- What is going on guys welcome, welcome!
We have a special video for you guys today
and I'm excited 'cause get to
take a look at some pretty, crazy tires,
The Michelin Sport Cup 2.
So we are gonna dive into these today
and talk about what they are, all the technology
that has gone into developing these tires,
and why they are such an incredible tire.
Now before we go ahead and get right into it,
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Other than that, let's just go ahead
and take a look at these guys.
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So as you can tell from
just by looking at it,
these are some pretty, thick boys.
So what we got here and why we got these in,
is because these are going to be going
on Alex's Ferrari at 4:30.
They are matched with the
ESR Multi-Piece wheels here,
and this is a size of 32530-20 so.
So Michelin, even though you probably
all remember back in the day
the Michelin Man tire commercials
throughout like our childhood
and all of that kind of stuff,
they've really done some absolutely
incredible things when it comes to their tires
and the technology that they've
been putting in to them.
So, the Sport Cup 2 is in the family
of the Michelin Pilot Sport series of tires
which also includes tires like
the Pilot Sport 4S, the Super Sport,
and the Pilot Sport All Season 3 Plus.
And these are all high
or ultra-high performance tires.
A lot of people that we see,
especially in the Gallery,
tend to go with something like
the Pilot Sport 4S or the All Season 3 Plus.
However, the Sport Cup 2 is like the tire.
It's like the one, ya know, legendary drop that you
wanna get while playing War Zone.
Like this is the tire of that series.
So just some quick notes on the Sport Cup 2,
this tire was actually developed
in partnership with the AMG SLS Coupe Black series,
the Porsche 918 Spider, and the Ferrari 458 Speciale.
And then maybe one more that you've
probably heard of, the Porsche 911 GT3.
With that being said, there was a ton,
and I mean a ton of testing that went into
developing the Sport Cup 2.
And with that, a ton of technology
was also put into it.
Michelin actually labels this tire
as a tire that is halfway between track and road.
That is actually what they label it as.
And it's actually the last step
before you get to just an all out Michelin slick,
which is not approved for road use.
However, the Sport Cup 2 is.
Let's get into all the technology
that this tire uses.
The first thing would be the compound of the tire.
The Sport Cup 2 features abide compound technology,
which is a distribution of two
different types of compounds.
And those are different between both
the exterior and the interior parts of the tire tread.
So the exterior side, will have a
high molecular chain elastomer,
which is meant to help with increase
circuit wear as well as provide
a crazy amount of dry grip in the corners.
Moving in towards the interior side,
we have a more rigid elastomer
which provides a precise steering
and driving control that enthusiasts
are going to want out of a
high performance or ultra high performance tire.
So this is all derived from endurance competition driving.
Like I said, they test the absolute crap
out of these tires before they even think
about bringing them to the market,
and the Sport Cup 2 was no exception.
Paired with that, we also have a reinforced
external shoulder here as well.
Now this is gonna help a lot with
endurance and track longevity of the overall tire,
making sure that you're going to get
the absolute most out of a set of these.
Moving into the tread design here,
not a whole lot to talk about
other than the fact that
that this is a very aggressive looking tire.
Absolutely massive tread patches.
You've got three larges grooves
in the center here and then you have
not a ton, but you have these sipes on the outer edge.
However, the Sport Cup 2, just a quick note,
does have a 20% deeper tread depth
compared to its competitors.
Now let's see what else we have on this,
oh right, the sidewalls!
So this is kinda cool!
So Michelin uses a special mold machining process,
which has really,
ya know, created the appearance.
I'll see if I can turn this,
here, here there we go.
So, the sidewall, this is really for it's appearance
for the Sport Cup 2 because of this process that they use.
Now, they call this their Michelin Velvet Sidewall
and it really makes the tires stand out.
And overall, it just really looks good.
I mean this is a fantastic looking
tire from the sidewalls, to the tread,
just to pretty much everything,
and it's even better in the
performance that it offers.
In 2013 actually, Michelin helped
set a new ring record of six minutes 57 seconds
around the numbered ring with a 918 Spider.
And a lot of that same technology, was brought
over into these tires,
which the tires that were run
on that car were Michelin tires.
But they brought that technology over
into a tire that can be purchased by the public.
And that in turn, is why we have tires such
as the Sport Cup 2 here today,
that are both meant for track and street use.
Michelin has gone so far as even give
the recommended tire pressure for both
hot and cold operating temperatures for these tires.
Meaning if the tires are cold,
you'll want to run somewhere between
24 and 26 psi and if they're hot or warmed up,
they can be ran at 33 psi
in the front and 36 psi in the rear.
So Alex, when you finally get that Ferrari running
hopefully, and I hope you're listening,
ya know, take that into consideration.
But for typically, for a road use,
you're going to use the cold pressure recommendation,
so that lower end of the tire pressure.
But other than that, this is an absolutely fantastic tire.
I'm super glad we got to take a look at it today.
But all said and done, that's really all I have
on the Sport Cup 2.
A lot that's gone into it,
it's an absolutely amazing performing tire,
but there it is.
The Michelin Sport Cup 2.
Thank you guys so much for watching.
Thank you to Michelin for giving us the opportunity
to take a look at these and let us learn
about them, talk about them, and I can't wait
to see these on the car.
If you're interested in picking up a set
of Sport Cup 2s or just checking them out,
or seeing what's available,
we actually offer them over at
fitmentindustries.com.
You can go check them out right now.
We'll drop a link in the description
below for you to go over there and take a peak.
Or even pair them with a wheel and tire package.
You can even do that too.
So, a whole bunch of cool stuff
but that's gonna wrap it up today.
Thank you guys so much for watching.
We will see you later, peace.