Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 27 + 0 road tests and 6,639 + 12 owner reviews. How we score
Pilot Sport 4 S is ahead, 86–71
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Tests 81 · 27 tests Owners 86 · 6,639 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 15 in 2021 Auto Bild 19 inch Summer Tyre Test (dry braking)
“A note about the pilot sport 4 S: in cold weather (below 5 degrees) even if it isn't icy, the tyre compound hardens and has dramatically reduced grip. They are excellent summer tyres though, good in the wet too. These days I run Uniroyal rainsport 5 and they're very good.”
Tests – · none yet Owners 71 · 12 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 S | Angel GT |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 25 / – tests | 95 | ≈ 70 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 92 | 72 |
Pilot Sport 4 S: 60% × 94.6 + 40% × 91.5 = 93
Angel GT: 60% × 69.6 (est.) + 40% × 71.9 = 70
No road tests of dry for Angel GT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 S | Angel GT |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 26 / – tests | 86 | ≈ 73 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 90 | 76 |
Pilot Sport 4 S: 60% × 86 + 40% × 90.4 = 88
Angel GT: 60% × 73.4 (est.) + 40% × 75.7 = 74
No road tests of wet for Angel GT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 S | Angel GT |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / – tests | 70 | ≈ 69 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 83 | 71 |
Pilot Sport 4 S: 40% × 70.4 + 60% × 83.4 = 78
Angel GT: 40% × 69.1 (est.) + 60% × 70.7 = 70
No road tests of comfort for Angel GT. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 S | Angel GT |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 20 / – tests | 70 | – |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 66 (est.) | – |
Pilot Sport 4 S: 60% × 70.3 + 40% × 66.5 (est.) = 69
No owner ratings of noise for Pilot Sport 4 S. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 S | Angel GT |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 70 | ≈ 66 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 74 | 66 |
Pilot Sport 4 S: 60% × 70.2 + 40% × 74 = 72
Angel GT: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 66.3 = 66
No road tests of treadwear for Angel GT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 S | Angel GT |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 90 | 72 |
| Source | Pilot Sport 4 S | Angel GT |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 23 / – tests | 72 | – |
| Category | Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S | Pirelli Angel GT |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 86 | 71 |
| Dry | 93 | 70 |
| Wet | 88 | 74 |
| Comfort | 78 | 70 |
| Noise | 69 | – |
| Treadwear | 72 | 66 |
| Handling (owners) | 90 | 72 |
| Efficiency | 72 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Pilot Sport 4 S
Angel GT
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.
| Discipline | Category | Pilot Sport 4 S | Angel GT | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #1/10 2026 ACE Summer Tyre Test | #3/7 2014 Motorrad Premium Touring Motorcycle Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
The community widely regards the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S as a benchmark max-performance summer tire, praising its outstanding dry and wet grip, stability, and daily driving refinement. Common criticisms focus on its premium price, rapid tread wear on high-powered heavy vehicles or hot track sessions, and significantly reduced grip in cold weather. Many enthusiasts consider it an ideal street tire, though some note softer sidewalls compared to predecessors or recommend dedicated track tires for hard circuit driving.
“I run the all seasons on my Golf because I drive ~400+ miles per week in all matter of weather. The high tread wear rating and all-weather grip make more sense for me. But, having run the max performance PS4s before, if you’re cool with having two sets, they are basically impossible to beat. Absolute magic tires.”
“I was running pilot sport 4s on my MS. (19” wheels) I was lucky to get 13,000-14,000. I just switched to Kumho Majesty 9’s for about 1/3 the price. Currently have 4,000 miles on them and just to rotated. Fingers crossed I can get 13,000 miles out of them.”
“Am I the owner of the newer PS4s?😁 Hello everyone, new in the sub and just want to share my love for the Pilot Sport 4s. This is the third set and I love it. To me they are the perfect compromise beetween performance anche tyre wear. Last set last me 43k km, I do lot of highway and some spirited drive when possibile. I also had a set of Sport Contact 7, awesome grip, to me better than the PS4s, almost too much for my stock Golf. They also wear out faster. I saw yesterday the review of Potenza Sport Evo and they promise very week, maybe next time I’ll try!”
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| Attribute | A · Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S | B · Pirelli Angel GT |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Motorcycle |
| Sizes available | 110 | — |
| Rim diameters | 17″ – 22″ | — |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
Pirelli Angel GT
Winner: Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S — better dry, handling and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. Pirelli Angel GT rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 12 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S scores 93 vs 70 on dry.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S scores 90 vs 72 on handling.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S scores 88 vs 74 on wet.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S scores 78 vs 70 on comfort.
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Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S, 88 vs 74 on our wet score.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S, 93 vs 70 on our dry score.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S, 78 vs 70 on our comfort score.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S, 72 vs 66 on our treadwear score.
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
