Michelin e.Primacy vs Michelin Pilot Sport 4 — Compared

“Got the Michelin e.Primacys today - what an improvement! 2019 owner, bought a little over 2 years and 34k miles ago. Have always had the OG Energy Savers and was never happy with their performance as far as grip. After needing my second set of tires in 2 years I wanted something new and knew these were coming because of the new Bolt. Stretched as long as I could on my previous set until I had a close call last week. These popped up at the local tire shop, and also took the chance to swap to the Cruze Eco rims. First impressions (note these are the same size as the factory Energy Savers): Smoother Ride on Rough Roads WAAAAY Less Road Noise, Especially at Higher Speeds Dry Grip is Much, Much Better (not sports car, but if the Energy Savers were 2/10s these are 7/10s) Efficiency Seems Similar (needs more testing, only have ~30 miles right now) Read more”

“Plus un detaliu pe care multi il ignora: daca ai E.Primacy pe fata si Pilot Sport pe spate (mix), diferenta de diametru e sub 1% deci e OK legal. Dar diferenta de profil de rulare inseamna ca pe ud, ESP-ul o sa intervină mai devreme pe axa cu E.Primacy. Nu e periculos, dar se simte. Daca faci >80% oras + drum national, E.Primacy e alegerea mai rationala. PS4 e pentru cine chiar simte diferenta la viraje si frana - dar pe un sedan compact cu 120 CP, sincer, diferenta e subtila. Un mic tip: acum in perioada de schimbare sezon, preturile Michelin oscileaza mult. Am vazut E.Primacy 205/55R16 cu pana la 15% diferenta intre magazine in aceeasi saptamana. Merita comparat.”

“Michelin E.Primacy All Season far better than OEM continental 2023 Model Y 19 inch wheels. I was about to get rid of this because of bad NVH, comfort. But the Michelins make it far far better.”

“The Pilot Sport 4's are great tires for dual duty use. You'll want to keep hot pressures below 37-38 PSI. Anything above that they get very greasy, very fast. In the cars I've driven with them (a few BMW M cars, a 911 I think if I remember), you'll usually set your best laps in the first 4-5 laps of a session depending on temps. Once they over heat heat, as with any street tire, you have to park them for an hour to get the temps down again (downside to steel radials). I'd also recommend Hankook RS4s if you want a more durable track tire. That's what I run. Very long lasting, but not as great in the wet as the PS4s would be. Road noise would also be an issue for street use.”

“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.”

“Stock run flats are stiff ,went 555g2 in 285/30/20 & 305/30/20 on mrr’s for 1,200 miles on recommendation of friend with a gen 5. I thought they were noisy & less grip & little rough, tire shop bought them back as take offs. After researching between ps4 & cont. extreme contact sports, went with continental and love them. A friend went with the ps4 and they are pretty equal in ride comfort,grip and noise. All personal preference, but I’d go continental or ps4.”