Pirelli AS plus 3 vs Michelin Defenders LTX M/S

[Delta33]

I recently got an Escalade V. It came with the standard Bridgestones.

Looking to replace it with either Pirelli scorpion AS Plus 3 or The Michelin defenders.

I care about a soft comfortable ride and having it quite. Of course performance I care about to. Not really dealing with snow

My tire guy seems like the Pirelli better then the Michelin. Looking for opinions ?

 

[Joseph Garcia]

Welcome to the Forum from NH.

Lots of knowledgeable folks here who freely share their knowledge, experiences, and perspectives. Knowledge is power.

I hope that you will become a participating member in the Forum's discussions.

Pics of the truck, please.

Tires are certainly a personal choice, and I've never run the Pirelli Scorpion tire. My Defenders have never let me down, but there are probably folks on this Forum with Pirelli Scorpion tire experience, and they will chime in.

 

[Delta33]

Welcome to the Forum from NH.

Lots of knowledgeable folks here who freely share their knowledge, experiences, and perspectives. Knowledge is power.

I hope that you will become a participating member in the Forum's discussions.

Pics of the truck, please.

Tires are certainly a personal choice, and I've never run the Pirelli Scorpion tire. My Defenders have never let me down, but there are probably folks on this Forum with Pirelli Scorpion tire experience, and they will chime in.

Thank you. I look forward to participating and hearing opinions from Others. I’m pretty active in other car forums so I look forward to it here.

I attached a few photos.

 

[Tonyv__]

I recently got an Escalade V. It came with the standard Bridgestones.

Looking to replace it with either Pirelli scorpion AS Plus 3 or The Michelin defenders.

I care about a soft comfortable ride and having it quite. Of course performance I care about to. Not really dealing with snow

My tire guy seems like the Pirelli better than the Michelin. Looking for opinions ?

IMO pirelli is nothing more than a popular name. Michelins are popular in this forum.

I’m biased though because my wife’s MB has pirellis and the tread life is awful. I frequent some other forums for her car and it seems the pirellis just aren’t what they used to be. (She’s also running low pro run flats)

 

[Delta33]

IMO pirelli is nothing more than a popular name. Michelins are popular in this forum.

I’m biased though because my wife’s MB has pirellis and the tread life is awful. I frequent some other forums for her car and it seems the pirellis just aren’t what they used to be. (She’s also running low pro run flats)

Tread life and Pirelli low profile certisnly
Isn’t good.

I had these on my 21, and thought they were good but never had the defenders. I’m torn 50/50 between these and the defenders. Heard great about both.

 

[Stbentoak]

Pirelli’s are softer and won’t wear as well, but I’ll say they look and are a hair more “premium SUV” than the Michelin. But nothing wears better and does the job better than Michelin, day in and day out….

 

[WilliamMunny]

Had the Michelin on a 95’ Jeep and currently on my 12’ highlander. One of my favorite tires. Great in wet and snow.

 

[texasdriver]

Welcome! Nothing to add, but holy cow that’s a nice V! Enjoy the truck.

 

[Delta33]

Pirelli’s are softer and won’t wear as well, but I’ll say they look and are a hair more “premium SUV” than the Michelin. But nothing wears better and does the job better than Michelin, day in and day out….

Seems like this answers my question thank you. I’m okay with it not wearing as well. I care more about the ride, handling , softness and noise. Can’t even go by price since Michelin is more expressive

 

[Stbentoak]

Seems like this answers my question thank you. I’m okay with it not wearing as well. I care more about the ride, handling , softness and noise. Can’t even go by price since Michelin is more expressive

I had Perelli‘s on my last Jeep grand Cherokee and they were probably the best handling, pretty doggone good in the rain, and definitely the best looking tires I had on it. Unfortunately I only got about 32K out them. To me, Michelin look more like RV PU truck delivery tires, but their performances is unquestioned….
And I do have them on my RAM 2500…

 

[Banks22]

Love that ride! Escalade sport in white is next when we trade in the Tahoe.

 

[Pro299]

I care about a soft comfortable ride and having it quite. Of course performance I care about to. Not really dealing with snow

My tire guy seems like the Pirelli better then the Michelin. Looking for opinions ?

Based only on your comments, I'd agree with your tire guy. I'm a fan of the LTX (currently have two sets on other trucks), but I don't think they will be quite as quiet or as comfortable if that's your priority since they are designed as a light truck tire. Tread wear, yes. Occasional snow, yes. Load handling, yes. Performance handling, maybe. Quiet and soft ride, not as much. That's not usually the highest priority for a "truck" tire.

 

[adventurenali92]

Based only on your comments, I'd agree with your tire guy. I'm a fan of the LTX (currently have two sets on other trucks), but I don't think they will be quite as quiet or as comfortable if that's your priority since they are designed as a light truck tire. Tread wear, yes. Occasional snow, yes. Load handling, yes. Performance handling, maybe. Quiet and soft ride, not as much. That's not usually the highest priority for a "truck" tire.

I will chime in with the fact that I’m rolling on bigger Michelin defenders. I’m running a 275/60/R20 tire. I had them put on February 2022 and three days after install I drove from Southern California to just north of Salt Lake City, did roughly 1500 miles round trip mostly highway and they were quiet as could be. Never any road noise. I’ve been on several road trips since and I live in the mountains so I drive up and down all the time to lower cities and highways and there’s never any road noise from them whatsoever.

 

[Tahoered]

Very nice car!!!! Viciously fast! Watched a couple of YouTube reviewers going WOT and my G-D...the sound alone is beastly!

 

[Polo08816]

Michelin makes pretty good performance and light truck tires. I wish they would be able to certify their popular all season high tires as three-peak mountain snowflake (3PMSF) tires.

 

[BADRIDES]

Michelin

 

[Delta33]

I ended up with the Pirelli. As others have said the Michelin is a great tire. These are the two top tires for this truck. Spoke to snitched tire shop and they both said the Pirelli will be a little better with handling. Both will be very smooth a quite. Maybe when these wear out I’ll try the Michelin

 

[acapote86]

I ended up with the Pirelli. As others have said the Michelin is a great tire. These are the two top tires for this truck. Spoke to snitched tire shop and they both said the Pirelli will be a little better with handling. Both will be very smooth a quite. Maybe when these wear out I’ll try the Michelin

Can’t go wrong!

 

[avalonandl]

Michelin all the way

 

[MainahBob]

I recently got an Escalade V. It came with the standard Bridgestones.

Looking to replace it with either Pirelli scorpion AS Plus 3 or The Michelin defenders.

I care about a soft comfortable ride and having it quite. Of course performance I care about to. Not really dealing with snow

My tire guy seems like the Pirelli better then the Michelin. Looking for opinions ?

I have the Michelin Defenders on my 2016 Tahoe. Huge upgrade over the OEM Bridgestones. Very quiet and nice tight controlled ride.