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

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.

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.

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…

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.

These tyres 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.

These are by far the best tyres I’ve ever used. For years I have used mid range energy saving tyres 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 tyres 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 tyres.

Pros: + Grips quite well in the rain + Good comfort for a low profile tyre. Not the best in this segment but still does well. + Good MPG as long as tyres are with correct PSI for the car. + Good braking distance Cons: - Performance of the tyre really drops off when tread depth starts to go below 5mm. - Steering precision also drops off badly the more the tyre is used. - Steering feel can be lacking - Can wear out quick. This I attribute to how soft the tyres are. Overall: Despite the great reviews I have seen for the PS4 tyres, I cannot say the same thing. When I got them brand new, they performed well. With time & usage though, I noticed the performance & feel of the tyres was dropping off even though there was still plenty of tread depth left. They also start to wear quicker too, which seems to be caused with how soft the tyres are. At least even with the wear, braking distance & wet weather performance was still remaining ok. If you always do spirited driving, then you could be disappointed the more these tyres lose their edge quite quckly over time. Maybe the problem could be that the Octavia VRS being a heavy car, was eventually too much for the soft Michelin PS4 tyres. Before this, I had Bridgestones which were a lot harder. Although the Bridgestones had much less comfort, they were more consistent & did not wear off anywhere near as much as the Michelins. My guess is that the Bridgestones could take the heavy weight of the car better thanks to its stiffer overall construction. In my view, the Michelin PS4 is a safe & an ok tyre as long as you are not into spirited driving or you don't have a performance orientated car. Just be aware of how they can wear quite quickly as shared with my experience.

This is a follow up review as I've now put some miles on this set. My initial opinion on dry grip remains the same, very impressive. The one slight downside I've found is this tyre doesn't give a great impression on initial turn in, it hard to pin down, but it just doesn't feel sporty for want of a better word. Once the first input has been put in it's clear there's lots of grip to be had. I opted for an XL rating to take any potential floating feeling out of the tyre (relatively soft side wall/construction had been mentioned in reviews) and these tyres certainly don't suffer from that sensation you can get with say cheaper winter tyres or my experience with Uniroyal rainsports. The downside is the really harsh ride quality (I mentioned in my previous review about it effectively ruling out using the adaptive suspension) Performance in the wet is equally excellent, depending on the amount of water there is. ESP kicks in far less than the OEM primacy 3 the car came with and the axel tramp this car can suffer with is also greatly reduced. Where this tyre does fall down to a degree is clearing standing water. If you catch a puddle with even a slight amount of lock on the car will lift and step out quite rapidly. Straight line wet aquaplaning is less of an issue, but still not the best(the Rainsport has this covered). As far as wear goes I've done 4.5k miles and the fronts have lost between 1.5 to 2mm, rears have minimal wear as you would expect on a front wheel drive car. My overall opinion of the PS4 is it's a great tyre that just needs some sportiness dialed into it to make it come alive a bit more when pushing on.

After driving for a full year, I need to say that it is the best overall tyre I have ever tried. The grip is unparalleled and unique. The comfort is well above average and the feeling of absloute safety in dry and wet conditions is what makes the big difference. I hope they last. I will definitely buy them again regardless of the price. They cost me almost 120€ more than my second option but for 4 years it is about 30€ more per year. So safety first.

i have owened a vxr8- holden commadore ve for 10 years. always put on top range tyres. i haveonabboonable /m never experianced such wet traction and also dry tractio with these michelin tyers. now with mods at 450hp this caar is behaving like a proper vehicle.

Amazing performance/grip in a car with 400NM and 270HP with no TCS