Michelin Pilot Sport Cup2 245/35ZR20 (95Y) XL

I have a 2007 Porsche GT3 which is used enthusiastically on the track and for big road trips. The car is running 4 degrees negative camber on front and 3.5 degrees on back. The PSC2's are genuinely epic, running fast times on Mt Panarama then performing brilliantly on a 3,500 road trip with unbelievable grip and feel - on freeways, twisty mountain roads, wet and dry. They are a great track tyre and give you unbelievable grip and confidence on the road, even in the rain. I have found the perfect tyre - my quest is over!

After a few laps on a hot day using Michelin Pilot Super Sports,they were getting too soft and greasy... so I decided to put new Cup 2's on my R8 V10, and... WOW!! The car was totally different!! It handled corners at far higher speeds with hardly a squeal or screech and no understeer. On the way home, I was concerned about the rain and if the Cup 2's would still grip in the wet. Sure enough it was pouring all the way home, but the tires felt always confident and issue-free (standing water is the only thing you need to watch). Bottom line, these are the finest perform tires I've ever used short of slicks!!

Awesome in dry and wet. But get out of the way when its dry and they are at temperature.

Ok these tires on my 2018 ZO6 are stable and sticky on dry roads. They inspire confidence! No muss no fuss. Point it and thats where it goes! Pretty good in the wet as well.

I have had these on two vehicles. A GT350 and a Lotus Evora GT. The Mustang smoked the fronts in 4000kms with no track days. The rears were probably 30% at that point. The Lotus has 9000kms and 4 track days at to date. The rears will be good for another track session and fronts will probably outlast another set of rears. Overall a great tire. Would by again.

Great tire for my track days. I go through several sets a year due to extensive track time and the PSC 2 never disappoints. Grip/Handling/Performance is exceptional on the track.

Side walls are all cracked after only 2-3 years??? Never been tracked. Spirited highway driving only. Positive note hookup way better than toyo 888r's with running about 800hp..

I've had a few sets of these on Porsches. First on a 981 GT4 and next on my 718 Spyder. To be honest, had I known our they were equipping these on a convertible from the factory, I would have optioned for the no charge downgrade. I had another GT4 that had a competitor's tire on it. Driven back to back, there were definitely different characteristics. I always described those Cup 2's as 'plinky' as that's the sound they'd make over any bump, even with tire pressures lowered. My wife and I also had similar observations of heavy steering response on the GT4, but I understand the desire for straight line stability in a car that is slated to do 180++ MPH on the track. There's lots of differences between our previous 981 Spyder and the 718, but my single biggest complaint with the car seems to fall on these tires. The previous generation was equipped with a competing brand's high performance summer tire. Obviously, there was less grip most of the time, but if we got caught in the rain, no big deal. Also, the non-track tires were very predictable making the car a breeze and a pleasure to drive. I do not track the Spyder... it's a convertible meant for the street in my opinion. Porsche's website has a few warnings added to it now about hydroplaning with the Cup 2's. I haven't had the car in the rain, but if these are similar to the ones I had on my GT4 several years back, they're borderline dangerous in the wet. Also, at lower temperatures (less than 60 F), these are extremely unpredictable. It's hard to criticize a track tire for that, as at the track I would be using tire warmers or at least a few laps before I started to push the car. But, for a street legal car, I can't fathom the purpose of their purpose. My complaints with the tire fall mostly on how numb the Cup 2's feel with extremely heavy turn in. I feel like there's an extra layer of compound on Michelin tires that make them seem soft and disconnected from the road... almost like your riding on a set of tires on top of a sheet of rubber on top of asphalt. Accompanying this seems to be the heaviest steering I've ever felt in our Porsche's. I noticed the numb feeling with my PS4's as well, but I don't mind it with those considering they are on a daily driven GTI. But for a simple roadster, I prefer to feel the imperfections of the road with nimble steering response. Unless someone is very competitive in amateur racing, has lots of money to dispose of, or just wants that extra second off of their lap times, I would opt for PS4's or a competitor of the PS4's. I want to be on the Michelin bandwagon, but I just can't see what all the fuss and cost is about. The street characteristics really are unacceptable even if you're claiming it's meant for the track. I've run slicks at multiple tracks from multiple manufacturers, and have turned near identical lap times between them for given conditions.

I have a brand new 2025 Z06 with the Z07 performance package, so comes with the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup summer tires. At 2,400 miles with no track driving and regular aggressive driving (so day-to-day driving, but hitting corners hard, good speed, but no burn outs, no excessive braking), my rear right tire blew out with essentially no warning, other than a slight vibration that started a few miles before the below out. When I examined the tire, both rear tires were worn completely down to the threads and had split. I have NEVER had a car where the tires were done with such low mileage and no track driving. I mean, I have a Tesla Model S Plaid, a Porche 911 Turbo S, and in the past I have owned Vipers, GTRs, and so on, and have never seen this happen to a tire. I think it is a manufacturing defect. Michelin refused to cover it under a warranty. The last set of Michelin tires I will ever own. Shame.

The worst tires to have ever been made never went on a track and only was street driving it in less then 2000 miles the tires went bald I will never run Michelin tires ever again on any of my vehicles horrible experience overall and very pricy for such horrible tires DO NOT BUY THESE TIRES NOT WORTH THE MONEY.