Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 vs Yokohama Advan A052
No independent test has yet run the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 and the Yokohama Advan A052 side by side, so the comparison below rests on their separate test records and on what owners report.
Performance profile
No test has run the two side by side yet, so the chart shows what owners rate each tire on every question.
Where owners rate each higher
Pilot Sport Cup 2
Advan A052
Point at or tap any spoke for both tires' figures.
Owners rate the Pilot Sport Cup 2 82% from 24 reviews and the Advan A052 82% from 15. Each spoke is one question owners answer out of 10; reviews are vetted by hand before publication.
Head to head in 0 tests in 0
Each row is one published test in which both tires ran on the same car, in the same size, on the same day. The line is the whole field, winner on the left.
| Test | Pilot Sport Cup 2 | Field | Advan A052 |
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Pilot Sport Cup 2 vs Advan A052: your questions
Is the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 or the Yokohama Advan A052 the better tire?
No independent test has yet run the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 and the Yokohama Advan A052 side by side, so the comparison below rests on their separate test records and on what owners report. On the Tire Reviews Score, which weighs every test and review we hold, the Pilot Sport Cup 2 scores 8.3 and the Advan A052 8.1 out of 10.
Which is quieter and more comfortable?
Owners rate comfort 7.4/10 for the Pilot Sport Cup 2 and 7.1/10 for the Advan A052.
What do owners say?
Owners rate the Pilot Sport Cup 2 82% from 24 reviews and the Advan A052 82% from 15. 86% of Pilot Sport Cup 2 owners would buy it again, against 100% for the Advan A052.
Are they available in the same sizes?
The Pilot Sport Cup 2 is made in 22 sizes (15 to 21 inch) and the Advan A052 in 61 (13 to 20 inch). 14 sizes are available in both. On the EU label the Pilot Sport Cup 2 is graded D for wet grip and D for rolling resistance in most sizes; the Advan A052 B and D.
Which is the newer tire?
The Advan A052 is the newer design: it reached the market in 2016, the Pilot Sport Cup 2 in 2013. The Pilot Sport Cup 2 replaced the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup+. The Advan A052 replaced the Yokohama Advan A048.
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Where this data comes from
Finishing positions and measurements are transcribed from each published test. A test only counts here when both tires ran in it, so every figure was recorded on the same car, size and day as the one it is compared to.
About the TR Score
The Tire Reviews Score rates each tire out of 10 from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold, so two tires can be compared even before a test has run them together.
Who does the testing
Every test published as a Tire Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tires independently since 2007.