Michelin Pilot Sport 4 vs Toyo Proxes Sport 2 — Compared

“Switched from the garbage stock Potenza's to Continental DWS06 a week after grabbing my Z. Absolutely fucking worth it. I got Swift R lowering springs installed and that also made a great improvement. Z feels much more confidant and way more composed on my twisty roads and roundabouts My ND Miata also came with the same Potenza's and I went with the Michelin PS4's. Transformed the handling as well”

“CC2s fitted yesterday. Initial subjective reaction are they deffinately seem both quieter and more comfortable than the stock PS4. I did a non scientific noise test using a app on my phone. On my way to have the tyres changed I drove a section of the A460 toward & from Cannock, approx half a mile in each direction. I did exactly the same run at the same speed with the CC2s a couple of hours later. This is a fairly rough surface well worn tarmac but I avoided all ruts & holes. PS4: 41psi 50mph, average noise level 67.4db. The average being registered by the app, not my calculation. CC2: 40 psi 50mph, average noise level 64.6db. In both cases the phone lay on the central console forward of the tray & armrest. The comfort feeling is the CC2s are softer, damping ridges & ruts better than the PS4, while driving a route of 14 miles each way I drive every Tuesday & Thursday & consists of a wide range of different surfaces including the newer super smooth quiete tarmac.”

“I basically always ran Michelins on the BMWs I had. Pilot Super Sport on the E91 335d (which unexpectedly did really well wrt longevity with 600nm+ and a heavy foot) and now PS4 ZP (so the runflat type) on my 320hp F31 330d. They are just really really good. Pretty pricey though.”

“I have Toyo proxes sport 2 on a mustang gt. Very happy with them. The kumho ecstasy sport s is supposed to be better in every way though. Continental extreme contact sport 2 is one of the best ultra high performance/summer performance available right now but a but more expensive.. Michelin makes excellent tires, but competition is getting tight for them. Hard to justify the price now adays”

“Had conti 2's on my audi s4 and they were downright terrible. Traction was good for about a month and then they just got loud and sloppy. Went to the ps2's after about 15k miles and abosultely loved them. Dry traction was improved greatly as was ride comfort and noise. They only lasted 20,000 miles but well worth the investment. I've never had a good experience with any continental tire so I can't imagine the sc3's being worth a gamble as they are not cheap.”

“Toyo Proxes Sport 2 Really enjoyed these Proxes Sport 2s on my Alpina over the last year - in fact they’re so good I’ve put them on the B3 too! Great value for money.”