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Cooper CS2 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Cooper CS2 vs Goodyear Assurance MaxLife — 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 + 0 road tests and 11 + 10 owner reviews. How we score

CS2 is ahead, 68–54

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Cooper CS2
Tire ACooper

CS2

Summer

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 68 · 11 reviews

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 68

    Dry

    CS2 +14
    54
    Why this score
    SourceCS2Assurance MaxLife
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 59 (est.)
    Reviews found online6746

    CS2: 60% × 67.7 (est.) + 40% × 67.3 = 68

    Assurance MaxLife: 60% × 58.9 (est.) + 40% × 45.9 = 54

    No road tests of dry for CS2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

    No road tests of dry for Assurance MaxLife. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 68

    Wet

    CS2 +19
    49
    Why this score
    SourceCS2Assurance MaxLife
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 55 (est.)
    Reviews found online6741

    CS2: 60% × 68.5 (est.) + 40% × 66.6 = 68

    Assurance MaxLife: 60% × 54.6 (est.) + 40% × 41.2 = 49

    No road tests of wet for CS2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

    No road tests of wet for Assurance MaxLife. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    59
    Why this score
    SourceCS2Assurance MaxLife
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online–51

    Assurance MaxLife: 60% × 64.3 (est.) + 40% × 51 = 59

    No road tests of snow for Assurance MaxLife. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 69

    Comfort

    CS2 +11
    58
    Why this score
    SourceCS2Assurance MaxLife
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online7053

    CS2: 40% × 68.8 (est.) + 60% × 69.5 = 69

    Assurance MaxLife: 40% × 65.6 (est.) + 60% × 53.3 = 58

    No road tests of comfort for CS2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

    No road tests of comfort for Assurance MaxLife. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    63
    Why this score
    SourceCS2Assurance MaxLife
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online–59

    Assurance MaxLife: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 58.9 = 63

    No road tests of noise for Assurance MaxLife. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 69

    Treadwear

    CS2 +2
    67
    Why this score
    SourceCS2Assurance MaxLife
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online7067

    CS2: 60% × 67.7 (est.) + 40% × 69.9 = 69

    Assurance MaxLife: 60% × 66.8 (est.) + 40% × 67.2 = 67

    No road tests of treadwear for CS2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

    No road tests of treadwear for Assurance MaxLife. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 70

    Handling (owners)

    CS2 +27
    43
    Why this score
    SourceCS2Assurance MaxLife
    Reviews found online7043
Scores at a glance
CategoryCooper CS2Goodyear Assurance MaxLife
Relative Score 68 54
Dry 68 54
Wet 68 49
Snow – 59
Comfort 69 58
Noise – 63
Treadwear 69 67
Handling (owners) 70 43

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Headline score
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CS2

± 8

Assurance MaxLife

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 CS2

Pros

  • Long-lasting tread life and slow wear rate over thousands of miles
  • Good value for money
  • Quiet operation and low noise levels

Cons

  • Subpar wet-weather grip and a tendency to slip in heavy rain
  • Prone to wheel spin during hard acceleration in dry conditions for some vehicles
  • Mediocre performance on loose surfaces
All owner themes in the CS2 review

Tire B Assurance MaxLife

Pros

  • Exceptional tread life and slow wear rate
  • Quiet and comfortable ride quality suitable for daily driving and ridesharing
  • Good initial highway and dry road comfort

Cons

  • Severe lack of wet traction and poor performance in standing water or damp conditions
  • Rubber compound appears to harden over time, leading to unpredictable slip from a stop and during acceleration
  • Slight drop in fuel efficiency compared to certain OEM tires
All owner themes in the Assurance MaxLife review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Cooper CS2 B · Goodyear Assurance MaxLife
CategorySummerAll-Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—46
Rim diameters—15″ – 20″
Tread depth—11 - 13/32″
UTQG—820 A B
Treadwear warranty—85,000 mi
Sidewall—Vertical Serrated Band
Max pressure—50 - 51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Cooper CS2

Goodyear Assurance MaxLife

Winner: Cooper CS2 — better handling, wet and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Cooper CS2 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 11 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Goodyear Assurance MaxLife rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Cooper CS2 scores 70 vs 43 on handling.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Cooper CS2 scores 68 vs 49 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Cooper CS2 scores 68 vs 54 on dry.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Cooper CS2 scores 69 vs 58 on comfort.

Tire A · Cooper CS2
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CS2 or Assurance MaxLife?

Which is better in the wet, CS2 or Assurance MaxLife?

Cooper CS2, 68 vs 49 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, CS2 or Assurance MaxLife?

Cooper CS2, 68 vs 54 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, CS2 or Assurance MaxLife?

Cooper CS2, 69 vs 58 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, CS2 or Assurance MaxLife?

Neither, by our numbers: 69 vs 67 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.

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