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 + 0 road tests and 1,507 + 80 owner reviews. How we score
Pilot Super Sport is ahead, 77–46
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Tests 75 · 1 test Owners 82 · 1,507 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 – · none yet Owners 30 · 80 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Pilot Super Sport | Proxes R888R |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 77 | ≈ 66 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 90 | 63 |
Pilot Super Sport: 60% × 77.5 + 40% × 89.7 = 82
Proxes R888R: 60% × 65.7 (est.) + 40% × 62.5 = 64
No road tests of dry for Proxes R888R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
| Source | Pilot Super Sport | Proxes R888R |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 73 | ≈ 39 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 84 | 13 |
Pilot Super Sport: 60% × 73 + 40% × 83.8 = 77
Proxes R888R: 60% × 39.1 (est.) + 40% × 13.1 = 29
No road tests of wet for Proxes R888R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
| Source | Pilot Super Sport | Proxes R888R |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | – | ≈ 51 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | – | 10 |
Proxes R888R: 60% × 51.3 (est.) + 40% × 10 = 35
No road tests of snow for Proxes R888R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
| Source | Pilot Super Sport | Proxes R888R |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 70 (est.) | ≈ 64 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 76 | 43 |
Pilot Super Sport: 40% × 70.3 (est.) + 60% × 76.2 = 74
Proxes R888R: 40% × 63.5 (est.) + 60% × 43.1 = 51
No road tests of comfort for Pilot Super Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
No road tests of comfort for Proxes R888R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
| Source | Pilot Super Sport | Proxes R888R |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | – | ≈ 66 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | – | 22 |
Proxes R888R: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 22.2 = 49
No road tests of noise for Proxes R888R. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Pilot Super Sport | Proxes R888R |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 69 (est.) | ≈ 51 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 73 | 24 |
Pilot Super Sport: 60% × 68.8 (est.) + 40% × 72.8 = 70
Proxes R888R: 60% × 51.2 (est.) + 40% × 23.5 = 40
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 0.36).
No road tests of treadwear for Proxes R888R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
| Source | Pilot Super Sport | Proxes R888R |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 83 | – |
| Category | Michelin Pilot Super Sport | Toyo Proxes R888R |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 77 | 46 |
| Dry | 82 | 64 |
| Wet | 77 | 29 |
| Snow | – | 35 |
| Comfort | 74 | 51 |
| Noise | – | 49 |
| Treadwear | 70 | 40 |
| Handling (owners) | 83 | – |
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.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Pilot Super Sport
Proxes R888R
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
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.
“I switched to Pilot Super Sports a couple months ago and can say there is some noise reduction. So far they are holding up pretty well, probably better than the RE50A considering I did a fair bit of auto crossing with it. Biggest difference I noticed was grip, significantly more grip especially when abused (hot). I also went 255 up front so that may have had an effect on the grip as well. They are also more comfortable over rough surfaces.”
“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.”
“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 · Toyo Proxes R888R |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer tire |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 50 | 56 |
| Rim diameters | 17″ – 23″ | 13″ – 20″ |
| Tread depth | — | 4 - 7/32″ |
| UTQG | 300 AA A | 100 AA A |
| Sidewall | — | Black Side Wall |
| Max pressure | — | 50 - 51 psi |
| Sizes in common | 12 | 12 |
Michelin Pilot Super Sport
Toyo Proxes R888R
Winner: Michelin Pilot Super Sport — better wet, treadwear and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Michelin Pilot Super Sport scores 77 vs 29 on wet.
Michelin Pilot Super Sport scores 70 vs 40 on treadwear.
Michelin Pilot Super Sport scores 74 vs 51 on comfort.
Michelin Pilot Super Sport scores 82 vs 64 on dry.
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Michelin Pilot Super Sport, 77 vs 29 on our wet score.
Michelin Pilot Super Sport, 82 vs 64 on our dry score.
Michelin Pilot Super Sport, 74 vs 51 on our comfort score.
Michelin Pilot Super Sport, 70 vs 40 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
