The Michelin Pilot Sport Cup tire is a summer sports model specifically designed for speed enthusiasts. The tire's tread has a specially developed block composition for high-speed driving, providing quality traction on various road surfaces when navigating turns.
The technology used in the creation of the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup tire allows for high speeds on racing tracks while ensuring safety and excellent traction on regular roads. This is achieved by using two different components in the tire's composition. Since movement on wet surfaces depends more on the inner shoulder zone of the tire, this section's rubber mixture contains silica, guaranteeing excellent traction on slippery road surfaces.
On the other hand, to ensure maximum traction on dry road surfaces, the outer shoulder zone's composition includes technical carbon. The combination of these two components is rarely applied in a single tire. The fact that Michelin has managed to combine two different, seemingly incompatible technologies makes this tire truly innovative.
Key Features of the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup Tire
- Maximum handling on various surfaces (wet and dry);
- Clear and predictable behavior in turns, even in complex conditions;
- High level of traction on turns on various surfaces;
- Minimal change in the contact patch, ability to maintain the actual shape of the tire, and resistance to centrifugal force;
- Minimal response time;
- Predictable characteristics, high-speed performance, durability, and wear resistance.
Design Features of the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup Tire
- Solid, asymmetric tread pattern with a semi-silicone outer shoulder and a stiff inner shoulder zone made of a softer compound;
- "Sticky" tread rubber compound providing excellent performance on various surfaces;
- Lightweight, temperature-resistant viscoelastic layer;
- Stiff and conical shoulder zone;
- Application of BAZ technology (special spiral reinforcement step, Banded At Zero);
- High-strength steel cord ensuring tread stiffness;
- Textile-type inserts in the sidewall, combined with a special rubber mixture composition.
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