I have the Bridgestone 760's on my car. At the time I bought these tires the Pilots were out of my price range and the Bridgestone S-04 did not exist.

Over-all I'm very happy with these tires. For my driving style these tires have met all my expectations. But considering the new S-04's cost less than the 760's I might try those next time I need new summer tires. Unless the Pilots drop so more in price.

 

oliveview, there's another consideration here to take in. The 3-season, Bridgestone RE050A on the staggered, RWD-Sport Sedan are 27 and 28 pounds, front to rear, whereas the Pilot Super Sports are only 24 pounds each, both front and rear. You're dropping 14 pounds of un-sprung weight, and while you might not notice that unless you also reduce the weight of your rims, every little bit adds up. (Or subtracts down... whatever, LOL)

Throughout 2014, I continued to run the OEM Bridgestones on the front (because they still had tread), but put PSS on the rear. I was expecting to experience noticeable understeer, but that just didn't happen until recently, as the tread on the front has become really thin. In fact, all Spring/Summer this year, I had appreciably better handling with just the 2 tires on the rear. Naturally, the hook-up off the line was excellent. Next Spring I'll have a full set of PSS, and I'm really looking forward to it.

 

Thanks. I'm hardly unaware of the value of reducing un-sprung weight. That's a nice side-benefit of the Michelin shoes.

It sounds like the PSS leave almost nothing to be desired in performance. My only (very slight) consideration is still about tread wear. Our G fortunately doesn't drive that many miles per year. So, on the one hand, it's not a huge issue. But I'd still like to make sure that I don't burn them out too quickly around town (and on the cloverleafs...).

 

Supposedly, the PSS have a good reputation for tread-life. I can't speak to that personally yet, since I've only put 3-4K miles on them since Spring. I work from home, so like you, my annual mileage is low.

That said, it has to be better than the OEM Bridgestones. I barely got 11k miles out of the rears.

 

I have the S-04's. They are a lot cheaper than the PSS's and I am pretty happy with them so far. In DFW and plan to drive them through the winter. I can work from home if it gets too cold and they feel too squirrely. Just another opinion.

Our car is already tainted by Renault...no need to add Michelin into the mix, lol.

 

11K...? Good Lord! That's an impressive feat. Tail-driving, at its best. I was able to eke out a hair more with the sticky-as-glue REO70's on my old STi.