Tests – · none yet Owners 31 · 177 reviews
Pirelli P6000 vs Michelin Pilot Super Sport — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 1 road tests and 177 + 1,506 owner reviews. How we score
Pilot Super Sport is ahead, 78–40
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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.”
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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39
Dry
Pilot Super Sport +4382Why this score
Source P6000 Pilot Super Sport Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests ≈ 49 (est.) 77 Reviews found online 23 90 P6000: 60% × 49.3 (est.) + 40% × 22.7 = 39
Pilot Super Sport: 60% × 77.5 + 40% × 89.7 = 82
No road tests of dry for P6000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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41
Wet
Pilot Super Sport +3677Why this score
Source P6000 Pilot Super Sport Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests ≈ 48 (est.) 73 Reviews found online 29 84 P6000: 60% × 48.1 (est.) + 40% × 29.3 = 41
Pilot Super Sport: 60% × 73 + 40% × 83.7 = 77
No road tests of wet for P6000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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52
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source P6000 Pilot Super Sport Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 60 (est.) – Reviews found online 39 – P6000: 60% × 60.3 (est.) + 40% × 38.5 = 52
No road tests of snow for P6000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
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42
Comfort
Pilot Super Sport +3274Why this score
Source P6000 Pilot Super Sport Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 61 (est.) ≈ 70 (est.) Reviews found online 29 76 P6000: 40% × 60.6 (est.) + 60% × 28.8 = 42
Pilot Super Sport: 40% × 70.2 (est.) + 60% × 76.2 = 74
No road tests of comfort for P6000. 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 Pilot Super Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
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54
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source P6000 Pilot Super Sport Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) – Reviews found online 36 – P6000: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 36.4 = 54
No road tests of noise for P6000. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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50
Treadwear
Pilot Super Sport +2070Why this score
Source P6000 Pilot Super Sport Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 57 (est.) ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online 39 73 P6000: 60% × 56.6 (est.) + 40% × 39 = 50
Pilot Super Sport: 60% × 68.8 (est.) + 40% × 72.7 = 70
No road tests of treadwear for P6000. 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 Pilot Super Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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23
Handling (owners)
Pilot Super Sport +6083Why this score
Source P6000 Pilot Super Sport Reviews found online 23 83
Scores at a glance
| Category | Pirelli P6000 | Michelin Pilot Super Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 40 | 78 |
| Dry | 39 | 82 |
| Wet | 41 | 77 |
| Snow | 52 | – |
| Comfort | 42 | 74 |
| Noise | 54 | – |
| Treadwear | 50 | 70 |
| Handling (owners) | 23 | 83 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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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.
P6000
Pilot Super Sport
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A P6000
Pros
- Exceptional tread life and durability
- Reliable and solid grip in dry conditions
- Quiet and comfortable ride for long-distance cruising when new
Cons
- Abysmal and potentially dangerous wet weather grip
- Sudden, unannounced loss of traction (snap oversteer or understeer)
- Prone to high road noise and harshness as the rubber hardens over time
Tire B 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
What real owners are saying
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Pirelli P6000
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
Michelin Pilot Super Sport
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.
“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.”
“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!”
“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”
Based on 364 community posts
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Pirelli P6000 | B · Michelin Pilot Super Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 3 | 50 |
| Rim diameters | 15″ | 17″ – 23″ |
| Tread depth | 8/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 180 A A | 300 AA A |
| Sidewall | Blackwall | — |
| Max pressure | 51 psi | — |
| Sizes in common | 0 | 0 |
Which one should you actually buy?
Pirelli P6000
Michelin Pilot Super Sport
Winner: Michelin Pilot Super Sport — better handling, dry and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Michelin Pilot Super Sport scores 83 vs 23 on handling.
Michelin Pilot Super Sport scores 82 vs 39 on dry.
Michelin Pilot Super Sport scores 77 vs 41 on wet.
Michelin Pilot Super Sport scores 74 vs 42 on comfort.
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P6000 or Pilot Super Sport?
Which is better in the wet, P6000 or Pilot Super Sport?
Michelin Pilot Super Sport, 77 vs 41 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, P6000 or Pilot Super Sport?
Michelin Pilot Super Sport, 82 vs 39 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, P6000 or Pilot Super Sport?
Michelin Pilot Super Sport, 74 vs 42 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, P6000 or Pilot Super Sport?
Michelin Pilot Super Sport, 70 vs 50 on our treadwear score.
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.
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