Anyone tried out the Michelin PS5's?

[maraach]

Just wondering if anyone had tried out the Michelin PS5's? Particularly interested in a comparison to the PS4S if anyone has experience with both.

[Lucas_R]

They are very new to market - only been available in Australia for about 6-8 weeks. The PS4S is a higher performance tyre than the PS5, the PS5 is a replacement for the PS4, not the PS4S.

Presumably there will be a PS5S at some stage, but not announced yet.

[MIG]

Costco has them for $245 a piece for 235/40R18 , I have been wanting to test them because I am going through RE003 pretty quick and the last time I had PS3s they lasted a while longer.

[Ferdimage]

Been using them for a month now on the R wagon, haven't pushed the car hard enough in the corners, but they grip very well in the dry/wet.

I did 3 launches on them, 2 runs launched at 3.5k just hooked up with no wheel spin.
The last at 4k and there was a bit of wheel spin.

Overall feels like the PS4 non S that I had on my previous car.

[minke]

i just jumped onto the Cosco website and I cannot see them for $245 ? I'm seeing $290 + $19.90 per tyre for fitting

[MIG]

i just jumped onto the Cosco website and I cannot see them for $245 ? I'm seeing $290 + $19.90 per tyre for fitting

Huh, I did not know they had prices listed on their website, I asked in person last time I was in store. I will give them a call tomorrow and see, that's a pretty big difference in price.

[maraach]

Thanks all.

With regards to the "S" vs non "S" that's what I would have thought as well. I currently run thr PS4S as my tyre of choice after previously being a PSS user.

The reason for my question is when I asked about the PS4S at Bob Jane the owner told me quite emphatically that the PS5 was the better tyre (and he'd do it for the same price). I called him on it and said the same thing - replacement of the ps4 not ps4s and he then called over the Michelin "rep" who was in the store and he told me the same thing. In testing it proved to be the superior tyre in every way and the pa5 would be replacing the ps4 and ps4s..

When I got home called Michelin Australia and got told the same thing.. no ps5s on the horizon, ps5 is their sport tyre of choice for road driving at the moment.

Generally I don't trust sales people (sorry any sales folk on here!) So I took it with a grain of salt and thought I'd see if anyone had real world experience.

[Lucas_R]

Anyone tried out the Michelin PS5's?

Trust the tyre guru - from about 4.00min onwards he talks about the Michelin PS4, PS5 etc

12 of the BEST Tires for 2022 - YouTube

[ope126]

Trust the tyre guru - from about 4.00min onwards he talks about the Michelin PS4, PS5 etc

12 of the BEST Tires for 2022 - YouTube

I have been following Jonathan Benson's YouTube Channel "Tyre Reviews" for about 10yrs now.
He has all the facts and figures and the expertise to back it up...
I am confused by the opinions of many online regarding tyres, most have little to no clue!
And it appears that the Bob Jane / Michelin Rep have limited knowledge of their own products also...

[amunra]

I have been following Jonathan Benson's YouTube Channel "Tyre Reviews" for about 10yrs now.
He has all the facts and figures and the expertise to back it up...
I am confused by the opinions of many online regarding tyres, most have little to no clue!
And it appears that the Bob Jane / Michelin Rep have limited knowledge of their own products also...

dont worry about the opinions / reviews or feedback of many online regarding tyres.. just listen to 1 guy and buy the most expensive tyres and and ur good

[Lucas_R]

I have been following Jonathan Benson's YouTube Channel "Tyre Reviews" for about 10yrs now.
He has all the facts and figures and the expertise to back it up...
I am confused by the opinions of many online regarding tyres, most have little to no clue!
And it appears that the Bob Jane / Michelin Rep have limited knowledge of their own products also...

He knows his stuff thats for sure.

In my experience the guys at the tyre shops just push whatever makes them the most profit with little to no regard for what the customer might want or need. So i always do my research beforehand and know which tyre(s) i am interested in.

[Lucas_R]

dont worry about the opinions / reviews or feedback of many online regarding tyres.. just listen to 1 guy and buy the most expensive tyres and and ur good

Honestly i dont even know (or why i bother) to respond to this.

Most consumer online reviews of tyres are inaccurate because of course a brand new tyre is going to feel better/grippier/quieter/smoother than whatever worn out garbage they had on before. Not saying all consumer feedback is garbage, but a fair chunk of it is.

This guy is incredibly methodical, and I certainly trust his knowledge and judgement of tyres over some random customer on the Bob Jane website who just put new tyres on his Camry.

[genebaby]

Tyre shops sure can be shonky. I told my uncle about some performance tyres I had on my XR8 that were popular at Ford Forums at the time.

He went somewhere with his RX8 and they sold him the family car model instead of the one I had, he just remembered that brand I had.

Nobody should have sold him those, totally only a good sale for them.

[amunra]

Honestly i dont even know (or why i bother) to respond to this.

Most consumer online reviews of tyres are inaccurate because of course a brand new tyre is going to feel better/grippier/quieter/smoother than whatever worn out garbage they had on before. Not saying all consumer feedback is garbage, but a fair chunk of it is.

This guy is incredibly methodical, and I certainly trust his knowledge and judgement of tyres over some random customer on the Bob Jane website who just put new tyres on his Camry.

With those sets of criterias that you clearly are looking.. one could say your opinion / feedback falls into that same category (garbage).. if you think every online review of tyres is based on those criterias of comparing how a current set of tyres perform (new to concurrent) because someone had an older set of worn tyres (before)... then im not sure you are looking at the right things to get proper feedbacks.

obviously a new set of tyres is going to feel better than an old set of tyres but most reviews are based on new and some use / especially on performance vehicles.. compared to how previous tyres performed at the same points..

I definately do not base any of my opinions on 'Bob Jane reviews from Camry drivers'... But maybe you do

By the type of replies you give.. I wouldnt be surprised.

[Lucas_R]

(garbage)..

Like everything that comes out of your mouth. I may as well be talking in another language or to a brick wall.

Why dont you just stick with your Kinforest tyres and your counterfeit Chinese car parts and your general penny pinching ideas and leave the rest of us alone.