Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 1 + 2 road tests and 1,506 + 411 owner reviews. How we score
Pilot Super Sport is ahead, 78–60
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Tests 75 · 1 test Owners 82 · 1,506 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 9 in 2017 Motor Mag UHP Tyre Test (dry handling)
“Damn. 295s on Style 359Ms? That's pushing it a bit, isn't it? I so desperately wish Michelin would make a 285/30 PSS. I'm running 275/35s now, and while I like the extra rubber on the road, I don't like the increased sidewall height over the OEM 265/35.”
Tests 60 · 2 tests Owners 59 · 411 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 22 in 2022 Consumer Reports Ultra High Performance Summer Tires (tested tread life (miles))
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Pilot Super Sport | NT555 G2 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests | 77 | 49 |
| Reviews found online | 90 | 65 |
Pilot Super Sport: 60% × 77.4 + 40% × 90.2 = 83
NT555 G2: 60% × 49.4 + 40% × 65.3 = 56
| Source | Pilot Super Sport | NT555 G2 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests | 73 | 48 |
| Reviews found online | 84 | 57 |
Pilot Super Sport: 60% × 73.1 + 40% × 84 = 77
NT555 G2: 60% × 47.7 + 40% × 56.7 = 51
| Source | Pilot Super Sport | NT555 G2 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | – | ≈ 57 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | – | 33 |
NT555 G2: 60% × 56.8 (est.) + 40% × 33.4 = 47
No road tests of snow for NT555 G2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).
| Source | Pilot Super Sport | NT555 G2 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 71 (est.) | ≈ 69 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 77 | 66 |
Pilot Super Sport: 40% × 70.6 (est.) + 60% × 76.9 = 74
NT555 G2: 40% × 68.6 (est.) + 60% × 66.1 = 67
No road tests of comfort for Pilot Super Sport or NT555 G2. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Pilot Super Sport | NT555 G2 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | – | ≈ 67 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | – | 65 |
NT555 G2: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 65 = 66
No road tests of noise for NT555 G2. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Pilot Super Sport | NT555 G2 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests | ≈ 68 (est.) | 83 |
| Reviews found online | 73 | 66 |
Pilot Super Sport: 60% × 68.4 (est.) + 40% × 72.8 = 70
NT555 G2: 60% × 83.4 + 40% × 65.9 = 76
No road tests of treadwear for Pilot Super Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
| Source | Pilot Super Sport | NT555 G2 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 83 | 64 |
| Category | Michelin Pilot Super Sport | Nitto NT555 G2 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 78 | 60 |
| Dry | 83 | 56 |
| Wet | 77 | 51 |
| Snow | – | 47 |
| Comfort | 74 | 67 |
| Noise | – | 66 |
| Treadwear | 70 | 76 |
| Handling (owners) | 83 | 64 |
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 Super Sport
NT555 G2
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 Super Sport | NT555 G2 | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | Dry | 99% #2/9 · 2017 Motor Mag UHP Tyre Test | 89% #10/10 · 2025 Tire Rack UUHP Summer Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Dry Handling | Dry | 100% #1/9 · 2017 Motor Mag UHP Tyre Test | 94% #10/10 · 2025 Tire Rack UUHP Summer Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 95% #5/9 · 2017 Motor Mag UHP Tyre Test | 80% #10/10 · 2025 Tire Rack UUHP Summer Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #2/9 2017 Motor Mag UHP Tyre Test | #10/10 2025 Tire Rack UUHP Summer 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 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.
“As someone who lapped the car until I destroyed the OEM tires, and then lapped a set of PSS until I destroyed those too. The PSS are stickier than stock for sure, but they arent really sticky when it comes to tires for the track. They overheat and get greasy if you drive them hard, and they will slip at just slightly higher speeds. TL;DR: they are better than stock, but they arent a track sticky tire by any means so tail happy is still a thing.”
“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.”
“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.”
Based on 364 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Michelin Pilot Super Sport | B · Nitto NT555 G2 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 50 | 88 |
| Rim diameters | 17″ – 23″ | 15″ – 22″ |
| Tread depth | — | 10.2/32″ |
| UTQG | — | 320 A A |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | — | 50 psi |
| Sizes in common | 23 | 23 |
Michelin Pilot Super Sport
Nitto NT555 G2
Winner: Michelin Pilot Super Sport — better dry, wet and handling. Pick the Nitto NT555 G2 if treadwear matters most to you.
Michelin Pilot Super Sport scores 83 vs 56 on dry.
Michelin Pilot Super Sport scores 77 vs 51 on wet.
Michelin Pilot Super Sport scores 83 vs 64 on handling.
Michelin Pilot Super Sport scores 74 vs 67 on comfort.
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Michelin Pilot Super Sport, 77 vs 51 on our wet score.
Michelin Pilot Super Sport, 83 vs 56 on our dry score.
Michelin Pilot Super Sport, 74 vs 67 on our comfort score.
Nitto NT555 G2, 76 vs 70 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
