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Avon Turbosteel 70 vs Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 2 road tests and 2 + 4 owner reviews. How we score
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Tests 62 · 2 tests Owners 63 · 4 reviews
Best test result: #2 of 6 in The BEST Track Day Tyres for 2024 (dry braking)
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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Dry
No comparison77Why this score
Source Turbosteel 70 Pilot Sport Cup 2 R Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests – 79 Reviews found online – 74 Pilot Sport Cup 2 R: 60% × 79.1 + 40% × 73.9 = 77
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Wet
No comparison52Why this score
Source Turbosteel 70 Pilot Sport Cup 2 R Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests – 45 Reviews found online – 63 Pilot Sport Cup 2 R: 60% × 45 + 40% × 63.3 = 52
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Comfort
No comparison71Why this score
Source Turbosteel 70 Pilot Sport Cup 2 R Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 70 (est.) Reviews found online – 72 Pilot Sport Cup 2 R: 40% × 69.6 (est.) + 60% × 71.7 = 71
No road tests of comfort for Pilot Sport Cup 2 R. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Treadwear
No comparison53Why this score
Source Turbosteel 70 Pilot Sport Cup 2 R Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 59 (est.) Reviews found online – 45 Pilot Sport Cup 2 R: 60% × 58.8 (est.) + 40% × 45.4 = 53
No road tests of treadwear for Pilot Sport Cup 2 R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
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Handling (owners)
No comparison73Why this score
Source Turbosteel 70 Pilot Sport Cup 2 R Reviews found online – 73
Scores at a glance
| Category | Avon Turbosteel 70 | Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R |
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| Relative Score | – | 64 |
| Dry | – | 77 |
| Wet | – | 52 |
| Comfort | – | 71 |
| Treadwear | – | 53 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 73 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
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Headline score
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Turbosteel 70
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Pilot Sport Cup 2 R
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Turbosteel 70
Pros
- Excellent ride comfort and quiet operation
- Authentic period-correct aesthetic for classic vehicles
- High manufacturing quality and factory-balanced roundness
Cons
- Reports of severe internal structural failure
- Limited availability and niche application
- Potential for deformation under load
Tire B Pilot Sport Cup 2 R
Pros
- Phenomenal dry grip providing a planted and confident feel on the track
- Optimized design specifically for extracting maximum performance during time attacks
- Superior circuit performance compared to the standard Pilot Sport Cup 2
Cons
- Extremely limited performance longevity, with grip dropping off rapidly after just a few laps
- Poor performance and safety risks in damp to wet conditions due to shallow and narrow tread patterns
- Best suited strictly for single-lap time trials rather than extended track sessions
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Avon Turbosteel 70 | B · Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R |
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| Category | Summer Touring tires | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 7 |
| Rim diameters | — | 20″ – 21″ |
Which one should you actually buy?
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Avon Turbosteel 70
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Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R
Only Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Avon Turbosteel 70
Tire B · Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R
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How do we compare tires?
Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.
Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology