Charts OE Vs Aftermarket Is The Tire Your Vehicle Came With Always The Best Tire?

Below are all the data points for the OE vs Aftermarket - Is the tire your vehicle came with always the best tire?, displaying how each tire performed across all test categories. The spider chart below provides a complete overview of performance, where one hundred percent represents the best performance in each category. The larger the area covered by each tire's plot, the better its overall performance.

How to read these charts: For each test category, data is presented relative to the best performing tire. The direction indicates whether lower or higher values are better - pay close attention to this when interpreting results.

Performance Overview

This radar chart shows relative performance across all test categories, with 100% representing the best performance in each category. Reference tires may have gaps where data is not available.

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

Michelin Pilot Super Sport

Giti GitiSport GTR3

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Super Sport with a result of 33.93 M. The difference between best and worst was 5.4%.

Michelin Pilot Super Sport

33.93 M
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

34.14 M
Giti GitiSport GTR3

35.88 M

Dry Handling (s)

Dry handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Giti GitiSport GTR3 with a result of 69.99 s. The difference between best and worst was 3.2%.

Giti GitiSport GTR3

69.99 s
Michelin Pilot Super Sport

72.1 s
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

72.34 s

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S with a result of 27.51 M. The difference between best and worst was 13.4%.

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

27.51 M
Michelin Pilot Super Sport

29.16 M
Giti GitiSport GTR3

31.78 M

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S with a result of 45.48 s. The difference between best and worst was 4.4%.

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

45.48 s
Michelin Pilot Super Sport

46.35 s
Giti GitiSport GTR3

47.57 s

Comfort Performance Overview

Subj. Comfort ( Points)

Subjective Comfort Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 30%.

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

10 Points
Michelin Pilot Super Sport

8.5 Points
Giti GitiSport GTR3

7 Points

Overall Findings

Based on the weighted scoring from all tests, here are the overall results:

Position	Tire	Score
	Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S	0%
2	Michelin Pilot Super Sport	0%
3	Giti GitiSport GTR3	0%

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OE vs Aftermarket - Is the tire your vehicle came with always the best tire?