Across 133 reviews, the Michelin Pilot Super Sport is widely praised as a top-tier summer UHP tyre with exceptional dry grip, sharp steering feel, and strong high-speed stability, often transforming cars compared with OEM fitments. Many drivers also report surprisingly capable wet performance for a summer tyre and very good tread life when aligned and used in suitable temperatures. The most consistent drawbacks are increased road noise and a noticeable drop in traction/feel in cold and damp conditions, making it less ideal for UK/Scandinavian climates. Price is also commonly noted as high, though many feel the performance justifies it.
What owners mention most counted across 127 reviews
I had sport contact 5 on my m3 when I bought it, and I have had them on my previous 330ci and did rate them, so replaced them with BMW recommended super sports. A much better tyre, my previous favorite was Goodyear eagle f1 assy 2 and these are even better than them. Far better grip on wet and dry. I cannot really comment on the wear as I have driven quite aggressively and have only covered 5k miles.
These are very good tyres but not for a Jag!
I replaced the Bridgestones S001 which were fantastic (but out of stock..) and decided to go for the "best"... and more expensive Michelin SS
Though the grip is great, the tyres are REALLY NOISY!
Trust me, it's the first time that I hear road/tyre sound inside the car! It's very annoying!!!
The car had a great grip and handling anyway, so the extra grip is for track days only and not worth the trade off in comfort!
I wish I could have my Bridgestones back! They had a perfect balance between grip and comfort...
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Have done just 3000 on these in XL format fitted to my Audi A6 C6 3.0Tdi quattro and have to say the are the best tyre I've ever had on any car. Naturally too early to give any indication of wear but from the standpoint of sheer grippiness (?) they are phenomenal.
Good curb protection and quite springy when you have to mount a curb...no bad thing.
Comfort has also vastly improved over my contisportcontact 5 (front) and contisportcontact 3 rears. As they a slightly larger tyre I find that my speedo now reads spot on with my 2 x gps devices...you will normally find that when your speedo reads 70 your actually doing 67 and at 100 (on autobahn natch) you are doing about 95-96.
The downside is that my MPG, on say a 300 mile on a run, has gone down from 54 to 48-50. This will be a due to a more accurate rolling radius and the extra grip the tyres have to offer.
Luckily picked up a brand new set (initially for my Jag XK) for £480 so a bit of a bargain...but decided to put them on the Audi instead.
Expect them to last for at least 3yrs as, come Nov, my winter tyres and wheels will go on for 5 months.
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Driving a Golf MKV GTI and changed from Dunlop Z1* to PSS 3 months ago. The PSS out performed the Z1* in all ways. The dry and wet grip give tremendous confidence at corners and yet provide sufficient progressiveness. Ran for 15000km already and still see it can run for another 20000km or so.
Just one month driving my Audi A8 W12 6.0 (Quattro) with them, size 255 40 R19 Y 100. Front wheels set at 42 psi, rear ones at 39. Single driver most of the time.
Around 2.000 kilometers made good on city, plain and mountain roads and highways, all under temperatures in the range of 15 to 38 degrees, mostly dry.
In a nutshell: simply outstanding, the best buy I have made so far after my house, my Audi itself and my digital piano as it is the best summer tire I have driven on for the last 34 years (around 550.000 kilometers made good and counting)
The way this tires are made (Twaron instead of iron, I have been told) makes me feel them as if they were 255 80 R19 instead of 255 40 R19: very comfortable indeed, even when pneumatic suspension is set to "dynamic".
Grip shows as if physical limits had disappeared like smoke.
Congratulations, Michelin, and thank you for giving us the chance to drive so. The sad side? I do not think you can improve them any bit further !!!!
Drove 20,000 on the rear and have had to replace them already which sucks but have 31,000 on the front tires and they still have a coupe thousand miles left. These are definately better then the stock potenzas, i should have went wider with the sizes but i will next tire change. I was most impressed at how well they did in the rain for summer tires, not so much in the snow lol
High speed grip is phenomenal. Taking corners at 100mph is a breeze.
Changing lanes while in a corner at 100mph is stable.
No more understeer, car seems to be a bit more tail-happy yet stable.
More bite during turn-ins.
Comfortable, soft tyres. Had to put 37psi pressure as it was kind of soft in corners. (Comming from the run flat tyres sidewall)
The road noise is acceptable, not the quietest nor the loudest. Just right to trade for these levels of grip. (Comming from michelin latitude and dB tyres)
Braking is better, more bite.
Perfect!!! Wear rate seems to be good. driven 6500miles. spirited
