Tests – · none yet Owners – · 1 review (needs 5)
BFGoodrich g-Force R1 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
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BFGoodrich g-Force R1 vs Michelin Pilot Sport 4 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 21 road tests and 1 + 12,698 owner reviews. How we score
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Tests 85 · 21 tests Owners 76 · 12,698 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 45 in 2019 Summer 53 Tyre Braking Shootout (dry braking)
“Those are Pilot sport 4 (all season). If it had s after the 4 it would be the summer high performance version. I put the pilot sport 4 on wife's GTI autobahn 2016. Great handling tire, stiff side walls, not the smoothest ride but best overall.”
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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Dry
No comparison87Why this score
Source g-Force R1 Pilot Sport 4 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 20 tests – 89 Reviews found online – 85 Pilot Sport 4: 60% × 89.1 + 40% × 84.5 = 87
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Wet
No comparison90Why this score
Source g-Force R1 Pilot Sport 4 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 20 tests – 93 Reviews found online – 85 Pilot Sport 4: 60% × 93.1 + 40% × 84.6 = 90
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Comfort
No comparison77Why this score
Source g-Force R1 Pilot Sport 4 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 6 tests – 83 Reviews found online – 72 Pilot Sport 4: 40% × 83.4 + 60% × 72.4 = 77
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Noise
No comparison71Why this score
Source g-Force R1 Pilot Sport 4 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 13 tests – 73 Reviews found online – ≈ 67 (est.) Pilot Sport 4: 60% × 73.4 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 71
No owner ratings of noise for Pilot Sport 4. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
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Treadwear
No comparison71Why this score
Source g-Force R1 Pilot Sport 4 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests – 78 Reviews found online – 59 Pilot Sport 4: 60% × 78.1 + 40% × 59.4 = 71
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Handling (owners)
No comparison81Why this score
Source g-Force R1 Pilot Sport 4 Reviews found online – 81 -
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Efficiency
No comparison76Why this score
Source g-Force R1 Pilot Sport 4 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 14 tests – 76
Scores at a glance
| Category | BFGoodrich g-Force R1 | Michelin Pilot Sport 4 |
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| Relative Score | – | 83 |
| Dry | – | 87 |
| Wet | – | 90 |
| Comfort | – | 77 |
| Noise | – | 71 |
| Treadwear | – | 71 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 81 |
| Efficiency | – | 76 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
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Headline score
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g-Force R1
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Pilot Sport 4
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A g-Force R1
Pros
- Superior cornering stability and reduced understeer
- High levels of mechanical grip during braking and cornering
- Predictable and gradual breakaway characteristics
Cons
- Susceptible to overheating when pushed at extreme limits (9+/10 intensity)
- Limited longevity typical of dedicated track-focused rubber
Tire B Pilot Sport 4
Pros
- Exceptional wet and dry traction with outstanding resistance to aquaplaning
- Noticeable improvement in ride comfort and a reduction in cabin noise compared to standard run-flat tires
- Progressive and predictable breakaway limits during spirited driving
Cons
- Faster-than-average treadwear, particularly under aggressive driving or on rear-wheel-drive performance cars
- Softer sidewalls can lead to a slight lack of initial steering precision and a vague feel at the limit for hardcore enthusiasts
- Performance drops off significantly in cold, freezing, or snowy winter conditions
What real owners are saying
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Tire A
BFGoodrich g-Force R1
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
Tire B
Positive
Michelin Pilot Sport 4
The community widely regards the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 line as a premium upgrade offering exceptional dry and wet grip, precise handling, and superior ride comfort compared to OEM or run-flat tires. While celebrated for performance, users frequently discuss its high price tag, faster treadwear, and noticeable drop in EV efficiency. Some drivers also note increased road noise and reduced traction when temperatures drop near freezing.
bimmerfest.com
·2024-10-19
“Wow! You burn rubber. I totally appreciate what you’ve said and on my old e60 I ran both contis D06 and Michelins ps4 for 3 sets each. Both different feel and wear. Contis lasted longer but didn’t feel as nice as PS4. Now I’m in another BMW and cannot rotate the same way with a staggered wheel size. I’m in NC, when I drove PS4, in cold weather, they wore out quickly. They are a summer tire for sure, but I will use a slightly higher pressure to lengthen service life. That camber is rough on the inner tire shoulder / tread and the all season contains held up better there.”
r/JettaGLI
·59 upvotes ·2026-09-27
“Reminder: Tires are the key to this car Just replaced my Michelin Pilot Sport 4 AS tires with a new set ahead of the rainy season. Lasted 36K miles. It was the best mod to the car and a fresh set reminded just how good a brand new set is. The car is glued to the road, riding wonderfully smooth and quiet. Spend the money, get the best tires for you. The tune can wait. And it will need it.”
f30.bimmerpost.com
“Quote: Originally Posted by weston.__ I will be going down the non-rft route, Pilot Sport 4. You're not the only one to say the ride quality with non-rft is a massive improvement and this is the reason why I will change once the time comes. I went from Bridgestone S001 RFT to 'go-flats' and have found the suppleness an obvious difference. Since I put the pressure to the mid point between the low and high load plated pressures I have yet to have any of the heartstopping thumps come through the suspension that the Bridgestone seemed prone to.”
Top themes
#Wet and dry grip#Run-flat replacement upgrade#Treadwear and longevity#Cold weather performance#Road noise and comfort#EV range and efficiency#Comparison to Continental tires
Based on 246 community posts
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · BFGoodrich g-Force R1 | B · Michelin Pilot Sport 4 |
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| Category | Trackday and Competition Summer tire | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 62 |
| Rim diameters | — | 16″ – 20″ |
Which one should you actually buy?
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BFGoodrich g-Force R1
83
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Michelin Pilot Sport 4
Only Michelin Pilot Sport 4 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · BFGoodrich g-Force R1
Tire B · Michelin Pilot Sport 4
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How do we compare tires?
Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.
Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology