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Yokohama Advan S4 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 vs Yokohama Advan S4 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 6 + 0 road tests and 23 + 3 owner reviews. How we score

Pilot Sport Cup 2 is ahead, 66–51

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Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2
Tire AMichelin

Pilot Sport Cup 2

Summer

Tests 66 · 6 tests Owners 65 · 23 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 10 in 2020 UHP, UUHP and Track Day Tyre Test (dry braking)

Yokohama Advan S4
Tire BYokohama

Advan S4

Summer High Performance tires

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 46 · 3 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 83

    Dry

    Pilot Sport Cup 2 +31
    52
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport Cup 2Advan S4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / – tests84≈ 58 (est.)
    Reviews found online8143

    Pilot Sport Cup 2: 60% × 83.7 + 40% × 80.9 = 83

    Advan S4: 60% × 57.6 (est.) + 40% × 42.6 = 52

    No road tests of dry for Advan S4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 54

    Wet

    Pilot Sport Cup 2 +10
    44
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport Cup 2Advan S4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / – tests52≈ 50 (est.)
    Reviews found online5835

    Pilot Sport Cup 2: 60% × 51.6 + 40% × 58.4 = 54

    Advan S4: 60% × 50.2 (est.) + 40% × 34.8 = 44

    No road tests of wet for Advan S4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 55

    Comfort

    Pilot Sport Cup 2 +1
    54
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport Cup 2Advan S4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests49≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online6640

    Pilot Sport Cup 2: 60% × 48.5 + 40% × 65.6 = 55

    Advan S4: 60% × 64.1 (est.) + 40% × 40 = 54

    No road tests of comfort for Advan S4. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  4. 70

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport Cup 2Advan S4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests71–
    Reviews found online68–

    Pilot Sport Cup 2: 60% × 71 + 40% × 67.7 = 70

  5. 58

    Treadwear

    Advan S4 +6
    64
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport Cup 2Advan S4
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 62 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online5362

    Pilot Sport Cup 2: 60% × 61.6 (est.) + 40% × 52.7 = 58

    Advan S4: 60% × 64.6 (est.) + 40% × 62.3 = 64

    No road tests of treadwear for Pilot Sport Cup 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for Advan S4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  6. 78

    Handling (owners)

    Pilot Sport Cup 2 +31
    47
    Why this score
    SourcePilot Sport Cup 2Advan S4
    Reviews found online7847
Scores at a glance
CategoryMichelin Pilot Sport Cup 2Yokohama Advan S4
Relative Score 66 51
Dry 83 52
Wet 54 44
Comfort 55 54
Noise 70 –
Treadwear 58 64
Handling (owners) 78 47

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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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

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Headline score

Pilot Sport Cup 2

Advan S4

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 Pilot Sport Cup 2

Pros

  • Phenomenal grip and stability in dry conditions
  • Exceptional steering precision and driver feedback
  • Strong, robust sidewalls providing great agility and balance

Cons

  • Rapid tread wear and short lifespan
  • High purchase price
  • Requires significant heat to achieve optimal grip, making them less ideal for cold or short road trips
All owner themes in the Pilot Sport Cup 2 review

Tire B Advan S4

Pros

  • Acceptable handling characteristics at very low city speeds
  • Responsiveness can be marginally improved by adjusting tire pressure

Cons

  • Poor traction and grip in both wet and dry conditions
  • Significant lack of performance in snow and winter environments
  • Noticeable understeer and sluggish turn-in response
All owner themes in the Advan S4 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 B · Yokohama Advan S4
CategorySummerSummer High Performance tires
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available18—
Rim diameters18″ – 21″—

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2

Yokohama Advan S4

Winner: Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 — better dry, handling and wet. Pick the Yokohama Advan S4 if treadwear matters most to you. Yokohama Advan S4 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 3 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 scores 83 vs 52 on dry.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 scores 78 vs 47 on handling.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 scores 54 vs 44 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Yokohama Advan S4 scores 64 vs 58 on treadwear.

Tire A · Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2
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Pilot Sport Cup 2 or Advan S4?

Which is better in the wet, Pilot Sport Cup 2 or Advan S4?

Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2, 54 vs 44 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Pilot Sport Cup 2 or Advan S4?

Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2, 83 vs 52 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Pilot Sport Cup 2 or Advan S4?

Neither, by our numbers: 55 vs 54 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Pilot Sport Cup 2 or Advan S4?

Yokohama Advan S4, 64 vs 58 on our treadwear score.

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