Anyone else greatly disappointed with their Michelin Pilot sport 5?
My 10th anniversary recently got a set of 16 inch ND wheels (due to better tires being available on 16s) and a set of brand new PS5s. It’s on the original bilstein suspension with H&R sway bars and poly bushings all around.
After having driven the PS5s for around 4k km i have to say i really don’t like them most of the time.
Pros: They’re numb, which is amazing for highway driving. You really can’t feel anything from the tires and they’re super quiet.
Cons: They’re numb. I literally can’t feel what they’re doing, they just don’t give any useable feedback from the road and the main thing i do is spirited driving. They also overheat extremely fast? I take five to six quicker turns and on the next turn in the entire car is just sliding around doing whatever the fuck it wants all while there still being no feedback whatsoever..
I’m frustrated af because i thought i’d treat myself to a good nice quality set of tires for once and thats the result.. I have driven on Kumho PS71s for i think a thousand km’s last year and they were waaay grippier and gave very good feedback. The car just isn’t as fun to drive now and it sucks hard.
Rant over, thanks for listening.
Tldr: Tyre bad :(
Posted May 13, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC