Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 245/35ZR19 93Y XL Tire

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.

I have these tires on my GT350 (295/35ZR19 front, 305/35ZR19 Rear, and have around 7000 miles on them. It's time for a new set, as I'm at the wear bars on the rear, but they are the best tires for the money I've had on a sport/track car. Ive never had a tire issue with them, never lost a single psi (they are nitrogen filled). They are grippy, second gear hooks well when the tires are warmed up. A competitors tires I had would still spin in 4th. They have great comparative wet traction too. I will definitely buy another set. My car also does some everyday driving and they are quiet and composed, and you can confidently scare passengers on corners at triple or more the warned speed (heard from a friend hahaha).

Great tyre apart from the soft sidewall construction... most track tyres have a much stronger sidewall. Due to the weight of my car the sidewalls wobble so it unsettles the car especially at tracks like the Nurburgring. Its a shame that Michelin dont offer the Run Flat version like they do on the corvettes in more sizes.... I think this would resolve the sidewall issue. My tyre sizes are 295/30/20 and 305/30/20

I see a lot of negative reviews on this tire for thread life. It’s a 180 thread ware (and that’s being generous), what do you expect?? Like a previous reviewer has said, it’s not for daily driving. It’s for the track and getting to and from the track. And at that job I find it terrific. I’ve had this tire on 2 GT3s, a GT4 and a C6 Z06. I’m presently building a track day S2000 and that’s what’s going on it. Sure there are less expensive , more « durable », sticky tires like the Potenza RE-11 (loved it!) and the Hankook RS4 (it’s fine!) but none give you the solid feel and grip of this tire (maybe except the Trofeo R but never experienced myself, and worst wear caractiristics).

These tires are meant for the track not to be daily driven. if you are looking to get these for your daily think again. No daily driver under 600 horsepower needs these tires. These are the toughest tires but there tread wear is terrible. DO NOT BUY FOR A DAILY DRIVER! AND DO NOT COMPLAIN IF YOU DO BY THESE!