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Michelin Pilot Sport 3 vs Michelin Pilot Super Sport — Compared

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

Pilot Super Sport is ahead, 77–67

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Pilot Super Sport

Summer Max Performance tires

Tests 77 · 1 test Owners 80 · 1,503 reviews

“They weren't kidding about Michelin Pilot Super Sports. They're way grippier than the Continental ExtremeContact DW tires that were rated #2 after the Super Sports on tirerack.com. I had a 2009 GTI with 225 width ExtremeContacts and now I have a 2016 with 235 width Super Sports. The difference is not subtle. Now, both have been gently upgraded to the Pilot Sport 4 S, and the ExtremeContact Sport. The only two max performance summer tires with a tread life warranty. 30k miles on square stance cars where you rotate them properly, and 15k on staggered.”

Category by category

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

  1. 71

    Dry

    Pilot Super Sport +12
    83
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport 3Pilot Super Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)–80
    Reviews found online7289
  2. 71

    Wet

    Pilot Super Sport +7
    78
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport 3Pilot Super Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)–75
    Reviews found online7182
  3. 65

    Comfort

    Pilot Super Sport +7
    72
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport 3Pilot Super Sport
    Reviews found online6175
  4. 64

    Noise

    Pilot Super Sport +6
    70
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport 3Pilot Super Sport
    Reviews found online6074
  5. 61

    Treadwear

    Pilot Super Sport +8
    69
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport 3Pilot Super Sport
    Reviews found online5770
  6. 65

    Handling

    Pilot Super Sport +17
    82
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport 3Pilot Super Sport
    Reviews found online6582
Scores at a glance
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 vs Michelin Pilot Super Sport: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryMichelin Pilot Sport 3Michelin Pilot Super Sport
Relative Score 67 77
Dry 71 83
Wet 71 78
Comfort 65 72
Noise 64 70
Treadwear 61 69
Handling 65 82

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Pilot Sport 3

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Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A Pilot Sport 3

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

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
All owner themes in the Pilot Super Sport review

What real owners are saying

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

Tire A

Michelin Pilot Sport 3

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

Tire B

Michelin Pilot Super Sport

Positive

The Michelin Pilot Super Sport is widely praised by the automotive community for its exceptional dry and wet grip, precise handling, and overall performance as a high-performance summer tire. While some users note limitations in cold or snowy weather and occasional concerns regarding tread life or aging cracks, most enthusiasts consider them a benchmark daily driver and street performance tire.

Top themes
#exceptional dry and wet grip#handling and cornering performance#tread life and longevity#comparison to ps4s#cold weather and snow limitations#road noise and ride comfort

Based on 60 community posts

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Michelin Pilot Sport 3 B · Michelin Pilot Super Sport
Category—Summer Max Performance tires
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin Pilot Sport 3

Michelin Pilot Super Sport

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

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Michelin Pilot Super Sport scores 82 vs 65 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Pilot Super Sport scores 83 vs 71 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Michelin Pilot Super Sport scores 69 vs 61 on treadwear.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin Pilot Super Sport scores 78 vs 71 on wet.

Tire A · Michelin Pilot Sport 3
Tire B · Michelin Pilot Super Sport

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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.

77

Leads

Pilot Super Sport

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