Michelin Pilot Sport 4 Reviews - Page 6

Given 96% while driving a Audi S4 (255/35 R19) on a combination of roads for 18,000 spirited miles
Loved these tyres. Transformed the car, way more agile than any 4 AWD saloon car has any right to be. Great turn in and lateral grip, made the car so much more fun to drive. The tyres were absolutely abused and had 0 issues. I even got caught out in snow twice, before fitting winters, and they handles it better than I expected them to, but wouldn't make a habbit of using them all year round in Scotland. Would have bought them again if I'd been keeping the car, as I was super impressed with their perfomrance and longevity, even for a Michelin.
Helpful 9 - tyre reviewed on November 30, 2021
Given 84% while driving a Volvo V60 D4 190ps (235/40 R18) on a combination of roads for 6,000 average miles
I fitted these to the front of my Volvo V60, they have been excellent. The dry and wet grip, braking and handling is the best I have experienced. The road noise is ok and so is comfort (given the low profile side wall). The size I bought only came with 7.2mm tread when new, after 6000 miles they are down to approx 5.4mm - although I do run my tyres at or just above eco setting which results in the central tread wearing slightly faster. So 1.8mm for 6k miles in a car with 300ft/lb torque, with these being a high performance tyre I am very happy with this. Will definitely buy again.
Helpful 9 - tyre reviewed on November 30, 2021
Given 87% while driving a Volkswagen Mk7 Golf R (225/40 R18) on a combination of roads for 20,000 spirited miles
Great handling tyre Very good at water displacement with minimal pulling through puddles High road noise
Helpful 16 - tyre reviewed on November 18, 2021
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Given 86% while driving a Volvo V40 D3 (225/45 R17) on mostly motorways for 30,000 spirited miles
Excellent tires in the rain, extremely low wear. I would buy again if I didn’t want to try something new.
Helpful 10 - tyre reviewed on November 17, 2021
Given 79% while driving a Ford Fiesta (mk4 facelift) 1.3 Flight (205/40 R18) on a combination of roads for 5,000 spirited miles
I’ve switched to PS4 from the stock Michelin Pilot Supersports and it’s a huge improvement. The dry grip is limitless, wet grip is as good as it can be. Moreover, it made the Fiesta a much better car overall - ride is now way smoother, I’m not anymore afraid of driving on cobblestone and over bumps. On the negative side perhaps it’s a little less darty now, the sidewall is softer so it lost a little subjective responsiveness, but in the case of Fiesta it’s not necessarily a bad thing: the car feels much more grown up now, however still playful. In terms of wear, after 5.5k km of mixed driving (50% motorway / 50% spirited b-roads) the front tyres lost around 1.4mm from the initial 6.7mm. Considering you should change tyres at around 3mm, a simple extrapolation tells me they should last around 15k km of spirited driving, maybe 20k if rotated front to back. Overall acceptable wear for me. Factor in the additional safety and I say it’s money well spent. Highly recommend for a smaller sporty cars like Fiesta, Mini, MX-5. However, for a heavier car like a Golf GTI I’d look for something more aggressive like PS4S or Eagle F1 Supersport for additional responsiveness.
Helpful 12 - tyre reviewed on November 14, 2021
Given 82% while driving a Ford Falcon G6E (245/40 R18) on mostly country roads for 10,000 average miles
Hi all, The car came with Dunlop SP sport 2050 on the front, and Kingstar [?] on the rear. Who would do that? a death wish comming on.Fitted Michelin PS4's and took off on half a lap of Aust. towing a caravan. Well ,14000 Ks later all I can say fantastic, the car was in total control all the way . The rear end never stepped out off line 80--100 Ks per hour out in the sticks , thru the hills from Perth to Esperance. Even without the van it just goes around corners no fuss, noise, nothing. I haven't got the balls to push these tires to the limit. Pulling up the car and van no problem . Comfort was good until we got back to Adelaide roads,roads ? No tire is comfortable on these repaired,pot holed goat tracks. We had a little rain down Albany, no drama.
Helpful 9 - tyre reviewed on November 13, 2021
Given 88% while driving a Volkswagen polo gti 1.8t (225/45 R17) on mostly town for 200 spirited miles
Coming from budgets on each corner to 4 PS4s was an incredible change, from comfortability to outright grip. Having a dragy I also did 0-60mph & 60-124mph on my tuned Polo GTI 6C before was a 6.2 with quite a bit of spin and a 60-124 of 13.2 seconds, after was a 5.7 w/ PS4s 0-60 and a 12.7 60-124 so definitely an improvement. I can’t fully specify the wear amount as I’ve only had them on for a short amount of time.
Helpful 9 - tyre reviewed on November 3, 2021
Given 77% while driving a BMW M135i (225/40 R18) on a combination of roads for 2,000 spirited miles
Generally a well balanced tyres which is very progressive in dry warm weather, but is less so when wet with rear wheel drive. At low temperatures can be quite unpredictable even at lower speeds. They are wearing extremely well and still don't need changing so well worth the cost overall
Helpful 10 - tyre reviewed on November 2, 2021
Given 99% while driving a Volkswagen e Golf (205/45 R16) on mostly town for 3,000 spirited miles
My comments are for the ZR (XL) version, used on my 2018 e-golf. These are the first set of replacement tyres I've bought and a huge step up from the energy saver original tyres. The benefits have been huge, and the icing on the cake is the efficiency has not dropped on the "C' rated PS4. The lateral G on roundabouts feels very high and compatible to track day tyres on previous cars. Its still possible to break traction on damp roads with electric car power delivery, but in general the tyre limits are above what I'm going to get upto on the public road. can't comment on wear yet, but noise & comfort are what i expect from Michelin.
Helpful 9 - tyre reviewed on October 12, 2021
Given 70% while driving a Ford Focus (215/45 R18) on a combination of roads for 6,000 spirited miles
I write this review with mixed feelings, maybe all the prizes got me a little too hypped. Fact is, I've driven this tyres for 10 thousand KM including some good 50 track day laps and now it's time to say goodbye (they are gone despite my belief that they shouId've lasted longer). I've never felt so confident whenever breaking or also when driving on wet roads, you just knew whatever was going on the road, but this amount of feedback would naturally lead to a caveat... feeling each and every pothole (and, believe me, there are plenty of them in Sao Paulo) makes cruising around boring and painful. The most disappointing thing about it was the grip. Don't get me wrong, It had plenty but, I expected much more from them and up until now I still can't believe in the amount of wheeI spin that a 115 hp car could get on these tyres without that much effort. Good tyres, but now I'm testing something else.
Helpful 9 - tyre reviewed on September 16, 2021
Given 73% while driving a MINI Cooper S (205/40 R17) on a combination of roads for 10,000 average miles
The tyre is a bit weird. The car might have good handling but it feels like there is no connection between the driver and the road. Its just like neutral…
Helpful 22 - tyre reviewed on August 31, 2021
Given 57% while driving a Mazda 6 GH 2.5 (225/45 R18) on a combination of roads for 17,400 spirited miles
After 2 seasons and 28000km it is not UHP tyre. Around 10000km wet grip decreased to 70%, around 20000km dry grip decreased to about 70% and soften sidewalls. They are at the end of life altough my car is not sportscar - Mazda 6 GH 2.5 (2007). I will not buy this expensive tyres again and will look for some Goodyear - apparently Assymetric 5 or Supersport.
Helpful 13 - tyre reviewed on August 21, 2021