Y XL	B	A	70
225/40 R18 92 Y XL	B	A	70
245/40 R18 97 Y XL	B	A	70
19 inch
235/35 R19 91 Y XL	B	A	70
20 inch
255/45 R20 105 Y XL	A	B	69
255/45 R20 101 T	A	B	68
255/45 R20 101 T	A	B	68
255/45 R20 105 Y XL	A	B	69
255/45 R20 105 Y XL	A	B	69
255/45 R20 105 Y XL	A	B	69
255/45 R20 105 W XL	B	A	71
255/45 R20 105 Y XL	A	B	69

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Questions and Answers for the Bridgestone Turanza 6

2023-03-13 - Thanks for the very good tire testing and the nice overview. Any explanation to the low score on Handling for the Bridgestone Turanza 6 when it had such good scores besides that?

The bars represent the user review submitted information. I suggest you look at the tire test results the Turanza 6 has now been features for detailed information of it's performance compared to other tires.

2023-03-29 - Does the turanza 6 have a rim guard? Can I run them on the front while I have potenzas on the back?

Rim protection is usually based on size, so to find out if your size of the Turanza 6 has rim protection it would be best to speak to Bridgestone.

You can run them on the front with Potenzas on the back but you might find the steering response to be slower than you're used to.

2023-06-12 - Are Turunza 6 star rated. ie for BMW

Certain sizes could be * rated, you will have to check with your tire seller to advise if there's BMW marked versions of the T6 in your sizes.

2023-12-27 - Pretty similar tread design tire (Bridgestone Turanza 6) compared the the older Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2, isn’t it? What do you think about the comparison between the two?

The Bridgestone will likely be better in the wet, but the Goodyear will last longer.

2023-12-27 - My ideal tires give a comfortable ride, i.e. they absorb small road irregularities without transmitting vibration to the car. They should also be quiet and have low rolling resistance for good fuel efficiency. As for the other properties of the tires, I really don’t care as long as they’re not dangerous! Car is a Mercedes E Class W213. I’ve watched lots of your excellent videos and read the reviews. These Bridgestone Turanza 6 tires seem like a good match. Do you agree or would you recommend anything else?

The new T6 is likely a good match, I have not extensively tested it. The Goodyear EffecientGrip Performance is also quite and comfortable in a number of sizes.

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Top 3 Bridgestone Turanza 6 Reviews

Given 97% while driving a Citroën C4 Grand Picasso (205/55 R17) on a combination of roads for 100 average miles

Excellent grip. Sidewall is soft, maybe that is the main reason of comfort. Very silent.

Helpful 202 - tire reviewed on March 13, 2023

Given 10% while driving a Skoda (215/50 R18) on a combination of roads for 200 average miles

Bought these based on reviews. Had all four previous Bridgestone Turanza (factory fitted 5 years ago when the car was new) replaced by these. When I drove from the garage they felt really planted and quiet. As I always check the tire pressures when I get home after having new tires fitted I left it a couple of hours to let them cool down. On initial inspection they looked like they needed more air in them. So I got the pump out and the gauge read 41psi (10psi more than recommended). I thought it was the gauge on the pump being faulty so I used another gauge only to find it was reading correctly. So I lowered them to 35psi (any more they would look flat). I took the car out for a 15 mile drive only to find the noise level much more (unbearable) than my previous tires and the ride did not feel as safe. What do I do now? Inflate the tires back to 41psi? Do I have a set of defective tires? Should I have bought budget tires? These must be the worst tires I have bought in all my 50 years of driving!

Helpful 133 - tire reviewed on November 18, 2023

Given 100% while driving a Toyota RAV4 (225/65 R17) on a combination of roads for 2,500 average miles

Just drove 3000km in a vacation on these. No complaints whatsoever. Car is silent, no grip problems on dry, wet, sand.
Caught a heavy rain on a motorway, had no feelings of mishandling due to the tires.
Caught a surprise patch of water on the same motorway, the tires didn't aquaplane.

Helpful 76 - tire reviewed on July 4, 2023

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Given 90% while driving a Audi A6, 3.2L, Quattro (245/40 R18) on a combination of roads for 800 spirited miles

Have these fitted to an A6 quattro. The car sees a mix of motorway cruising and the odd B road blast. I normally go for Michelin Pilot Sports but found they only really shine in hot dry conditions, in which they are superb, but I haven't been a huge fan of them in colder wet conditions, typical to our British climate.
While the Bridgestones don't feel as responsive as Pilot Sports, they feel more stable in the wet, are quieter and I'm averaging 2mpg more. Not a lot but every gain is welcomed in a petrol V6. The Bridgestones are more comfortable with noticeably more dampening over rough surfaces and while they don't feel as responsive as the Michelins, the grip is there and you'll be sliding out of the seat long before losing grip in a corner.
Overall these are excellent tires and much more suited to a big German saloon to eat up the miles than the usual performance tires people default to. The car feels sure footed even in heavy downpours on the motorway yet happy to be thrown down a twisty B road.

Helpful 2 - tire reviewed on December 14, 2024

Given 87% while driving a BMW X3 (235/50 R18) on a combination of roads for 7,000 spirited miles

I bought a BMW X3 3.0d , x-drive, mapped. It has the Bridgestone T005 on the back, and they are good, on the front were new Turanza 6 ... I have read all the mixed reviews, and mixed test results on here, but for me, on the front of this car, they are very very good. Grip in all conditions, wet/dry hot/cold ect is very good. very good resistance to aquaplaning too. the most astonishing thing is the wear, I have covered 7,000 miles in them, and they have hardly worn at all, they still look brand new, and only show some wear on the edges of the tires (I'm an 'enthusiastic' driver ;) ) I totally recommend these tires to anyone looking for a good "all rounder" . will defiantly consider again.

Helpful 8 - tire reviewed on November 20, 2024

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Given 59% while driving a BMW 530D Xdrive Msport (245/45 R18) on a combination of roads for 10,000 average miles

Smooth and comfortable tire with very low rolling resistance.
Wear is terrible, almost done after one summer (10k miles 16k km), and as others have pionted out, they wear out the middle part of the tire first. (2.9 bar 42 psi).

I replaced them with Michelin PS5 this spring, and they have almost run the same distance as the Turanza 6 before they got replaced, and the wear is not even noticable. I did a visual check on them when i put the winter tires on, and they look almost new!
The PS5 is also very comfortable, maybe slightly noiser. They are not as good as Turanza 6 on rolling resistance, but i suspect they they will get better as they wear down. Superb handling and they look very good.
All things considered, the PS5 is a much better tire choice.

Helpful 7 - tire reviewed on October 14, 2024

Given 84% while driving a Ford Focus Trend (225/45 R17) on mostly motorways for 900 average miles

Fitted these and the first 1,500 km has been great. I switched from Hankook Ventus V2 concept2 which was a goodish tire in the dry, but ultimately VERY noisy, could not offer any resistance to potholes and forming "bubbles" on the sidewall and did not contribute specifically to the fuel consumption figure. I am a little fuzzy on the distance covered by the Ventus, but from memory, it was less than 40,000 km - and considering that the driver is not a "dicer" or GP driver, I find this very disappointing - I have had Michelins, Continentals and Pirellis that all clocked MORE than 60,000 km. So the Bridgestones have a tough ask, but I am feeling confident!

Helpful 14 - tire reviewed on August 14, 2024

Given 92% while driving a Volvo V40, 2013 D2 (205/50 R17) on mostly motorways for 2,000 average miles

Replaced good old trusty Pirelli P7s for these after having really great experience with Bridgestone’s Blizzak 05.
I’ve read all the test I could find comparing Turanza 6 with Pirelli Cinturato P7 and they’ve seemed on par in wet which is the most important for me (yeah, Volvo owner…). The main difference in reviews was in handling feel.
And I must say, the reviews were accurate or I just impressed the results so deep in my head that I have to agree with them. Turanza 6 is amazingly comfortable (really soft sidewall compared with tires with same weight index), quiet and just overall calm tire. If you like to chill, go legal speeds and simply be reasonable, it’s perfect and I could not be happier.
The negative comes if you like to feel something or enjoy a bit of fun on b roads. It takes just a bit of extra time to settle in turn. The weight transfer of the car feels a bit more pronounced than with the Pirelli P7. It’s not dealbreaker, it’s just a quirk that’s good to know about. It never feels like more understeer or not following your commands. It just takes it’s (very short but noticeable) time to proceed.
So comparing first summer on Turanza 6 to couple of years on Pirelli Cinturato P7 is basically realizing that I kind of like all the comfort and quietness over the “sportier” more direct but also harsher Pirelli. Yeah, Volvo owner…

Helpful 15 - tire reviewed on July 31, 2024

Given 66% while driving a Tesla Model 3 LR (235/45 R18) on a combination of roads for 20,000 average miles

Good comfort and noise. Ok dry and wet grip for a summer touring. Poor wear. I've done a little under 20000 miles and the tires are done. They should be able to handle 42PSI as they are rated to 50PSI but show excessive central wear. Also cracks are starting to show in-between the tread, I don't know if this is normal for a tire that is under 12 months old. I've ordered some Continental PremiumContact7 so hopefully these will be better.

Helpful 15 - tire reviewed on July 30, 2024

Tire Reviews Replies

The max PSI of a tire is noted for high load applications. Generally your vehicle manufacturer recommended pressure should give you the best wear, assuming it's less than 42psi its likely the overpressure caused the centre wear.

Acura 3.2 TL (225/45 R17) on for 0 miles

Not a review. The Bridgestone Turanza 6 has a tread depth of 7,2mm from new. Measured in the size 225/45R17 94W XL

Helpful 28 - tire reviewed on June 2, 2024

Given 81% while driving a Vauxhall Insignia 2.0 CDTi SE sport (225/55 R17) on a combination of roads for 18,000 spirited miles

Absolutely fantastic
Immense wet grip,
Makes monsoon weather feel like a dry day.
Very resistant to aquaplaning
Increased my MPG with extra urban driving from 39mpg to 44mpg

A little floaty initially in the dry, after 2-300 miles bedded in a gives very impressive grip considering its a touring tire.

Leans towards understeer when push very hard but actually hops slightly instead of sliding, never felt the back end slide even with lift of mid corner.

Helpful 24 - tire reviewed on May 2, 2024

Given 66% while driving a Skoda (205/50 R17) on mostly motorways for 0 spirited miles

At first amazing best tire i ever had.

Now very loud and feel like i am not in total control. Front tires raised and should be replaced. 5.7mm tread is left after 21000 km all on highway to berlin, sweden, and hamburg!

Helpful 25 - tire reviewed on February 23, 2024

Given 67% while driving a Kia Motors Soul EV (225/55 R17) on a combination of roads for 5,000 average miles

I put a full set of Turanza 6 tires in a Kia Soul EV. The handling was good and the economy was good too...

...but on the front left tire (we drive on the left here) the sidewall was chipped within two weeks and eventually the chip grew dangerous, while the back left tire developed a small leak within 3 months (circa 8k km) on the sidewall too. Some kerb clips happened, but they happened with previous tires on the same car too, with far less destructive results.

I could only conclude the Bridgestones have some kind of brittle sidewalls. And now I had to replace two of them, ending up with "whatever the fitter had right away" on the rear axle (originally tires were lost on the two left wheels but of course I swapped wheels to ensure same axle - same tire). I'm not getting Bridgestones again anytime soon.

Helpful 28 - tire reviewed on February 10, 2024

Given 71% while driving a Skoda (225/45 R17) on mostly town for 4,000 average miles

The first impression of these tires was awesome. I really like when driving, much comfortable, less noisy, great handling after my previous Nokian Powerproof.
But after approximately 6000 km, I've noticed an issue with the side of the tread delaminating on front wheels.
I raised complaint, after 2-3 weeks Bridgestone replied that all because of my driving style(damages are of an operational nature only, no manufacturing defects). I am very accurate driver and after 15 years of driving experience I'm first time seeing such issues on tires(even old ones).

I highly not recommend this tires.

Helpful 43 - tire reviewed on February 4, 2024

Given 84% while driving a Audi 1.8T Quattro (245/40 R18) on mostly motorways for 2,000 spirited miles

Overall very good tire with very good grip on dry and wet.
Even the Bridgestone Turanza 6 delivers a reduction of 2db in pass-by noise versus its predecessor, comparing with other models i had before, Turanza 6 is not that quiet i was expecting. On motorway there is that tire noise and on long distance is becoming annoying. Also being a Summer Premium Touring tire, comparing with the Asymmetric 6 which is Summer Max Performance and i had before, the side of the Turanza 6 is not that hard, and doesn't offer the best feedback in the curves.
Overall, a good tire with very good treadwear.