Michelin Pilot Sport 4 Reviews - Page 7

Given 87% while driving a Volkswagen Mk7 Golf R (225/40 R18) on a combination of roads for 20,000 spirited miles
Great handling tire Very good at water displacement with minimal pulling through puddles High road noise
Helpful 18 - tire reviewed on November 18, 2021
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 13 - tire 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 tires lost around 1.4mm from the initial 6.7mm. Considering you should change tires 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 13 - tire reviewed on November 14, 2021
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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 11 - tire 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 12 - tire 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 tires 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 11 - tire 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 tires I've bought and a huge step up from the energy saver original tires. 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 tires on previous cars. Its still possible to break traction on damp roads with electric car power delivery, but in general the tire 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 10 - tire 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 tires 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 tires without that much effort. Good tires, but now I'm testing something else.
Helpful 11 - tire 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 tire 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 23 - tire 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 tire. 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 tires again and will look for some Goodyear - apparently Assymetric 5 or Supersport.
Helpful 15 - tire reviewed on August 21, 2021
Given 70% while driving a BMW 135i (245/35 R18) on mostly motorways for 6,000 spirited miles
These tires wear quickly if you are constantly pulling, 6 months and I am at 2mm. I may go back to PSSs as they seem to be more hard wearing.
Helpful 13 - tire reviewed on August 9, 2021
Honda FRV (205/55 R16) on a combination of roads for 10,000 average miles
These are by far the best tires I’ve ever used. For years I have used mid range energy saving tires from the likes of Dunlop and Goodyear but became frustrated with loosing traction in even slightly damp conditions pulling out of junctions and onto roundabouts etc. Even under light/medium throttle the front wheels would spin up. It’s just a 2.2 diesel but quite torquey. With the PS4 fitted it has transformed the car, over the past 18 months since I had these I have never lost traction the same way as before. I’ve noticed no change to fuel economy either despite these being rated lower. I’m about 10000 miles into these now, the rears still look new with the fronts still looking like they’re good for at least another 10K. They inspire more confidence in handling rain or shine and I’d never go back to using other mid range tires again. Don’t think if you drive an average car like mine then it’s not worth it . All cars, performance or not can benefit greatly from these tires.
Helpful 14 - tire reviewed on August 8, 2021