Tire Description

The Pilot Sport A/S Plus is the Ultra High Performance All-Season tire member of Michelin's Pilot family of low profile, high-speed tires that represents the evolution of the Pilot Sport A/S. Developed for the drivers of high-end sports cars, sporty coupes and performance sedans, the Pilot Sport A/S Plus is designed to combine enhanced all-weather performance, wet grip and treadwear along with year-round traction, including in light snow. The Pilot Sport A/S Plus features Michelin's TriFusion Compound that molds three different tread compounds side-by-side using the precise capabilities of Michelin's "C3M" tire manufacturing process. The tread compound in both shoulders improves dry handling, the compound used between the shoulders and center rib enhances wet, snow and cold weather traction while the compound used in the center rib boosts wet traction. These three compounds are molded into a directional tread design (shared with Pilot Sport A/S tires) that features a continuous circumferential center rib (to provide communicative road feel and reduce noise on dry roads), high angle directional tread blocks (to sharpen steering response and dry road handling) along with circumferential and high angle lateral grooves (to resist hydroplaning and enhance wet traction). The tire's internal structure includes two high-tensile, lightweight steel cord belts under the tread area reinforced with Michelin's "Filament At Zero" (FAZ) technology that spirally wraps an individual strand of polyamide across the entire tread (similar to the way fishing line is wound onto a fishing reel) to increase treadwear and ride comfort while providing high speed durability and predictable handling.

Customer Reviews

I bought these tires to replace my old Yokohama Avid V4S tires that I wore out in 30,000 miles. I liked the Yokohamas but was looking for something with a little more tread life. I have had Michelin tires before on a minivan and was not overly impressed, but I thought I would give these tires a try, I am very pleased that I did. I live in Iowa so I have snow tires for the winter, there really is no other option, so I bought these tires for the other three seasons. I am a aggressive driver and keep my car in top performance shape. As soon as I had these tires installed I could tell the difference. They are very tacky and stick to the pavement well, which I like. I only have 4,000 miles on them but I have been very impressed with the performance of the tires to date. I have had the opportunity to drive them in heavy rain at highway speeds and found the tires to perform very well. They provide execellent corning stability as well. Road noise is average and I must say I am a little suprized as my previous Michelins were noisey. These tire are a testament to you get what you pay for. I highly recommend these tires if you are looking for a performance tire on a sports sadan. This is my second Saab and I have had Continentals, Yokohamas and now these Michelins and they are the best tire I have put on the road for my Saab.

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