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Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 vs Continental ExtremeContact DW — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

Pilot Sport PS2 is ahead, 75–65

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Tire AMichelin

Pilot Sport PS2

Summer

Tests – · none yet Owners 78 · 166 reviews

Best test result: #4 of 9 in 2010 EVO FWD Tyre Test (overall ranking)

Tire BContinental

ExtremeContact DW

Summer

Tests – · none yet Owners 60 · 10 reviews

Best test result: #3 of 4 in 2011 Tirerack Max Performance Summer Tyre Test (overall ranking)

Category by category

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

  1. 79

    Dry

    Pilot Sport PS2 +10
    69
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport PS2ExtremeContact DW
    Reviews found online8669
  2. 78

    Wet

    Pilot Sport PS2 +5
    73
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport PS2ExtremeContact DW
    Reviews found online8074
  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    52
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport PS2ExtremeContact DW
    Reviews found online–40
  4. 73

    Comfort

    Pilot Sport PS2 +5
    68
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport PS2ExtremeContact DW
    Reviews found online7668
  5. 70

    Noise

    Pilot Sport PS2 +1
    69
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport PS2ExtremeContact DW
    Reviews found online7472
  6. 66

    Treadwear

    Pilot Sport PS2 +12
    54
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport PS2ExtremeContact DW
    Reviews found online6645
  7. 81

    Handling

    Pilot Sport PS2 +23
    58
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport PS2ExtremeContact DW
    Reviews found online8158
Scores at a glance
CategoryMichelin Pilot Sport PS2Continental ExtremeContact DW
Relative Score 75 65
Dry 79 69
Wet 78 73
Snow – 52
Comfort 73 68
Noise 70 69
Treadwear 66 54
Handling 81 58

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Headline score

Pilot Sport PS2

ExtremeContact DW

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

The professional test results behind the scores

Each result is shown as % of the best tire in that test. “Same test” rows are the strictest comparison: both tires were measured side by side.

DisciplineCategoryPilot Sport PS2ExtremeContact DWΔBoth?
Overall Ranking Overall 25% #4/9 · 2010 EVO FWD Tyre Test 33% #3/4 · 2011 Tirerack Max Performance Summer Tyre Test −8.3 Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Pilot Sport PS2

Pros

  • Outstanding dry grip and traction
  • Confident, predictable handling and progressive limit feedback
  • Excellent steering response and turn-in precision

Cons

  • High initial purchase price
  • Rapid tread wear, particularly on rear axles or under spirited driving
  • Reduced wet traction and potential for sudden breakaway as the tread wears down
All owner themes in the Pilot Sport PS2 review

Tire B ExtremeContact DW

Pros

  • Outstanding wet and dry grip
  • Quiet and comfortable highway cruising
  • High traction for acceleration and handling stability

Cons

  • Extremely soft sidewalls causing vague handling response
  • Rapid tread wear and short lifespan
  • Vulnerability to potholes, bubbles, and sidewall damage
All owner themes in the ExtremeContact DW review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 B · Continental ExtremeContact DW
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available71
Rim diameters17″ – 540″21″
Tread depth—10/32″
UTQG—340 A A
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin Pilot Sport PS2

Continental ExtremeContact DW

Winner: Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 — better handling, treadwear and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 scores 81 vs 58 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 scores 66 vs 54 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 scores 79 vs 69 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 scores 78 vs 73 on wet.

Tire A · Michelin Pilot Sport PS2
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Tire B · Continental ExtremeContact DW
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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.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.

75

Leads

Pilot Sport PS2

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