![]() Combining this information with insight gained from Michelin's extensive racing experience, Michelin Track Connect provides personalized advice on optimal tire pressure adjustments after every track session to continually improve vehicle performance. Select sizes of the Pilot Sport Cup 2 are available with Michelin Track Connect solution, a connected coaching system that utilizes tire-mounted sensors to monitor tire pressures and temperatures. The geometry of the texture permits variable contrast to create shades of black that have the feel of velvet. A special mold tooling process has led to the development of Michelin Premium Touch Technology, a process that has made it possible to create more contrast on sections of the outer sidewall using micro-geometry techniques that absorb light. Its bead region is 10% wider than that of traditional sports tires and is strengthened with a high modulus rubber compound that increases the tire's lateral stiffness and delivers sporty responsiveness, as well as precision steering. Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 features a polyester casing that combines ride comfort with responsive handling. As a result, the tire's footprint remains constant and centrifugal force is effectively controlled, even at very high speeds. The Twaron is applied with variable tension between the shoulders and the center of the tire, and is tightened so firmly that it literally locks the tire structure into a practically inelastic belt. Michelin FAZ Technology (Filament At Zero degrees) winds the Twaron cord around the tire circumference, much the same way fishing line is wound onto fishing reels, to allow Michelin engineers to tune tension and strength. Twaron is a polyamide cord that offers a lightweight, high-strength reinforcement above the steel belts to enhance high-speed durability, handling and wear. The tire's internal structure features twin steel belts reinforced by spirally wound Twaron cord. ![]() Variable Contact Patch 3.0 maximizes the contact patch size and optimizes its footprint pressure so that more rubber remains in contact with the track when cornering, thereby ensuring superior grip in curves and tight corners. Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires feature Michelin Variable Contact Patch 3.0, an innovation evolved from the Variable Contact Patch 2.0 technology integrated into Pilot Super Sport and Pilot Sport A/S 3 tires. Notched center ribs and an inboard shoulder use tread rubber featuring a more rigid elastomer to ensure precision steering. Massive outboard shoulders feature a tread rubber whose hardness has been specially designed to deliver maximum adherence and outstanding dry grip on curves, especially on tight corners. Bi-Compound technology features different rubber compounds on the tread's outboard and inboard regions. The Pilot Sport Cup 2's tread molds Michelin's Bi-Compound technology into an asymmetric design. And like other Streetable Track & Competition tires, these tires are not intended to be stored, serviced nor driven in near- or below freezing temperatures, through snow or on ice. This is especially true of shaved or worn tires. ![]() Pilot Sport Cup 2 radials meet DOT requirements however, they are not recommended for driving in wet conditions where standing water is present and there is the risk of hydroplaning drivers should drive cautiously at reduced speeds if they encounter these conditions. Designed to provide faster circuit times and consistent performance lap after lap, the Pilot Sport Cup 2 allows these supercars to achieve their full potential in dry conditions. Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tire was originally developed for Original Equipment use on the Ferrari 458 Speciale, Mercedes SLS AMG Coupe Black Series and Porsche 918 Spyder.
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