255/40R20 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 101Y XL RP

Description

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S - the premium high-performance or UHP summer tyre. Designed for dynamic and safe driving in high-performance cars at speeds up to 300km/h. The tyre offers the highest levels of grip, wear resistance and ride comfort in its class.

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S main features

- Bicompound rubber compound, previously used exclusively in car and motorsport applications, improves directional stability and grip on dry asphalt and significantly reduces braking distances.

+ Increased tyre contact patch increases tyre life by up to 50,000 kilometres.

+ Dynamic Response technology for sporty handling and lightning-fast response to driver actions.

+ Improved grip in rain thanks to special "functional elastomers" in the rubber compound and a highly developed drainage system.

+ Long service life thanks to optimised tread profile shape and abrasion-resistant rubber alloy.

+ State-of-the-art Michelin technology.

Pilot Sport 4 S equipment

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S summer tyres are equipped with Dynamic Response Technology, a whole suite of technical solutions designed to ensure perfect handling and extremely quick steering response.

The tyre is constructed using a "hybrid" carcass with a multi-layer construction made of different materials - aramid and nylon fibres. This gives the tyre increased resistance to dynamic deformation, as well as further improving manoeuvrability and increasing sustainability.

The tread design is such that the size and shape of the contact patch is not altered by multi-directional acceleration forces. As a result, the stability of the grip characteristics is ensured, with a positive effect on handling even at high driving speeds.

Resistance to aquaplaning

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S tread rubber compound adds functional elastomers. These polymer compounds make the tread more flexible, which, combined with the increased silica content, gives the tyre excellent grip on wet asphalt. In addition, a highly developed drainage channel system prevents aquaplaning even at high speeds.

Bicompound technology

A significant part of the technical development of this tyre model has been taken from racing tyres, not only for road racing but also for motorsport. One of these "borrowings" was a special rubber compound. The outer side of the tread, i.e. the small part of the tread in the shoulder area, is made of a rubber compound that is slightly stiffer than in the middle. As a result, lateral accelerations generated during manoeuvring are transmitted to the structural elements much more quickly, with a positive effect on handling efficiency.