Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 Reviews - Page 4

Given 80% while driving a Audi A3 (225/45 R17 W) on a combination of roads for 35,000 average miles
I drove 35000 miles with 225/45 R17 PS3 on an Audi A3 1.6 TDI 90HP. Switched back to front every 9000 miles ca. They still have 3-4 mm of tread but became noisy - especially one of them. My drive style is average. I felt safe with this tyres in any condition except on wet roads where I had to pay a bit more attention when cornering. I would buy them again if available but I think they became obsolete as model. A very good tyre indeed for my experience, lasted in performance more than tyre shops promised - about 20000 miles.
Helpful 16 - tyre reviewed on January 1, 2018
Given 81% while driving a Nissan Grand Livina (in Asia only) (225/45 R17 W) on a combination of roads for 20,000 spirited miles
Very good all rounder high performance tire, excellent in the wet with great aquaplaning resistance and pretty good in the dry too. Even though it's already an aging model, it's still one of the better tires to date, better than many if not most of other newer tires especially from low end models/brands. The only minor downside is it has a bit more chipping if driven hard.
Helpful 12 - tyre reviewed on December 14, 2017
Given 90% while driving a Volkswagen Polo Sedan 1.6 (195/55 R15 V) on a combination of roads for 0 average miles
Just change from Toyo NE03 to PS3. Its a nice upgrade. Immediate feel on comfort, and tyre noise level is good. I did not feel anything when run over water splash on the road.
Helpful 13 - tyre reviewed on November 26, 2017
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Given 89% while driving a BMW 330d (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 12,000 spirited miles
BMW 330d. I'm using the tyres since 2015 (late spring til late autum, than I change to winter tyres). The tyres are verry good, the road feel is great, the comfort is great and the grip is great. The rubber hardens when it start getting cold, arround 7-8 on celsius. I think they will be good for one more summer. So the usage will be about 4 years and about 25000-30000 km.
Helpful 12 - tyre reviewed on November 24, 2017
Given 96% while driving a Honda Accord (225/50 R17 W) on a combination of roads for 44,000 average miles
This tyre lasted me 4 years with 70,000km on the clock. It would last me another 10,000km if it wasn't for a misaligned toe/camber on one of my front tyre which as a result made the outer wall worned out to it's minimum legal thickness. The other 3 tyres are fine and still have about 1.5-2mm above the tyre tread indicator. I drive conservatively and on occasions spirited when driving through the mountains. Compared to my OEM Michelin MXV8 in torrential rain, the PS3 cuts through water like a hot knife through butter. The level of grip is outstanding and the car felt secured and planted. In the dry, grip is good too as you would expect. Being this model is end of life now, i still highly recommend them if you can get it. But if you can't, there's always the PS4 which i have just replaced on all 4 corners.
Helpful 13 - tyre reviewed on October 26, 2017
Given 92% while driving a Volkswagen up! (185/55 R15 V) on mostly country roads for 1,000 spirited miles
These tyres replaced Toyo NanoEnergy 3s which I ran for about 30,000km. They were replaced not due to wear, but because the wet grip reduced dramatically and tyre noise and impact harshness increased.
PS3s were the best performance tyres available in this size, so I bought a set!

Ride comfort over sharp imperfections in the road (such as reflectors) has improved markedly, and surprisingly road noise seems lower (even though the Toyos had a 69dB rating, where the Michelins are 70 or 71dB).

Steering feel and immediacy has taken a dramatic leap forward with these tyres. Steering feel on initial turn-in is light but quick, and weight builds progressively as steering angle is increased. Now the Bilstein B12 kit fitted to my car really shines! My up! is now an overgrown go-kart.
Helpful 13 - tyre reviewed on October 7, 2017
Given 30% while driving a Audi TT Mk1 1.8T 225BHP (225/40 R18 W) on mostly country roads for 6,000 average miles
Fitted these as partly worn:
rears with 4mm - after 6000 miles 1.5mm,
fronts with >5mm - after 6000 miles
Helpful 24 - tyre reviewed on September 7, 2017
Given 86% while driving a Volkswagen Scirocco 1,4 TSI 160hp (245/40 R18 W) on mostly town for 16,000 spirited miles
Michelin seems to have found the perfect balance between grip in the dry and the wet; these tyres gripped very well on dry tarmac, yet also managed to avoid understear on wet surfaces, leading the water away to the sides quickly. The dry grip might have been a little bit better if the tyre had been harder, but then I think the wet-weather abilities would have suffered.
Helpful 17 - tyre reviewed on August 19, 2017
Given 87% while driving a Ford AU wagon (225/45 R17) on mostly country roads for 40,000 spirited miles
I had these on one of my cars for 20kmiles then when that car went to the graveyard I put them on the Fairmont which has slightly softter suspension. I had to put some more air in as they had lost a little. This caused a high road noise but as the tread blocks wore down the noise went away.

On the Falcon SR Wagon I never found their limits on cornering in fact the SR suspension likes hard acceleration to increase cornering ability. The grip in the wet is also very good, The Pirelli's I had once would fish tail down the dry road if they touched a wet spot. I can't break traction in the wet.

I usually get 70-80k km from a set in 8 months of driving.

Definately recommend them for spirited driving on all types of roads. They have saved me many times from Kangaroo's on the road.
Helpful 15 - tyre reviewed on June 23, 2017
Given 51% while driving a Mitsubishi FTO GPvR (205/50 R16) on mostly country roads for 5,000 spirited miles
Not bad tyres, but not exceptional either. Too soft and squidgy for really decent handling but at the same time it's not sliding out of shape on every bend, wet or dry. Similar to Uniroyal Rainsport 2/3 and Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance in feel, slightly better then the Goodyears maybe not quite as nice as the Rainsports. Wear is truly terrible, less than 5000 miles on the front of my FTO. Don't think I'll buy again but for something small and light or a shopping wagon I think these could be a real winner. For a FWD Sports Coupe, find something else. Sadly there's very little choice for the OEM wheel size for me.
Helpful 11 - tyre reviewed on May 11, 2017
Given 91% while driving a Peugeot 307 (205/55 R16) on a combination of roads for 28,000 spirited miles
Probably the best tire I have ever fitted in my car. Exceptional dry and wet grip, exceptional handling.

What really impressed me the most was the road feedback they give. On slippery surface on open turns (average 80-90km/h) when they begin to reach their limit BEFORE they start to lose grip they sent a subtle, yet noticeable tik-tik, or tapping, feeling to the steering wheel. At first, I thought it was my imagination, but tested it again and again I had the same results. Really impressive, hats off to Michelin engineers.

Not even once was I able to make them squeak. I turned hard, but in the end I stopped trying because the odometer was reading 3-digit figures on country roads. In other words, not once did I feel that I brought them to their limit; rather, they broke ME in ;)

Wear was what a lot better than what you'd expect from a sports tire. At 35.000km when they were replaced, there was still 4.5mm of tread, really nice.

For comfort, I cannot comment, as I seem to be the only one around here not being able to understand whether the tires are comfortable, the sidewalls soft or hard etc. What I can comment on though was the rather high noise they made.

As for fuel economy, they gave me the same consumption as the Energy Savers I had before, increased by a 2%.

If they hadn't been replaced, I would totally recommend them. PS4 should be a better tire, but if I found the PS3s at a considerably lower price than the PS4s, I'd honestly go for them, you can't go wrong.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Helpful 17 - tyre reviewed on April 20, 2017
Given 100% while driving a Volkswagen Golf MK7 GTI (225/40 R18 W) on mostly motorways for 100,000 average miles
The best tyre i have ever had . i recommends it for you guys . no words describe how good those tires.
Helpful 16 - tyre reviewed on April 19, 2017