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Initial Review, 1,000 Miles on Tires
September 06, 2012

I purchased this set of tires for track/autoX use on my Civic SI, I was attempting to find a well priced tire with a higher tread wear rating but good grip, something that I could get a full season maybe two out of. My first use of these was a 2 day event at Watkins Glen. The day consisted of 4x40min sessions which is longer than the usually HPDE session, and for the amount of abuse I put through these they held up very well, by the end of the day the only issue was a combination of my lack of camber up front as well as soft sidewall caused the tire to roll over farther than it should have an I got some pretty serious chunking along the outer edge of the tread. A camber kit and slightly higher pressures should fix this.

The grip level for these tires is pretty impressive, I have driven on PS2's and Star Specs and I'd say the grip level is just slightly below the star specs, the tires never really felt greasy during my 40min sessions so for the price I really do like them, I wish the sidewall was a bit stiffer, it was softened due to noise complaints I believe.

As far as comfort, ride and noise go, they ride fairly well for a performance tire, they are noisy so if you're looking for a DD tire this is probably not right for you its meant to perform. They are pretty comfortable on the road I drove 6 hours on my way back from Watkins Glen on these and really couldn't complain, I am on stock suspension but will update this soon now that I have HFP suspension on the Honda.

Over all for the budget HPDE / Track / AutoX driver I can highly recommend these as they are both budget friendly as well as a pretty impressive performer.

Initial Review, 8,000 Miles on Tires
August 15, 2012

Porsche 993's are notorious for rear tire wear. I have a conservative street alignment, and got 11K miles out of my first set of Hankooks on the rear. These tires replaced a set of Michelin Pilot Sports. A full set of four Hankooks, cost as much as a pair of rear Michelins. For street use, and the occasional auto-x, Hankooks are the best IMHO.

Great wet and dry weather performance, very low road noise, and the car rides smooth. Ride quality is certainly a very subjective thing naturally, afterall...my 993 is lowered, and has adjustable sways and a strut brace. That being said, it rides better than my wife's 2012 Mini Countryman S ALL4..thos e---- runflats you know.

Highly reccomend these tires, great value, long wear, and very predictable road characteristics.

Initial Review, 100 Miles on Tires
June 15, 2012

One thing I didn't realize about my 335 was that I'd be changing the rear tires every 15K. Then I was even more scared when I realized that the stock Brigestone Potenza RFT's were 860 bucks for two tires. I started researching and found a bunch of tires that were non run flats that were much cheaper. Great! Then I found some that people love to AutoX with and were only 200 bucks a piece! Awesome! I autox from time to time and was stoked. I debated on the whole run flat thing, but the consensus among anyone that knows anything is that run flats ----. So I jumped. I put the Hankook Ventus V12's on.

I was pumped, it was supposed to be a superior sticky AutoX tire that was quieter and softer for 50% the cost. WOW. So I started driving on my new tires. Definitely quieter. Definitely good grip. Pulled on to the highway. All of a sudden the car starts tramming hard. Then the back end starts flapping in the wind like I had marshmellows on the back. They were terrible. I had no idea how anyone under the age of 65 liked those tires. Horrible. I was then told that nothing will suit my fancy other than run flats if I wanted that stiff responsiveness. So I researched and found these guys.

What a difference. Better performance than runflats, quieter, grippier, excellent steering response and cheaper. Not by much, but cheaper. A definite no brainer. Best tire for the money.

Initial Review, 390 Miles on Tires
June 13, 2012

Significantly better than the OEM Goodyear EMT's, but lack of tread is scary. Ride and noise better than expected, gives the GS the same feel as the Z06 Carbon edition. On the GS, almost impossible to break loose, very stable and predictable. A great autocross
tire, time will tell on tread ware. Certainly, the Goodyears 220 Tread ware rating is a joke, as I 've never gotten even 20K miles out of them- they get stiff and greasy long before tread is gone. I think the Michelins TW 80 rating may be almost equal.I'd be happy with 10K miles from these (without auto crossing them).

Initial Review, 2,000 Miles on Tires
July 10, 2012

While most of the miles are driving to and from the track and on the track they have been great. Best tire for dry conditions without going to an R compound. Wet traction could be better. This is my second set, I run a 275/305 staggered set up and got 15000 out of the first set that included 5 track days and 32 auto-x events and some other Sunday drive. This car is not my daily driver.

Initial Review, 2,000 Miles on Tires
July 10, 2012

My auto came with Bridgestone's. They were terrible, bounced and made lots of noise. I was not happy with them. They wore down like a pencil eraser. I love my yoko's!

Initial Review, 1,500 Miles on Tires
February 14, 2011

I use this tire on the front for drift events! Has been an amazing improvement for directional stability and pointing the car where you want it! The stiff sidewall and very good grip really really helps! The tread doesnt chunk or peal and the wear is smooth and consistent. I have used these tires on four full day drift events and really think i can use them at least a few more events still!!!



great tire for street for sure, great tire for autoX as well......

Initial Review, 40,000 Miles on Tires
July 06, 2012

I have run these tires fir two seasons now and i have been pleased with their performance. Confidence inspiring through corners when dry and wet. They will hydroplane over standing water but its predictable and managable. I bought them for autoX but was too cheap to buy commuter tires as well so after two summers of 74miles to work and back each day they have worn down and make alot of noise. This wasn't unexpected with 180 tread wear but its not a bad idea to run two sets if you have a long commute.

Initial Review, 18,000 Miles on Tires
July 03, 2012

These tires came stock on my 2011 Mustang GT/CS. TO call my driving style "spirited" is an understatement. I am an auto-crosser. I have not auto-crossed the Mustang, but I enjoy the car daily on the back roads and highway to work. Handling, acceleration, braking, and overall performance were exceptional. I am down to the wear-bars on all four tires at 18,000 miles, but I am happy with that longevity considering what I have asked of these tires. For the price, these are worth the investment as a performance street tire. I would want more lateral grip if I were going to run this car on a track or in autocross. They are predictable when they do break loose, and easily re-grab traction to gain control of the car.

Initial Review, 100 Miles on Tires
May 29, 2012

I race ES (auto cross) in a mazda miata. I'm usually on summer tires when I race and I'm consistently running behind my main competitor by a few tenths of a second. Once I finally mounted these tires (14x6 stock miata wheels), I beat him by 4 seconds. I ended up running times better than most of the street prep and street touring classes. I'm usually fighting lateral sliding and I have to be careful with locking my old tires. But once I put these on I had no traction issues and My braking distance significantly decreased. I was able to brake extremely hard without locking these up.

Now lets see how many events these can hold up through.

Initial Review, 150 Miles on Tires
July 02, 2012

High 5 corvette owners. I own a 2005 c6 z51 corvette with auto transmission A-4. I changed the gear ratio to 3.42, callowway cold intake, 170 degree theromstat and complete 2007 Z06 exhaust from manifolds to npp mufflers. A dyno tune resulted with the injectors being, 95 percent of with 5 percent remainding for upgrades. At the track with factory Goodyear run flats never provided much traction. Second gear would push the car sideways to a very dangerous steering recovery to almost wecking my vette. I purchased bridgestone RE11 because of the reviews. I can honestly say you will feel it in your gut as the tires certainly grip the road. From dead stop it was easy to spin the tires but with the RE11 it pulls very hard from no tire slippage. These are great tires for performance cars. I will buy them again. A lot more quiet that the run flats too. I reccomend them for all corvettes. However, with 140 threadware they will not last as long as a higher threadwares. I agree all corvettes should have been shoed with RE11 tires.

Initial Review, 15,000 Miles on Tires
June 20, 2012

I know this tire is expensive compared with the rest of the other options.


Well there is a reason why….

By far the best tire I have ever had! I live in Seattle where it rains a lot I get no hydroplaning with this tires. I have a 2001 BMW 540 of course rear wheel drive and the car handles amazing. I never had a problem losing control or grip with this tires.

Very low noise and just amazing handling and comfort.


I did put them thru an auto cross session and they did really good, not intended for that but the opportunity came and why not?

I would definitely get another set of this tires when the time comes.

Initial Review, 25,000 Miles on Tires
May 14, 2012

I've been completely blown away by this tire and I rant and rave to friends about it. I'm using the largest size you can buy @ 275/35/18 and the traction.. oh lord the traction. I'm sure it's partly due to my car as well but compared to my stock tires these things are unbelievable. On an auto-x course you can really push the limits and I felt the tires in this scenario were right up there with the levels of R-comps as others have stated. On the road I've scared many a friend taking turns much faster than they expected possible and there is no squirm. You feel when the tires start to break traction and can easily predict your level of grip in long 3rd or 4th gear sweepers.

It's going to be very hard to pick another tire when the time comes. I put these tires on @ around 20k miles on my car. At this point my stock Dunlop SP Sport 600's were fairly worn. I still have a good 35-40% tread and I'm at 45k miles now on my car. I really don't know how this is possible--I drive my car hard everywhere and yet I've still got plenty of tread to last this year.

These tires do run wider than most so be aware of that when ordering. I fit mine on a 9.5" wide wheel and they definitely run a bit over the lip. 10.5" would probably be best for the 275/35. Anyway, yes, I'll be buying thme again I friggin love em.

Initial Review, 50 Miles on Tires
March 28, 2012

I have less then 100 miles on these tires but so far the ride is better then my OEM Michelin's, I will add to review with more miles under my belt. I want to say that the whole sales process and instalation through a third party worked perfect. I odered my tires on a Friday and the instalation location, a sears auto, recieved them on Tuesday. I am in chicago and the Tire Rack dist facility is in South Bend Indiana, but still excellent service. The sears auto service was quick and very resonably priced at 48.00 for all four. Overall I am very please with Tire Rack and their choice in third party installers.

Initial Review, 2,000 Miles on Tires
April 18, 2012

I use this tire albeit no longer available, on my 2003 Tahoe to pull my boat and racecar. I do not have to drive far as you can see by the milage I have submitted. Roger had asked me to purchase a fifth tire just incase something terrible happened to one of my tires, definitely a good idea when you purchase a tire that will and is no longer being made. You may think that I have not tested this tire on the Tahoe without pulling a trailer...wrong. I tested this tire in the dry and with over 500hp (5.3L supercharged and misc.), truly one of Yokohama's best. Can't understand why they stopped making them and the tire that repaled them, although a good seller, is no Advan S.T. I hear no noise from this tire at any speed and I tow very fast. Tread wear is un-noticable. Ride is exceptionally comfortable. It has an awesome tread pattern that is classic high performance Yokie. I love this tire and expect it too be a favorite in my auto stall. The only chance I had to drive this tire in the rain was when towing my boat. No issues and or problems. Traction was great. What tire will I switch to when these wear out or get too old...only time will tell. I expect to use this tire for the next 5-7 years.

Initial Review, 17,000 Miles on Tires
November 18, 2011

Negotiated with M-B dealer to substitute these NON runflats for the factory set. I am glad I did.
In Colorado my biggest challenges are snowpacked and icy roads more than deep snow, with occasional bouts with the dreaded Black Ice. These tires are exceptional in those conditions, with much better road feel than my General Altimax studded, Michelin x-Ice2 and Blizzaks on other autos. I didn't pray for the day when I could finally get my winter tires off! Very impressive.
I started in November 2010 and experienced "all of the above" at a variety of temperatures from water on ice to powdery and frigid to black ice on I-80 at 75 mph with surprise BIG crosswinds. Exceptional tires that reduced the white knuckle cross country experience.
These tires are also pretty sporty in the dry, so I thought I'd wear them through the summer months because my 8-mounted-tires-per-vehicle habit has caused me to run out of winter tire storage.
We had lots more than usual 90+ temps, but the tread didn't melt away like other dedicated winter tires.
I have 6/32 tread left, which projects out to about 24,000 miles. Not bad for a winter tire pressed into hot summer service. We'll see if they get noisy when they get under 5/32, and how well they work in the wet.
We tow a 27' travel trailer and the tires are very stable with a load - inflated to the M-B recommended pressure of 38 lbs.
I also spent several days four wheeling on the legendary Ouray, Colorado extreme passes and I was really surprised how well the tread worked on rocks and other obstacles. Especially impressive on slick rocks in the rain! (Deflated to 28 psi.)
These are great tires for the difficult to predict Colorado driving conditions.

Initial Review, 8,000 Miles on Tires
April 08, 2012

have these tires on my 85.5 Porsche 944na and love them, they look great, not to loud and I am confident in dry turns and braking, I auto cross and did one track day last year and love driving this car the way it was designed to be driven, fast and hard, so far wear is very good. Having never driven on true track tires these feel great for what I need, can't really beat the price.

Initial Review, 15,500 Miles on Tires
April 08, 2012

second set of mich a/s/plus far superior than original rsa more noise but better grip turning/and wet.these tires throw so much water when its raining u can"t follow / it crazy water back there// much better- took about 5/6000miles to settle in and became more of a drivers type tire have @ 15/16k with rotation and now I hope to get my moneys worth . Typicaly I change tires @ 30/35k on all my cars this tire is a confidence builder can grip/ stop/ run w/ the best out there 145mph+ in the heat of fla/tx/nv az they roll good and smooth in upstate NY & maine in the winter just all around good: alignment & balance the major factor to ware/ rotate@ 6k not running more than 3/4 to 1.25 oz/on 2- 1 w/.25 - 1/w .5 totals on all 4 don"t know what to get next I've been in the auto buss/for over 40 years. this tire is worth the money and the ride...

Initial Review, 1500 Miles on Tires
February 09, 2012

This tire is absolutely amazing! Far better then the OEM contitrac that were on the vehicle. All luxury auto makers should consider this tire as an OEM tire. I have driven this in all road conditions, Rain, light snow, deep snow, dry, this handled all conditions superbly without detracting from the quite ride. Tire rack survey is right on!!!

Initial Review, 10,000 Miles on Tires
February 26, 2012

Great tire - I have a long commute and was looking for a tire that had high performance characteristics but with a bit more mileage since I tend to accumulate miles quickly on this car.. Nice compromise. Handling sharpness and steering response is a step down from the oem conti sport contact 3's that came on this car when new. However, these are super quiet, smooth, handle rain very well, and have barely worn 10000 miles in.. I probably wouldn't like these if i auto crossed this car - but for a fun commuter, these are perfect..