Bridgestone Supercat

Bought 4 of these for my wifes Crewman - traveleld approx 30k's and developed a massive vibration throughout the car. Upon inspection - ALL 4 of the tyres were out of round severely affecting the driveability badly. Chaged them out - USING THE SAME… Read more

RIMS AND THE CAR IS PERFECT - shame really that they didnt live up to the specs. So we effectively got approx 30k's out of a set of tyres, thats 30 not 30,000

Only good thing about this tyre is that it's cheap. It's terrible in wet weather and on a uphill road. It skids so easily and dangerously. Increase your budget a bit and get a better tyre for your safety!! Show details

Fantastic tyre and very affordable – Firstly, this tyre is not discontinued (see link below). I purchase a set of 4 in November 2017. The Bridgestone Tyre shop recommended these over the Ecopoia because I live in the country and a tougher tyre is required. My tyres have done over 5000km in 2 months over summer, covering city and country driving, heavy braking in the city, heavy… Read more

braking at high speeds, extreme rain and flooding (aquaplaning weather), high speed driving and high speed cornering. These tyres are fantastic in all conditions and I find it hard to believe why people have written negative reviews. I have owned many crap tyres in the past, and these are not crap. Grippy tyres are really important for me, and I used to buy Michelin, Pirelli and Continental but at the moment I cannot afford these brands. I strongly believe these Supercat are just as good as the superior brands at a fraction of the price. **Great value for money for a 17" tyre and ever better when you buy they as a 3+1 offer**

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Not a bad tyre during Bridgestone promotions – I don’t understand the negative reviews about these tyres. I have fitted some Bridgestone Supercats on my father’s EB Falcon which is still utilizing the 14-inch tyres what Ford has been using for many decades. The size in question is 215 65 14 which was used in allot of older Falcon, Commodores, Kingswoods, Valiants, etc. Today very few… Read more

manufacturers catered for this size anymore which limited the number of tyre choices available.

Despite the negative reviews that many people have listed, I still decided to purchase the Bridgestone Supercats last month for my dad's car when my local Bridgestone dealer had a very good special on these tyres (Buy three tyres and get the fourth tyre for $10).

After the nasty Sava Intersa (apparently that were made by Goodyear) that was previously present on my father car, these Supercar tyres suddenly made the car feel more comfortable on the road. The car doesn’t feel like your driving on train tracks anymore and make the car more enjoyable to drive.

I’ve noticed many people have complained that they have experience poor grip during wet weather. I have driven these tires on wet surfaces several times and have found the wet grip performance to be very good. I was so concerned about what people said about the wet weather grip of these Supercats that I, in fact, decided to put these tyres through its paces during one rainy Sunday afternoon. These include hard braking, hard launches, hard Corning, etc. While I did manage to break traction on a couple of occasions after pushing the car very hard with these tyres (far from what anyone should in dry weather, let alone in the wet); I was still able to keep the car in control despite losing traction. I’m aware that these tests are far from scientific. However, these unofficial test what I have conducted has proven that these tyres provide very good grip in the wet.

While I’m not dismissing any claims that people have experienced poor results in these tyres, my example of the Supercat tyres has been fine. Perhaps Bridgestone has produced a bad batch of these Supercats in the past. Alternatively, maybe Bridgestone have updated the compound and/or the tread pattern recently.

One thing I should mention that you should consider taking into consideration when purchasing these tyres is that the Supercats are not the best value when they’re at full price. So your best bet is to haggle down the price with your local Bridgestone dealer. Alternatively, do what I did and get these tyres during a Bridgestone promotion. Bridgestone constantly has these Supercats on promotions so I’ll wait out till then.

Been buying supercats tires for many years never been let down . They have with stood up to massive amount of water twice have been in big storms never let us down.Back in Feb 23, 2022 coming home from a funeral coming home there was a massive storm. Then September 2024 at night time coming home and again they stood up to extreme heavy rain. Show details

Cannot Complain – I fitted 4 new 195R 14C 106/104Q 8 Supercats in Feb 2017. Just completed 121,000 Km on my 2002 Dual Cab Toyota 2WD Hilux Ute. Booked in for new tyres next week Feb 2024 as rego is due. 7 years over mostly rough country roads is good. Also steers great at 110 Km/hr on the highway. I have not had a problem in the wet. The ride is getting hard, so… Read more

looking forward to the new ones. Regrettably Bridgestone no longer offer 4 for the price of 3, nor offer discount for NRMA membership. Still $139 ea is not too bad.

Good Tyre, but not in the wet – Amazing Tyre life, I have done 60000 ks with heaps of tread left. They are on my 6ltr Holden ute, I don't think any Tyre will give me grip in the wet Show details

Terrible tyre – Just purchased a be ssv v8 manual with these tyres on the back, last couple of days it’s started raining and these tyres are nothing short of disgraceful, I got home and checked the tread, they are almost new, I’ll be putting Michelin on the car real soon. Show details

Bridgestone Supercat A/T – This a excellent tyre. It gives reassuring feel in any condition. Wet weather grip is outstanding, dry weather outstanding and off road grip on dirt roads feels positive. Towing with these tyres is very reassuring and positive. And in the last 12 months wear has been minimal, excellent quality, excellent grip in all conditions. I have not been… Read more

disappointed with these tyres and can only hope that when they are due to be replaced that they are still available.

Useless in wet roads – a set of these came with the second hand car I bought. They are ok on dry. but completely useless when wet. even a hint of a hill they start spinning. these are down right dangerous. Show details

Two punctures within months- Not repairable – I got 4 new supercats at $850. Three months later puncture, cant repair it I have to buy another new tyre. 10 weeks later another puncture also irrepairable need a new tyre. bridgestone needs to take these off the market !! Show details

Never believed any tyre could be this bad – I have been driving for about 50 years, so please accept that I understand the performance difference between high end and budget tyres. In the 1970s, Michelin made tyres that were ideal for dry roads but were atrocious in the wet. Since then, I have never driven on anything so bad; that was until I put Supercats on the front of my Hyundai i30.… Read more

These days, even budget tyres are a fairly safe option, so I was flabbergasted when I realised that Bridgestone was marketing such a wet weather death trap as the Supercat I have a long, steep, sealed driveway going up to my home. The Hyundai’s worn Yokohama tyres had no trouble getting me home, wet or dry. Different story with these Brigestones in the wet. Halfway up, the car just sits there and spins wheels. I eventually slide back to the bottom and walk home. And at the end of a dry spell, the rain arrives, and the bloody things are even worse going downhill. Went back to Bridgestone at Keperra and the manager claimed they have never had a complaint. Some companies just dont get it; trust is essential in business.

NOT for wet weather Bloody Dangerous – Bought new tyres to go on my Mazda3 SP25 Gt. In the dry, average tyre. In the wet, Absolutely DANGEROUS, understeer even taking it easy. thought the tyre pressure might be out but checked all the tyres and they were all fine. Under heavy braking you shouldn't even bother as these tyres are pathetic. DO NOT BUY, DO NOT BUY. You have been warned!! Show details

Worst tyres I've ever had! – Dry seem ok not the best still feels abit like I'm floating. In the wet I may aswell have rims without tyres. Asolutely abysmal and a death sentence in the wet! Stay away Show details

Would not recommend – Seems fine on dry roads. But terrible in wet road!!! Unsafe…i dont even drive fast or hard. Its on an suv…never buying again and replacing straight away. Will not recommend Show details

Slippery suckers – I have just purchased a Falcon wagon with a set of brand new supercats 215 60 16 and was happy to have some new tyres with the purchase. So all seemed good at first and still not to bad now as long as you are a little careful in the wet. My first problem came a week ago I had to pick up a furniture trailer and it was a wet day, after a few… Read more

minutes driving we had to slow down quickly for a amber turning red nothing drastic at all but as we braked the wheels kept sliding and skidding so much so we ended over the line, now after driving trucks professionally and other heavy vehicles I will safely say I could of made that stop in any of them, just not on these supercats. One more thing was that my traction control light was going crazy flashing on take off and thought it was something wrong with my vehicle but it was my wheels spinning on take off no matter how gentle... lol im a bit hard hearing my son had to tell me dad your wheels are spinning, so they are troubled in the wet and that was with the trailer unladen hmmmmmm be careful.

Worst Wet tyre ever – Bought new fir Audi A4. I read the reviews before I purchased and figured it was probably biased. I was wrong. These are terrible wet weather tyres. If the car didn't have traction control I'd of taken them off. Show details

Good value – Good value tyres had them on my triton in the all terrain pattern good in the dry and wet on sealed roads and dry off road never tried in the wet off road had done 80000 kms on them when I sold the car still had 15-20000 left in them  Show details

very concerned this tyre is not a safe tyre in the wet – these Supercat tyres are definitely not good in the wet, possibly why they are now discontinued. Do the replacements will be better researched and through a reputable dealer with history Show details

New Tyres – I have just had new Supercat 185/55R15 82V tyres put on my Holden barina yesterday by Lube Mobile it's the first time I have used Lube Mobile for tyres, i hope their not as bad as people are saying on here i have never used Supercat tyres before.

Bridgestone Superacat Tyres – I had two new Supercats fitted to the front of my 2005 Volvo XC70 about fourteen months ago. I keep records of my MPG after each fuel refill. MPG has increased markedly since fitting. Very happy with these tyres. Over the life of the tyres the dollar savings because of increase in MPG may actually pay for the tyres. Will be putting them on the rears when they need replacing. Very happy with them and a bit quieter than previous tyres. Show details

Worst tyres ever! – Absolutely ZERO grip on wet condition and vary poor on dry. I have been driving for the past 25 years and hasn't experience anything like this.cant, wait to save some money to change them Show details

Great tire. Great price – Great tire. Says they are discontinued due to a new series of the tire being launched with the same name. The new gen supercats are world's apart from previous gen supercats. Show details ·  1

Most unsafe tyre i have ever used – Very dangerous on wet conditions. I don’t understand how these tyres meet Austrailan standards. Authorities should look into this issue immediately. They are lethal and unsafe. These tyres should be banned. Show details

Wet Weather - Unsafe – The Firecat seem to perform adequately in the dry but in wet conditions with an enthusiastic driver I found them to be dangerous. Loss of traction braking, and breaking loss in roundabouts. No traction, wear ratings shown on sidewalls Show details

Great tyre for the money – They seem to handle both the dry and wet days well. I tend to drive relatively carefully so haven't experienced any traction issues like others here! Compared to other tyres such as Goodride RP28 and Kingstar SK70 they seem to handle better and come with a ton of tread. Pretty common tyre in NZ and will see them on a lot of daily run about. Purchased from Tonys Tyre Service for $110 a tyre. Show details

Not recommended – Fitted to the front of a Toyota Aurion. FWD car. Car now squeals around round about. For the first time in 5 years of car ownership had traction control light on while accelerating in a straight line. Show details