Tire Description

The Pilot Alpin PA3 is Michelin's Performance Winter / Snow tire developed to meet the needs of drivers who want to retain the precision of their ultra high performance sports car, sedan or coupe during winter conditions. Most Pilot Alpin PA3 tires meet Michelin's Green X standard* for low rolling resistance that confirms the tire's contribution to reducing vehicle fuel consumption and emissions of CO2 gases. The Pilot Alpin PA3 is designed to increase driving confidence in cold weather by enhancing traction and handling on dry, wet and snow-covered roads. The Pilot Alpin PA3 features a sunflower oil-enriched Helio Compound to increase traction at low temperatures for improved braking and handling in the wet, as well as better overall performance in the snow. The Helio compound is molded into an asymmetric tread design that features Variable Thickness Sipes (V.T.S.) technology where wide sipes on the inboard side of the tread design provide traction in the snow and narrower sipes on the outboard side enhance handling in the dry. The tire's internal structure includes a polyester cord body under twin steel belts that are reinforced by Michelin's BAZ technology, where polyamide cord is spirally Banded At Zero degrees to the direction of travel to combine high-speed capability with ride comfort. The Pilot Alpin PA3 winter / snow radials meet the industry's severe snow service requirements and are branded with the mountain/snowflake symbol. They feature blackwall styling and are available in selected V-speed rated 55- and 50-series sizes for 17" wheel diameters. Install Pilot Alpin PA3 tires in sets of four only.

Customer Reviews

What an awesome tire. Most of my use was on cold dry and wet roads. Fantastic in these conditions - just like my Summer tires in Summer conditions. Amazing dry grip. I also have 30 days skiing this year and my STI has done awesome driving in tough conditions. These tires have done great in driving snow, ice, slush - you name it. It outperforms many vehicles with studded and full Winter tires in these conditions, and keeps pace with well driven sporty SUV's. The only 2 negatives relate to driving a car in these conditions which are that sometimes the wheel wells start to pack up with snow and slush but the tires still grip great and sometimes when there is a raised groove of hard snow or ice in the middle of the lane with tire tracks on both sides you need to be careful touching this ridge with the tires. Because of the low profile of the tires it can jerk the steering versus driving up and over like a truck or suv or something with taller side walls would more easily do. Thats where getting extra wheels and running say 17" may be an advantage but then you would lose some of the dry handling which is so impressive. I really need winter tires that have great performance in cold conditions wet and dry and are safe and solid when the weather turns bad or at higher elevations going to ski. These meet the bill. I honestly think their dry grip exceeds the stock STI Summer Dunlops, and better in rain too. I have done 7,000 miles this Winter in 5 months with only 2/32nd of wear compared to 4/32 of wear in 9,000 miles on my Summer Dunlops. If you drive on snow all Winter and never see dry roads then consider the softer Bridgestone Winter tires. If conditions are mostly dry I think these will provide better overall performance. Also, they are unbelievably quiet for a Winter tire and even quieter than my Summer tires. Kudos to Subaru - the STI is such a fun car in all conditions and deserves great tires. Michelin are really on a roll with their current tire range.

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