Continental Sport Contact 2 vs Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S — Compared (September 2026)

“I’ve only ever had the SC2 on the rear, SC1 up front. On really hot days I’ve noticed the rear try to step out, not much, but enough to make me turn it down a notch. The SC1’s I understand get greasy in really hot conditions, that’s why I don’t want one on the rear. I also have a lot of anxiety about tires anyway. I’ve toyed around with tire pressure a bit, 28 rear and 34 front seems to work well but I’m not sure if this is because I am starting to brake later and harder. Most of the times I’ve crashed is me using inputs when I shouldn’t or blowing my braking points and using too much input to recover, hoping my shitty riding will be masked with the tires.”

“I run the SC2 almost all the time, except for the days when it's 105F-110F. I run the SC1 then. The wear is that different, and I don't really feel that much of a performance jump from the SC2 to the SC1 rear to be worth it. I don't love the squishy feeling the SC1 front has under braking, so I tend to avoid it unless I'm literally shredding my front. SC2 all day!”

“I never did run a SC3, but the SC2 front lasted a long time on my R6. It would lose its grip (presumably heat cycling, and yes, on warmers) before the rubber was gone.”

“Sc3 don’t have a ton more grip than sc2 and work in a wider range. Especially at your pace. 1:20 while respectable isn’t all that fast. I’d stick with the sc3 with a sc1 or 2 front which is really more of a difference in feeling more than grip between the 2. Really the only reason to run sc2 rear is if it’s pretty cold, in that case you can run the sc3 better anyway unless you are racing and need every bit of grip you can. If it’s hot run a sc1 or even a 0. If it’s warm you will tear up a sc2 pretty quick for not a whole lot more performance.”

“Tire condition after 1st track day. PS4s on a GR86 First 2 pics are drivers front, rest pass front. This was at CMP, temps mid 70s, mostly cloudy. Lowered TP to 31psi. Highest I saw on track was 36 psi. The driver side l thought looked good, but passengers side inner looks like they melted. Is this track rubber I picked up or due to mostly turning right on this clockwise circuit?? Also was pleasantly surprised to only have used 1/16 of tread depth after 110 minutes on track. Given what I have read, thought the ps4s would be all used up. Maybe on a hot track surface they would have been eaten up. Read more”

“Am I the owner of the newer PS4s?😁 Hello everyone, new in the sub and just want to share my love for the Pilot Sport 4s. This is the third set and I love it. To me they are the perfect compromise beetween performance anche tyre wear. Last set last me 43k km, I do lot of highway and some spirited drive when possibile. I also had a set of Sport Contact 7, awesome grip, to me better than the PS4s, almost too much for my stock Golf. They also wear out faster. I saw yesterday the review of Potenza Sport Evo and they promise very week, maybe next time I’ll try!”

“I’ll say this. Going from the Pilot Super Sport to the Pilot Sport 4 S of the same size, I’m disappointed in the soft sidewall of the 4 S. This is an 8.5” wide wheel with 235/40/18 tires. The left-right fast slalom action got a bit mushy like the weight transfer was slowed down when I switched to the 4 S. I think a shorter sidewall 4 S would perform better in this way, or the same tire on a 9” wide wheel too. That said, the dry and wet grip is exceptional. To save money, I’d recommend the Continental ExtremeContact Sport.”

“Depending on the size they are absolutely overkill for street use on stock motor. I just installed a set of 245 ps4s on 17x9 rpf1s and its almost impossible to trigger the abs and traction co trol. The car is on absolute rails. That being said, if you have the money, there is not really any negatives from that. I intend to use mine on track days. Felt the cup 2s were overkill for 2 to 3 track days a year.”