Michelin Pilot Super Sport vs Continental SportContact 7 — Compared

“Worth bearing in mind the Sam Vimes "Boots" Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness. The tires I got on my new '17 RF GT didn't last very long, the two sets of cheap tires I replaced them with didn't either, then I put Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires on it and they're great performers as well as outlasting the earlier sets combined.”

“All four of my Michelin PSSs had cracks in the inner circumferential channels after prolonged exposure to temperatures below +20F (while the car was parked in a u-stor-it garage). All four of my Michelin PS 4Ss were never exposed to temperatures below +32F and did not develop similar cracks.”

“I encountered freezing rain with severe black ice in mid-March a couple days after I got my 3.6R. The tires behaved as expected. Awful. I'm planning to put Nokian Hakka R2 snow tires on the car like I've done on my last 3 cars. I normally do winter wheels but the TPMS senders are stupidly expensive and reprogramming at every tire swap had me look at the numbers. It's cheaper to pay for mounting & balancing every 6 months than buy winter wheels, TPMS , and buying the instrument to reprogram the car every 6 months or pay a tire shop to do the swap. That way, I know the tires are balanced properly every 6 months. When the stock tires wear out, I'll research tires then. I don't have a problem with the tires for summer use. They don't have road noise. I haven't had any issues with hydroplaning. I ran Michelin Pilot Super Sports on my last daily driver but I don't need a summer performance tire on a lifted 3,800 pound station wagon.”

“Had the same dilemma, went for PremiumContact 7 in the end for my Cupra ST300 4drive. Both have great traction when wet and dry, SC7 is more for an overall aggresive driving, while PC7 are bit more comfy, for a mix of sport and city daily cruising. Both are very quiet on the highway.”

“Michelin PS4S vs Continental SC7 Aloha! This is for all of you who are struggling to choose a tire and need some impression (not a recommendation since you need to make your own decision). I've been here often enough with the question for the best summer tires, gave some opinions here and there and told my side of things. Last time I was biased toward Contis but I'll come to that later. What you see here is a direct comparison: 1st pic on the left and 2nd and 3rd one are the Michelins, 2 years old, so two full seasons of pretty harsh driving tbh. 1st pic right and 4th and 5th one are the Contis, which I bought and mounted in mid April this year. I noticed that contis are fantastic in the first 1-2 months and then start to wear off really fast. Grip is getting worse by the week. Michelins feel a bit less grippy then contis at start but keep their level for longer and thread holds up longer. Do with this what you want but I will return to PS4S again when its time (in winter Michelin anyway) because I cant see myself paying 1/3 less for Contis to then have then last only half as long as Michelin. Oh yeah, both are 225/35/19 obviously and were brand new. Read more”

“On my 2nd set. Got decent mileage from them. 15k miles from the first set of rears and i've 11k on the 2nd set with 4.5mm still left on them.”