Michelin vs Continental vs Bridgestone vs Pirelli - The BEST Ultra High Performance All Season Tires 

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I love how you’re just so comfortable while drifting through the snow and having casual conversation 😂

I can't get enough of this channel.

Thank you for doing these videos, incredibly useful and important to those who place an importance on what keeps our cars glued to the ground!

The videos are amazing, Seamlessly going from snow,to wet, to dry as if it’s filmed same day same week is amazing.

You have the best tire reviews on RU-vid and probably the entire Internet. Thank you for taking time to focus on this, test, and share the results.

The best comprehensive tire reviews for real people. Just enough information without being too much to digest. Thank you.

THANK YOU!! I've been waiting for your '06Plus inclusion, and happy to see it here.

Last summer I put the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S4 on my E350 - my favourite tires I’ve had on my car. Thanks for the suggestion!

I just put Continentals on my SL550 and it's a much quieter road holding tire. The sidewall is stiff enough to hold the turns and soft enough to allow for a smooth ride. I took the car up to about 160mph and again it was smooth without the shuddering that my old tires had. Highly recommend.

As always, you're the best tire review man. Keep them coming, love it!

This man so calmly drifting perfectly through the snow course like nothing(and speaking with gesticulations)...

I love watching your videos man, i’m not a car enthusiast, but i love driving. When i bumped into your videos, i started gaining knowledge and interest in vehicle parts and etc. And btw, yes. Bridgestone has been my go to tire, it is my preferred brand as i haven’t encountered any problems with it in my HT and AT tires on my truck. It is quite sturdy and durable and it is great in Highway and Wet Roads. As the other preferred other brands for off road, i like my Bridgestone as i was never stuck nor punctured. Thanks man!

Great to see the updates!!

Love how you just casually drift around track and narrate this video without skipping a beat is absolutely badass!

The Michelin Cross Climate 2 did very well in snow traction and handle great and great dry breaking. They now make them in lower profile in all sizes.

My 2006 Cayman S has DWS 06+ and they are excellent tires, no complaints here!

Great review! The format and video is very professional and concise. Based on watching this I just ordered the Michelin Pilots for my Acura TSX. A friend who has the same car bought the Continentals so I look forward to doing our own back to back comparison. Tires are so important yet they are so compromised in their qualities it's impossible to know how they perform based on expectations, vehicles, climate, etc. Your reviews make it enjoyable and educational to understand the differences. Thank you again.

I fitted the a/s4 on my legacy before summer, and it is so sure footed I feel like I'd need beefier stabilizers to take better advantage of tire's capability. Car is glued to the road, turns great and quite frankly, I had not managed to make them squeal around corners yet even if content of the cabin is getting tossed around lol! No usually I don't drive like I stole it, so after the season and few thousands of kilometers there is literally no apparent wear showing. Won't drive them in winter as I have dedicated winters waiting, but after watching this it almost is tempting to push change over until I get to try them in snow lol! Great review!

Thanks for all your work bringing us these awesome tire tests!

I wish this type of tyres was available in Europe, here in Italy they'd be perfect! I'm amazed by the amount of tests you've been able to do this year!

This is the review I have been waiting for so long! 👍

Love your reviews! Keep 'em coming.

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 Always a pleasure to see these videos pop up. Much better wet course too with the cones. If I don't sell this car for a truck, I'll grab the Michelin tires to run in the 2nd half of winter. I've been running the Conti since later winter, and put maybe 30k miles on them so far. My tire setup is staggered and the rear tires are still holding up very well. I do drive spirited most days. I don't do hard acceleration or hard braking, rather progressive with both and I sorta break like a chauffeur. My cornering technique is similar to Rob Wilson the F1 instructor to conserve tire wear but also going faster around turns/curves. I generally run the high psi setting on my W212. 35-36F, 37-41R Cold Tire pressure. Warm tires pressure ends up being 38-39F, 40-43R depending on temp's, speed, time of day, etc. I had 2 punctures to the rear passenger tire. 1 nail and 1 razor blade 🤦🏾‍♂️ on different occasions. Both patched and no issues up to triple digits. Rain speeds on the Conti is excellent up to around 20k-25k miles, then it drops off to normal All Season speeds. Where I could go 80-90 in heavy rain new, I'm only pushing 65-70. No I don't drive super fast in the rain, just did some test to it's limit. Hydroplane resistance is really good on a RWD car that's also staggered which should perform worse in the wet than a square setup on FWD or AWD. These tires are excellent and the best All Season tires I've ever owned. Much better than the prior DWS06 where those were shot at around 15k-20k in the rear. These ones have added at least another 15k-20k miles of durability to the rear tires and I have yet to need an alignment. I predict the front will go beyond 50k miles easy and the rear will need replacing around 45k-50k which is typically 25k-30k. 245 front 265 rear

I’ve got the DWS 06+ on my E36 M3, and I find them to be unbelievably good in the dry for an all-season. No sense of squirminess or tread block rollover, even after running summer tires on the car for years and years. In fact, they seem to have more lateral grip than some of the summer tires I’ve used. Overall, they’re just amazing tires. Can’t see myself going back to using dedicated summer tires unless they’re fitted to a set of track day wheels.

Thank you for doing these tests!

Awesome video! You have become my go to expert for deciding which tires to buy. In the past I have relied on the testing done by a certain well known retailer but have become a bit suspicious of their results after buying the tires they recommend. I have started to wonder if they have certain tires they want to sell. No idea if this is factual, just speculating. For example, comparing the same tires you did in this test, they gave the Continental the edge in comfort over the Michelin AS4 which is the opposite of your experience. Anyway, It appears to me that your tests are very well done, real life unbiased tests which I really appreciate! Thanks!

Super helpful, thanks for posting this!

Great review. Love the drone snow drifting video.

Thanks for the insight. Please keep doing these. I know dedicated winter tires are the best choice, but the RE980AS+ is now on my shortlist for my next set of all-season tires. After losing control and sliding into oncoming traffic in moderate snowfall, I am more interested in the winter performance.

Love the reviews, would really like to see noise measurement data collected while driving on dry pavement

Great video as always!

Dude... How did I not know about this channel?! 🔥

Man, I wish I could drive like you plus awesome reviews.

Nice. Just bought the Contis. Putting them in tomorrow.

excellent review & comparison

JUST THE REVIEW I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!

Awesome review. Thank you very much.

Perfect timing mate! I’m about to order a Set and had 3 out of the 4 tires you reviewed on my list! Cheers

Fantastic video. I have the Pirellis and just put the contis on my parents new ride. I've heard from reviews that the dws06 were a little on the "soft side" so I went with the Pirellis at the time. Good to know it's still a "decent" tire even tho it's a dated design. A great realistic vid in my rainy world

Great reviews thank you

I bought a set of Bridgestone Blizzak last year after watching your videos and today I ordered the DWS 06+ (it was a lot cheaper than Michelin). Thank you for putting so much effort in making these in depth videos. You make purchase decision very easy. Keep up the good work!

Had michelins and bridgestones, just got me a set of DWS06+ and they are my new go to tire.

a very well-done review! I installed 235/45ZR-17 DWS06+s on my W210 Benz this summer, and the amount of grip they have (dry and wet) is frankly ridiculous for an all-season tire - just unbelievable. in fact, these tires are so sticky that for the first 50 or 60 miles, it sounded like the car was driving along on 4 giant lint rollers! steering feel, ride compliance, and resistance to hydroplaning are also excellent. after several thousand miles I'm pleased to report that while the sticky-linoleum sound effects have gone away, both the leech-like grip on the asphalt and my undying affection for the DWS06+ remain. it's an outstanding choice if you need all-season performance.

Excellent review

Currently rocking the DWS06+ on my Mk7.5 GTI and I love it!

Would be grateful to hear commentary about the anticipated behaviors on an AWD vehicle, hear which of the characteristics are most impactive to AWD (or remain the same), and hear an estimate of how different the numbers would be if they were evaluated based on AWD vs the RWD drift behavior observed in the tests.

Thanks for the video! If it helps with anyone's decision on which tire to get, I have the Michelins on a camaro and they are phenomenal but they do make a huge amount of road noise.

I absolutely love your videos. Super detailed, well produced, accurate. Keep it up - I literally buy based on your testing Curious - which is the loudest and quietest of the 4? You mentioned comfort but not noise specifically. Another question - do you happen to have rolling resistance data for any of them? The Michelin and Continental are fitted on a lot of EVs lately where rolling resistance matters

You are the best! If you quit... there is no one else. Thank you!

I'm hopeful for the Pilot Sport AS4 on my AWD Mazda CX-5 this winter (in Iowa). I ran ExtremeContact DWS on my FWD Mazd6 wagon as my summer tires from their original launch. They were ok in occasional light snow but I'd switch to my Blizzaks anything >2". I then ran DWS on my 4matic C300 and was always happy, but never faced heavy snow due to COVID lock-down and working remote. The CX-5 is now my only vehicle. I do have some freedom to work from home, but I can't hide due to snow. Hopefully the Pilot Sport AS4 were a good choice. If not I'll pick-up some Blizzaks on extra rims. LOVE your page/reviews.

Had a set of the Michelins for about a year and 6k miles. Best tire I've ever driven in the rain.

Love this channel, thanks again

Love your tests. I may be an odd bird but I put a huge emphasis on your straight aquaplaning testing. Or as we say in the states hydroplaning testing. Thanks for your data.

bro you’ve got the best job i swear

Danke für das Testen.

I love your Chanel bro great reviews ❤

Threw some RE980AS+ on my Giulia and love them! I live in CA and don’t track her since she’s my DD, but I need the “All Season” portion to work well since I like taking road trips with my family in different climates and temps I mainly went with it though because i couldn’t find anywhere that had Michelin PSAS4s available to order or in stock

Got the Bridgestone potenza 980 AS Plus on my 2011 Lexus GS 350 silver black tent rwd wheel drive chrome wheels 245-40-18 they're killer tires quiet smooth a ton of grip not broken in yet 500 miles very happy Tom atl

All righty, I live in a mostly warm climate with frequent thunderstorms. In the winter, we might get five to seven days of snow and when we do, all hell breaks loose. The car is a Volvo XC70 so more All Season and less UHP tire. I originally ordered the Pirelli but I had nagging doubts. At the appointment I changed my mind, paid the up charge and now going with the Bridgestones. We'll see what's what, thanks for the video.

Excellent as always. Any chance of doing a comparison between All season and Winter on cold dry pavement? Many of us have long cold winters with a smattering of snow and ice but the majority is on cold dry pavement. Thank you.

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Terrific review, thanks heaps. Thats just what I was looking for with my XF20d Jaguar Prestige MT17 which has 255/35/20. Cheers. I was also after the quietest tyre, and I suspect it might be the Michelin.

Looks like you were at LPG for part of this. Good review.

Great comparison Would love to see a comparison with Michelin cross climate 2 vs others

Thanks for all your hard work. This channel has helped me a lot to choose the right tyres for my cars. In your opinion, which all season tyre is the safest to drive,when it comes to crossing the European Union during the winter season? This is for a rear wheel drive car. Many thanks in advance. 🙂👍🏻

Thank you for this review. I am heading to the track this weekend and local temps took a huge plunge with 4 hours of my weekend commute under 10*F. I just didn't trust my Michelin summer tires to keep me out of a ditch or perhaps even completely delam out in the cold so I took my spare wheels in and mounted the Conti DWS 06+. These should get me to and from the track just fine and with track temps looking like 32F-58F they should still be fun without being completely destroyed through overheating. No track records this weekend just a lot of fun on a completely new course. We shall see how it goes!

I've been driving on the Continental DWS series since it was first introduced the newest incarnation DWS 06+ I love it, it's quiet, smooth and wears like steel not to mention the grip and no hydroplaning in a downpour. I also feel confident in the snow' it's the best non-snow tire I've ever driven on. Sadly, my newest car (VW Alltrack) requires a load rating of 95 and the DWS 225/45/18 only comes in 91 load index rated tire. I bought the Pirelli P Zero All Season Plus which has a 95 rating and it's better than the continental performance wise but not as good in the All Season aspect I'm happy with it but wish I had the Continentals BTW tire wear on both is very very good.

I feel like I'm becoming a tyre nerd since swapping from pilotsport 4s to Sport contact 7 and really appreciating the difference the website is great too

For me snow grip is the by far the most important. I know I could use studded tires as many used to do in in my area in the 1970s and 1980s but with the snow season being shorter these days it does not make as much sense to have the extra set of tires for the winter.

Not surprised by the Conti's performance, as the original DWS06 was fantastic on my 500hp Audi Q7. Absolutely amazing tire which only once gave me a moment of terror, but that involved a sudden torrential downpour and a bad Texas road in the wee hours of the morning. Let's just say I'm eternally grateful for an oddly placed exit lane...

I actually have been using uhp all seasons for winter only for 15+ years on my sports cars. 2 Camaros, e46 m3, Ctsv, 2 mustangs and now my 16 M4. Current dws 06 are worn down and looking to replace.. might consider the Bridgestone but leaning towards the conti again. Have read they are 3-6lbs lighter than the dws06.. which for my dad with lightweight wheels and ccbs will make for a nice ride. Reason I use all seasons is because here in Toronto we get maybe 1-3 drives all season in actual deeper snow . It’s usually salted and plowed and dry 95% of the winter and I hate the heavy and numb feeling of winters like the blizzak lm25/60 etc. plus come summertime when I pull off the HREs to deep clean I can put on the winters and actually enjoy the car and not worry about wear. Great review 👌👍🏼👍🏼

Awesome vid! Which do you think would have the best road noise when going over crappy broken up pavement? Tired of all the road noise with my summer tires with my crappy local highways so considering a UHPAS

I run DWS06+ on my 2015 M5 comp. It handles 600whp so well and I've gotten great life and enjoyed the handling. They also handle light snow very well. Great tires.

Damn you made that snow course look so east what a legend

I am from India your videos very useful.good job

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It would be awesome if you also tested brands like Toyo Tires or Yokohama so that we have a bigger selection of tires to compare to when choosing which tires we buy

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The Continental DWS06+ is the most impressive tire I have ever driven on. Absolutely transformed my car in every condition.

I have the DWS 06 + on my Audi 1995 S6 and its been an amazing tire. Wear is actually really good considering how heavy my audi is.

I am on the 4th set of Conti DWS06 in Northeast USA. Best all season tire period! My other vehicles have them also.

great summary

Gotta love this channel! Can you maybe do a test of the new conti ultra contact? I saw it oopping up this summer in mij tyre size (netherlands)

Nice Video 👍

I live in Florida I don’t travel just go to work which is 10 min away I am in between either Bridgestone or Michelin I don’t know please could you give me your opinion! I’m glad I found your Chanel 👍🏻

I've had the Contis for a year and a half now on my ST. They work exceptionally well with the Quaife LSD in the wet and on dry roads. But its getting cold and the Dunlop winter tires go on this next week until April.

good thing about Bridgestone potenza I've been riding for 20 years they always stay in balance I never have any flat tires and no weird vibration or flat tires or need road hazard insurance as long as you rotate and balance every 5,000 mi you're good to go and check your air pressure picture drops on cold tires Bridgestone potenza got it going on 980 AS Plus number 1 on tire rack right now!!!

About to get the continental i love them!

This is the perfect video for me at the moment as I'm looking to replace the tires on my car by the end of the year. I was torn between these exact models of Michelin and Bridgestone and it's nice to see a direct comparison between both. As far as I can tell, they're both very good tires. The price difference between both full sets is about $100 so I might save a bit and go for Bridgestone.

Thank you for this outstanding review. I am thinking about the Cont Extreme Contact dws 06+. Is it quiet even at speeds above 80 mph respectively?

I purchased the Continental DWS-06 Plus thanks to your previous test & review. I am quite satisfied with them. It is good to see that they remain at the top of the ranking. I just could not justify paying more for the Michelin (which I am a fan of and tend to favor) when the Continental is nipping at their heels. So far I am happy and satisfied with them!

Love the reviews. Would be interesting to add one reference tire to each category to set a benchmark. Extreme winter in snow, ultra high performance in dry, etc. Like understanding how close "do it all tires" are to the best

I bought a set of DWS06+ for my high horsepowered Fusion Sport AWD this spring. Love them and hope to see if they actually work as well as you say in the occasional snowfalls that we get get here in lower Michigan. Regardless, as they are already in my garage from previous seasons, I still will be swapping them out for the winters X-Ice Xi3 on 18" rims in December. I do drive up to snow country in Northern Michigan multiple times in the winter.

Even though I have new tyres, Jon makes me want to go buy so more more new tyres.

I’m glad and thankful and grateful that I got a used set of 4 Bridgestone Potenzas for $100 a tire ($400 total) when my tires needed replacing. Tread was still good but man those tires were loud and had noticeable road noise compared to my Goodyear Eagle F1 All Seasons. Even some cheaper tires I had (Ironman imove gen 2 AS and Achilles Desert Hawk) were quiter than my Bridgestone Potenzas. The Bridgestone Potenzas I still like; good tread but very noticeable road noise.

Ordered the Continental DWS 06+ last week for my '17 Jaguar XF 2L Diesel. Glad to know I made a good choice, although it wasn't done blind. I will let you know how they work out- getting them put on in a day or two. Cheers and thanks for the comprehensive reviews!

Recently had a track day with the Pirelli P Zero all Season Plus tires on my Boss302. Grip was marginal at best, especially after running a few laps. Definitely will be looking for an Ultra High Performance summer/track tire for my next track day.

I had pirellis on a triumph spitfire, and I would do it again…they had good traction, held air with nail punctures and were just great tires for wear also…

I run DWS06+ on my 2016 Subaru STI and my 2002 Lexus is300 with a 1jzgte vvti for daily stuff, absolutely love them they do so well with both AWD and RWD cars in my experience. Both cars put down roughly 330hp and I can safely commute and also hookup some power for fun if I want to. Will never run another tire for daily applications. I've auto-x'd on my STI aired down to 30psi with them too and they did really well and I keep them up front when drifting in my lexus for control and air them down to 25psi and swap to some cheapies in the rears for track days. 245/40/18 on the sti 215/45/17 on Lexus