The SUV segment has seen huge growth in recent years the launches of several really serious high performance SUVs. These present a new challenge for tyre designers – a much higher centre of gravity than your typical sports car and heavier body weights which necessitate a tyre that works with higher and larger centrifugal/ lateral forces. That is why Michelin has developed the new specialist Pilot Sport 4 SUV range – real sports tyres adapted to an SUV – rather than a sporty SUV tyre. The new Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV replaces the Michelin Latitude Sport 3 and can be used for the full range of SUVs – 4X4, compact, medium, premium and sports, the latter being a sector with strong growth. This new tyre benefits from the powerful innovation capacities of the Michelin Group and the latest technologies of the Michelin Pilot Sport range, with an emphasis on control and stability at high speed while guaranteeing safety and a long tyre life.

The Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV tyre will change the way high performance tyres for premium and sporty SUVs are perceived. The tyre was developed in cooperation with the most demanding car manufacturers and is part of the Michelin Pilot family of safe and versatile high-performance tyres.

The Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV tyre delivers exceptional comfort and the pleasure of driving sporty SUVs, in safe conditions on dry and wet roads alike, while having a longer tyre life compared to its competitors. Michelin has managed to combine all these features by using motorsport tyre technologies in addition to innovations taken from the latest Formula E tyres.

AN ASYMMETRICAL TREAD DESIGN

The new Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV tyre has exceptional grip compared to its competitors thanks to the asymmetrical design of its tyre tread: the outer part for dry conditions and the internal part for wet conditions. It also features a new compound mix of special operational and innovating elastomers and fine silica. The ultra-reactive tyre tread design adapts to road conditions through dynamic interaction between the tread pattern and the advanced tread compounds to deliver perfect management of the tyre contact patch.

The tread grooves are designed to produce a stiffer tread and improve lateral grip. To optimise driving precision, the tyre tread is equipped with the ‘Dynamic Response’ technology, a belt with a hybrid reinforcement made of aramid and nylon.

A LONG LIFE TYRE

While the asymmetrical tyre tread provides exceptional grip, the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV tyre also has an excellent tyre life due to the rigid tread blocks and a two-layer high density casing ply which reinforces its stiffness

MAXIMUM COMFORT - MINIMUM NOISE

The tyre was designed with the objective of providing maximum driving pleasure in safe conditions for drivers of a premium SUVs with long-lasting performance. It was also developed to improve driving comfort and to reduce the associated noise.

PREMIUM TOUCH DESIGN:

AN ATTRACTIVE FINISH FOR SUVS

The Pilot Sport 4 SUV has ‘Michelin Premium Touch Technology’ sidewalls, or in other words, high contrast sidewalls with a velvet touch. It makes the tyres easily recognizable and stand out in the universe of these exclusive vehicles. The majority of premium or sporty SUVs are equipped with large diameter alloy rims and the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV incorporates a rim-protector to protect the alloy wheels from kerbs and pavements during town driving.

NUMBER 1 IN INDEPENDENT TESTS

The Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV tyre is the result of Michelin’s unique ‘know-how’ and has been developed by passionate and dedicated tyre designers this tyre redefines the standards in its category and is already Number 1 in its category. During tests carried out by the independent TÜV SÜD in Germany, the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV has outperformed its six competitors in several key performance areas.

An operational elastomer improves the distribution of the load (silica) inside the tyre mix and reinforces its performance.

A SAFE TYRE WITH LONG-LASTING PERFORMANCES

NUMBER 1 FOR BRAKING ON DRY AND WET SURFACES

The Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV is ahead of its competitors when braking on dry and wet surfaces. Tests

carried out by the TÜV SÜD showed that on dry surfaces the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV brakes 1.8 metres shorter than the average of its competitors.

On wet surfaces and in new condition, it stops 3.15 metres shorter than the average of its competitors.

The difference in braking distance widens when comparing worn tyres – the braking distance of the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV tyre is 5.2 metres shorter compared to the average of its competitors.

WET ROAD GRIP AND PERFORMANCE

On a wet circuit, 1,050 metres in length, the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV tyre is 2.88 seconds faster than the average of its competitors.

LIFESPAN IN KILOMETRES

The Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV tyre is also ahead of its main competitors when it comes to tyre life – allowing a further 9,100km to be driven compared to the average of its competitors.