Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+ (W- or Y-Speed Rated) Sizes & review

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The Pilot Sport A/S 3+ includes a W- and Y-speed rated Ultra High Performance All-Season tire member of Michelin’s Pilot family of low profile, high-speed tires developed for the drivers of high-end sports cars, sporty coupes and sedans looking for total performance. The Pilot Sport A/S 3+ tire is designed to provide Michelin’s highest level of ultra-high all-season performance, emphasizing dry road handling and wet road grip with balanced all-season traction for occasional light snow.

Compared to the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3 it replaces, the new Pilot Sport A/S 3+ shares the same performance-oriented tread pattern, featuring a new, advanced Helio+ tread compound for increased light-snow traction.

Pilot Sport A/S 3+ tires feature Michelin’s Helio+ Technology, which utilizes sunflower oil and Extreme Silica Technology in the tread compound to increase traction at low temperatures and on wet roads. Molded into an aggressive asymmetric tread pattern inspired by the Michelin Pilot Super Sport, its 4-, 5- or 6-rib designs* are tuned to complement tire width and feature more rubber and rigid blocks on their outboard shoulders to provide high levels of lateral grip that offer as much dry cornering capability as some competitors’ summer performance tires. Wide circumferential grooves help resist hydroplaning, enhancing wet traction and grip in standing water.

Variable Contact Patch 3.0 technology derived from Michelin’s experience in endurance racing focuses on evenly spreading contact patch pressures and temperatures. The tire’s internal structure includes two high-tensile, lightweight steel cord belts reinforced with spirally wrapped polyamide cord to combine predictable handling and high-speed durability with treadwear and ride comfort.

SIZEUTQGMAX.
LOAD
Max. Inflation PressureTread DepthTire WeightRim Width RangeMeas. Rim WidthSect. WidthTread WidthOverall Diam.Revs. Per Mile
205/55ZR16
91Y
500 AA A1,356 lbs51 psi10/32"23 lbs5.5-7.5"6.5"8.4"6.8"24.9"836
205/45ZR17
84W
500 AA A1,102 lbs51 psi10/32"22 lbs6.5-7.5"7"8.1"6.8"24.3"858
205/50ZR17
93Y
500 AA A1,433 lbs50 psi10/32"23 lbs5.5-7.5"6.5"8.4"6.8"25.1"828
215/45ZR17
91W
500 AA A1,356 lbs50 psi10/32"23 lbs7-8"7"8.4"7.1"24.7"844
225/45ZR17
94Y
500 AA A1,477 lbs50 psi10/32"24 lbs7-8.5"7.5"8.9"7.4"25"833
225/50ZR17
94W
500 AA A1,477 lbs51 psi10/32"25 lbs6-8"7"9.2"7.3"25.9"803
235/45ZR17
97Y
500 AA A1,609 lbs50 psi10/32"25 lbs7.5-9"8"9.3"7.7"25.4"821
235/50ZR17
96Y
500 AA A1,565 lbs51 psi10/32"25 lbs6.5-8.5"7.5"9.7"7.5"26.3"791
235/50ZR17
96Y
500 AA A1,565 lbs51 psi10/32"25 lbs6.5-8.5"7.5"9.7"7.5"26.3"791
235/55ZR17
99W
500 AA A1,709 lbs51 psi10/32"28 lbs6.5-8.5"7.5"9.7"7.6"27.2"766
245/45ZR17
99Y
500 AA A1,709 lbs50 psi10/32"26 lbs7.5-9"8"9.6"8.2"25.7"810
255/40ZR17
94Y
500 AA A1,477 lbs51 psi10/32"26 lbs8.5-10"9"10.2"9"25"831
205/40ZR18
86W
500 AA A1,168 lbs50 psi10/32"21 lbs7-8"7.5"8.4"7.7"24.5"851
215/40ZR18
85Y
500 AA A1,135 lbs51 psi10/32"22 lbs7-8.5"7.5"8.6"7.8"24.8"840
215/45ZR18
93Y
500 AA A1,433 lbs50 psi10/32"23 lbs7-8"7"8.4"7.4"25.6"812
225/40ZR18
92Y
500 AA A1,389 lbs50 psi10/32"24 lbs7.5-9"8"9.1"8.1"25.1"829
225/45ZR18
95Y

XL


5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A1,521 lbs50 psi10/32"25 lbs7-8.5"7.5"8.9"7.7"25.9"802
225/50ZR18
95W

SL


5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A1,521 lbs51 psi10/32"26 lbs6-8"7"9.2"7.3"26.9"774
235/40ZR18
95Y

XL


5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A1,521 lbs50 psi10/32"25 lbs8-9.5"8.5"9.5"8.2"25.4"819
235/50ZR18
97Y

SL


5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A1,609 lbs51 psi10/32"27 lbs6.5-8.5"7.5"9.7"7.6"27.3"762
245/35ZR18
92Y
500 AA A1,389 lbs50 psi10/32"24 lbs8-9.5"8.5"9.8"8.8"24.8"840
245/40ZR18
97Y
500 AA A1,609 lbs50 psi10/32"26 lbs8-9.5"8.5"9.8"8.3"25.7"809
245/45ZR18
100Y

XL


5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A1,764 lbs50 psi10/32"28 lbs7.5-9"8"9.6"8.2"26.7"780
255/35ZR18
94Y

XL


5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A1,477 lbs50 psi10/32"26 lbs8.5-10"9"10.2"9.3"25"832
255/40ZR18
95Y

SL


5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A1,521 lbs51 psi10/32"26 lbs8.5-10"9"10.2"8.9"26"799
255/45ZR18
99Y

SL


5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A1,708 lbs51 psi10/32"28 lbs8-9.5"8.5"10"8.7"27.1"769
265/35ZR18
97Y

XL


6-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A1,609 lbs50 psi10/32"27 lbs9-10.5"9.5"10.7"9.8"25.3"822
275/35ZR18
95Y

SL


6-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A1,521 lbs51 psi10/32"28 lbs9-11"9.5"10.9"9.9"25.6"814
275/40ZR18
99Y

SL


6-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A1,709 lbs51 psi10/32"30 lbs9-11"9.5"10.9"10.1"26.7"780
285/35ZR18
97Y

SL


6-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A1,609 lbs51 psi10/32"30 lbs9.5-11"10"11.4"10.3"25.9"804
285/40ZR18
101Y

SL


6-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A1,819 lbs51 psi10/32"30 lbs9.5-11"10"11.4"10.2"27"771
225/35ZR19
88Y

XL


5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A1,235 lbs50 psi10/32"23 lbs7.5-9"8"9.1"8.3"25.2"824
225/40ZR19
93Y
500 AA A1,433 lbs50 psi10/32"25 lbs7.5-9"8"9.1"7.9"26.1"797
225/45ZR19
96Y

XL


5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A1,565 lbs50 psi10/32"26 lbs7-8.5"7.5"8.9"7.7"27"771
235/55ZR19
105Y

XL


5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A2,039 lbs50 psi10/32"29 lbs6.5-8.5"7.5"9.6" 29.2"713
245/35ZR19
93Y
500 AA A1,433 lbs50 psi10/32"25 lbs8-9.5"8.5"9.8"8.8"25.8"807
245/40ZR19
98Y

XL


5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A1,653 lbs50 psi10/32"28 lbs8-9.5"8.5"9.8"8.5"26.7"778
245/45ZR19
98Y

SL


5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A1,653 lbs51 psi10/32"29 lbs7.5-9"8"9.6"8.2"27.7"751
245/50ZR19
105W

XL


5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A2,039 lbs50 psi10/32"31 lbs7-8.5"7.5"10"8.3"28.7"725
255/30ZR19
91Y

XL


5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A1,356 lbs50 psi10/32"25 lbs8.5-9.5"9"10.2" 25.1"829
255/35ZR19
96Y

XL


5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A1,565 lbs50 psi10/32"26 lbs8.5-10"9"10.2"9.3"26"799
255/40ZR19
100Y

XL


5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A1,764 lbs50 psi10/32"28 lbs8.5-10"9"10.2"9"27.1"769
255/45ZR19
100Y

SL


5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A1,764 lbs51 psi10/32"28 lbs8-9.5"8.5"10"8.6"28.1"741
255/50ZR19
107Y

XL


5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A

 


2,149 lbs50 psi10/32"30 lbs7-9"8"10.4" 29.1"715 
265/35ZR19
98Y


XL



6-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A

 


1,653 lbs50 psi10/32"29 lbs9-10.5"9.5"10.7"9.9"26.3"790 
265/40ZR19
98W


SL



5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A

 


1,389 lbs51 psi10/32"29 lbs9-10.5"9.5"10.7"9.5"27.4"760 
275/30ZR19
96Y


XL



6-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A

 


1,565 lbs50 psi10/32"27 lbs9-10"9.5"10.9"10.2"25.6"814 
275/35ZR19
96Y


SL



6-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A

 


1,565 lbs51 psi10/32"29 lbs9-11"9.5"10.9"10"26.6"783 
275/40ZR19
101Y


SL



6-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A

 


1,819 lbs51 psi10/32"31 lbs9-11"9.5"10.9"10.1"27.7"751 
285/30ZR19
98Y


XL



6-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A

 


1,653 lbs50 psi10/32"29 lbs9.5-10.5"10"11.4"10.5"25.8"807 
285/35ZR19
103Y


XL



6-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A

 


1,929 lbs50 psi10/32"31 lbs9.5-11"10"11.4"10.3"26.9"774 
235/35ZR20
92Y


XL



5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A

 


1,389 lbs50 psi10/32"25 lbs8-9.5"8.5"9.5"9.1"26.5"786 
235/40ZR20
96Y


XL



5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A

 


1,565 lbs50 psi10/32"26 lbs8-9.5"8.5"9.5" 27.4"759 
245/35ZR20
95Y


XL



5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A

 


1,521 lbs50 psi10/32"25 lbs8-9.5"8.5"9.8" 26.8"777 
245/40ZR20
99Y


XL



5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A

 


1,709 lbs50 psi10/32"27 lbs8-9.5"8.5"9.8" 27.7"750 
245/45ZR20
103Y


XL



5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A

 


1,929 lbs50 psi10/32"30 lbs7.5-9"8"9.6"8.2"28.7"726 
255/35ZR20
97Y


XL



5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A

 


1,609 lbs50 psi10/32"27 lbs8.5-10"9"10.2"9.3"27"770 
255/40ZR20
101Y


XL



5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A

 


1,819 lbs50 psi10/32"29 lbs8.5-10"9"10.2"9.2"28"742 
255/45ZR20
101Y


SL



5-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A

 


1,819 lbs51 psi10/32"31 lbs8-9.5"8.5"10"8.5"29.1"716 
265/45ZR20
108Y


XL



6-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A

 


2,205 lbs50 psi10/32"30 lbs8.5-10"9"10.5" 29.3"709 
275/30ZR20
97Y


XL



6-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A

 


1,609 lbs50 psi10/32"28 lbs9-10"9.5"10.9" 26.6"784 
275/35ZR20
102Y


XL



6-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A

 


1,874 lbs50 psi10/32"31 lbs9-11"9.5"10.9"10"27.6"755 
275/40ZR20
106Y


XL



6-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A

 


2,094 lbs50 psi10/32"31 lbs9-11"9.5"10.9" 28.7"726 
285/30ZR20
99Y


XL



6-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A

 


1,709 lbs50 psi10/32"30 lbs9.5-10.5"10"11.4"10.6"26.8"777 
285/35ZR20
100W


SL



6-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A

 


1,764 lbs51 psi10/32"31 lbs9.5-11"10"11.4"10.4"27.9"746 
295/45ZR20
114Y


XL



6-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A

 


2,601 lbs50 psi10/32"37 lbs9.5-11"10"11.6"9.9"30.5"683 
295/35ZR21
107Y


XL



6-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A

 


2,149 lbs50 psi10/32"34 lbs10-11.5"10.5"11.8" 29.1"715 
295/40ZR21
111Y


XL



6-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A

 


2,405 lbs50 psi10/32"38 lbs10-11.5"10.5"11.8" 30.3"710 
265/40ZR22
106Y


XL



6-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A

 


2,094 lbs50 psi10/32"33 lbs9-10.5"9.5"10.7" 30.4"685 
275/40ZR22
108Y


XL


 


500 AA A

 


2,205 lbs50 psi10/32"33 lbs9-11"9.5"10.9" 30.7"678 
285/35ZR22
106Y


XL



6-Rib Tread Design


500 AA A

 


2,094 lbs50 psi10/32"34 lbs10-11"9.5"11.4"10.5"29.9"696 

6 COMMENTS

  1. Great tires. Big difference in overall handling comfort & noise level compared to any other tire I have used. Feels like a different car

  2. EXTREMELY LOUD!!! So annoying. Exchanging them now. Road noise is intolerable.Of the dozens of sets of high performance tires I’ve driven over the past 30 years these are the only ones I’ve ever returned.

  3. Purchased these Pilot Sport A/S 3+ to replace Continentals. Performed very well in all weathers here in Wisconsin. For an all season tire, they did wonderfull in the snow, especially with the help of Audi’s quattro. Wet performance is very confident. Dry conditions and handling is exceptional. With every set of Michelin tire I have owned so far, noise level is near non-existent from tires. Drove roughly 45k miles and still have plenty of tread left. Would definitely recommend these for an all around tire.

  4. I had Goodyear f-1 AS on before in a staggered setup and they were way more precise and quick in their steering response. This tire feels like it has a soft sidewall and is comfortable but that’s not why I have my car. I have noticed this same style of ride with Michelins on my wife’s CRV too. Makes the car lean in corners. Replaced…I think they were PS2s…with Continental and the Honda drove sooo much better. I’m not a fan. Not sure how they get the ratings unless it is because people drive slow.

  5. These Mich tires are a very good high-performance AS tire, as they perform quite admirably for AS tires, especially in warmer climate dry, and wet roads. The winter traction is surprisingly good. However, I need to point out that my S4 has continuous AWD, which greatly helps acceleration traction. Still, the tires have very good and usable steering traction in light and moderate snow fall, such as 4″, and they do well with higher snow amounts when driving much slower and with greater care.My greatest complain is the level of tire/tread noise. It is quiet loud and I wasn’t expecting that as other Mich tires I’ve had experience with were a good bit quieter. Those tire noise is greatest on concrete road surfaces. And to be fair, concrete surfaces create louder tread noise for pretty much most tires. Prior to these tires I’ve had Conti Extreme Contact DWS and DWS-06 tires on two different sport sedans. Initially, the Contis are quieter, but after only about 10K miles, the newer DWS-06 tires became very loud to the point of being quit annoying. So, when I got my S4 in August of 2018, I choose these Mich tires that November 2018.Overall, the Conti tires have a more compliant ride, and take light bumps and broken pavement with a smoother more absorbent quality. To get that quality the Conti DWS-06 gives up a slight response to quicker steering response. The Mich tires retain a better and quicker response to steering input. And for that they have a bit more jolt on bumps and broken pavement.These are very good to great HP-AS tires,and depending on the particular vehicle you have there could be more tire/tread noise than you were expecting. In my S4 the tread noise/sound is acceptable given the overall goodness and performance of these tires. Just turn up the audio system musci a bit more. 🙂

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