Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 Reviews - Page 7

Given 87% while driving a Peugeot 106 (195/50 R15) on a combination of roads for 1,000 spirited miles
Replaced my Continental Sport Contact 2 tires with these. The handling and grip is excellent both on wet and dry. Very good for sport driving. Hope they don't wear fast.
Helpful 9 - tire reviewed on July 3, 2016
Given 84% while driving a Renault Megane (205/50 R17 W) on a combination of roads for 4,000 spirited miles
context :
after several sports cars i had to settle on this wagon for money and familly reasons.
bought the car with half worn cheap silverstone evol8 on 4 corners.
ditched them before the limit as they where bad and wore too slowly
my engine is low power but i don't like to slow down in corners so now with just 4 ps3 and 4 bilstein shocks it is a momentum car
tire :
in the dry i obviously can't fault traction but it is very hard to make it understeer anymore and not reasonably on public road
in the wet grip is impressive and they let go very progressively and grip back very early. I recently made 200 km of motorway at 135 km/h gps speed with governor under heavy rain with great confidence
braking is good especially in the wet
confort and especially noise are an improvement over previous cheap tire
i was surprised my fuel consumption went down about 0.5 L from 10 to 9.5l/100km and wear is good so far (35000 km estimated)
steering could be more precise but as my car is not a sports car anyway i am happy trading a little steering for more confort

i would choose a different tire for a real sports car (pss, ps4, csc6; eagle F1 asym3) but for fast and safe touring they are great even if they are a bit expensive (500 euros for 4 fitted)
Helpful 12 - tire reviewed on May 28, 2016
Ford (205/55 R16 V) on a combination of roads for 20,000 spirited miles
I bought these tires two and a half years ago and have driven them for 20000 miles. They are the worst Michelin set I have had for years .The car was spining during the start and braking deteriorated after 10000 miles especially when cold or in the city.The wear rate was fast.This was not what i expected from michelin sport tires.This was the reason i switched to contisport contact 5 for my other car which proved to be a trully superior tire.Sorry Michelin but u should take care of longstanding customers by the performance you advertise..
Helpful 8 - tire reviewed on May 14, 2016
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Given 91% while driving a SEAT Leon Cupra R 225 (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 12,000 spirited miles
i brought these tires February last year and certainly wasn't disappointed, i needed a pair of tires on the front of the car to replace the mullered conti sport contact 3's that i bought the car on. for me given the car and the power it had, i wasn't going to settle with cheap tires or ones that had less than great reviews. i have worked in the tire industry for nearly 10 years and through customer recommendations and through my knowledge i took the plunge and bought ps3's. so glad i did. nice and quiet, stick to the road like the proverbial to a blanket, great in the wet, amazing feedback, soft forgiving sidewalls but nothing in the way of understeer, absolutely love them, probably got around 12000miles to a pair which i consider good for my car as its driven quite hard. I'm looking to replace very soon, now I'm torn weather to stick to what i know or up[grade to the ps4...
Helpful 9 - tire reviewed on April 26, 2016
Given 89% while driving a SEAT Ibiza FR 1.8T (215/45 R16) on a combination of roads for 21,000 spirited miles
The best tires I've ever had, extremely grippy wet and dry. The tires lasted a lot longer than i expected. I highly recommend these tires, I've just ordered a new pair. Very confident in tire performance on a wet road.

Helpful 9 - tire reviewed on March 29, 2016
Given 93% while driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI (225/40 R17) on a combination of roads for 50,000 spirited miles
amazing tires! great in all respects
Helpful 9 - tire reviewed on March 16, 2016
Given 89% while driving a Subaru wrx turbo (205/50 R16) on mostly town for 5,000 spirited miles
Very comfortable tire and brilliant compliance compared to previous Bridgestone RE001s on there. They don't feel anywhere near as sticky however the wear and comfort between the 2 are on completely different levels. Would definitely buy again and helps especially with the road noise and harshness of a classic model WRX.
Helpful 8 - tire reviewed on March 2, 2016
Given 86% while driving a Audi A4 1.8T Quattro (205/55 R16 V) on a combination of roads for 22,000 average miles
Very good tires. Superb handling in dry and wet. Never had any problem although they did wear a bit too fast. Recently sold my car so I don't know how they did when worn more. For the 35k kilometers I drove them they were excellent. For the hot Greek roads in the summer the soft compound of Michelin is currently the best.
Helpful 9 - tire reviewed on February 9, 2016
Ford c max (235/40 R18 V) on mostly country roads for 13,000 average miles
Wet and dry grip are excellent and the tires are comfortable enough. Noise is not an issue as any tires tend to be noisy on the rough finish secondary roads of the rural area where they are used. This means that I am much more concerned about grip and stability and these tires do this very well indeed particularly so when travelling quickly on twisting narrow roads with sudden dips and climbs off camber. Wear is not what you may reasonably expect from a premium tire even allowing for the abrasive surfaces that they spend most of the time on. The fronts lasted 13K before they needed replacing and dropped off quite quickly. On long distance motorway/autobahn trips they were fine, not intrusively noisy.
Helpful 7 - tire reviewed on February 4, 2016
Given 83% while driving a Ford c max (225/40 R18 V) on mostly country roads for 13,000 average miles
Wet and dry grip are excellent and the tires are comfortable enough. Noise is not an issue as any tires tend to be noisy on the rough finish secondary roads of the rural area where they are used. This means that I am much more concerned about grip and stability and these tires do this very well indeed particularly so when travelling quickly on twisting narrow roads with sudden dips and climbs off camber. Wear is not what you may reasonably expect from a premium tire even allowing for the abrasive surfaces that they spend most of the time on. The fronts lasted 13K before they needed replacing and dropped off quite quickly. On long distance motorway/autobahn trips they were fine, not intrusively noisy.
Helpful 8 - tire reviewed on February 4, 2016
Given 94% while driving a Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B (225/40 R18 W) on mostly town for 5,000 average miles
Started by buying these tires after having a asian made cheap tire. Thought of it as a treat for myself.
From the outset I the car felt better! Half the road noise and much less rolling resistance. In the dry felt planted to the road. In the wet you still felt attached to the road, took a fair push to make the tires break traction. The fuel consumption in my case went from 13.8 to 13.4 over time. I am very happy with the tires paying some of their cost back that way. Living in Melbourne Australia, the road conditions never get that bad in real terms. But these tires are great!
Helpful 9 - tire reviewed on December 7, 2015
Given 80% while driving a Jaguar S Type R (4.2 Supercharged) (245/40 R18 W) on a combination of roads for 4,000 spirited miles
Very good grip in the dry, and good in wet conditions too. Very sporty tires which suited my Jag S Type R very well but they seemed very lacking in comfort and a lot noisier than I'd have expected from a top end tire.

I'm not sure I'd bug again as offerings from Goodyear, Dunlop and continental are cheaper and seem to get similar write ups. I'd hope the Goodyear's/Dunlop's would be quieter given the EU noise ratings they have.
Helpful 8 - tire reviewed on December 5, 2015