Continental  ContiSportContact 5

Great tires!! Awesome traction in dry conditions and do well in the rain.

Much better tire than the Goodyear. With the Goodyear I had hydro-planning problems and the tires only lasted 15000 miles. The Michelin are much better handling and I have had no problem in heavy rain. Also the noise level is much less. Just an all round better tire for the Grand Sport.

It is my Wife's car. However I race AutoX twice a month in Southern Louisiana. [Very wet and hot.] The tires held up extremely well this season with 2 drivers [a retired pro racer and myself] accumulative of 20 races this year. Excellent handling on wet roads and track. I am replacing them with the same for next season. The stiffer sidewall lends to rail like corners that seldom slide until well worn. Without the harsher wear of the autoX driving estimate a realistic 24 - 28 K miles in normal use. Noise level very low. Great tire for my needs.

I highly recommend these tires. Great performance in dry, acceptable in rain.

Reviewing this set as I order replacements. 4 years in service on the fronts, about 43k miles. Combo city/highway driving, including one cross-country round trip and a track day.

Pros: very good performance, excellent tread life. Security and durability of run-flats. Precise and predictable handling, including spirited driving on windy mountain roads. Very little squealing even near performance limits. Quieter than competitors during first half of tire life. Run-flat worked fine for 40 miles on a trip thru mountains after picking up a screw.

Cons: rear tires developed a droning noise after about 20k miles. Fronts got a little noisy too at about 40k near end of tread life.

Overall weaknesses shared with any low-profile run-flat: Stiff ride, noisy over bumps, less comfortable than non-runflat equivalents, more expensive. As long as you are OK with these trade-offs, these Michelins are a great choice for high performance and reliability.

I highly recommend these tires. Great performance in dry, acceptable in rain.

Reviewing this set as I order replacements. 3.5 years in service on the rears, about 40k miles. Still a little tread left (could get 43k-45k) but replacing now as a set since fronts are worn out. Combo city/highway driving, including one cross-country round trip and a track day.

Pros: very good performance, excellent tread life. Security and durability of run-flats. Precise and predictable handling, including spirited driving on windy mountain roads. Very little squealing even near performance limits. Quieter than competitors during first half of tire life. Run-flat worked fine for 40 miles on a trip thru mountains after picking up a screw.

Cons: rear tires developed a droning noise after about 20k miles. Noise noticeable starting at about 45mph, then progressively louder til roughly equal to engine noise at 65+mph. Rebalancing didn't help.

Overall weaknesses shared with any low-profile run-flat: Stiff ride, noisy over bumps, less comfortable than non-runflat equivalents, more expensive. As long as you are OK with these trade-offs, these Michelins are a great choice for high performance and reliability.

Bought these tires for my Cayman S since it has no spare and I frequently drive far from tire stores (middle of Wyoming). They replaced the stock 19 inch 35 series stock tires, and ride no harsher than the original tires (replaced with 18 inch 40 series run flats). They are not loud, but are noticeable on rougher pavement. On I 25 north of Denver, which is deeply grooved, the tires wander and follow the grooves, but not alarmingly so. They have been a good choice for the Porsche. They have not degraded the ride or the handling. I am very pleased with them.

While performance and ride quality were generally acceptable, durability was terrible In less than 20,000 miles I have gone through six of of Michelin's Pilot ZP run flat tires. Two tires simply wore out much faster than expected, well under 20,000 miles, while the remaining four tires all suffered either sidewall failure or were damaged and could not be repaired. When I say damaged, I mean a typical puncture that should have been easy to repair. No installer was willing to try and repair a run flat tire. Warranty on this tire also substandard because of the design of the car which calls for different size front and rear tires. Since ditching run flats and going to a conventional tires I have noticed improvements in tire life, ride quality, and mileage. I have noticed no significant difference in handling or braking, though I acknowledge I am not stressing the tires on most drives. If you purchase this tire as your daily summer driver make sure you purchase the road hazard warranty.

Amazingly it felt like I upgraded my suspension. The ride on the factory tires was jarring and painful, but these new tires totally changed that. The car is much more comfortable to drive now, even on ling trips. I'll never buy the factory versions again.

My tires wore out before the warranty date! Rated to 20k miles. I'd not even done 15k miles and the tread is completely missing and bald. It was so soon I hadn't even bothered to check, someone pointed it out to me.

The rest of the tires specs aren't bad. Very comfortable (you lose a bit of cornering at speed), and otherwise fine, but an *extremely* expensive set of tires when you take into account $/mi.

Thankfully tirerack.com has stepped up where Michelin fell down and given me a discount on a new pair. Back to the O.E. tires for my car. The ride ----s a bit more, but I got 40+k mi on the first pair, almost 3x the miles for not much more $!!

I was on the fence between going back with the OEM Bridgestone run flats and Michelin Pilot Super Sport non-run flats. After talking to other owners and Tire Rack reps, I decided to stick with run flats for the sharp steering response. I was pleasantly surprised that these Michelin run flats were available in the staggered tire sizes for my 2011 BMW E90 335i. The Tire Rack video comparison of these tires vs. Bridgestone OEM tires and others firmed up my decision to buy.

My first impression is that the Michelins handle better, have better steering response, less noise, and better ride. The treadwear rating is 50% better than the Bridgestones I had, so I expect better life. I don't drive the car in the rain if I don't have to, as I have an old pickup for bad weather, so I don't have any feedback to give on hydroplaning or wet weather traction. I will say that I've never had a bad Michelin tire in over 40 years of driving and so far these are carrying on the tradition.

Great tire, great traction, superior wear! Little or no road noise to speak of even as the tire wears.