Tests – · none yet Owners 31 · 80 reviews
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
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Toyo Proxes R888R vs Michelin Pilot Sport Cup — 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 80 + 3 owner reviews. How we score
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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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65
Dry
No comparison–Why this score
Source Proxes R888R Pilot Sport Cup Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) – Reviews found online 63 – Proxes R888R: 60% × 66 (est.) + 40% × 63.1 = 65
No road tests of dry for Proxes R888R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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30
Wet
No comparison–Why this score
Source Proxes R888R Pilot Sport Cup Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 40 (est.) – Reviews found online 15 – Proxes R888R: 60% × 39.9 (est.) + 40% × 15 = 30
No road tests of wet for Proxes R888R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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33
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source Proxes R888R Pilot Sport Cup Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 48 (est.) – Reviews found online 10 – Proxes R888R: 60% × 48 (est.) + 40% × 10 = 33
No road tests of snow for Proxes R888R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).
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53
Comfort
No comparison–Why this score
Source Proxes R888R Pilot Sport Cup Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 65 (est.) – Reviews found online 45 – Proxes R888R: 40% × 64.7 (est.) + 60% × 44.7 = 53
No road tests of comfort for Proxes R888R. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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49
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source Proxes R888R Pilot Sport Cup Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) – Reviews found online 24 – Proxes R888R: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 23.8 = 49
No road tests of noise for Proxes R888R. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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40
Treadwear
No comparison–Why this score
Source Proxes R888R Pilot Sport Cup Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 51 (est.) – Reviews found online 23 – Proxes R888R: 60% × 51.1 (est.) + 40% × 23.4 = 40
No road tests of treadwear for Proxes R888R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
Scores at a glance
| Category | Toyo Proxes R888R | Michelin Pilot Sport Cup |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 45 | – |
| Dry | 65 | – |
| Wet | 30 | – |
| Snow | 33 | – |
| Comfort | 53 | – |
| Noise | 49 | – |
| Treadwear | 40 | – |
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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Recomputed
Headline score
45
/ 100
Proxes R888R
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/ 100
Pilot Sport Cup
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 Proxes R888R
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Tire B Pilot Sport Cup
Pros
- Phenomenal dry grip once tires are properly warmed up
- Predictable and progressive handling at the limit rather than snappy
- Better-than-average trackday longevity and overall tread life
Cons
- Difficult to build up adequate heat in cold or wet conditions
- Poor performance and hydroplaning risk in standing water
- High sensitivity to correct tire pressures
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Toyo Proxes R888R | B · Michelin Pilot Sport Cup |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer tire | Summer Trackday and Competition tires |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 56 | — |
| Rim diameters | 13″ – 20″ | — |
| Tread depth | 4 - 7/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 100 AA A | — |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall | — |
| Max pressure | 50 - 51 psi | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
45
/ 100
Toyo Proxes R888R
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/ 100
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup
Only Toyo Proxes R888R has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Toyo Proxes R888R
Tire B · Michelin Pilot Sport Cup
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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