Michelin Pilot Sport 5 vs Pilot Sport 4S vs Primacy 4+! The Differences Tested and Explained!

In the test I test the grip of the tires including the dry and wet track lap time performance and braking, and look into detailed noise and comfort testing to see if there are big differences between the noise and the comfort of the tires.

The Michelin Primacy 4+, Michelin Pilot Sport 5 and the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S are three of the very best tires in their respective categories, so while there's no winner or best tire, all three tires are the best at what they intend to do, each tire has a different blend of performance qualities.

Any questions please ask below.

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00:00 Introduction
02:27 Wet Performance
05:54 Dry Performance
09:42 Noise and Comfort
11:23 Fuel Use / Braking
12:02 Primacy 4+ Wear + Worn
13:11 Pilot Sport 5 Wear + Worn

[Willadin]

"This is the beauty of tires. There is a tire for every person." Absolutely love that line and totally agree. Well done!

[kevinm]

After watching for years, I'm still floored with the all testing and explaining of everything. The amount of time you put it into your videos is amazing. Watching the production value go up video after video great to see. Great work

[CerberusTenshi]

Tyre temperature and how it effects pretty much all aspects of driving is fascinating. Back when I rode my motorcycles, the difference of peak performance temperature between touring tyres (55°C), sports tyres (85°C) and race tyres (95°C) was quite something.
In car tyres it's similar, and you can feel that, when the temperatures vary greatly between days.

[dufonrafal]

THANK YOU !

It’s so rare to see a test between different categories of tyres ! This will make choosing between Touring and Performance tyre much easier.

Your test clearly shows the importance of choosing the right category for your application.

The Touring tyre is probably the safest for the average driver with no piloting skills thanks to it’s predictability. Also it’s more refined for everyday driving.

The UHP is the tyre for a GT, shining when driving fast on the road. But it’s not for the track.

The UUHP is definitely the one to choose for driving at the limit on a track.

Also, the data for TÜV shows that tyres should be tested when worn, there was some good and bad surprises in their testing…

[rpm-qvrw]

"There is a tyre for every person". Spot on! Totally agree with that. It all boils down to what do you want in a tyre for your car. What is your top priority and then the rest. There is likely a tyre that satisfies every want subject to availability of size of course.

[superflea]

As someone who lives in a warmer climate (Queensland, Australia), I for one was happy that the testing was done on a warmer day as it was more applicable to me! 🙂

Also, really interested to see the extra data including the other brands as I was comparing to some of them, and my preference for the PS5 was confirmed independently.

Thanks for these videos, that are very informative, and really well presented and explained. 👍

[Mrbit]

Its wonderful to watch someone who so clearly enjoys what they do and the nerdy details of it.

[thannik]

Congrats! You are one of the very few that have such an excellent approach of combining very analytical driver's experience with statistics data. Keep up!

[djlosmi]

This again confirms to me that I made the right choice for PS5 for my Alfa GT. Perfect all rounder, which still keeps the comfort, but also wouldn't be ashamed if taken to a track day. After 3k KM with them I can say that I'm superbly pleased, and happy to see the life expectancy, plus with the added bonus of keeping the wet performance when close to end of it's lifetime. Also can confirm the wet performance is really amazing, I felt super safe during my speedy highway night drive across Europe in the pouring rain recently. Perfect tyre for GT cars in my opinion. Happy Michelin customer. :) P.S: Astonishing test as always John!

[NoferTrunions]

Absolutely loved your video! So dense with information, impossible to stop watching (fantastic pace!)

[amsotharyounmeas]

I always watch your video, I've learnt alot from you. I can't describe how much I love the way you contribute in every video tire testing. You're amazingly inventive and resourceful. Greetings from Cambodia🇰🇭

[TheTallRaver]

Antoher fantastic test!
I buy tyres based on your reviews and the data available on your website.
For this summer season I bought Michelin PS4S’s (20 inch) for my BMW 750i F02 and bought new Hankooks for winter (19 inch).
Massive thanks for all the work you do!!!💪💪💪

[Billybobzzz]

Excellent, well done, we need these kinds of comparisons because sometimes we are on the fence and consider jumping from one category to another depending on what the tires offer and our ability to adapt to those conditions (example: I often ram summer only tires because I would park my sports car for the winter and only drive my family car in cold temperatures but when all season tires got much better then I could drive the sports car in the winter which I prefer to do, etc.). Thank you! Keep up the great work!

[JohanH]

Compliments for this test, really indept! Got the older Primacy 4 after your last review of them, but the difference with PS is huge...

[lindsaydempsey]

Brilliant, excellent work, great data, great explanations and great use of other real-world data. And it did make me feel very good about my recent purchase of a set of PS 4 S for my Focus ST. They suit my driving and tyre preferences extremely well. Great to see your results providing the data to validate my subjective impressions. Keep up the excellent work.

[reallifecartoon]

I definitely have much more confidence in purchasing the Primacy4+ after this. I was going to spend more money on the 4S (or wait until the 5 was available in my area) but decided on the Primacy4+ and I'm ecstatic to see data supporting my decision. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to providing accurate, easily digestible information.

[rodmunch]

Interesting stuff. Also, finally, a tire test that looks at what I care about most, wet roads and 90+ degree temps. I'm in Florida, in the summer it rains almost every day, you can get spot flooding very easily, and the second the clouds are gone it's 90+ degrees, with super high humidity, and the roads are wet and literally steaming well into the night. I owned a C5 Corvette a while back, and it had still had the stock runflats on it, and that thing was nearly impossible to drive in the rain and it slip and slid all over the place, but the tires looked brand new - when I finally changed them out anyways, for the legendary Goodyear GSD3, still the best looking tires ever made, the performance was like getting a new car when the roads were wet, that was the first time I had ever bought good tires and felt them 'bite' in corners, and since then I've always replaced crappy tires with the best wet handling tires I could find for every car I've owned.

[confuzInk]

This es exactly the nerdy consumer advice I was looking for my decision. Though being a motorhead noone has a clue about tire voodoo without videos like yours. Keep up the good work!

[angrydwarf]

Excellent review as always. Amazing to see the sidewalls moving across the rims in the corners.

[Nathan.Guthrie]

I've recently changed my Golf Gti's tyres to the pilot sport 5 and I'm amazed by the improvement from the falkens I had before (dealer fit). No more needless wheelspin when getting out from junctions, more confidence inspiring in any condition and MUCH MUCH quieter when on motorways. Super happy, I just wish I had changed over sooner.