Hello,

My Michelin Pilot Super Sports are nearing the end of their useful life and I am looking to purchase new summer tires for my '16 Panamera GTS. These tires are incredible summer tires, but are quite harsh and are awful in colder, non-snowy conditions.

As I live in the north where we get quite a bit of cold and snow, I have dedicated Michelin Alpin's winter tires that I use during the winter months. The Michelin PSS's, though, are just not good at all at temperatures less than 10 C (50 F) as they 'skip' and lose their grip considerably, forcing me to change to my winters in late October/early November and not changing back to my summers until late March/early April, even when the snow has disappeared.

I am looking for a great dedicated summer tire which rides more comfortably and deals with colder, non-snowy conditions better than the Michelin PSS's.

Any suggestions?

Thank you.

 

Michelin Pilot Sport AS 4. I just got a set replacing Michelin PSS and they've been great. Nice price as well.

 

Thanks. Where did you buy them?

 

Tire America. I couldn't find the rear tires anywhere else and they also had the lowest listed price as well as a 10% off coupon so the price was great. I got the much less expensive non-N-spec version which, strangely enough, has a higher speed rating then the N-spec.

They're out of stock now. I see Tirerack has the fronts now but only one rear.

 

Now I am reading that the Michelin PS 5 is coming out in March. Guess it will be between the PS4S or the PS5.

 

I don't know that those summer tires will be helping your cold weather issues. The AS4s have helped with mine. No more "acorn effect" since I got them and they feel as good as my PS2 and PSS did.

 

You want a summer tire that's good in hot and the cold?

 

No. I need a tire that is better when the temperature drops below 10C (50F). As I stated in my original post, I have dedicated winter tires so I am looking for a summer tire that can handle cooler temperatures better than the PSS so I do not have to change them to my winters in late October/early November.

 

Note:

PS4 is max performance summer
PS4S is max+10% performance summer

PS4 replacement (PS5) is due this month

PS4S replacement (presumably PS5S) is not announced AFAIK.

 

The Continentals may be an improvement for your use case, but you're better off having dedicated winter/summer setups and switch every 6 months. I change at the end of October and the end of April every year as we can still get surprise snow storms in the springtime here in the Rockies. All-season's are your only other option; they'll provide better mileage, eliminate the cold-weather acorn effect but you'll lose some performance. Many don't seem to notice the decrease in performance