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<blockquote data-quote="Schwepps" data-source="post: 203954" data-attributes="member: 3592"><p>JV88, the PS2 wears faster because it's a soft compound tyre using Michelin's Formula G. If you run your finger over the threads of a Pilot, you'll find that it feels oily and tacky compared to other tyres. So it's designed to be sticky and wears out faster. It's Michelin's mass market flagship derivative of their F1 involvement, so it's accordingly expensive.</p><p></p><p>There's no one size fits all in tyre selection. Beyond brand and price, one should look into the specs to decide which tyre suits one's driving wants and needs. It's always a trade off:</p><p></p><p>Tyres using soft compounds give better roadholding, but the thread will wear faster and fuel consumption will be higher than a harder compound tyre. Tyres with symmetrical thread design will track truer, but will be noisier as the sound harmonics will be resonant. Tyres with high groove density will perform better in the wet, but will have less road contact area in the dry. Tyres with hard shoulders and sidewalls will be more stable in cornering, but will be less comfortable. Non-RFT tyres will be far more comfortable, but will be far less safe in a rapid pressure loss situation. And so on it goes.</p><p></p><p>Do some internet research and choose based on your driving wants, not like a lot of people who base it on recommendation, brand or how cool the thread looks. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I like the Michelin Pilots but I wouldn't waste them on our family small car that just putters around the city, because I know that I'd be leaving more rubber molecules on the road than is necessary for the job. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Schwepps, post: 203954, member: 3592"] JV88, the PS2 wears faster because it's a soft compound tyre using Michelin's Formula G. If you run your finger over the threads of a Pilot, you'll find that it feels oily and tacky compared to other tyres. So it's designed to be sticky and wears out faster. It's Michelin's mass market flagship derivative of their F1 involvement, so it's accordingly expensive. There's no one size fits all in tyre selection. Beyond brand and price, one should look into the specs to decide which tyre suits one's driving wants and needs. It's always a trade off: Tyres using soft compounds give better roadholding, but the thread will wear faster and fuel consumption will be higher than a harder compound tyre. Tyres with symmetrical thread design will track truer, but will be noisier as the sound harmonics will be resonant. Tyres with high groove density will perform better in the wet, but will have less road contact area in the dry. Tyres with hard shoulders and sidewalls will be more stable in cornering, but will be less comfortable. Non-RFT tyres will be far more comfortable, but will be far less safe in a rapid pressure loss situation. And so on it goes. Do some internet research and choose based on your driving wants, not like a lot of people who base it on recommendation, brand or how cool the thread looks. :) I like the Michelin Pilots but I wouldn't waste them on our family small car that just putters around the city, because I know that I'd be leaving more rubber molecules on the road than is necessary for the job. ;) [/QUOTE]
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