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Michelin Pilot Super Sport vs Nexen N'Fera RU5 — Compared

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

Pilot Super Sport leads, 75–73 Narrow edge

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Tests 75 · 1 test Owners 79 · 1,506 reviews

“12k on two consecutive sets of PSS. Stage 2 MK6 (285whp/325wtq), drive fairly aggressively, an odd track day or two here and there, full suspension but run aggressive alignment settings. No abnormaly quick wear in any one spot, they just look like racing slicks when I’m done. If you can afford it, they are well worth the $$. Other tires may come close in performance, but for daily use, can’t beat the comfort of the PSS”

Tire BNexen

N'Fera RU5

All-Season Ultra High Performance tires

Tests – · none yet Owners 73 · 16 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 81

    Dry

    Pilot Super Sport +7
    74
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Super SportN'Fera RU5
    Professional tests (TWG score)77–
    Reviews found online8777
  2. 76

    Wet

    Pilot Super Sport +1
    75
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Super SportN'Fera RU5
    Professional tests (TWG score)73–
    Reviews found online8077
  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    60
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Super SportN'Fera RU5
    Reviews found online–54
  4. 72

    Comfort

    N'Fera RU5 +2
    74
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Super SportN'Fera RU5
    Reviews found online7580
  5. 70

    Noise

    Level
    70
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Super SportN'Fera RU5
    Reviews found online7574
  6. 68

    Treadwear

    N'Fera RU5 +2
    70
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Super SportN'Fera RU5
    Reviews found online7073
  7. 81

    Handling

    Pilot Super Sport +4
    77
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Super SportN'Fera RU5
    Reviews found online8177
Scores at a glance
Michelin Pilot Super Sport vs Nexen N'Fera RU5: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryMichelin Pilot Super SportNexen N'Fera RU5
Relative Score 75 73
Dry 81 74
Wet 76 75
Snow – 60
Comfort 72 74
Noise 70 70
Treadwear 68 70
Handling 81 77

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Headline score

Pilot Super Sport

N'Fera RU5

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Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A Pilot Super Sport

Pros

  • Phenomenal dry grip and cornering stability
  • Precise steering response and excellent road feedback
  • Better-than-expected tread wear and mileage for a performance tire

Cons

  • Reduced grip and traction in cold weather (below 15°C)
  • Mediocre performance and tendency to aquaplane when tread wears down in heavy rain
  • High price point compared to some alternatives
All owner themes in the Pilot Super Sport review

Tire B N'Fera RU5

Pros

  • Exceptional value and significantly lower price point compared to major competitor brands
  • Impressive tread life and durability, with some users reporting high mileage and slow wear rates
  • Strong grip and confident handling on both dry and wet roads

Cons

  • Subpar traction and performance in snow and winter conditions, with specific complaints regarding ice and snow handling
  • Noise levels are average, with some users noting they are not exceptionally quiet
  • Mixed reviews on specialized winter-weather safety outside of mild rainy climates
All owner themes in the N'Fera RU5 review

What real owners are saying

From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score

Tire A

Michelin Pilot Super Sport

Positive

The Michelin Pilot Super Sport is widely praised by the community as a benchmark high-performance street tire offering outstanding dry grip, sharp cornering capability, and decent ride comfort for daily driving. Many drivers note that its successor, the Pilot Sport 4S, improves upon it—especially in cold and wet conditions—while several users highlight downsides such as poor winter/snow capability, premium pricing, and eventual rubber degradation or tread cracking as the tires age.

corvetteforum.com

“Our 2017 Z51 has about 18k miles on the AS3+ ZP, and 10k miles on the factory PSS ZP, we switch out every Fall/Spring with a second set of wheels/sensors. I've done hours of really hard driving on back roads in Texas and New Mexico with the AS3+, if you need the little extra grip of the PSS on public roads, you're driving like an idiot. I only keep the PSS because I do some autocrossing each summer and small increases in grip can be the difference between good times and mediocre times. Also, the PSS will stand up to the heat of competition driving better, but that shouldn't be an issue on the street. The PSS cost about 10% less and last about 50% longer, so your tire-cost-per-mile gets cut in half. Below about 50'-60', the AS3+ grip as well or better. I just tested them in 3 1/2" of snow on my driveway, worked pretty well. The AS3+ should be the standard factory tire, with the PSS only as an option.”

myg37.com

“Pilot super sports. I had the Dunlop Star Specs, they where a excellent handling tire but lasted only 24K miles. Currently running the Pilot super sports, they are outstanding and I have 26K miles on them. They are the best tires for the G37 in my opinion.They look like they will go another 10K. Recently I ran a road corse for 30 miles following my friends Lambrogini Gilargo, speeds where 60-85 miles per hour and the turns sineage was 35- 45 mph. We where both able to run the 35 mph turns at 70mph and the 45mph turns at 85 mph. I used the paddle shifters in 3rd and 4th gears. With the suspension mods and the Michlien PSS on my G I was able the keep up with the Lambo, needless to say my friend who is an avid high performance driver was serouisly impressed with my Infiniti especially 50 K for the G vs 230K for the Lambo.”

z4-forum.com ·2013-10-18

“I use mine all year round, and it's only in snow that they come unstuck - although I've never actually been driving in enough snow to need to break out my sno-socks. I've done wet 'Ring laps on mine, below zero Welsh hoons etc. They take about 10 miles to warm up enough to push on, but you probably shouldn't be pushing on in the first 10 minutes of a sub-zero day anyway!”

Top themes
#Dry grip and cornering#Comparison to PS4S#Poor snow performance#Tread life and wear#High purchase price#Age and cracking issues#Daily driving comfort

Based on 364 community posts

Tire B

Nexen N'Fera RU5

We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Michelin Pilot Super Sport B · Nexen N'Fera RU5
CategorySummerAll-Season Ultra High Performance tires
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available504
Rim diameters17″ – 23″16″ – 18″
Tread depth—10/32″
UTQG—500 A A
Treadwear warranty—65,000 mi
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin Pilot Super Sport

Nexen N'Fera RU5

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

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Pilot Super Sport scores 81 vs 74 on dry.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Michelin Pilot Super Sport scores 81 vs 77 on handling.

Tire A · Michelin Pilot Super Sport
Tire B · Nexen N'Fera RU5

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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

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