E46 owners who has ps4 and how do you rate them?
E46 owners who has ps4 and how do you rate them?
As above will need to change my fronts so looking for pros cons
Hi Hap,
I have Mich PS4 front and rear on my 04 B3s Cab - They were on when I bought the car and have done ~8k since installation, 7k in my hands. Grip and noise levels are fine and the tyres seem to be wearing pretty evenly.
I've almost exclusively used conti sport contacts on my other cars and the Michelins are comparable, albeit a tad more expensive.
Hope that helps,
Mike
I have Mich PS4 front and rear on my 04 B3s Cab - They were on when I bought the car and have done ~8k since installation, 7k in my hands. Grip and noise levels are fine and the tyres seem to be wearing pretty evenly.
I've almost exclusively used conti sport contacts on my other cars and the Michelins are comparable, albeit a tad more expensive.
Hope that helps,
Mike
S version only available in 19" diameter and aboveDogWagen wrote:Had to take a look at the sidewalls - it just says Pilot Sport 4.
S version - who knew?
Charles
Teacher of Chemistry and driver of ALPINAs - not necessarily in that order
B3S Touring (49/116) - been to the moon and now on the way back!
Renault Grand Espace - not mine but the wife's!
Teacher of Chemistry and driver of ALPINAs - not necessarily in that order
B3S Touring (49/116) - been to the moon and now on the way back!
Renault Grand Espace - not mine but the wife's!
I'm on Pilot Super Sports in 19" flavour in the E46
Where do they fit in the rankings?
Awfull in winter but incredible when it is warm !!!
Edit
Nice wee video helps explain
Skip to 6.10s for conclusion if you want to avoid tyre geekiness
Clicky
Where do they fit in the rankings?
Awfull in winter but incredible when it is warm !!!
Edit
Nice wee video helps explain
Skip to 6.10s for conclusion if you want to avoid tyre geekiness
Clicky
B3 3.3 Coupe #090
D3 2.0 Biturbo Touring #098
D3 2.0 Biturbo Touring #098
As I understand it, the Super Sports are more like a semi-slick so are much better in dry warm conditions but throw in wet and cold and they perform worse.ali-bumble wrote:I'm on Pilot Super Sports in 19" flavour in the E46
Where do they fit in the rankings?
Awfull in winter but incredible when it is warm !!!
Given the variable weather we have in the UK, the PS3 (and now PS4) offers a compromise over the Super Sports for all round performance.
Finally, the Super Sports are not available in 18", so are not an option for normally wheeled E46s.
I am currently on my winter set with four tyreless rims stored away ready for a full set of PS4 tyres in the Spring. Last summer I was running PS3 on the front and PS4 on the rear due to the different wear rates front to rear meaning I had to "upgrade" the rears earlier. Despite this mixed set up, the PS4 rears seemed to deliver better grip than before with smoother delivery away from the lights and better control through the twisty bits. However, a sidewall split on one of the rears meant I sacrificed the other last November, along with the worn out fronts. Looking forward to assessing the PS4 soon
Charles
Teacher of Chemistry and driver of ALPINAs - not necessarily in that order
B3S Touring (49/116) - been to the moon and now on the way back!
Renault Grand Espace - not mine but the wife's!
Teacher of Chemistry and driver of ALPINAs - not necessarily in that order
B3S Touring (49/116) - been to the moon and now on the way back!
Renault Grand Espace - not mine but the wife's!
Not strictly true Charles - you maybe thinking of the Cup Sport tyre from Michelin which is a semi slick, dry weather tyre for track focussed cars.Charles wrote: As I understand it, the Super Sports are more like a semi-slick so are much better in dry warm conditions but throw in wet and cold and they perform worse.
SuperSport have been replaced with Pilot Sport 4S and both have a very high wet weather performance, although in tests the 4S is said to perform better. My B10 V8S had Pilot SS and now has 4S and it does grip better in the wet with the new tyre - but I had the geometry adjusted at the time of new tyres so this may well have made the bigger difference in grip.
My D5 BT had Yokohama tyres (shudder!) and now has new 4S all round - my goodness what a difference the 4S has made to the car!
Finally our TT has Pilot 4 all round and they are superb on that little car.
As you can see I'm a bit of a fan of Michelin - they did well out of me last year with these 3 full sets of new rubber!
2019 G31 B5 Biturbo No.299
2012 F10 D5 Biturbo No.13
1993 Mercedes 190E 2.6 Sportline spec
1991 Mk1 Golf GTI Sportline cabriolet
2012 F10 D5 Biturbo No.13
1993 Mercedes 190E 2.6 Sportline spec
1991 Mk1 Golf GTI Sportline cabriolet
I stand corrected - thank youMetrics wrote:Not strictly true Charles - you maybe thinking of the Cup Sport tyre from Michelin which is a semi slick, dry weather tyre for track focussed cars.Charles wrote: As I understand it, the Super Sports are more like a semi-slick so are much better in dry warm conditions but throw in wet and cold and they perform worse.
Charles
Teacher of Chemistry and driver of ALPINAs - not necessarily in that order
B3S Touring (49/116) - been to the moon and now on the way back!
Renault Grand Espace - not mine but the wife's!
Teacher of Chemistry and driver of ALPINAs - not necessarily in that order
B3S Touring (49/116) - been to the moon and now on the way back!
Renault Grand Espace - not mine but the wife's!