Hankook R-S4 vs Michelin Pilot Sport 4S (PS4S) - Test Data
| Ventus RS4 | Pilot Sport 4S | |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Suitability | Passenger | Passenger |
| Driving Style | Extreme Performance Summer | Max Performance Summer |
| Season | Summer | Summer |
| Release Date | 2018 | 2017 |
| Run Flat? | No | No |
| Overall Score | N/A | 87/100 |
Comparison Summary
No time to read the full article? Here's what you need to know:
- Both tyres have similar dry traction capabilities.
- Pilot Sport 4S has better tread life than Ventus RS4.
- Both tyres have similar temperature resistance.
- Pilot Sport 4S has a longer warranty than Ventus RS4.
Pricing
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Hankook Ventus RS4 vs Michelin Pilot Sport 4S in Australia
The Ventus RS4 has been around in Australia for about 6 years, whereas the Pilot Sport 4S has been on the market for about 7 years
The Ventus RS4 is rated for extreme performance summer action, however the Pilot Sport 4S tyres are classified as max performance summer. Both tyres are designed for use with regular passenger (non-SUV) vehicles.
Both of these are considered summer tyres. Neither of them are runflat tyres. Hankook is considered to be a mid-range brand in the tyre market, whereas Michelin is a premium manufacturer.
Read on to see how each of these tyres stack up against each other!
How We Reviewed These Tyres
We've analysed results of the following tyre benchmarks to make data-driven comparison of the Ventus RS4 and the Pilot Sport 4S tyres.
- Motor: Summer Tire Test 235/35 ZR19
- Auto Bild: Summer Tire Test R19
- Top Sport Tires 2020 By Professional Tests
- Consumer Reports: Ultra High Performance Summer Tires
- Tyrereviews.co.uk: 11 of The Best Summer tires
- Sportauto: Summer Tire Test for Sportcars R19
- Autobild Sportscars: Summer TIre Test R20
- TireRack: Best in Max Performance Summer
- Auto Motor und Sport: UHP Summer Tire Test R20
- Auto Bild Sportscars: Summer tire test R19
- Tyrereviews.co.uk: UHP Summer Tire Test R19
- Auto Express: UUHP Summer Tire Test R19
- Tyre Reviews: UHP Summer Tire Test R19
- The Best UHP Summer Tires in 2024 by TiresVote
- Auto Bild Sportscars: Summer Tire Test ZR20
- Tyre Reviews: UHP Summer Tyre Test
- The Best European Passenger Summer Tires in 2024 by TiresVote
- AUTO Straßenverkehr 2023: Summer Tire Test R18
- The Best Passenger Tires for North America in 2024 by TiresVote
- Evo 2022: Summer Tire Test R19
- Tyrereviews: Best UHP TIres for 2020
Benchmark Test Data
| Ventus RS4 | Pilot Sport 4S | |
|---|---|---|
| Price/Quality | N/A | Excellent |
| Wet Performance | N/A | Excellent |
| Handling | N/A | Excellent |
| Dry Performance | N/A | Excellent |
| Comfort | N/A | Excellent |
| Treadwear | N/A | Good |
| Snow/Ice Performance | N/A | Good |
| Overall Score | N/A | 87/100 |
Unfortunately, there is very little benchmark data available for the Hankook Ventus RS4 tyres.
Comfort
Based on the results of a number of tyre benchmarks, the Pilot Sport 4S scores 5 out of 5 for comfort. We don't have any comfort data for the Ventus RS4 tyres.
UTQG Data
Introduced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the USA, the Uniform Tire Grading System (UTQG), is a system for comparing one tyre product to another on the basis of some standardised tests.
| Ventus RS4 | Pilot Sport 4S | |
|---|---|---|
| Treadwear | 200 | 300 |
| Traction (AA - C) | AA | AA |
| Temperature Resistance (A - C) | A | A |
Treadwear
As per the UTQG guidelines, the Ventus RS4 tyres have a treadwear rating of 200, whereas the Pilot Sport 4S tyres have a rating of 300. This means that the Ventus RS4 tyres will theoretically last only 67% as long as the Pilot Sport 4S tyres.
Traction
The UTQG system measures traction as straight-line braking in dry conditions. The scale is AA, A, B, C, with AA being the best grade, and C the worst.
As per the, the Ventus RS4 and Pilot Sport 4S tyres both have a traction grading of AA.
Temperature Resistance
The UTQG temperature resistance tests measure how well tyres can dissipate heat that builds up due to friction with the road. The scale is A, B, C, with A being the highest grade.
As per the UTQG system of tyre grading, the Ventus RS4 and Pilot Sport 4S tyres both have a temperature resistance grading of A.
Warranty
The Ventus RS4 tyres have a warranty of 5 years, whereas the Pilot Sport 4S tyres have a warranty of 6 years.
Comparisons With Similar Tyres
Still on the fence about these tyres? Check out how they compare to other similar tyres on the market in Australia!
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- Hankook R-S4 vs Yokohama Advan Neova AD08R
- Hankook Ventus RS4 vs Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE003
Summary
Let's now take a look at the main differences between these two sets of tyres.
The Ventus RS4 tyres have a UTQG treadwear rating of 200, whereas the Pilot Sport 4S tyres have a rating of 300.This means that you can expect the Ventus RS4 to last only 67% as long as the Pilot Sport 4S tyres.
The Ventus RS4 have a UTQG traction grading of AA, while the Pilot Sport 4S tyres having a grading of AA.
The Ventus RS4 have a UTQG temperature grading of A, while the Pilot Sport 4S tyres having a grading of A.
The Ventus RS4 have a warranty of 5 years, while the Pilot Sport 4S tyres are guaranteed for 6 years.
Full Size List (click to show)
Below is a list of all 27 sizes of the Ventus RS4, and all 229 sizes of the Pilot Sport 4S tyres sold in Australia, sorted by tyre width.
Ventus RS4 Sizes
| Size |
|---|
| 195/50 R15 86V XL |
| 195/50 R15 86V XL |
| 205/55 R16 91W |
| 205/45 R16 87W XL |
| 205/55 R16 91W |
| 205/45 R16 87W XL |
| 215/45 R17 87W |
| 215/45 R17 87W |
| 225/40 R19 89W |
| 225/45 R15 87W |
| 225/45 R17 94W XL |
| 225/40 R18 88W |
| 225/50 R16 92W |
| 225/40 R19 89W |
| 225/40 R18 88W |
| 225/50 R16 92W |
| 225/45 R15 87W |
| 225/45 R17 94W XL |
| 235/45 R17 94W |
| 235/40 R18 95W XL |
| 235/45 R17 94W |
| 235/35 R19 87W |
| 235/40 R18 95W XL |
| 235/35 R19 87W |
| 235/40 R18 91W |
| 235/40 R18 91W |
| 245/40 R18 93W |
| 245/35 R19 89W |
| 245/40 R17 91W |
| 245/40 R15 88W |
| 245/40 R15 88W |
| 245/40 R18 93W |
| 245/40 R17 91W |
| 245/35 R19 89W |
| 255/40 R17 98W XL |
| 255/35 R18 90W |
| 255/35 R18 90W |
| 265/40 R18 97W |
| 265/35 R18 97W XL |
| 265/35 R18 97W XL |
| 265/40 R18 97W |
| 275/35 R19 96W |
| 275/35 R18 95W |
| 275/40 R18 99W |
| 275/35 R19 96W |
| 275/40 R18 99W |
| 275/35 R18 95W |
| 285/35 R18 101W XL |
| 285/35 R18 101W XL |
| 295/40 R18 103W |
| 295/40 R18 103W |
| 305/30 R19 102W XL |
| 305/30 R19 102W XL |
Pilot Sport 4S Sizes
| Size |
|---|
| 215/45 R17 91Y XL |
| 215/35 R18 84Y XL |
| 215/35 R18 (84Y) XL |
| 215/45 R20 95Y |
| 215/45 R20 (95Y) XL |
| 225/35 R20 90Y XL |
| 225/40 R19 93Y XL |
| 225/35 R19 88Y XL |
| 225/40 R19 (93Y) XL |
| 225/45 R18 95Y XL |
| 225/50 R18 99Y XL |
| 225/35 R19 (88Y) XL |
| 225/40 R18 (92Y) XL |
| 225/50 R17 98Y XL |
| 225/45 R19 96Y XL |
| 225/35 R20 (90Y) XL |
| 225/45 R17 94Y XL |
| 225/45 R19 (96Y) XL |
| 225/40 R18 92Y |
| 235/45 R17 97Y XL |
| 235/50 R18 101Y XL |
| 235/35 R20 (92Y) XL |
| 235/45 R18 98Y XL |
| 235/30 R20 (88Y) XL |
| 235/45 R20 100Y XL |
| 235/30 R20 88Y XL |
| 235/40 R20 (96Y) XL |
| 235/40 R19 (96Y) XL |
| 235/40 R18 (95Y) XL |
| 235/40 R20 96Y |
| 235/40 R18 95Y XL |
| 235/35 R20 92Y XL |
| 235/45 R20 (100Y) XL |
| 235/35 R19 (91Y) XL |
| 235/40 R19 96Y XL |
| 235/35 R19 91Y XL |
| 245/40 R21 (100Y) XL |
| 245/35 R19 (93Y) XL |
| 245/40 R19 (98Y) XL |
| 245/30 R19 (89Y) XL |
| 245/30 R20 (90Y) XL |
| 245/30 R21 (91Y) XL |
| 245/30 R22 (92Y) XL |
| 245/45 R20 103Y XL |
| 245/40 R19 98Y XL |
| 245/35 R20 95Y XL |
| 245/35 R19 93Y XL |
| 245/35 R21 96Y XL |
| 245/35 R18 92Y XL |
| 245/45 R19 102Y XL |
| 245/45 R17 99Y XL |
| 245/30 R20 90Y XL |
| 245/45 R18 100Y XL |
| 245/35 R20 (95Y) XL |
| 245/30 R21 91Y XL |
| 245/40 R18 97Y XL |
| 245/45 R20 (103Y) XL |
| 245/40 R20 99Y XL |
| 245/30 R19 89Y XL |
| 245/40 R17 95Y XL |
| 245/40 R20 (99Y) XL |
| 245/35 R21 (96Y) XL |
| 255/40 R21 (105Y) XL |
| 255/45 R20 105Y XL |
| 255/30 R22 95Y XL |
| 255/40 R19 100Y XL |
| 255/30 R20 92Y XL |
| 255/35 R21 98Y XL |
| 255/30 R20 (92Y) XL |
| 255/40 R19 (100Y) XL |
| 255/40 R21 102Y XL |
| 255/35 R22 (99Y) XL |
| 255/35 R19 (96Y) XL |
| 255/30 R22 (95Y) XL |
| 255/35 R21 (98Y) XL |
| 255/30 R19 91Y XL |
| 255/40 R20 101Y XL |
| 255/30 R21 93Y XL |
| 255/45 R20 (105Y) XL |
| 255/35 R19 (92Y) |
| 255/30 R19 (91Y) XL |
| 255/35 R19 92Y |
| 255/40 R20 (101Y) XL |
| 255/35 R19 96Y XL |
| 255/40 R21 (102Y) XL |
| 255/35 R20 (97Y) XL |
| 255/35 R18 94Y XL |
| 255/35 R20 97Y XL |
| 255/30 R21 (93Y) XL |
| 265/35 R20 99Y XL |
| 265/35 R20 (99Y) XL |
| 265/35 R22 (102Y) XL |
| 265/40 R20 (104Y) XL |
| 265/40 R21 105Y XL |
| 265/35 R21 101Y XL |
| 265/30 R19 93Y XL |
| 265/30 R21 96Y XL |
| 265/35 R19 98Y XL |
| 265/40 R20 104Y XL |
| 265/30 R20 94Y XL |
| 265/40 R19 (102Y) XL |
| 265/35 R21 (101Y) XL |
| 265/35 R19 (98Y) XL |
| 265/30 R21 (96Y) XL |
| 265/40 R22 (106Y) XL |
| 265/40 R22 106Y XL |
| 265/35 R22 102Y XL |
| 265/30 R20 (94Y) XL |
| 265/35 R20 (102Y) XL |
| 265/30 R19 (93Y) XL |
| 265/40 R19 102Y XL |
| 265/40 R21 (105Y) XL |
| 275/40 R22 107Y XL |
| 275/40 R22 (107Y) XL |
| 275/35 R20 102Y XL |
| 275/35 R19 96Y |
| 275/35 R18 99Y XL |
| 275/40 R20 (106Y) XL |
| 275/30 R20 97Y XL |
| 275/35 R21 103Y XL |
| 275/35 R19 100Y XL |
| 275/25 R21 92Y XL |
| 275/30 R21 98Y XL |
| 275/30 R21 (98Y) XL |
| 275/40 R22 108Y XL |
| 275/30 R20 (97Y) XL |
| 275/35 R20 (102Y) XL |
| 275/40 R22 (108Y) XL |
| 275/40 R19 (105Y) XL |
| 275/35 R19 (96Y) |
| 275/35 R21 (103Y) XL |
| 275/30 R19 96Y XL |
| 275/35 R19 (100Y) XL |
| 275/40 R20 106Y XL |
| 275/25 R21 (92Y) XL |
| 275/30 R19 (96Y) XL |
| 275/35 R22 (104Y) XL |
| 275/40 R19 105Y XL |
| 285/30 R20 99Y XL |
| 285/25 R20 93Y XL |
| 285/25 R20 (93Y) XL |
| 285/30 R20 (99Y) XL |
| 285/25 R22 (95Y) XL |
| 285/35 R19 103Y XL |
| 285/30 R19 98Y XL |
| 285/30 R22 (101Y) XL |
| 285/40 R22 (110Y) XL |
| 285/40 R23 111Y XL |
| 285/40 R22 110Y XL |
| 285/40 R18 (105Y) XL |
| 285/35 R21 (108Y) XL |
| 285/35 R22 (106Y) XL |
| 285/35 R19 (103Y) XL |
| 285/35 R22 106Y XL |
| 285/30 R22 101Y XL |
| 285/35 R20 (104Y) XL |
| 285/30 R21 (100Y) XL |
| 285/35 R20 104Y XL |
| 285/30 R21 100Y XL |
| 285/40 R23 (111Y) XL |
| 285/30 R19 (98Y) XL |
| 285/35 R18 101Y XL |
| 295/30 R18 98Y XL |
| 295/25 R20 (95Y) XL |
| 295/35 R19 104Y XL |
| 295/30 R20 (101Y) XL |
| 295/35 R20 (105Y) XL |
| 295/35 R21 (107Y) XL |
| 295/35 R22 108Y XL |
| 295/25 R21 (96Y) XL |
| 295/25 R19 (94Y) XL |
| 295/35 R22 (108Y) XL |
| 295/30 R21 (102Y) XL |
| 295/25 R22 (97Y) XL |
| 295/25 R21 96Y XL |
| 295/30 R21 102Y XL |
| 295/35 R20 105Y XL |
| 295/45 R18 (112Y) XL |
| 295/25 R20 95Y XL |
| 295/35 R19 (104Y) XL |
| 295/30 R19 (100Y) XL |
| 295/30 R18 (98Y) XL |
| 295/25 R22 97Y XL |
| 295/30 R20 101Y XL |
| 295/30 R19 100Y XL |
| 295/35 R21 107Y XL |
| 305/35 R20 (104Y) |
| 305/25 R20 (97Y) XL |
| 305/30 R21 104Y XL |
| 305/30 R20 103Y XL |
| 305/30 R19 102Y XL |
| 305/30 R20 (103Y) XL |
| 305/30 R19 (102Y) XL |
| 305/25 R21 (98Y) XL |
| 305/25 R20 97Y XL |
| 305/25 R21 98Y XL |
| 305/35 R20 104Y |
| 305/30 R21 (104Y) XL |
| 305/35 R20 (107Y) XL |
| 315/30 R20 (104Y) XL |
| 315/30 R22 (107Y) XL |
| 315/30 R19 (104Y) XL |
| 315/30 R23 (108Y) XL |
| 315/35 R20 (110Y) XL |
| 315/30 R20 104Y XL |
| 315/30 R22 107Y XL |
| 315/30 R21 105Y XL |
| 315/30 R21 (105Y) XL |
| 325/30 R21 108Y XL |
| 325/25 R20 (101Y) XL |
| 325/30 R19 (105Y) XL |
| 325/25 R21 102Y XL |
| 325/25 R21 (102Y) XL |
| 325/25 R20 101Y XL |
| 325/35 R23 (115Y) XL |
| 325/35 R23 115Y XL |
| 325/30 R21 (108Y) XL |
| 325/35 R22 (114Y) XL |
| 325/35 R22 114Y |
| 325/30 R19 105Y XL |
| 335/25 R22 105Y |
| 335/25 R22 (105Y) XL |
| 345/30 R20 106Y XL |
| 345/30 R20 (106Y) |
| 355/30 R19 (110Y) XL |
| 355/25 R21 (107Y) XL |
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