Just got these installed today and wow, I can really tell a difference. Purchased them for a 2008 Mazda MX-5 Miata Grand Touring and the ride is very smooth. It was raining when I left the tire store and these wide tires have plenty of rubber to grab the road. I really felt safe in the rain. I still can't get over how smooth the ride was. The A/S 3's are a must for a sports car. Very impressed!

These tires handle beautifully under hot/dry as well as hot/wet conditions (and cold), can be pushed to the car's limit without problem, and have tread-life much longer than I would have expected for such a performance tire. Although not great in snow, they can do it, even with a rear drive sports car, on the banged-up US freeways! Comfort is the best I have had in a performance tire, by far.

Remember when Mike Meyers would parody his mother-in-law on SNL? She was a radio personality named Linda Richman and her show was "Coffee Talk". Anyways, when something was smooth beyond belief, Linda (Meyers) would describe it as, "like butta....." (ie. like butter). Well, sorry for the lengthy build-up to my comment, but that describles these tires perfectly. They are indeed, "like butta!" I won't bore you with a lot of techno-speak, I'll just say treat yourself to a set of the finest tires that you are ever likely to own! They are worth every penny of the cost and you will think that you are driving the brand-new car of your dreams!

I love Michelin tires. I have them on all the cars in the family, including a new used car for my daughter. A few times, I have tried other tires and regretted it and went back to Michelins. Today's high tech cars often require a great tire to function properly, like my Volvo and my Nissan Maxima do not drive as they were designed to drive on those lower grade tires, they just don't drive or wear well on other tires. I have always found that the Michelin design and warranty is always the best balance of value/safety/performance.

I have a set of Michelin Pilot Sports on my Porsche and I know how great they are on and off the track. I put the A/S3 tires on my Astra for everyday driving and was impressed how they grip and fell, dry or wet, even down to -8 deg C. Huge improvement over the factory tires. As this car is completely stock, I thought they would be wasted on it, but I'm glad to have them. No negative comments.

The Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3's are the best handling all season sport tires on the market. Autoweek magazine issues September 2nd, 2013 and issue September 16th, 2013 go into more detail on testing against other top performance summer tires and all-season tires. Autoweek advisors tested the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3's on a dry autocross course beating out top performance summer tires with more dry grip. The Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3's also tested quicker than competitive tires and the best for wet and dry braking distances.

Just bought two rear tires for my Lexus IS250. They are very quiet and have awesome grip. They hook up well in the rain as well. My front tires are another brand and now I can hear the noise coming from them compared to the Michelin. The Michelin's live up to their name as far as quiet and smooth ride. That is why they are number one in tires. I always buy Michelin when I can.

I replaced the stock Pirelli tires on my Mustang GT, with the AS-3's, based on reviews that I had read. I also went with wider, staggered wheels, 245's in the front and 285's in the back, on 18 inch rims. The ride quality and ultimate grip in wet or dry conditions is incredible. I am currently replacing the rears with the same tire, although the fronts have, obviously, lasted longer. The rears lasted approximately 60000 km under hard driving conditions, purely in the Canadian summer months. This is an excellent tire based on my experience.

I have a 2014 MINI Roadster S. I have been driving since 1962 and autocrossing with success since 1995. I have driven on extreme performance tires, r-compound tires, and racing slicks, both dry and wet. Yesterday I brought home a set of 205/50-16 A/S 3's in the rain. Today it rained harder and I found the standing water puddle on my most driven back road. I heard the right front tire violently cutting through the water at 60 mph but it didn't even tug on the tire nor slow the car as that friendly puddle has always done before. The steering is light. Partly due to 10.5mm of tread and partly due to surprisingly low rolling resistance. Turn in is immediate. Well, surely there must be an actual delay but it is too small for me to perceive. Grip is somewhere well beyond the level I am willing to risk on a public road. They simply track no matter how fast I dare corner with them at gendarme and bad karma attracting speeds. For reference, the car on OEM tires understeered if I tried to have much of any fun cornering. That is, the tires lost grip and the car ran wide which is especially unnerving in a right hand turn with oncoming traffic. These are serious performance tires oh so well suited to a MINI driven in all weathers except snow blizzards and subzero temperatures.

The most responding tire ( a previous Z rated by another manufacturer was wormy and way less direct in comparison). These track superbly. By far less road noise too. The ever so slight firmer city ride is by far outweighed by the safety factor in direct response, highway smoothness. Side walls are firm, I had to replace a previous manufacturer's several times due to bubbling. Even the tire installer said that he felt a huge difference in the side wall thickness to old ones that were Z-rated. I am dying to try them in the snow and wet as I read they are top rated there too. Add long lasting to the mix and you can't beat them. Great Tire.