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Kobalt:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2oe9oTU7Aw

Nicely explained. Never tried the Cup2 R, would be interested to as I felt the regular Cup 2 felt a bit too road biased lately when pushing harder.

I never had that feeling with the Trofeo R's on my RS previously, it was my default choice back then but it frustrated in the rain. I can only imagine how the Cup R/Goodyear must feel in the rain. Smiley

 

They always are. That was Michelin's mission developing the Cup 2s. They are a street tire that's capable on the track, not a track tire that can be driven on the street like the Trofeo R. That's a very big difference. 

Trofeo R is just about the stickiest tire you can find this side of a slick, cheater tire in some circles. The Cup 2 R has just about the same real grip when new, but that layer wouldn't last, after that it;'s just a slightly used Cup 2. Not counting the Ring, Trofeo R should still have maybe 1/2 second on the Cup 2 R properly driven when new.

 

 


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