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Yokohama Parada Spec-2 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

Head-to-head Updated

Michelin Pilot Sport 3 vs Yokohama Parada Spec-2 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 10 + 118 owner reviews. How we score

Too close to call: Pilot Sport 3 67, Parada Spec-2 66.

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Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 70

    Dry

    Parada Spec-2 +3
    73
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport 3Parada Spec-2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online7275

    Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 69.3 (est.) + 40% × 71.7 = 70

    Parada Spec-2: 60% × 70.7 (est.) + 40% × 75.2 = 73

    No road tests of dry for Pilot Sport 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

    No road tests of dry for Parada Spec-2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 70

    Wet

    Pilot Sport 3 +9
    61
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport 3Parada Spec-2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online7058

    Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 70.1 (est.) + 40% × 70.4 = 70

    Parada Spec-2: 60% × 63 (est.) + 40% × 57.6 = 61

    No road tests of wet for Pilot Sport 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

    No road tests of wet for Parada Spec-2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 65

    Comfort

    Level
    65
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport 3Parada Spec-2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6162

    Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 67.8 (est.) + 40% × 61.4 = 65

    Parada Spec-2: 60% × 67.8 (est.) + 40% × 61.5 = 65

    No road tests of comfort for Pilot Sport 3 or Parada Spec-2. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  4. 66

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport 3Parada Spec-2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online63–

    Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 63 = 66

    No road tests of noise for Pilot Sport 3. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 61

    Treadwear

    Parada Spec-2 +1
    62
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport 3Parada Spec-2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 63 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online5859

    Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 63.2 (est.) + 40% × 57.6 = 61

    Parada Spec-2: 60% × 63.5 (est.) + 40% × 58.7 = 62

    No road tests of treadwear for Pilot Sport 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for Parada Spec-2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  6. 65

    Handling (owners)

    Parada Spec-2 +4
    69
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport 3Parada Spec-2
    Reviews found online6569
Scores at a glance
CategoryMichelin Pilot Sport 3Yokohama Parada Spec-2
Relative Score 67 66
Dry 70 73
Wet 70 61
Comfort 65 65
Noise 66 –
Treadwear 61 62
Handling (owners) 65 69

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Headline score

Pilot Sport 3

Parada Spec-2

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 Pilot Sport 3

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B Parada Spec-2

Pros

  • Outstanding dry grip and cornering stability
  • Excellent value for money and aggressive tread design
  • Precise steering feedback and predictable breakaway limits in the dry

Cons

  • Poor wet-weather traction and high risk of aquaplaning
  • Fast tread wear due to the soft rubber compound
  • Noticeable road noise at cruising speeds
All owner themes in the Parada Spec-2 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Michelin Pilot Sport 3 B · Yokohama Parada Spec-2
CategorySummer tireSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available10—
Rim diameters15″ – 19″—

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin Pilot Sport 3

Yokohama Parada Spec-2

Too close to call: Michelin Pilot Sport 3 and Yokohama Parada Spec-2 are within 2 points overall. Michelin Pilot Sport 3 is stronger on wet. Yokohama Parada Spec-2 is stronger on dry. Michelin Pilot Sport 3 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 70 vs 61 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Yokohama Parada Spec-2 scores 73 vs 70 on dry.

Tire A · Michelin Pilot Sport 3
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Pilot Sport 3 or Parada Spec-2?

Which is better in the wet, Pilot Sport 3 or Parada Spec-2?

Michelin Pilot Sport 3, 70 vs 61 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Pilot Sport 3 or Parada Spec-2?

Yokohama Parada Spec-2, 73 vs 70 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Pilot Sport 3 or Parada Spec-2?

Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 65 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Pilot Sport 3 or Parada Spec-2?

Neither, by our numbers: 61 vs 62 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.

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